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Defense.Tech Expo 2027

Defense.Tech Expo is a global exhibition and conference at the heart of the defense and security industry, showcasing groundbreaking innovations and leading-edge solutions. The event brings together key players, strategic partners, and trailblazing companies to display transformative technologies. Attendees can discover new products, explore exhibition topic…

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49Speakers
5Sponsors
63Exhibitors
23Sessions
96Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Defense.Tech, in alphabetical order.

Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
Former Minister of Defense of Italy, Former Chairman NATO Military Committee; President of Aerea Italian Defense Company
Alex Moore
General Partner for Defense; Board Member · 8VC Fund; Palantir
Amichai Stein
Journalist · Jerusalem Post / I24 News
Amitai Peleg
Co-Founder & CEO · Sealartec
Asaf Picciotto
CEO & Co-Founder · SpectralX
Avi Balashnikov
Chairman · Israel Export Institute
Aviv Kanelbaum
Head of Advanced Systems Directorate · IAI Space Division
Barak Ben Eliezer
Co-Founder & Managing Partner · Deep Insight
Boaz Levy
President & CEO · IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries
Brig. Gen. Yael Grossman
Commander, C4I Branch’s Lotem Technological Unit · The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Colonel (Res.) Yonatan Rom
Co-Founder, Givon Defense; Former Commander of the IDF Special Operations
Col. (Res.) Aviv Bar-Zohar
Drone and Counter UAS Expert, Israeli National Drone Initiative
Col. (Res.) David Rokach
Managing Partner · SOSA HLS & Defense Innovation Hub
Col. (Res.) Ofer Ballin
Co-Founder and CEO · Shifters AI
Col. (Res.) Talya Lankri
Former Senior Official · National Security Council
Dr. Deganit Paikowsky
Senior Researcher; Former Vice President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF) · Hebrew University
Dr. Gergely Németh
Chief Executive Officer · VIKI – Defense Innovation Research Institute of Hungary
Dr. Lihi
Senior Engineer · IAI Space Factory
Dr. Yehoshua Kalisky
Senior Researcher · INSS
Eitan Rotberg
Co-Founder · Airobotics and Ondas Autonomous Systems
Eliora Lubin
Chief of Staff · 8VC Fund (USA)
Eyal Greenglass
CTO & VP R&D · Dagan Optics

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Platinum
KINETICADiamond
Israel Innovation Authority
OpImpact
SOSA

Agenda

Selected from 23 sessions.

  • 10:00

    Opening Ceremony

  • 10:30

    Innovation Seminar – Defense.Tech – The Innovation Nexus

  • 10:30

    Opening Assembly – The World’s Future Security & Defense Challenges

  • 11:00

    The Current Global Innovation Paradigm in Defense.Tech

    Topics: Open Innovation Models, Global Trends, Dual-Use Technologies

  • 11:10

    1 on 1 Interview

  • 11:30

    Session A: Counter – UAS (CUAS) - Innovative Solutions to Drone Threats – Expert Panel

  • 11:30

    Session A: Counter – UAS (CUAS) Innovative Solutions to Drone Threats – Expert Panel

  • 11:30

    Session A: Counter – UAS (CUAS); Innovative Solutions to Drone Threats – Expert Panel

    Session A
  • 11:30

    The Four Dimensions of Transformation in Israel’s National Security

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 96 companies show up, and 7 bet on three roles at once?

96 companies. seven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
7All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
56Exhibitingexhibitor only
33Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Kinetica·Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)·Israel Innovation Authority·OpImpact·SOSA·IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries·Smart Shooter

Speakers by seniority

65% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1531%
  • Founder / Owner714%
  • VP-level510%
  • Director / Head of510%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Research / Science24%
  • Marketing / Brand12%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles1224%

Of 49 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1KineticaSponsor · DiamondExhibitor1
2Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Sponsor · PlatinumExhibitor-
3Israel Innovation AuthoritySponsorExhibitor-
4OpImpactSponsorExhibitor-
5SOSASponsorExhibitor-
6IAI – Israel Aerospace IndustriesExhibitor2
7Smart ShooterExhibitor1
84MODELExhibitor-
9Autonomous GuardExhibitor-
10Black RoverExhibitor-
11BrinkerExhibitor-
12CognataExhibitor-
13CopterPIXExhibitor-
14Dawn TacticsExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
20% of 5
platinum1
20% of 5
unspecified3
60% of 5

In the same series

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