David vs. Goliath: How (Startup) Innovators Are Fighting to Transform Europe's Defense System

French Tech Brussels launches its first DefenseTech event on May 21 in Brussels.

Dear French Tech Brussels community,

We are thrilled to announce our very first event dedicated to innovation in the defense sector!

🎯 "David vs. Goliath: How (Startup) Innovators Are Fighting to Transform Europe's Defense System"

📅 Thursday, May 21st, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 BNP Paribas Fortis Auditorium, 20 Rue Royale, Brussels

Startups are challenging defense primes, new funding mechanisms are emerging, and militaries are being pushed to innovate like never before. This breakfast reunites the full ecosystem, industry, institutions, investors, startups and scaleups for the conversations that truly matter.

Highlights:
• High-level panel with Lt. Gen. Van Strythem (Belgium's first Chief Innovation Defence), Mrs. Dinka Dinkova (EUDIS/DG DEFIS), Mrs. Julie Dossogne (BNP Paribas Fortis), Alta Ares & Senhive (counter drones)
• Pitches from 5-6 DefenseTech startups
• 45+ minutes of networking

🎟️ Tickets at only €20, a top-level ecosystem for the price of a lunch. Our newsletter readers get a 20% discount with the code NEWS_FT (we want to see if people still read newsletters 😉)

👉 More information and registration here: https://my.weezevent.com/how-startup-innovators-are-fighting-to-transform-europes-defense-system

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