The New Strategy Center participated on May 6–7 in the Defence24 Days conference in Poland.
NSC was represented by Major General (ret.) Mihai Burlacu, Senior Associate Expert, who was a speaker in the panel titled “Modern Economy and Defense: Technological Shift, Dual-Use, Start-Ups.” The discussion emphasized the acute relevance of particularly important topics for Romanian society as well, regarding the role of innovative and dual-use solutions in the defense sector. Also analyzed was how Ukraine has managed to make significant progress in digital transformation and its application in warfare in such a short time, and how its wartime military experience will be used in the civilian sector once the war ends—first, in maintaining long-term defense and deterrence capability; second, in stimulating overall economic growth; and third, in achieving a high level of innovation in the civilian economy.

The panel was moderated by Dr. Dionizy Smoleń from PwC, and the speakers included: Kateryna Chernohorenko, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization, Ukraine, Major General (ret.) Il Sung, Research Consultant, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, South Korea, Adam Bartosiewicz, Vice Chairman of the Management Board, WB Group, Poland, Léo Péria-Peigné, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Marcin Terebelski, Director of Product Financing Support and Analysis, National Development Bank, Poland, Col. Michał Żołnierowicz, Acting Deputy Director of the Innovation Department, Ministry of National Defense, Poland, Krzysztof Lipiec, Director of the Commercialization Department, Łukasiewicz Institute, Poland.