Harri Tallinn is a seasoned expert in the European innovation landscape, widely recognized for his work in building and scaling startup ecosystems and developing acceleration programmes in multiple verticals. With a career spanning nearly two decades, he has transitioned from a successful entrepreneur to a leading figure in international innovation management with a strong focus on defence vertical. He is leading EUDIS defence hackathons, accelerator and matchmaking program among other programs. Currently starting up a new BraveTechEU TechForges program to help startups to validate their solutions in the real-life environment together with end-users. Harri is Partner at Civitta, Leading Management Innovation Consultancy in the region, Co-Founder of Challenger Accelerator and an angel investor.