08:30
Arrival and registration
09:00
Formal opening of program by The Mayor of Odense, Peter Rahbæk Juel
09:05
Welcome by Carsten Sandberg Hasenfuss, Lieutenant colonel, Head of Department, International and Industrial Relations (DALO)
09:15
Benefits of the Danish UAS & Robotics Ecosystem - Accelerate your company’s innovation and growth
Learn about the unique benefits of the Danish UAS & Robotics Ecosystem and how you can accelerate your company’s innovation and growth by participating in the cluster.
Mikkel Christoffersen, CEO, Odense Robotics
UAS Denmark Test Center – A stepping stone to Doing Business in Europe
An introduction to Denmark’s national test and innovation center - and how to obtain your European wide approval in the EASA specific category (a “COA” equivalent)
Michael Larsen, Head of UAS Denmark Test Center, UAS Denmark
Christian Klit Johansen, Drone Operations Manager, UAS Denmark
Expanding business to the European market through a presence in Denmark.
An overview on how to establish your European HQ in a relevant drone nation, get access to SW/HW talents for scaling business and practical information on how to get started.
Nicole Sophie Christiansen, Investment Manager, tech & Robotics, Invest in Denmark
Odense – A great fairytale of a rising star in robotics
Odense is home to a thriving robotics, drones and automation industry with global leaders in collaborative robots and mobile robots with a world class startup incubator that has supported many new innovative drone companies.
Rasmus Festersen, Investment Manager, Invest in Odense
Procurement plans & future UAS needs in the Danish Defense
Learn about how the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expanding its acquisitions of all size UAS. Specifically the Danish MoD is in the process of acquiring class I/1-3 VTOL UAS (both fixed-winged and multi rotary), class II Ship-based UAS in support of artic operations and class III UAS as well in support of artic operations.
Morten Hvalsøe-Dybdahl, Major & Branch Chief UAS / C-UAS, Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Increased collaboration through offset opportunities
Anna Kirkegaard, Head of Section, Defence Industry, Danish Business Authority.
Denmark’s Defence cluster and collaboration with Odense Robotics.
CenSec – Denmark’s National Cluster for Defence, Space & Security. Experiences with innovation through synergies between defence, space and civil industries.
Klaus Bolving, CEO, Center for Defence, Space & Security (CenSec)
12:30
Networking Lunch - with DK companies invited
13:30
Visit SDU Drone Center
Tour the SDU UAS Center’s indoor and outdoor flight labs and learn more about our latest research within drones for inspection, healthcare, and nature conservation.
14:30
B2B meetings
16:00
Event ends