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14 October 08:45-16:00Göteborg

This is Orbit

Orbit is where the people shaping the future of defence and dual-use technology come together. Builders, buyers, investors, policymakers and the military personnel who will ultimately use these technologies. One room, focused on what it takes to move from innovation to implementation, and from promising solutions to deployable capabilities.


Who attends?

Founders and executives in defence and dual-use, military end users and operational leaders, procurement decision-makers, investors active in the sector, researchers, analysts, policymakers and regulators, as well as the legal and strategic advisors working alongside them.


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To create the right room for these discussions, Orbit is not an open-registration event. You can apply for a ticket, and we will review your application before confirming your seat.

Please note: Submitting an application does not mean you are registered. If your application is approved, you will receive a personal link to purchase your ticket.

Selected speakers

Colin Brown
Partner at Sparkmind Capital

Colin Brown is a Partner at Sparkmind Capital, investing in companies that make Europe more secure. Before that, he spent ten years as an Olympic rowing coach and five years in the UK government, delivering the London 2012 Games and major infrastructure projects. He then founded a global tech startup, built it over seven years through two exits, and has spent four years as a World Bank consultant on AI and infrastructure. Colin is British and has lived in Finland for the past five years. He also hosts Project Europe Podcast.

Stefan Granlund
Head of Growth & Impact SE @ Danske Bank

Max Villman
Moderator

Max Villman is a former Swedish Air Force Major and JAS 39 Gripen fighter pilot with extensive operational experience as Mission Commander and Flight training Instructor. He holds an Economics degree from Stockholm University and is now Managing Partner & Founder of venture capital company Gungnir Capital AB as well as leading defense thought leader with 1M+ monthly YouTube/podcast views and is a public voice in the security and leadership space. Through his channels and lectures Max helps audiences in Sweden and internationally better understand military developments, defence strategy, leadership, and the rapidly evolving security landscape with direct access to European defense establishments. 

Viktor Eliasson
CEO @ Diadrom Holding

CEO of Diadrom, a listed independent Swedish software company specialising in diagnostics, embedded systems and lifecycle governance for mission-critical platforms. Focuses on how innovation-driven SMEs add specialist depth to the programmes primes and government customers deliver. Nothing works until everything works.

Johan Gullman-Strand
Head of Research, Development & Innovation at FMV

Dr Gullman-Strand is responsible for the agency’s R&D projects in developing new systems for the Swedish armed forces and supporting Ukraine with defence innovation initiatives. He has an academic background in computational fluid dynamics and experience from the energy sector within R&D and innovation including offshore oil & gas, new renewable solutions and nuclear power development before joing FMV in 2019. Current focus is enabling defence innovation in Sweden and internationally, including business model design, process innovation and new procurement methods for innovation.

Karin Nilsdotter
Senior Executive, Board Director, Strategic Advisor, Defence & Space

Karin Nygren
Director of Innovation at The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

Joakim Wallin
Head of Programs, Defence and Space GKN Aerospace

Niclas Johnson
Head of Defence Vehicle Development at Volvo Group Trucks Technology & Industrial Division

Ticket price

The ticket price is SEK 1,400 excluding VAT and includes:

  • The full stage programme
  • Facilitated roundtable discussions
  • Networking
  • Lunch
  • Fika and coffee throughout the day


Cancellations and transfers

Tickets are non-refundable If you can no longer attend, you may request to transfer your ticket to another person. As Orbit is a curated event, the proposed participant must go through the same review process as all applicants. Transfers are therefore subject to approval and cannot be guaranteed. Please contact us before making any arrangements.

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