Pedro will present a new data-driven approach to mapping and strengthening industrial resilience in defense and dual-use procurement. He will introduce the work of Nordic Procurement Labs, an initiative that leverages AI and graph data science to analyze open procurement data, moving beyond high-level budget analysis to build an evidence-based map of verified industrial capabilities. Drawing on findings from the Nordic Defence Capability Report, Pedro will spotlight the “long tail” of critical suppliers operating beyond traditional weapon systems. Finally, he will demonstrate how this approach is being translated into a shared digital infrastructure designed to make strategic sourcing more transparent, auditable, and accessible, particularly for innovative SMEs.


*Dr Pedro Parraguez is the co-founder and CEO of Dataverz and Pattrnz, Danish deep-tech companies developing AI-powered platforms for capability mapping and matchmaking. His work combines graph data science and large language models to help organizations uncover proven expertise within complex procurement and talent networks. Pedro is also the co-founder of the Nordic Procurement Labs initiative, which advances supply chain resilience through the use of public procurement data. He holds a PhD from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher leading EU-funded innovation projects such as H2020 EURITO. He was a visiting PhD researcher at MIT and previously served as Deputy Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.