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Military Innovation Studies Summit 2024

Welcome to a two-day event dedicated to exploring military innovation within the realm of war studies.

Swedish, European, and North American academics and experts will discuss military innovation from functional and pragmatic perspectives and will provide food for thought on topics related to, but not limited to, the harmfulness of military innovation for combat effectiveness; the lawful usage of autonomous weapons; the datafication of warfare and how conventional deterrence relates to military innovation.

The event is free of charge and open to PhD students, early-stage and senior researchers, military practitioners, and field experts. The summit offers an excellent opportunity to learn and connect with people who are deeply immersed in military innovation, hopefully leading to future research collaboration.

The event aims at enabling networking and cooperation so the number of participants will be limited to 40 people.

Register your interest to participate

Register your interest to participate below. You will be notified if you have been offered a seat no later than 20 September.

You cannot register any longer. Registration closed on 16 September at 22.00.

Program

Wednesday 16 October
Day 1: The Hot Stuff of Military Innovation


Please note that registration will take some time due to security protocols, and all attendees are required to present a valid ID or passport at check-in.

08:00-08:45 Registration at Drottning Kristinas Väg 37, 114 28 Stockholm.

Room: L1

9:00-9:02 Welcome remarks by the chair, July Decarpentrie, PhD Student in War Studies, Swedish Defence University

9:02-9:10 Opening remarks from Major General Anders Callert, Swedish Defence University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor

9:10-9:55 The scientific way of warfare, Antoine Bousquet, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Swedish Defence University

9:55-10:40 Military utility of future technologies, Stefan Silfverskiöld, Captain, Head of Department, Senior Lecturer, Swedish Defence University

10:40-11:00 Swedish fika outside L1

11:00-11:45 Data, attention and control - how digital technologies, datafication and related media practices have transformed war today, Matthew Ford, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Swedish Defence University

11:45-12:30 Big data, big opportunities - big data's application in war, Johanne Jensen Skeie, Associate Researcher, Norwegian Defence University College

12:30-13:30 Lunch outside Sverigesalen (main building, Drottning Kristinas väg 37)

Room: Sverigesalen

13:30-14:15 Military models: a framework for analysing the diffusion of military innovations, Raphael Lima, Doctoral Student, King’s College London

14:15-15:00 Military capability development – perspectives on an entangled ‘ecosystem, LtCol Hanna Jungwallius, Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University

15:00-15:15 Break outside Sverigesalen

15:15-16:15 A snapshot of current research - 15 minutes per speaker

This session is split into two simultaneous rooms, so please choose to attend either Room 1 or Room 2

Room 1: Sverigesalen

Moderator: July Decarpentrie

  • The drivers of international defence industrial collaboration
    Mehmet Onur Sahin, PhD Student, University of Warwick King’s College London

  • The roles of Doctrine in military innovation
    John Nisser, PhD Student/Captain (SwAF), Swedish Defence University

  • Operational Research and Historical Analysis in Defence
    John Magill, Military Practioner, Cambridge University

  • Crisis is the Real Mother of Invention – Lessons from Ukraine
    Roland Hellberg, Associate Professor, Swedish Defence University
  • What is the "problem" in the European Union's cybersecurity policy? The politics of cybersecurity problem representations and governing practices
    Maria Prevezianou, PhD Student, Swedish Defence University

Room 2 - Raab

Moderator: Agnes Termeer

  • Determinants of Defence Technology Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Geopolitical And Policy Factors AcrossLeading and Emerging Nations
    Mümin Ahmedoğlu, Master’s Student in Management & Technology,
    Technical University of Munich

  • The limits of autonomy - Critically assessing factors limiting full autonomy of military ground vehicles
    Liska Suckau, Researcher, PRIF – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

  • Human interaction with clever and social machines
    Eva Lagg, Docent, Senior Lecturer, Swedish Defence University

  • Cross-sector collaboration for stronger defence innovation systems and material supply
    Maria Hultqvist, Analyst, FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency
  • Military Innovation from an Innovation System perspective,
    Lt. Col. Stig Tore Aannø, Military lecturer and researcher, Norwegian Defence University College

16:30-20:00 Networking drinks and finger food at TASTE Restaurant, Malvinas väg 4

Thursday 17 October
Day 2: All Hands on Deck!

Room: L1

9:00-9:02 Opening remarks by the chair, Agnes Termeer, PhD Student in War Studies, Swedish Defence University

9:02-9:45 How AI changes warfare and strategic competition - getting a deeper understanding of the relationship between information, organizational dynamics, and military power, Benjamin Jensen, Professor, Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting (USA)

9:45-10:30 Ensuring lawful use of autonomous weapons - an operational perspective, Camilla Guldahl Cooper, Associate Professor, Norwegian Defence University College

10:30-10:45 Swedish fika outside L1

10:45-11:30 Let's talk about money - defence budgeting: emerging tech and how it’s chosen, Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow and Director of the Hoover Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative, Hoover Institution (USA)

11:30-12:00 Creating a Swedish dual-use defence tech ecosystem for capital, innovation and national security - experiences from the USA
Carl Berg, Principal, Dual Bridge (USA), formerly Combat Boat Commander CB90, Coastal Ranger Company KA1

12:00-13:15 Lunch outside Anna Lindh library (main building, Drottning Kristinas väg 37)

13:15-14:15 Moderated roundtables

The moderated roundtables will provide an interactive platform for discussion, allowing participants to engage with each other on pre-assigned topics in a split session format. Four tables will be operating simultaneously, so you can choose to sit at any of the tables in either Room 1 or Room 2 to contribute to the conversation.

Room 1: Landqvist

Timekeeper: July Decarpentrie

  • Use of artificial intelligence by armed forces
    Alastair Finlan, Professor of War Studies, Swedish Defence University

  • Innovation management and value gained from a systematic approach
    Ingrid Kihlander, Adjunct Professor, Swedish Defence University

Room 2: N205A

Timekeeper: Agnes Termeer

  • Why do armies innovate?
    Raphael Lima, Doctoral Student, King’s College London (UK)
  • How are security and technology development framed in social sustainability narratives/practices?
    Irja Malmio, Doctoral Student, Swedish Defence University

14:15-14:30 Break outside Landqvist

Room: Landqvist

14:30-15:30 Panel - Experience sharing - How the private sector and academia can collaborate creatively: joint operation between FHS and Saab AB

Panel Moderator
Jan Ångström, Professor, Swedish Defence University

Panellists
Michael Ekenstedt, Adjunct Professor, Swedish Defence University

Louise Rixon Fuchs, Doctoral Student for The Division Of Robotics, Perception And Learning, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)

Stefan Andersson, Group Strategy, Saab AB

15:30 Summit end

Note: If you wish to present your ongoing research on October 16th during the session 'A Snapshot of Current Research,' e-mail July Decarpentrie directly.

More information about the event

Date: Oct 16, 2024—Oct 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM—3:30 PM
Location: Landqvist
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