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Ingrid Lunden shared thisImpressive programme, with more to come.Ingrid Lunden shared thisWe just announced the agenda for Resilience Conference London, on October 5-6. I'm really grateful to some extraordinary people for agreeing to speak at the conference. Our mission remains to get the military and national security communities and tech sector better connected, and understanding each other better. This line up has the leaders from both sides on the stage sharing their ideas, knowledge, and insights. It will be essential for anyone wanting to understand the future of defence tech. Check out the link, and we'll be adding more speakers in the coming weeks. #resiliencemedia #defencetech #democracyThe Resilience Conference London 2026 Agenda Is LiveThe Resilience Conference London 2026 Agenda Is Live
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Ingrid Lunden reposted thisIngrid Lunden reposted thisIt has been one year since we expanded the Resilience Media editorial team and our coverage. Since then the site has grown and we've learned a lot of really interesting things about you, our readers. Read all about it in the piece below 👇 Thank you for returning to the pages of Resilience Media week after week, and thanks to our amazing team of reporters, editors, and contributors who tirelessly cover the news critical to the defence of our democracies. Ingrid Lunden John Biggs Carly Page Paul S. Fiona Alston Julia Gifford Luke Smith Thomas Macaulay Paddy Stephens Stanislaw Naklicki https://lnkd.in/ebbcadnkOne year in: What we’ve learned about the Resilience Media audienceOne year in: What we’ve learned about the Resilience Media audience
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisA little news analysis co-written with Carly PageIngrid Lunden shared thisJohn Healey resigned from the UK's MoD over funding. Now as chancellor, he's holding the purse strings (and budget load balancing) himself. Wes Streeting, once set to challenge Andy Burnham for the top job as prime minister, is now the new defence secretary. What comes next for resilience and defence in the UK? https://lnkd.in/e7duf_ZYWes Streeting takes Defence brief and Healey moves to the TreasuryWes Streeting takes Defence brief and Healey moves to the Treasury
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisI don't share many links to guest columns, but this one co-authored by Said D Werner and David Marks -- on how credit markets can be weaponised, because defence is tightly linked to finance -- is very good. I reckon there are parallels here with stratospheric tech valuations (you know, the ones unconnected to existing products and revenue) too. https://lnkd.in/ezM2ERtA
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisIs Dan Jarvis a scrambled, hasty appointment to the Defence Secretary role (so much for anyone who thought Al Carns would step in - he left too); or someone who can innovate, stay the course and maybe influence a rethink of the DIP before it actually finally gets published; or option 3: just a placeholder b/c Labour is just in turmoil full stop? In any case, what a week for the MoD. This is one from Carly Page and me. https://lnkd.in/eBdiyakAJarvis takes on MoD crisis as second minister resigns over defence spendingJarvis takes on MoD crisis as second minister resigns over defence spending
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisA1 sounds interesting in theory but the trick will be how to pick and propagate the best fruits of the current Ukraine defence system without killing off the plant. Yes, I have been gardening when not at my keyboard... (It's equal parts exciting and frustrating, thanks to the London fox and slug populations.) Read the story below by Thomas Macaulay - about Ukraine, not my courgettes.Ingrid Lunden shared thisAs the war with Russia evolves, Kyiv is adding centralised mechanisms to improve and scale the country’s grassroots innovations. The goal is to turn experimentation into enduring operational capability — and position Ukraine as a global leader in military AI. At the centre of this shift, Ukraine has established a new unit to bring the activity together: the A1 Defence AI Centre. First announced in March with £500,000 in backing from the UK, A1 aims to create and join up AI systems across Ukraine’s armed forces. The centre would act as the government’s “in-house developer of technical products for the defence sector,” CEO Danylo Tsvok told Resilience Media in an interview. Full story by Thomas Macaulay: https://lnkd.in/gz5Gy9kS
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisBonkers development. Starmer's gov't has been scrambling and has now shot itself in the foot (pun intended) over the delayed Defence Investment Plan. Large finance shortfall, reportedly revealed to the secretary of defence John Healey only on Monday, for a wider launch on Friday (parliamentary equivalent of burying the news). Healey wasn't having it: he resigned today. I wonder what happens now. https://lnkd.in/emRM-FbcBreaking: John Healey resigns as UK Defence Secretary in protest over funding shortfallBreaking: John Healey resigns as UK Defence Secretary in protest over funding shortfall
