Kai Schwermann
Ansgar Kadura
Oliver Koepke
Jens Hillenkötter
Jens Hillenkötter is Executive Vice President of Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Counter-UAS at VANEA Defense and is one of the leading experts in C-UAS analysis and the deployment of drone swarms. As chair of the ISO expert committee on Counter-UAS, a member of the DIN expert committee on Counter-UAS Systems, and chair of the DIN committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Operations/Personnel), he plays a key role in the development of new standards and […]
Jannes Manßen, M.Sc.
Tim Müller
2007–2009: Training as a freight forwarding clerk 2009–2011: Military service as a GWDL / FWDL 2011–2019: Transition to the non-commissioned officer career path (first in logistics, then in military logistics) 2019 – 2021 NATO JFC Naples J3 (staff assignment) 2021 – 2023 Air Force officer 2023 – present: private sector (Reichert GmbH, M4Com GmbH, both as Sales Manager)
Ronald Oostveen
Ronald Oostveen, 53, born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is the founder and CEO of H18 Defense. He has more than 25 years of experience as an independent SIGINT contractor. Over the past five years, his work in the international sale of drone components has expanded to include drone development, system integration, and advanced unmanned technologies. At H18 […]
Dipl.-Ing., EMBA F.-J. Wöstmann (Franjo)
Education/Studies (Excerpt): Aug. 1990 – June 1993 Apprenticeship as an agricultural machinery mechanic Aug. 1993 – June 1994 Vocational high school diploma, Hans-Böckler-Schule Oct. 1995– May 2001 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Manufacturing Technology, University of Paderborn Aug. 2012 – Aug. 2014 Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) at RWTH Aachen University in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Academy and the University of St. Gallen. […]
Christopher Clark
Christopher Clark is Head of Wind Tunnel Models & Prototypes and has about ten years of experience in wind tunnel model construction. Since completing his studies in mechanical engineering with a master’s degree in aircraft systems engineering, he has worked at Deharde, a world-renowned and specialized manufacturer of wind tunnel models, production equipment, and other high-precision components. Since 2023, he has headed the wind tunnel model construction division, which […]
Hanno Wiese
Expert in developing commercial opportunities, partnerships, structuring, and strategic solutions, with a background in technology and large-scale consortia. hanno.wiese@parragone.com