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April 3, 2025
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18:00
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Technical Leadership in Defence
2025
Ukraine
Explore how tech leaders overcome challenges in defence tech Before 2022, there were about 20 companies in Ukraine in this sector. Today, this number has grown to over 1,500, collectively developing 3,300 innovations. Ukraine now has a real opportunity to become a global leader in defence startups.
Meetup speakers
Speaker
Artem Romaniukov
Head of the Directorate of Digital Transformation @ the Ministry of Defence
Artem Romaniukov, Head of the Directorate of Digital Transformation in the Ministry of Defence. He contributed to the implementation in the implementation of Reserve+ app, and is currently working on the Army+ application for military personnel.
Speaker
Pavlo Kosolapkin
CTO & Со-Founder @ Frontline Robotics
Pavlo Kosolapkin, CTO and Co-Founder at Frontline Robotics. Their technology enables a single operator to control multiple drones at once, mitigating the shortage of personnel in wartime. Pavlo also has eight years of experience in R&D in the field of high tech.
Speaker
Oleksiy Oliynyk
CTO & Со-Founder @ Himera Tech
Oleksiy Oliynyk, CTO & Co-founder of HIMERA. HIMERA is a Ukrainian company that develops and manufactures communications systems for the Defence Forces. HIMERA products are already used by all types of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as by the US Air Force and Special Operations Forces. The company has attracted over $1.2M in investments.
Moderator
Volodymyr Sverediuk
CTO @ DEV Challenge
The moderator is Volodymyr Sverediuk, CTO at DEV Challenge, Europe's largest IT competition. He has experience in launching more than 35 IT projects.
Defence tech is one of Ukraine's priority development sectors
Let's discuss the challenges CTOs and tech company founders face in the defence industry.
Current statistics:
- In 2025, Ukraine is expected to produce 4.5 million drones and 3,000 domestically manufactured missiles.
- 30% of the weapons used by the Ukrainian military at the frontline in 2024 were made in Ukraine. Over three years of full-scale war, Ukraine has built a competitive defence industry now entering the global arms market.
- The Ukrainian defence industry was valued at $1 billion in 2022, grew to $20 billion in 2024, and is projected to reach $35 billion in 2025.
- This figure aligns with international aid, which amounted to approximately $35 billion in 2024.
- In 2024, defence tech startups secured approximately $59 million in funding, accounting for ~13% of all venture capital investment in Ukraine that year.
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