Building European manufacturing, defense and space
Europe's next industrial era is being built right now - by founders and investors backing them.
Join us for an evening of roundtable conversations with the operators and capital allocators shaping European manufacturing, defense, and space.
Roundtables:
Please select one upon registration, we aim to have 8-10 people per table. If you don't see your preferred table in the registration it is full.
Defense innovations and funding in defense - Dr. Sander Verbrugge, Partner at NIF
Manufacturing from a VC perspective - Nick Gosen, Principal, KOMPAS VC
The Price of No - What must a datacenter deliver to be welcome? - Paul Kunneman, General Director, Project Enki
Autonomy and swarm systems in oceans - Jonathan Laporte, Head of Software, Autonomy & Remote Operations, Fugro
What it takes to build in space from a founder's perspective - Ignacio Reyes Raffo, CEO and founder, Dunedain Space
Swarm Systems in Offense and Defense: Applications, Challenges and Implications - Jasmine Sharifa, CEO, AnGard
Manufacturing from a founder perspective - Rahul Shirke, Founder & CEO, Arceon
AI in manufacturing - Pina Schlombs, Founder & CEO, Axika AI
Building in defense - founder perspective - Mykyta Aleksandrov, Managing Director, Aerlijn
Agenda:
17:30 — Doors open
17:55 — Welcome
18:00–19:00 — Roundtables with food
19:00–19:30 — Learnings
19:30–21:00 — Networking with drinks
If you're building or backing the future of European strategic autonomy - this is your sign to be there. The audience is curated for focus to make room for high value discussions.
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WTC Amsterdam is a leading business hub in the heart of the Zuidas. Home to 300+ companies, from startups to global enterprises. This is where worlds meet.
Bits & Pretzels Amsterdam community consists of 400+ founders and investors and quarterly events are organized by community leads - Parul Benien and Jorrit Aafjes. The community has been a grassroot movement and both leads do this as volunteers. The events itself are zero-cost events and rely on sponsorships for venue, food and drinks.
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