“Thank you for having us at the side event, it was fantastic. In fact, the best of all the side events we attended. Well done.”
Pete Dordal, President, GardaWorld
“At the event and the reception after, I met so many outstanding people and learned a great deal. Additionally, the Cultural Forces signing and the venue were fantastic.“
Matthew Thrasher, Counsel, International Trade + Government Contracts Practices, Fluet
On 25 June, USUBC – together with Defence Builder, General Cherry, Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, KSE Institute, and with the support of partners Fluet, Raytheon, and Ukrainian Armor – held the Defence Day, bringing together Ukrainian and the U.S. defense industrial base and defense tech companies, investors, government officials, and industry partners to discuss co-production, technology transfer, and the integration of Ukrainian capabilities into allied defense supply chains.
The program featured three panel discussions. The first – “Ukraine’s Defence Tech: Growth, Capital, and Partnership Opportunities”, and the second – “Iteration to Institution: The Next Phase of Ukrainian Defence Tech” were moderated by Daria Yaniieva, President of Defence Builder, and examined the sector’s growth trajectory, access to capital and the operational realities of scaling Ukrainian defense tech, as well as a showcase of the path from early-stage product to international recognition.
The third panel “Opportunities for International Cooperation in Defense Industrial Base: Co-Production, Export, Sustainment” was moderated by Irina Paliashvili, USUBC’s President & CEO, and explored the broader defense industrial base — increasing Ukraine’s technical and production capabilities, sustainment, and long-term international cooperation frameworks.
The work program was followed by Networking Reception and performance by Cultural Forces, an internationally recognized musical ensemble of Ukrainian army veterans.
