DECOI 2025 - Defense Ecosystem of Innovators
Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) and EUDIS Matchmaking are proud to host Northern Europe’s largest Defence pitch event on November 18th together with partners: Patria, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Enterprise Estonia.
This exclusive event will feature selected startups and scale-ups presenting their cutting-edge solutions to a distinguished audience of Angel Investors, Defence VCs, and key representatives from the Military Industry.
Join us for an insightful exploration of defence and security innovations event with key local and international influencers. Pre-selected DefSec and dual-use startups and scale-ups will have the chance to pitch their ideas to investors and industry leaders.
This exclusive event is designed for investors, officers, defence and security organizations, and key ecosystem members. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and collaborate.
VENUE
Valo Hotel and Work,
Mannerheimintie 109, Helsinki.
Onsite only.
PROGRAM
8.15 Doors open: Morning coffee and breakfast
9.15 DECOI Opening words
Elli Flen, host of the event
Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen, FiBAN CEO
Harri Tallinn, CIVITTA Partner
Guillaume de la Brosse, Head of Unit, DG DEFIS, European Commission
Pasi Välimäki, Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General
10.30 Networking break
11.00 Development of Defense Tech Startups in Nordics
Teppo Havo, General Manager, Danske Bank Growth
11.10 Fireside chat
Topic: Strategic Deals in Early-Stage Critical Tech - What It Takes to Close a Deal with a Prime
Erik Bhullar, General Partner, BSV Ventures
Henry Härm, CEO & Co-Founder, Wayren
11.25 Panel discussion
Topic: Engineering for Edge - R&D Driving the Future of Ground-Based Defence
Kari Renko, Patria, Executive Vice President, Strategic Programs
Kuldar Väärsi, CEO and founder of Milrem
Kristaps Puķe, CEO of Natrix
Elli Flen, the host
12.00 Lunch
13.00 FiBAN Startups pitching
13.40 EUDIS Matchmaking Scale-ups pitching
14.20 Closing speech
Elina Valtonen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland
14.30 Closing words and winner announcement
Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen, FiBAN CEO
Timo Kivinen, Former Chief of Defence, Finland
14.40 Networking
16.00 Event ends
REGISTRATION
The event is open to invited guests, FiBAN private investor/partner members and Slush investor ticket holders with a relevant background from the industry. Kindly note that we hold the right to select participants and your registration will be pending until approved by FiBAN. We only accept citizens from EU-countries, Norway and Ukraine due to EUDIS Matchmaking project requirements. Please note that attendee identification will be verified upon entry.
ORGANISERS
Finnish Business Angels Network (FIBAN)
EUDIS Matchmaking, coordinated by Civitta
PARTNERS
Patria
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Enterprise Estonia.
ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTERS
Puolustus- ja ilmailuteollisuus PIA Ry
Millog
BSV Ventures
Digital Defence Ecosystem
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