The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) are hosting an event to discuss the new and exciting NATO initiative, the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).

This event will give attendees the opportunity to meet the UK DIANA team and learn about the DIANA vision through high-level briefing sessions on:

DIANA Accelerator

Defence BattleLab

Future DIANA elements

The aim of the each session is to provide a briefing on the DIANA initiative and to seek feedback from industry, in particular SMEs, as the initiative develops.

Agenda

13:00 to 13:30: Arrival, registration and refreshments

13:30 to 13:40: Welcome

13:40 to 14:00: Session 1: Introduction to DIANA

14:00 to 14:45: Session 2: DIANA Accelerator presentation and Q&A session

14:45 to 15:15: Break

15:15 to 16:00: Session 3: Defence BattleLab presentation and Q&A session

16:00 to 16:45: Session 4: Future DIANA elements presentation and Q&A session

16:45 to 17:00: Session 5: Event close

Registration

Places for this event are limited to 50 attendees. Therefore, if you can no longer attend the event, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else.
Please note that registration for this event will close at 8pm on Tuesday 07 February. Event details will be sent to the email address used in registration by 6pm Friday 10 February. If you have not received anything by that time, please check your junk folder, or email rball@dstl.gov.uk

Slido

We will be using Slido to help facilitate our Q&A sessions and collate your questions in advance. To send your questions, please just check your confirmation email to find the link and event code.

Questions can be submitted anonymously.

We encourage you to access Slido before and during the meeting to review and up vote what others have posted. We can then address the questions based on the audience interest priority.

Please note

The information you provide will be retained by the DASA to contact you in regards to this event, and any future DASA communications that may be relevant to you. Please indicate on the registration if this is something you do not wish to do.
This will be an open public event held at OFFICIAL; the appropriateness of discussions should be considered by attendees.
Photographic identification will be required at entry.

The NATO DIANA Industry Event - Newcastle