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DUAL HUB SUMMIT - FIDAE 2026
April 10 · FIDAE, Santiago
ATTENDEES
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ABOUT THIS EDITION
The fourth edition of the Dual Hub Summit took place on April 10 in Santiago as part of FIDAE 2026, cementing the event’s status as a strategic forum for dual-use innovation in Chile. Organized by Know Hub Chile, it brought together more than 200 representatives from the Armed Forces, academia, industry, startups, and the public sector at Latin America’s premier aerospace and defense gathering.
Since its first edition in Concepción, the Summit has evolved to bring together stakeholders who were historically disconnected from the national ecosystem. In this edition, held against a backdrop of high geopolitical volatility and the restructuring of global supply chains, the choice of FIDAE as a platform made it possible to showcase local technological capabilities to international markets and highlight the convergence between the scientific community and strategic demand.
Through panel discussions and networking opportunities, the fourth edition addressed challenges such as operations in multi-domain environments, building trust between the defense sector and academia, and the role of artificial intelligence in complex environments, reaffirming that dual-use innovation is a key tool for advancing the country’s technological sovereignty.
PROGRAM
Dual Innovation: An Opportunity for National Development
Alejandra Pizarro
Air Force Brigadier General Milton Zablah
Dual Innovation: An Opportunity for National Development
Javier Ramírez
Dual Innovation for National Development
Wim de Klerk
Raul García Esparza
Milton Zablah Ruz
FACH Dual Innovation: A Cross-Functional Perspective from the Air Force
Milton Zablah Ruz
Defense and Intelligence in Complex Environments: Sovereignty, Resilience, and Rapid Decision-Making
Pablo Rojas
National Opportunities in Dual Innovation
Aline Ovalle
Diego Khamis
Oscar Bustos Carrasco
Elizabeth Zapata
Carlos Ladrix
Dual Innovation in Chile: An Initial Model to Contribute to National Development
About this book
This book presents a conceptual framework for dual innovation based on the compilation and analysis of the experiences of CITA and Know Hub Chile. It is the result of a collaborative effort aimed at proposing an initial model of dual innovation for Chile, taking into account the interaction between the civilian sector and the defense sector in the innovation process.
