Defense Innovation Showcase
Join us for the Defense Innovation Showcase, co-organized with Cyber Innovation Hub der Bundeswehr (CIHBw) as part of Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026!
This evening brings together defense innovators, founders, investors, military stakeholders, and industry leaders to explore how new technologies move from ideas to real-world deployment.
Together with CIHBw, we'll showcase some of the most exciting projects emerging from the Bundeswehr innovation ecosystem, offering insights into how startups collaborate with the armed forces and how new capabilities are developed.
We'll also feature startup pitches from early-stage teams within the EDTH network, highlighting the next generation of defense tech being built across Europe.
Whether you're building, investing in, or supporting defense innovation, this is an opportunity to connect with the people shaping Europe's future security landscape.
Agenda
Welcome & Introduction
By the European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH)
Cyber Innovation Hub der Bundeswehr
Introduction of the CIHBw by Jana Herrmann & Sarah Sandmann
Project Laserdome: How Does an Innovation Project With the CIHBw Look Like in Practice?
By Frank Feldkeller (INLEAP Photonics) & Major Robert Hoffmann (CIHBw)
Develop. Test. Learn. Repeat.
Talk by Wilhelm Wilker, Founder Tectum, on how Tectum is developing autonomous defense technology by working directly with Bundeswehr operators through CIHBw.
Networking
Connect with founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders driving defense innovation across Europe.
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/
