Program

Moderator: Juliusz Sabak, Managing Editor, Portal Obronny

Experts:

1. Brig. Gen. Jarosław Kowalski, Deputy Commander of the Territorial Defence Force (WOT)
2. Brig. Gen. Witold Bartoszek, Inspector of Unmanned Systems Forces

Key topics:

• the role of unmanned systems in the state security system,
• Ukraine’s experiences and lessons for Poland,
• development of Unmanned Weapon Systems Forces,
• drones as an element of modern Territorial Defence Force (WOT) capabilities,
• infrastructure and transport requirements,
• domestic industry and supply chain security,
• Poland’s capacity to rapidly scale up production,
• cooperation between the state, the military, and industry.

Moderator: Juliusz Sabak, Managing Editor, Portal Obronny

Experts:

1. Dr. Eng. Michał Wieczorek, Deputy Director for Commercialization, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials
2. Prof. Jerzy Małachowski, Director of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
3. Dr. Konrad Madej, Col. (Res.) Pilot, MBA, Polish Dual-Use Chamber

Key topics:

• shortening the path from research to product,
• collaboration between academia, the military, and industry,
• financing innovation,
• technology demonstrators vs. implementation,
• scaling up production,
• AI and autonomy,
• new materials, sensors, and propulsion systems,
• domestic supply chains,
• export of Polish unmanned technologies,
• lessons from Ukraine as a catalyst for technology development.

Moderator: Piotr Miedziński, Managing Editor, Portal Obronny

Experts:

1. Artur Przygoda, President of the Management Board, AP-FLYER Sp. z o.o.
2. Daniel Olszewski, Operations Director, Dilektro Sp. z o.o.
3. Sławomir Kosieliński, President of the Management Board, Mikromakro Institute Foundation
4. Łukasz Czajkowski, Director General, Polish Dual-Use Chamber,

Key topics:

• energy infrastructure inspection,
• network and infrastructure monitoring,
• telecommunications,
• use of UAVs by public services,
• border monitoring,
• search and rescue,
• facility security and monitoring,
• inspection automation,
• analysis of drone-acquired data,
• AI and automated threat detection,
• economics of UAV operations.

Moderator: Mariusz Cielma, Editor-in-Chief of Nowa Technika Wojskowa

Experts

1. Col. (Ret.) Jerzy Pałubiak, Chief of Air Defense Forces, Land Forces; Kongsberg
2. Maciej Borecki, President of the Management Board, PZL Defence
3. Bartosz Józefowski, Deputy Director / Management Board Representative for Dual-Use Technologies, Kraków Technology Park
4. Tomasz Kubś, President of the Management Board, SKYSMART; Co-organizer of DSE®

Key topics:

• Ukraine’s experience in countering UAVs,
• FPV and low-cost mass-produced systems vs. expensive defense systems,
• drone detection and identification,
• optoelectronics and sensors,
• electronic warfare against UAVs,
• kinetic and non-kinetic neutralization measures,
• AI in target detection and classification,
• multi-sensor integration,
• “layered” anti-drone defense,
• economics of countering drones.

Moderator: Piotr Miedziński, Managing Editor, Portal Obronny

Experts:

1. Maciej Włodarczyk, Manager at PAŻP / Head of the UTM Systems and UAS Operations Development Center at PAŻP
2. Adrian Słowikowski, Junior Inspector, Head of the UAS Division, National Police Headquarters
3. Karol Cheda, Co-founder of dronyDLAfirmy.pl

Key topics:

• development of the civil UAS market,
• U-space,
• BVLOS,
• unmanned traffic management,
• integration of UAS with manned aviation,
• operational safety,
• drone identification and tracking,
• operator liability,
• UAS infrastructure development,
• the state's role in market development,
• use of drones by public services.

Moderator: Mariusz Cielma, Editor-in-Chief of Nowa Technika Wojskowa

Experts:

1. Łukasz Strutyński, President of the Management Board, Balice Airport
2. Tomasz Kucharski, Deputy Director of the Security Division, Proxy for the Protection of Classified Information, GAZ-SYSTEM
3. Anna Mroczek, Deputy Director for Security, PGE

Key topics:

• threats posed by UAVs to critical infrastructure,
• experiences of infrastructure operators,
• airport protection,
• protection of energy infrastructure,
• railway protection,
• monitoring of pipelines and transmission networks,
• detection of unauthorized UAVs,
• response procedures,
• cooperation between operators, the military, and security services,
• integration of anti-drone systems,
• infrastructure resilience against mass drone attacks.