National Security & Defense: From AI Warfare to Smell Cyborgs

Agenda & Event Details

5:30 – 6:00 pm — Welcome Mixer & Networking

Connect with founders, investors, and technologists at the forefront of national security, defense, and transformative deep tech. Drinks and light bites provided.

6:00 – 6:20 pm — Talk & Demo

Tayo Adesanya, Founder & CEO, Lola Vision Systems

“Chiplets & Vision: Powering the Intelligent Edge”

Tayo presents THE NEXT WAVE OF THREATS: Electromagnetic Warfare and the case for adaptive, quantum-resilient edge AI systems.

6:20 – 6:40 pm — Talk & Demo

Tola Kasali, Co‑Founder & CEO, Perspective Developer

“Human‑Centric AI Systems: Redefining Human‑Machine Collaboration”

A live demo showcasing how Perspective’s AI systems are reshaping defense technology with Augmented and Virtual Reality.

6:40 – 7:00 pm — Talk & Demo

Osh Agabi, Founder & CEO, Koniku

“Sensing the Future: Synthetic Biology in Action”

Osh demonstrates Koniku Kore’s real-time molecular sensing capabilities—bio-silicon hybrids that detect smell-based threats, also known as “Smell Cyborgs”.

7:00 – 7:30 pm — Fireside Chat

Moderated by Domenic Ashburn (“Mr. Grateful”), AI Influencer (286K+ followers)

Theme: Scaling the Unscalable: Deep Tech, Investment & National Security

Panelists:

• Tayo Adesanya (Lola Vision Systems)
• Tola Kasali (Perspective Developer)
• Osh Agabi (Koniku)

Mr. Grateful will introduce each speaker and guide a candid conversation on building and scaling transformative defense technologies.

7:30 – 8:30 pm — Networking & Close

Grab a drink, continue the conversation, and connect with fellow attendees building the future of national security and deep tech.