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisResilience Media ran a piece several months ago from Fiona Alston about a pitching event in Ukraine, where all the people doing demos were not 'startup founders' - they were Ukrainian technologists, soldiers putting things together for their brigades on the front lines. They didn't have funding, and they didn't have investors, but they did have something that worked and a customer using it. That story stuck with me. I guess I wasn't the only one. This new fund (out of Norway) appears to want to find and work with precisely those technologists. Of course there are ways this could go wrong -- startups, eh? -- but it's a good early effort. Note: I've seen other reporting on Gardar as simply another new early-stage fund emerging as defence tech goes boom. That kind of misses the story. Thanks for reading mine!Ingrid Lunden shared thisGardar, an early-stage defence tech fund out of Norway, launches with €80M to back the most interesting tech being developed on the front lines. The new fund is targeting “defence technologies operational at the front of Ukraine.” https://lnkd.in/gZEd4E6AGardar, an early-stage defence tech fund out of Norway, taps Ukrainian buildersGardar, an early-stage defence tech fund out of Norway, taps Ukrainian builders
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Ingrid Lunden shared thisMany satellite startups built to track weather, natural disasters, and the point at which those two converge, have expanded into defence in recent years, fuelled by the fact that so much defence has become "defence tech" and needs satellite data to operate. Finland's Iceye was one of the first to do this, and its traction has paid off with a major funding round. It also happens to have a tight relationship w/ SpaceX (using its rockets to launch its 'birds') making the timing of the news interesting on that front too. The CEO is speaking at Resilience Conference later this year... come watch. https://lnkd.in/ehJxA7YCIceye, the Finnish satellite startup, nabs €1B at a €10B valuation amid growing demand for space intelIceye, the Finnish satellite startup, nabs €1B at a €10B valuation amid growing demand for space intel
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I have a lot of questions. Did he lose funding or was this mainly voting with his feet as you say over dissatisfaction of how the US is treating academia and/or immigrants? Did any institution (multiple institutions) make efforts to counteroffer? Which team and IP go with him? Are there specific advantages to Chinese AI compute for MOFs research? (I think a lot of work still needs to be done to make the theory of MOFs into viable products?) I can imagine China would have put a huge amount of effort and thrown a lot of money at securing this particular recruitment. The optics are priceless.
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Mike Butcher ✍️ What Mike said Martin SFP Bryant - Sending you my best wishes and regard for your efforts. I'm around too and prefer real meetings. :-)
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Ingrid Lunden reacted on thisIngrid Lunden reacted on thisTwenty-five years ago today, an unusual change to my routine left me standing just three blocks from the World Trade Center when the second plane struck the South Tower. At the time, I was living in New Jersey and rowing most mornings at Nereid Boat Club on the Passaic River. My normal routine was to go home after training, shower, and get to my office on Maiden Lane around 9:30 or 10. But that morning, for some reason, I needed to get in early. I showered at the boat club and headed straight into Manhattan. At Port Authority, I waited for my usual A or C train to Fulton Street, one stop past the World Trade Center. Instead, three E trains arrived one after another. At the time, the E terminated beneath the northeast corner of the World Trade Center complex. It was one of those beautiful early-fall mornings: still warm, with just a hint of crispness in the air and a perfectly clear blue sky. I hopped on the third E train, thinking I’d enjoy walking the few extra blocks. At Canal Street, I saw my usual C train across the platform and ran over to catch it. I passed beneath the Trade Center and came up at Fulton Street, completely unaware of what was already unfolding above. When I emerged from the station, a handful of people were standing in the street, looking up at smoke coming from one of the towers. Someone said that a plane had hit it. Based on the amount of smoke, I assumed it must have been a small plane. As each train arrived and emptied, more people joined us. The street continued to fill until we were all standing shoulder to shoulder, looking up. About 10 or 15 minutes later, an explosion spanning what looked like ten full floors near the top of the second tower consumed my entire field of view. I was close enough to feel the heat. The crowd screamed and ran. I ran too. Then I realized I was running alongside an empty taxi. I banged on the window until the driver stopped, jumped in, threw open the opposite door, and told him to get us out of there. Several strangers climbed in with me, and we left downtown. I was fortunate enough to make it home that day unharmed. So many others did not. In the week after 9/11, New York felt transformed. Shrines and memorials appeared throughout the city. On the subway and walking down the street, strangers made eye contact and exchanged a knowing nod. I took these photos from Fulton Street on December 3, 2001, less than three months later, near where I stood that morning. These photos are how I remember lower Manhattan in the months afterward: damaged, crowded with workers carrying out the cleanup and recovery effort, and profoundly changed. Nearly three months later, a metallic burning smell still lingered over the Financial District. Today I’m remembering those who were killed, their families, the first responders, the survivors, and everyone whose life was forever changed that morning.
