INOVARMY Summit & Expo 26

19 – 20 May 2026 | Fórum Braga, Portugal

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INOVARMY Summit & Expo 26

May 19th, 2026

08:30 - Check-in

09:10 - Opening Ceremony

09:30 - Panel - "Military Transformation: Innovation and the Land Force 2045":

  • The Portuguese Land Force 2045;

  • The Future of the Innovation in the Portuguese Army;

10:00 - Visit to the Technological Exhibition

10:30 - Panel 1 - "Biotechnology and Human Performance in the Land Force 2045":

  • Session A: "NATO's Strategy for Biotechnology and Human Enhancement"

  • Session B: "The Employment of Biotechnology in the Land Domain"

  • Session C: "Vision of Biotechnology in the Portuguese Army"

  • Discussion

12:30 - Lunch

14:00 - Panel 2 - "Strategic Autonomy: the Nexus between Industry, Science and Land Defence":

  • Session A: "Collaborative Innovation: Bridges between the Civilian Industrial Complex and Defense"

  • Session B: "From Innovation to Operation: Accelerating the Transfer of Technology"

  • Discussion

15:00 - Industry Pitches

15:30 - Networking Break

15:50 - "Sovereignty and Technology: the Impacy of Biotechnology in the Portuguese Industrial and Technological Base"

16:10 - Delivery of the Qualification Marks "Army Tested" and "Combat Proven"

16:30 - Networking Break

May 20th, 2026

09:00 - B2B Meetings (Foyer)

09:00 - Welcome Remarks

09:10 - The National Strategy for Innovation and Technological Sovereignty

09:30 - European Defense Agency's (EDA) CapTechs

10:15 - Networking Break

10:30 - National Ecosystems: Biotechnological Innovation and Human Enhancement of Excellence

12:30 - Lunch Break

14:00 - Sucess Stories: Cooperation Between the Portuguese Army and the Industry, with contributes to the Portuguese Army's Innovation and Modernization:

  • Session A: Nanofibres and Next Generation BCR Suits with Active Protection

  • Session B: the Biotechnology in the new era of BQ Defense: Project NATO SPS | EnZiL

  • Session C: Biometrical Monitorization and Intelligent Sensors: the Digitalization of the Soldier in 2045

  • Session D: Human-Machine Interface: Exoskeletons and the Evolution of Tactical Mobility

15:55 - Conclusions of the Event

16:10 - Closing Remarks

16:30 - Networking Break