Stanislav Gryshyn is the Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Development and Project Management at General Cherry, one of Ukraine’s largest defence-tech companies specializing in the design and serial production of strike FPV-kamikaze drones. All of the company’s products are developed to meet real frontline needs and are actively deployed in combat operations by Ukraine’s Security and Defence Forces.
Since 2022, he has served at the Centre for Innovation and Development of Defence Technologies under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, as well as in the 412th Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems, 101st Brigade. He is a combat veteran and one of the developers of Delta, a situational awareness system for Ukraine’s Security and Defence Forces.
He holds two law degrees (Ukraine and Lithuania) and has over 10 years of professional experience in law, management, and entrepreneurship. He is a licensed attorney and founder of the NGOs Victims’ Protection Fund – For Truth and the Laboratory for Defence Research.
Combining his expertise as a lawyer, and entrepreneur, Gryshyn brings a holistic vision of how technology and institutions can drive sustainable development and safeguard national security in times of global challenges.
The defence industry is rapidly becoming one of the most dynamic sectors of the global economy, with technology at its core. Demand is rising amid the war in Ukraine and global instability — military spending worldwide has already reached its highest levels since the Cold War.
The war in Ukraine has proven that traditional approaches to defence are no longer effective. Drones, autonomous systems, digital command, and adaptive manufacturing are shaping a new security architecture.
Ukraine has gained unique expertise in defence tech. The discussion will focus on which technologies will drive the industry’s future, how the state should design regulation, and how international partnerships can open global markets for Ukrainian innovations.