#ESTMILTECH2024
Programme
Wednesday, January 24
Location: Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) main building, address Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn
The conference is moderated by Mr. Neeme Raud
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07:45 - 09:15 Registration and morning coffee  
09:15 - 09:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks , Mr. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
Welcome address, Prof. Tiit Land, Rector of Tallinn University of Technology
09:40 - 10:25 Keynote: The Role of AI in Future Warfare – General (ret) Jörg Vollmer (Fraunhofer FKIE)  
10:25 - 11:10 Keynote: The Challenges of Military AI Development – Prof. Wolfgang Koch (University of Bonn, Fraunhofer FKIE)
11:10 - 11:40 Refreshment break  
11:40 - 12:10 From Science Fiction to Science Fact: Information Technology and the Modern Battlefield – Prof. Rain Ottis (TalTech)
12:10 - 12:40 Edge Computing and Embedded AI in Military Devices – Mairo Leier (TalTech)  
12:40 - 14:10 Lunch  
14:10 - 16:00 Posters and Demo Session   
16:00 - 16:30 Cooperation Models of the Defence Industry on the Example of Small States – Tarmo Kalvet (TalTech) & Illimar Ploom (Estonian Military Academy)
16:30 - 16:45 NATO Innovation Fund: Investing €1 Billion into Resilience and Defence – Kelly Chen (NIF)
16:45 - 17:30 Panel Discussion: Conclusions of the Day (Moderator Neeme Raud, Panelists: Day 1 speakers) 
 19:30 - 23:00 Evening Reception  in the PROTO Invention Factory
Doors will be opened at 19:00, address: Peetri St 10 (in the Northern Tallinn). More under the Venue
Thursday, January 25
Location: Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) main building, address Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn
The conference is moderated by Mr. Neeme Raud
09:30 - 10:00 Arrival and morning coffee
10:00 - 10:45 Electronic Warfare: The present and the future – Kaarel Piip (Estonian Military Academy) 
11:00 - 13:00 Parallel sessions
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Decision-Centric Warfare vs Mosaic Warfare
Moderator: Brig. Gen. Vahur Karus (Estonian Military Academy) 
Presenters: Roger McDermott, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of War Studies (School of Security Studies), King’s College London -
Measures to Improve Survivability by Using the Concept of Electronic Warfare
Moderator: Kaarel Piip (Estonian Military Academy)
Presenters:
Dr. Thomas Withington, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
Prof. Krzysztof Kulpa, Scientific Director UCBOiB, Warsaw University of Technology
Silver Andre, Chief Executive Officer, CR14 -
The Development of Military AI Applications and Lessons Learned
Moderators: Mairo Leier (TalTech) & Villiko Nurmoja (SensusQ)
Presenters: Jaanus Kaugerand, TalTech; Devid Liik, Milrem; Kristjan Pihus, DefSecIntel; Genert Org & SensusQ; Jaak Tarien, Cybernetica
Panel Discussion
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch 
14: 30 Parallel events
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14:30 - 15:35 Panel Discussion: Defence R&D Funding: Lessons for Small Countries
Moderator: Neeme Raud
Panelists:
Kadri Tammai, NATO-DIANA Estonia;
Martin Jõesaar, European Commission DG DEFIS
Tiit Lukk, TalTech -
14:30 - 17:00 Visits to Research Facilities
Time slots in each lab: 14:50-15.30 and 15:50-16:30, the labs are located in the TalTech campus, pre-registration is needed.