Advisory Services Europe | Smart Defense Vendor Landscape

This Leadership Session explores Smart Defense as the emerging foundation of AI-enabled command and control, where digital capabilities fundamentally reshape military operations. With data-driven decision-making, autonomous systems, and software-defined architectures becoming central, participants will gain clarity on the technologies and vendors driving this transformation.

The session outlines the evolving Smart Defense landscape, highlights the strategic importance of edge AI, big data analytics, and autonomous capabilities, and provides guidance on how defence organizations can effectively implement and scale digital technologies across modern operational environments.

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 1: Why IT/OT Convergence Is More Than Just a Technical Project

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 2: OT Security Use Cases – Delivering Business Value Across Industries

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 3: The Changing Threat Landscape in OT Environments

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 4: OT Security Architecture – What Works?

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 5: Roles and Responsibilities in OT Security – Who Owns What?

Why Quantum Computing Now Belongs on the Business Agenda

Arnold Vogt joined PAC in January 2017 and currently serves as Head of Digital and IoT. With 25 years of experience in the IT industry, he brings deep expertise in product management, marketing, and market intelligence, combined with a strong industrial background.

Arnold has worked as an analyst for over a decade. Prior to PAC, he held senior roles at IBM as Senior Market Development Advisor for Cloud Computing and Smart Industry Solutions, and at analyst firm Experton Group/ISG as Lead Advisor for IoT & Industry 4.0/Industrial IoT.

He holds an MBA from Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK), where his thesis focused on the diffusion of innovations and addressed the critical question, “What makes innovations successful in the market?”