Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 10:15 - 11:15
Ministerial Panel: Building Capability Through Investment
Moderator:
- Robert Juodka, Board Member, Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association
Special Intervention – Lithuania Case:
- Linas Idzelis, Colonel, Commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (Lietuvos šaulių sąjunga)
Total Defence in Practice: Lessons Learned and Ongoing Efforts of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union
- Special Intervention – Canada Case (Due to unexpected changes, Canadian intervention will be moved to the second part of the day.)
Simmi Dixit, Deputy Director – International, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of National Defense
Panelists:
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Guillaume de La Brosse, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), European Commission
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Miiko Peri, Head of Defence Industry Development Department, Ministry of Defence of Estonia
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Matas Radavičius, Head of Industrial Cooperation Policy Division, Defence Resource Agency under the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania
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Solveiga Silkalna, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Lithuania
7 speakers
Deputy Director
Department of National Defence Canada
Commander
Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
Board Member / Managing Partner / Founder
Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association
Defence Industry Development Department, Director
Ministry of Defence of Estonia
Head of Industrial Cooperation Unit
Resources Agency MOI of Lithuania
Ambassador
Embassy of Latvia to Lithuania
Head of Unit - Defence policy and innovation - DG DEFIS
European Commission