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

Acad Mart Saarma, President, Estonian Academy of Sciences
09:20 –10:00 Keynote: Cognitive Dependence: Opportunities and Risks of AI-enabled Decision Support
Col (ret) Brad Boyd, Stanford University
10:00 – 10:40 Keynote: Who is in Control: Humans, AI or the Enemy? Decision- Making in Times of Zeitenwende, Prof Frank Flemisch, Fraunhofer FKIE, RWTH Aachen University
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, CR14
10:30 – 11:00 Gen (ret) Martin Herem
11:00 – 11:30 From Models to Minds: The Research Frontier of Synthetic Cognition
PhD, LtCol Peter Bovet Emanuel, Swedish Defence University
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Parallel sessions

Title: Role of innovation in changing battlefields.
Lead: Maj Ivo Peets, Estonian Defence 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