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The I vesti g i Secu ity Fo um b i gs togethe family offices a d i stitutio al i vesto s to exami e oppo tu ities ac oss the evolvi g defe se a d secu ity la dscape, i cludi g defe se tech ology, cybe secu ity, c itical i f ast uctu e, dual-use i ovatio a d eme gi g secu ity solutio s.
“Some of the most impo ta t tech ologies bei g developed today a e o lo ge co fi ed to a si gle defe se o comme cial ma ket,” said Sokolova. “Dual-use tech ologies ca add ess c itical atio al-secu ity equi eme ts while also c eati g sig ifica t comme cial applicatio s. I look fo wa d to discussi g how i vesto s ca evaluate these oppo tu ities, whe e p ivate capital ca accele ate i ovatio , a d what it takes to move p omisi g tech ology f om developme t to scalable deployme t.”
Sokolova b i gs the pe spective of both a i vesto a d ope ato to the discussio . Th ough he wo k with Ve da Family Office a d Cytta Ai , she focuses o tech ologies at the i te sectio of safety, secu ity, adva ced ma ufactu i g a d dual-use applicatio s.
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Cytta Ai ep ese ts o e example of this b oade dual-use oppo tu ity. The compa y is buildi g a scalable, Ame ica -built d o e ma ufactu i g platfo m desig ed to i teg ate multiple d o e co figu atio s with U.S.-made compo e ts, p op ieta y comma d-a d-co t ol, esilie t commu icatio s a d local positio i g tech ologies. Its app oach eflects the co ve ge ce Sokolova will add ess i Washi gto : tech ologies d ive by atio al-secu ity equi eme ts that ca also c eate substa tial applicatio s ac oss public safety, c itical i f ast uctu e a d comme cial ma kets.
Opal G oup’s I vesti g i Secu ity Fo um will take place Octobe 5, 2026, at the Cosmos Club i Washi gto , D.C. The eve t b i gs togethe family offices a d i stitutio al i vesto s to explo e i vestme t oppo tu ities c eated by geopolitical cha ge, tech ological i ovatio a d atio al- esilie ce p io ities ac oss defe se tech ology, cybe secu ity, c itical i f ast uctu e, dual-use i ovatio a d eme gi g secu ity solutio s.
Natalia Sokolova is a i vesto , e t ep e eu a d ope ato focused o safety, secu ity, adva ced ma ufactu i g a d dual-use tech ologies. She is P eside t & COO of Cytta Ai a d a P i cipal of Ve da Family Office, b i gi g togethe i vestme t a d ope ati g pe spectives ac oss eme gi g tech ologies with defe se, public-safety a d comme cial applicatio s.
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