LATVIAN DUAL USE EXPORT FORUM 2026

6 – 7 Sept 2026 | Rēzekne, Latvia

Monday, 7 September 2026 | 12:20 - 13:05

Panel Discussion: From Innovation to Integration – Building Dual-Use Technology Value Chains

A discussion on what it takes to transform a promising dual-use technology into a market-ready solution and become part of established European and international value chains. The panel will explore how companies can move from product development and validation to industrial partnerships, procurement opportunities and long-term cooperation with system integrators and major industry players. 

Panelists will address the importance of certification, interoperability, production capacity and compliance with defence-sector requirements, as well as strategies for entering new markets, building trusted partnerships and positioning innovative technologies within increasingly complex European and global supply chains. 

Moderator: Thibault Normand, Strategy Consultant in Defense and Aerospace, Courlande Advisors 

Panelists: 

Niklas Edelsvärd Sales Director Land Systems, BAE Sytems 
Edgars Šadris, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Economics of Latvia
Reinis Purvēns, CEO, RAW
Christian Emaus, Regional Director Nordics – Baltics & NATO, Dedrone by Axon

5 speakers

  • Senior Consultant

    Courlande Advisors

  • BAE Systems Bofors, Sales Director Land Systems

    BAE Systems

  • CEO

    RAW

  • Regional director

    Axon

  • Deputy State Secretary

    Ministry of Economics