Defence seminar: Supporting your growth in export defence markets
The evolving security and industrial landscape in Europe presents both complex challenges and strategic opportunities.
To help you navigate this environment, Freshfields and Sorainen offer international transactional and regulatory expertise with deep local insight into the Baltic legal, regulatory and political context. Defence industry players will share their case studies from various angles.
Freshfields and Sorainen host joint events across all three Baltic states. If you are in a different location at the time of the event, feel free to reach out — you are welcome to attend in another country.
4 March Rotermanni 6, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March Antonijas 21, Riga, Latvia
6 March 44A Gedimino Ave, Vilnius, Lithuania
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15:00
Welcome
Sorainen Senior Partner Aku Sorainen
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15:10
Pre-flight checks – how to prepare for cross-border expansions and related pitfalls
Head of Sorainen Estonia Defence Sector Robin Teever and Sorainen partner Toomas Prangli
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15:40
What do the Estonian Defence forces expect from innovative defence tech and what can they commit to
Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces’ Future Capability and Innovation Command Ivo Peets
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16:00
DarkStar case study: connecting founders, capital, and the military
DarkStar co-founder Kaspar Gering
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16:20
ScaleWolf case study: accelerating defence tech, helping to sell abroad and attract further capital
ScaleWolf Managing Partner Edvinas Kerza
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16:40
Practice points on international M&A, procurement and EU regulatory aspects in the defence sector
Freshfields team
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17:10
Lockheed Martin case study: what do defence primes look for and appreciate
Lockheed Martin Associate General Counsel Aleksander Lamvol
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17:30
Closing & networking