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Ingrid Lunden liked thisIngrid Lunden liked thisbeen working on this series of mugs because i think they're funny. there is something that really gets me about using an extremely inefficient, imprecise, time-intensive art form that's existed since ancient times to comment on the people pushing AI into our lives. also, something about mugs and the workplace? these are all texts that came out in discovery amid various tech lawsuits, some edited for clarity (i can only fit so much on one mug)
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Ingrid Lunden liked thisIngrid Lunden liked thisOkay, I know I announced this in July (because I was speaking at a conference and it would have been weird not to have had the role on my LinkedIn profile) but now it's properly official-official! Pleased to say I'm Head of Communications at Ground State Ventures. The team here is incredible, and we're working to back the best early-stage teams in quantum technology around the world. I'm heading up all of our external communications and also helping make sure portfolio companies get set on the right path when it comes to talking about themselves. Great to be working with Ton van 't Noordende, Chad Rigetti, Kris Kaczmarek and the team... and to be joining at the same time as Shahar Graf, who joins as Head of Ecosystem. Oh, and here's my headshot, which (to my eyes) seems to show that my trips to the gym seem to be starting to have an effect on my arms! Let's goooo!
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Ingrid Lunden liked thisIngrid Lunden liked thisThis was not the plan 🙃. I moved to Berlin for 10 to 12 months *eight years ago* this weekend. I remember flying on WOW air (RIP), taking a cab from Schönefeld Airport (also RIP) to my hotel, staring out the window, and thinking, "What have I done…" (Berlin architecture has since grown on me). But accepting The Fulbright Program fellowship changed my life. Sounds dramatic, but true. I spent the next year traveling across Germany researching the country's media landscape, diving into provenance research at museums and archives (ask me about it!!), and exploring Europe's tech and business scene for fun in my off time. That all, particularly the fun side project, is now at the core of what I do day-to-day. I stepped back from political and broadcast journalism and have built a career in global tech/business communications and media strategy based in Europe, still very much rooted in newsroom instincts. And whether at CNN, Fulbright Germany, Cherry Ventures, or GetYourGuide, I'm grateful to enjoy and learn so much from work, and to meet great people along the way. I may now drink Apfelschorle, visit Mallorca, and order Riesling at dinner, but don't get me wrong: home is home. Luckily, I get to travel back often and continue transatlantic and US-German exchange on both sides of the Atlantic when I can (shout out to the Atlantik-Brücke e.V. Young Leaders Program!). A lot of people predicted that I'd stay longer than my fellowship. Eight years later, they were clearly right. Here's to whatever the next eight years bring! 🍻 (Old photo from my presentation at the Berlin Seminar in 2019 ⤵️)
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Ingrid Lunden liked thisIngrid Lunden liked thisWe are thrilled to welcome to the #ResilienceConference London stage Agris Kipurs, Co-founder and CEO, Origin; Janne Hietala, CEO, Kelluu; and Sam Staincliffe, Co-founer and CEO, Uplift360. These startup CEOs are working at the edge of their industries and will share their insights on 5-6 October. Will we see you there? Register using the link in the comments.
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Ingrid Lunden liked thisIngrid Lunden liked thisTwo things are fair assumptions about the European tech scene. The first is that everyone goes away in August. The second is that tech people aren’t that great at partying. Well, I’m hoping you’ll agree with me that these might have been true once, but they no longer are. August is at least as busy in terms of industry news. And Pathfounders is about to prove the second perception equally wrong. Tonight we’re bringing together some of the most interesting people in European technology for the Pathfounders Summer Party & Network Launch (just 3 tickets left). We decided it had to be a rooftop. And it had to be founders, investors and operators joining us, especially for the views over The Shard and London’s South Bank. This evening will also mark the official launch of Pathfounders Network: a new, founder-first community designed to create valuable connections without the sales pitches, performative AI slop, algorithmic clutter and endless self-promotion found on traditional professional networks. Details will be revealed tonight for the assembled crowd and on Pathfounders next week. Meanwhile, a huge thank you to the partners helping us make this evening possible: Halkin Offices / Night Office: Making it easy to book exceptional workspaces, venues and catering for founder meetups, fireside chats and events. Dawn Capital: Europe’s leading specialist B2B software investor, backing ambitious founders from Series A and beyond. The Gen AI Academy: Practical, human-first AI training delivered by real-world experts. No bots. No hype. YourStory PR:Helping ambitious technology companies, investors and global businesses turn communications into a measurable driver of growth. Interested in partnering with future Pathfounders events? Contact ana@pathfounders.com. #Pathfounders #EuropeanTech #Startups #VentureCapital #Founders #Technology #Networking
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