A comprehensive five-session online training programme designed to equip defence tech professionals with critical communication and PR skills. The sessions focus on strategic communications, investor messaging, NATO frameworks, technical writing, and the specifics of working with media in defence tech.
Who will find the program most valuable?
● Defence tech startup leaders (Founders, CEOs)● PR and Communications professionals in the defence tech sector● Technical writers● Grant writers● Public Affairs Managers
Agenda
Session 1
The Role of Communication in Defence Tech
Speaker: Julia Petryk, Co-founder & CEO at CalibratedLanguage: Ukrainian
Strategic Communications in Disaster Response
Speaker: Lieutenant Commander Jeannie Shaye, Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard, Pacific AreaLanguage: English
Session 2
Communications Strategies for Raising Capital
Speaker: John M. Corrigan, Co-Founder and COO, KurveLanguage: English
Session 3
Understanding NATO Strategic Communications
Speaker: Maryna Vorotyntseva, Senior Expert, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of ExcellenceLanguage: Ukrainian
Session 4
Technical Writing
Speaker: Richard Brown, Head of Technology Communications, BAE SystemsLanguage: English
Session 5
Working with the Media: How to Talk About Technology Without Compromising It
Speakers: Liuka Lobarieva, COO, Calibrated & Antonina Ria, PR Specialist, CalibratedLanguage: Ukrainian
Co-hosted by:
Calibrated is a Ukraine-born communications agency with a global focus, specializing in advocacy and communications for resilience tech, including info/cybersecurity and defence tech. Media partner of top industry events like IT Arena Lviv and Resilience Conference London, as well as Counteroffensive Pro publication and Defender Media.
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