Kadri Tammai is the Regional Director at NATO DIANA, where she leads Alliance-wide implementation of defence innovation initiatives across all 32 NATO Allies and oversees the world’s largest distributed defence innovation network, with responsibility for strategic coherence, operational performance, and execution at scale. Her focus is driving the adoption of emerging and dual-use technologies against priority defence requirements and ensuring their transition into operational, deployable, and scalable military capability.
Kadri has been a driving force behind innovation and deep-tech startup ecosystems in the New Nordics, with over 20 years of experience in startups, security, and dual-use fields.