The event will take place on September 30, which will unite technology companies, clusters, R&D centers, representatives of the defense industry and investors from Ukraine and Flanders to develop specific formats of industrial and technological cooperation.

The Ukrainian Cluster Alliance acts as a partner of the event and invites Ukrainian clusters and companies to join the summit and B2B-matchmaking.

Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 11: 00–14: 30 Kyiv / 10: 00–13: 30 CET
Format: Online
the language: English

The event combines two complementary ecosystems: Ukrainian experience of rapid development, testing and adaptation of Defensetech and Dual-Use technologies and Flanders’ industrial and R&D-competences in microelectronics, mechatronics, advanced materials, robotics and high-precision production.

In the Summit program:

• Review of the defense and Dual-use ecosystems of Flanders;
• presentation of the Ukrainian technological ecosystem;
• Defensetech-innovation of Ukraine, testing and adaptation of technologies to the needs of the front;
• practical mechanisms of cooperation with Ukraine – procurement, joint ventures and co-production, IP protection, technology transfer, testing;
• presentations of selected Ukrainian Dual-use and high-tech solutions;
• Direct b2b matchmaking between participants.

Tech companies, manufacturers of defense products, clusters, R&D organizations, investors and other participants in Defensetech and Dual-Use ecosystems are invited to participate.