2026 The Hill & Valley Forum summit

At the 2026 The Hill & Valley Forum summit panel titled, “Building NATO’s Next Arsenal: Capital, Code, and Industrial Power,” Dmitri Alperovitch delivered a clear and urgent message: NATO must prioritize what it needs to fight and win—now.

In an era of renewed great-power competition, that means focusing first on mission-critical capabilities like logistics, sustainment, and integrated air and missile defense—the backbone of credible deterrence.

Too often, defense planning drifts toward “nice-to-have” investments—LEO communications, space lift, and other future-facing capabilities—while underinvesting in the systems that actually enable forces to deploy, survive, and operate at scale. Not having enough munitions for readiness is a choice.

The takeaway:

• Prioritize readiness over aspiration
• Fund the essentials before the exquisite
• Build the industrial capacity to sustain a fight—not just start one

Strong discussion led by Tess van Stekelenburg with Sen. Christopher Coons , Dr. Klaus Hommels , and Dmitri Alperovitch on aligning capital, innovation, and industrial power with the realities of modern conflict.

View the panel: https://lnkd.in/epi96GjT

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