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Forsvarskonferansen 2026

The Nordic Defence and Security Cluster (NORDSEC) hosts the Defence Conference, gathering 700 participants and 70 exhibitors from across the Nordic region, including defense staff, government, academia, and industry. The program focuses on security, preparedness, and the evolving Nordic defense market as all Nordic countries enter a new phase.

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47Speakers
0Sponsors
83On the bill · sessions
35Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Forsvarskonferansen, in alphabetical order.
Anders Brun
Managing Director of Strategy · PwC
Birger Steen
CEO · NORSAR and GARDAR
Cato Giil Eliassen
Vice President Infrastructure · Kongsberg Discovery
Christine Spiten
Senior Growth Manager · Danske Bank Growth
Danske Bank
Danske Bank
Denys Horielov
International Partnerships Representative · Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry
Eirik Melle
Senior Analyst, Corporate Advisory · Danske Bank
Eivind Vad Petersson
State Secretary, Foreign Affairs · Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Frode Ommundsen
Head of Norwegian Home Guard · Norwegian Armed Forces
Gavrysh Oleksiy
Ukraine's Ambassador to Norway
Gjermund Eide
Senior Adviser · Kruse Larsen
Gunner Arpe Nielsen
Commander, Danish Home Guard (Major General) · Danish Home Guard
Ine Eriksen Søreide
Leader · Conservative Party (Høyre)
Isaac C. Flanagan
Co-Founder · Zero Line
Ivan Fedorov
Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast · Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
Jan Erik Larsen
Managing Director and Conference Moderator · Kruse Larsen
Jon Nypan
COO · Radionor Communications
Jussi Kukkola
Public Affairs Specialist · Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)
Katarzyna Zysk
Professor · Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS)
Kenneth Ruud
Director General · FFI
Lars Alstrup
Nordic Head of Mid-Corp Commercial Banking · Danske Bank
Lars Bo Larsen
Executive Director · National Defence Technology Center of Denmark
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Agenda

Selected from 83 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:30–10:00

    The vacation is over. What must be changed to speed up acquisition, innovation and to build a more resilient supply chain.

  • 08:30–10:00, September 23

    The vacation is over. What must be changed to speed up acquisition, innovation and to build a more resilient supply chain.

  • 09:15–09:35

    Opening/Introduction

  • 09:15–09:35, September 22

    Opening/Introduction

  • 09:35-09:55

    Strategic development and the reshaping of European and transatlantic security

  • 09:35-09:55, September 22

    Strategic development and the reshaping of European and transatlantic security

  • 09:55–11:05

    The future of Ukraine is our future - a political perspective

  • 09:55–11:05, September 22

    The future of Ukraine is our future - a political perspective

  • 10:30–11:40

    How can SME’s be a key factor when developing new solutions, better readiness and stronger resilience? What are the takeaways from Ukraine?

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 35 companies, parsed from the program.

35 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
35Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

38% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite511%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of1021%
  • Manager / Lead511%
  • Engineer · IC24%
  • Other roles2247%

Of 47 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Danske Bank3V
  2. 02Sopra Steria3V
  3. 03Danske Bank Growth2V
  4. 04Kruse Larsen2V
  5. 05Radionor Communications2V
  6. 06Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)1V
  7. 07Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)1V
  8. 08Conservative Party (Høyre)1V
  9. 09Danish Home Guard1V
  10. 10FFI1V
  11. 11FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment)1V
  12. 12Frontline Robotics1V
  13. 13FSI1V
  14. 14Government of Norway1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.