| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 17:00 | Registration and walk through the defense innovations exhibition |
| 18:00 | Event opening |
| 18:10 |
WELCOME SPEECHES: Greeting words from the Commander of the Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Forces, Colonel Linas Idzelis, for those creating and supporting defense innovations |
| Greeting speech from the Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania, Erika Kuročkina | |
| Greeting words from Mindaugas Bulota, Head of the National Innovation Center of Kaunas University of Technology | |
| Greetings from Paulius Nezabitauskas, Head of Tech-Park Kaunas, to the event participants | |
| 18:30 |
“Challenges and Reality – How Innovative Teams Can Become Participants in the NATO DIANA Accelerator?” Speaker: Kadri Tammai, NATO DIANA Regional Head Moderator: Paulius Nezabitauskas, Head of Tech-Park Kaunas |
| 18:50 |
“Defense Innovations Save Lives” Speaker: Maj. Dmytro Tolstoluzhskyi, Group Lead, Technologies Scaling Center, Armed Forces of Ukraine (online) |
| 19:10 |
PANEL PRESENTATIONS: Moderator: Vaida Morkūnaitė-Mačiulienė, KTU Startup Space “The Need for Defense Innovations in the Global Market: How to Quickly Create and Sell a Product?” Speaker: Tomas Milašauskas, Head of RSI Europe “The Path of Startup Development – From the Space Sector to the NATO DIANA Program.” Speaker: Laurynas Mačiulis, Founder of Astrolight |
| 19:40 |
PANEL DISCUSSION: “How to Effectively Build the Defense Industry and Economy of Small Countries?” Discussion moderator: Viktorija Trimbel, Head of Coinvest Capital Discussion participants: Commander of the Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Forces, Colonel Linas Idzelis, “Scale Wolf” partner Vijay Sekhara, one of the founders of the Baltic Fund Dr. Shahriar Ahy, “Baltic Sandbox Ventures” partner Dominykas Milašius, Marko Kaseleht, CEO / Co-founder of SensusQ, Commander of the Lizdeika Company of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union, Mažvydas Kurys |
| 20:20 | Break |
| 20:25 | Networking party |
| 22:00 | Independent transport of participants to the hotel |
| Time | Hackathon | CTF Game |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Hackathon registration | |
| 09:00 | Start. Explanation of hackathon rules | |
| 09:30 | Mentoring sessions. Teams consult with mentors | |
| 12:00 | Lunch at the event | |
| 12:30 | Mentoring sessions for hackathon participants | |
| 13:00 | CTF game registration | |
| 13:20 | Introduction to the CTF game and explanation of rules | |
| 13:37 | Start of the CTF game! | |
| 14:00 | ||
| 15:00 | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| 17:00 | ||
| 18:00 | Official end of hackathon activities! Hackathon participants may continue working without time restrictions. The CTF game continues overnight. | |
| 18:00 | Dinner | |
| Time | Hackathon | CTF Game |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Pitch training | CTF game |
| 09:30 | Preparation of pitch deck slides in teams | |
| 11:30 | Pitch practice (led by Tech-Park Kaunas director Paulius Nezabitauskas) | |
| 13:00 | Lunch break for hackathon participants | |
| 14:00 | Presentations of defense innovation ideas to the committee | Lunch break for CTF participants |
| 16:00 | Break | Free time |
| 16:30 | Awards ceremony for hackathon winners | Announcement of CTF game winners |
| 17:00 | End of the event | |