MISSION 2044 - MUNICH @ Bits & Pretzels

MISSION 2044 is proud and grateful to have been given the opportunity to present the debut of defense innovation before an audience of 3,000 spectators at Bits & Pretzel 2024, one of Europe's leading startup conferences.

For this special occasion, we were particularly proud to present a truly outstanding panel of experts of the highest caliber, discussion "From Untouchable to Mission Critical: Breaking Barriers in Defense Innovation":

- Marc. A. Wietfeld, the Founder of ARX Robotics, one of Germany's leading startups in autonomous unmanned ground systems;

- Balazs Nagy, the Founder of Tytan Technologies, one of Germany's leading startups in counter UAS technology;
- Dr. Michael Schoellhorn, the CEO of Airbus Defence and Space; and
- Raj Shah, the Founder of Shield Capital, one of the leading US defense focused VCs, and former Managing Partner of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

Many thanks to all the panelists for a great discussion and for inspiring many more founders to build in this important vertical.