On April 23, Kyiv hosted the bilateral defense industry conference DFNC1: Danish Edition. The conference was attended by representatives of defense companies from both countries: 63 Ukrainian companies and 34 Danish companies. 

During the conference, government officials and businessmen from Ukraine and Denmark discussed cooperation in the defense industry. In particular, they discussed investments in the Ukrainian defense industry and cooperation in IT. Three documents on cooperation were signed.

"We have a lot to offer our partners. We have technologies that are proving themselves on the frontline, engineers who can produce a quality product, and the capabilities of enterprises, both public and private. We need financial support and joint development. I am grateful to the Kingdom of Denmark for its willingness to cooperate and for taking real steps in this direction," said Minister of Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin.

During the conference, the Danish companies MyDefence, Palantir and the Danish Export Investment Fund (EIFD) presented their opportunities for further cooperation and their experience in Ukraine. 

"It was my great pleasure to visit Kyiv during the Danish-Ukranian Defence Industry Conference together with Danish industry.  This war has turned into a war of industrial capacity, which underlines the importance of this weekend’s industrial event. DALO look forward to deepening our collaboration with Ukrainian authorities in order to foster growth in both Danish and Ukrainian industrial capacity. We can, with the help and support of industry, deliver real, tangible results on the battlefield to the benefit of both Ukraine and Denmark," said Kim Jesper Jørgensen, head of DALO.

An important part of the Conference was the business session, during which more than 350 B2B meetings were held between Ukrainian and Danish defense companies. 

“We are here to show that the Danish defense industry both can and will contribute to Denmark's security commitment to Ukraine. Therefore, we have gathered a number of the strongest actors in the Danish defense industry, who have traveled to Kyiv to strengthen the ties between Danish and Ukrainian companies. The cooperation now comes as a recognition that the significant donations from, among others, Denmark, are only a part of the way towards a strengthened Ukraine.

With this cooperation, we strengthen the defense industries in both countries, so that our companies can better support the Ukrainians in the fight they are currently engaged in, and in the building of a strong defense and society in the longer term, just as the Danish defense industry becomes stronger and better equipped to contribute to the rebuilding of a resilient Danish defense in the coming years,” says deputy director of Danish Defence and Security Industries, Morten Flindt.

The conference was supported by the Danish Ministry of Defense, the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO), the Danish Industry Association (Dansk industri), the Danish Chamber of Commerce (Dansk Erhverv), the Danish Maritime Administration (DMA) and the Center for Defense, Space and Security in Denmark (CenSec), and the Ukrainian Ministry of Strategic Industries, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Ukraine was represented by Minister of Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin, his deputy Serhiy Boyev, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, his deputy Kateryna Chernogorenko, and Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Borniakov.

Denmark was represented by Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen, Head of the Danish Ministry of Defense's Procurement and Logistics Organization (DALO) Kim Jesper Jørgensen, Deputy Director of the DI Danish Defense and Security Industries Morten Flindt and others.