<div dir="auto">Which topic are you thinking? Yes, Wednesday is fine. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:517.609px;vertical-align:-webkit-baseline-middle;font-size:medium;font-family:Arial"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><td style="padding:0px;border:0px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:517.609px;vertical-align:-webkit-baseline-middle"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><td style="padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:top"><h2 color="#231e4a" style="font-size:18px;line-height:1.38;margin:0px;color:rgb(35,30,74)"><span>Jennifer</span><span> </span><span>Kay</span></h2><p color="#231e4a" 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style="padding:0px;border:0px"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(255,255,255)"></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:546.609px;vertical-align:-webkit-baseline-middle;font-size:medium;font-family:Arial"><tbody><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><td style="padding:0px;border:0px"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM Rick &lt;rick@mavrix.one&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
    <div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">Hi Jen,</div><div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">I think our guy would be able to do this.</div><div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">But I can confirm Wednesday.</div><div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">Will that work?</div><div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">Rick  </div> <div id="m_-1657924029976173215bloop_sign_1758578583756994048">
        
     
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<div><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial">Rick Mislan, PhD, </span><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial">Founder, CTO</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><div><div><img src="cid:ii_19973b86800736203531" style="width:108px;max-width:100%"><br></div><div><a href="https://mavrix1.com/" target="_blank">https://mavrix1.com</a></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div> <br><p>On September 19, 2025 at 2:46:33 PM, Jennifer Kay (<a href="mailto:jen@deeptechgtm.com" target="_blank">jen@deeptechgtm.com</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite"><span><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">European Defense Beyond Ukraine</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">What threats lie ahead for Europe, and how can lessons from Ukraine prepare us for them?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Leaning In: Investing Big in European Defense</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Capital is pouring into European defense tech. Where is it going, and what’s driving the surge?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Life on the Frontline: European Defense on the Russian Border</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Voices from the Baltics and Eastern Europe on readiness, resilience, and how to build tech under constant threat from Russia.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How to Spot Bullshit: Sorting the Lethal from the Hype</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Investors cut through the noise to expose what’s real and what’s just a glossy pitch.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Cheap and Cheerful: Scaling Up Mass Drone Production</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How Europe can build drones that are fast, affordable, and effective at scale.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span 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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Frenemies: The Trouble with Strategic Autonomy</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Cooperation versus independence—how Europe balances unity with sovereignty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ukraine Beyond the War</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How can Ukraine’s battle-forged defense industry help bolster Europe’s security?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Crossing the Valley of Death</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Why European defense tech struggles to scale and how to reform acquisition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Race to Automate: Automation Beyond FPV Drones</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Beyond FPV drones, what’s next for autonomy on the battlefield?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Autonomy at Sea: The Power of Maritime Drones in Europe</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Maritime drones are changing naval power in Europe, from the North Sea to the Black Sea.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On the Ground: AI on the Battlefield</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How AI is already shaping tactics, decision-making, planning, and soldiering.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Working Together: Innovation across Europe and NATO</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Innovation at the speed of alliances—how to leverage the NATO alliance to bolster innovation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The First Line of Defense: European Missile and Drone Defense<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Europe’s race to scale missile and drone defenses before the next wave of attacks.</span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Investing in Space</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Why space tech is becoming indispensable for European defense.</span></div></span></blockquote>


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