The Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub

in cooperation with the NATO ACT Innovation Hub, SOFWERX, AFwerX and the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (J.E.D.I.)

invites to

STARTUP RECON MISSION

Defense Innovation @SXSW

13 March 2018 | 10AM – 1PM | Austin/TX/USA

The mission

Leaving the home base and finding new perspectives: Join us at our recon mission – not in Iraq or Afghanistan, but at the worldwide leading digital conference SXSW. Startups learn more about innovations in defense and potential synergy effects and soldiers get inspiration for their work from the startup ecosystem.

The order for the day

I Opening

Learn about armed forces innovation needs and the driving forces behind defense innovation:

• Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub, digital innovation accelerator in the German Armed Forces
• SOFwerX, the innovation unit of the US Special Operations Command
• AFWERX, the innovation unit of the US Air Force
• NATO ACT Innovation Hub, innovation unit of Allied Command Transformation
• Joint European Disruptive Initiative, a european/french-german innovation agency

(5 minutes each)

II Startup Pitches

Startups are invited to pitch their innovation.

Topics of interest:

• Innovative Tactical Communication (ITC)
  • communications and intelligence systems, e.g. SDR, radio equipment, sensors, mobile devices and displays
  • geospatial, battle management or encryption software

• any other technology that you think will transcend military capabilities

(5 minutes each)

III Innovation Perspectives and Experience sharing

Are you a successful social, government, startup or military innovator? Share your innovation with our audience of startup and defense entrepreneurs.

(5 minutes each)

IV Networking

Every successful mission ends with a cold beer and time for a chat at the bar.