Nordic Defence Conference 2026
Shaping resilience through defence, innovation, and collaboration.
Thank you to all who participated in the Nordic Defence Conference 2026 in Copenhagen.
PwC’s Nordic Defence Conference brought together defence leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and innovators from the Nordic region and beyond to explore a resilient future through innovative defence cooperation.
Through keynotes, panels, and discussions, participants examined how resilience, technology, strategic partnerships, and sustainable practices can strengthen collective readiness and shape a future-ready defence framework.
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To continue the dialogue and deepen insights, you can download the available presentations that our speakers have permitted us to share.
We look forward to continued collaboration with defence leaders, policymakers, industry, and innovators as we work together to shape a secure, resilient, and prosperous future for the Nordic region.
The Nordic Defence Conference featured among others:
General Tod D. Wolters (Ret.)
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander, U.S. European Command
Dr. Ari Kristinn Jónsson
President of NATO Innovation Fund
Tor Bukkvoll
Senior Research Fellow (B.A., M.A., PhD) at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Nikolaj Andersson Kihl
Head of the Office for Defence Industrial Mobilization at Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logostics Organisation (DALO)
Olga Melnychenko
Director, Leader of Market Entry & Exit, Employment & Immigration Practice, PwC Ukraine
Ole Egberg Mikkelsen
Representative for private partnerships with the Ukrainian defence industry in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador of Denmark to Ukraine
Jacob Bratting Pedersen
Partner in EIFO
Jeanette Vitasp
Vice-President and Head of Lending, Nordic Investment Bank
Fredrik Gustafson
Head of Group Business Development, SAAB AB
Erik Ahnger
Head of M&A and Strategy, Bittium
Peter Viggo Jakobsen
Associate Professor, Institute for Strategy and War Studies at The Royal Danish Defence College
Keith Bonnici
Head of Defence, Investment Director, at Tesi and Second Lieutenant
Anders Persson
Head of Division for Military Defence, MoD / Försvarsdepartementet
Vegard Ejven Hovstein
CEO, Maritime Robotics
The Nordic Defence Conference features among others:
General Tod D. Wolters (Ret.)
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander, U.S. European Command
Major General Phillip A. Stewart (Ret.)
Decorated senior NATO leader and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Employment at SHAPE
Peter Viggo Jakobsen
Associate Professor, Institute for Strategy and War Studies at The Royal Danish Defence College
Dr. Ari Kristinn Jónsson
President of NATO Innovation Fund
Tor Bukkvoll
Senior Research Fellow (B.A., M.A., PhD) at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Keith Bonnici
Head of Defence, Investment Director, at Tesi and Second Lieutenant
Erik Ahnger
Head of M&A and Strategy, Bittium
Fredrik Gustafson
Head of Group Business Development, SAAB AB
Vegard Ejven Hovstein
CEO, Maritime Robotics
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