Programme

January 14-15, 2026 

TalTech Conference Centre, Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn, Estonia 
The conference is moderated by Mr. Neeme Raud

Programme is continuously being updated, stay tuned!

Wednesday, January 14

Location: Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) main building, address Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
09:00 – 09:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Prof Tiit Land, Rector, Tallinn University of Technology

Prof Mart Saarma, President, Estonian Academy of Sciences
09:20 –10:00 Keynote: Cognitive Dependence: Opportunities and Risks of AI-enabled Decision Support - Brad Boyd
10:00 – 10:40 Keynote: Who is in Control: Humans, AI or the Enemy? Decision- Making in Times of Zeitenwende - Prof Frank Flemisch

10:40 – 11:10 Refreshment break

11:10 – 11:50 Keynote: From Trenches to Algorithms: Why Powerful Technology Can Fail Without Brilliant Leadership - Prof Michael Neiberg, US Army War College
11:50 –12:20 AI scenarios for the near future - Prof Tanel Tammet, Tallinn University of Technology
12:20 – 12:50 AI in Military Decision-Making: From Knowledge to Effect - Prof Roy Lindelauf, Tilburg University

12:50 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Parallel activity sessions

Demo session
Poster session
Frontline Defense Tech Innovations: Startup Pitch Battle

16:00 - 16:30 Panel Discussion: Conclusions of the day @Student House hall (Moderator Neeme Raud, Panelists: Day 1 speakers)

19:00 - 23:00 Evening Reception at Seaplane Harbour. Doors will be opened at 19:00, address Vesilennuki tn 6, 10145 Tallinn

Thursday, January 15

Location: Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) main building, address Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn

09:30 - 10:00 Arrival and morning coffee
10:00 – 10:30 Cyber Situational Awareness and Cyberspace Command & Control - Use of AI - LTC (ret) Silver Andre
10:30 - 11:00 TBD
11:00 – 11:30 TBD

11:30 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Parallel sessions

Title: Role of innovation in changing battlefields. Lead: Maj Ivo Peets, Estonian Defense Forces Force, Transformation Command
Title: Technology lifecycle in a fast-changing military environment. Lead: PhD Veljo Raide, Estonian Military Academy, Department of Applied Research
Title: AI Across the Battlefield: From Tactical Planning to Strategic Insight. Lead: Prof Roy Lindelauf, Ministry of Defence of Netherlands, Data Science Center of Excellence

14:30 – 15:15 Panel Discussion: Military Decision-Making, Moderator Neeme Raud, Panelists: Day 2 Speakers & Parallel Session Leads
15:15 - 15:30 Conclusions, Announcement of the next conference date, End of the 2026 Conference