Round tables, keynotes, workshops

Program

2026

This program offers high-level content designed to explore the major transformations shaping the sector. It is structured around 6 roundtables bringing together experts and key stakeholders, fostering cross-perspectives and experience sharing.

Four keynotes will also punctuate these highlights, providing inspiring and forward-looking insights into upcoming challenges. The event will feature an official opening ceremony on October 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m, followed by several workshops, and will conclude with a closing round table aimed at opening new perspectives and extending the discussions initiated throughout the day.

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Keynotes

Opening keynote

Theme to be revealed soon

  • Wednesday 07 october
  • From 09:30 to 10:30
  • Général BARATZ

    Speaker

    Général BARATZ - Commandement du Combat du Futur

  • Emmanuel CHIVA

    Speaker

    Emmanuel CHIVA - ONERA

Roundtables

The dronised army: reality or fantasy?

An exploration of whether drone-centric military strategies are already a reality or still largely conceptual

  • Wednesday 07 october
  • From 10:30 to 12:00
  • Anastasiia Pakhomova

    Speaker

    Anastasiia Pakhomova - PR/SMM Manager - Boryviter Centre of Excellence (Ukraine)

  • Fritz Stülpnagel

    Speaker

    Fritz Stülpnagel - Managing Director Defense - DEF TECH EUROPE

  • Général Marc LOBEL

    Speaker

    Général Marc LOBEL - NATO

Roundtables

Drones & Electronic Warfare: operating in a jammed environment

A discussion on how drones can function effectively in contested electromagnetic environments with signal disruption.

  • Wednesday 07 october
  • From 14:00 to 15:30
  • Sébastien Vaillant

    Speaker

    Sébastien Vaillant - Product Line Manager - THALES

  • Nadia Maaref

    Speaker

    Nadia Maaref - CEO France - TEKEVER

Roundtables

Civil Drones: European regulation one year on

A review of the impact and evolution of European drone regulations one year after their implementation

  • Wednesday 07 october
  • From 15:30 to 17:00
  • Fabrice Cuzieux

    Speaker

    Fabrice Cuzieux - Unmanned System Program Director - ONERA

  • APAVE

    Speaker

    APAVE

Keynotes

Keynote 2

Theme to be revealed soon

  • Wednesday 07 october
  • From 17:00 to 18:00