The development of dual-use technologies as the basis of the Defense and industrial potential of Ukraine
Dual-purpose technologies cover key areas that simultaneously strengthen defense capabilities and contribute to Ukraine’s integration into European innovation and industrial chains. We are talking about a wide range of industries – such as mechanical engineering, optics, laser technologies, electronics, new materials, ground robots and drones, automation and IT systems, space technologies, engineering and construction equipment, medical products and services, etc. In the conditions of war, the market of defense and dual-use products in the countries of the Baltic-Black Sea arc is developing at an explosive pace: the number of companies, investors, accelerators, and state initiatives is growing. At the same time, the issue of integration of the single market of military and dual-purpose products of the EU and Ukraine is among the top priorities of the respective states and business communities.
The overall program of the conference, see https://carpathianweek.org.ua/en/carpathian-sea-democracy-week/
The purpose of the section
- Outline current state, barriers and growth points Dual-Use industries in Ukraine.
- show successful examples of cluster interaction
- Create a pool realistic support and integration policies.
- To present key cooperation projects with the EU in the field of Dual-Use
9-00 (EET) Welcome words
9-10 (EET) Panel 1: “The State and prospects of Dual-Use in Ukraine”
✅ Key questions:
- Which Dual-Use sectors are the most dynamic? (UAV, EW, AI, optics, robotics)
- How did the war change demand, competition, access to capital?
- Who are the drivers of growth – startups, clusters, state programs in EU and worldwide?
🎤Speakers:
- Evgeny Motolyzhenko (Business Development and Export Office)
- Denis Svyatokum (CEO, Dual-Use cluster)
- Evgeny Rokytskyi (CEO, United Innovative Space Clusters) – online
- Oleksandr Melnyk (Head of the Board Ukrainian GIS association)
- TBC (Krip-A)
Moderator: Oleksa Vozniak (deputate of Lviv city council)
10-30 (EET) Panel 2: “Dual-Use development Instruments – Ukraine and the EU”
✅ Key questions:
- Which ones real support programs is there in Ukraine and Scandinavian and Baltic countries? (grants, loans, export opportunities, IP, localization…)
- How clustering works: the state of project cooperation by direction
- How to launch wider cooperation: accelerators, platforms, exchanges, standards
🎤 Speakers:
- Oleksandr Yurchak (CEO UKA)
- Florian Endrew (Consultant, ambassador Professionals4Urkaine, Germany)
- Roman Shemechko (chied engineer, Besomar)
- TBC (Kryla)
- Tetyana Vorontsova (head of NGO “Rivne TakMed”, Rivne medical cluster)
- Nadiya Vasylieva (CEO Digital Transformation Institute)
Moderator: Denis Svyatokum (CEO Dual-Use cluster)
12-20 (EET) Panel 3: “Innovation and scientific collaboration: how to make it more effective in dual-use sectors”
✅ Key questions:
- How to build communication between relative Ministries, the Armed Forces and innovative Dual-Use ecosystems?
- What should be the Dual-Use sectoral agendas?
- What support tools are missing for R&D and wider cooperation with the EU?
- What are the successful cases and how to scale them?
🎤 Speakers:
- Martin Josaar (EU Defense Innovation Office in Ukraine)
- Oleksa Vozniak (Lviv city council)TBC (Kolo Fly)
- Mike Richardson (Photonics Ukraine, ambassador Professional4Ukraine, Ireland)
- Kurt Nielsen (Denmark)
Moderator – Oleksandr Yurchak (CEO UKA)