Berlin Defense Tech Forum
Join us for the Berlin Defense Tech Forum, co-organized together with Marienpark Berlin, the Resilience Technology Campus, as part of Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026
Europe needs stronger connections between builders, industry, investors, researchers, and decision-makers to turn ideas into deployed capabilities.
The Berlin Defense Tech Forum is not a traditional conference.
The Forum brings together founders, builders, investors, and ecosystem players. Expect talks delivering actual insight and networking with builders working directly on defense tech.
Selected EDTH alumni startups, university spin-offs, and project teams will have the opportunity to present their work during the Pitch Session.
Let’s bring together the people working on some of the most urgent challenges of our time!
Agenda
13:00 – Doors Open
Registration, coffee & networking
14:00 – Opening Session & Welcome Remarks
Opening words from organizers and partners
14:15 – Keynote TBA
A strategic perspective on emerging defense technologies, industrial priorities, and where Europe needs to move faster.
14:45 – Panel 1: Building Europe’s Defense Tech Ecosystem
Discussion on scaling defense tech: from startups and research to deployment, procurement, and investment.
15:30 – Networking Break
Coffee and matchmaking
16:00 – Lightning Talk: Financing Defense Innovation
Lesson shaping the future of defense financing
16:15 – EDTH Startup Pitch Session
Selected defense and dual-use teams present for 5-min pitch + 1 min Q&A
17:00 – Closing Remarks
17:10 – Open Networking
Dedicated time for more conversations
Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026
Berlin Defense Tech Week brings together founders, engineers, operators, investors, policymakers, industry leaders, and military personnel from across Europe for a week of events focused on the future of defense and security.
Taking place during the final plenary week of the German Bundestag before the summer recess, it creates the density needed for meaningful collaboration, rapid feedback, and new partnerships across the European defense ecosystem.
Learn more: https://eurodefense.tech/berlin-2026/