Eva Sula is a defence and security strategist recognised for advancing next-generation Command and Control (C2) thinking and digital transformation across NATO, EU, and national ecosystems. As a NATO DIANA Defence Mentor, she supports dual-use innovators in bridging the gap between breakthrough technology and operational adoption — ensuring innovations move from concept to capability rather than getting lost in the “Valley of Death.”

Previously, she built and led the Defence & Security domain across ten countries, collaborating with ministries, militaries, NATO, EDA, and industry to align emerging technologies — AI, autonomous and uncrewed systems, sensor fusion, and cloud-edge architectures — with mission and operational needs, including for Command and Control at both headquarters and field levels. Her earlier roles as national CISO and cloud-strategy advisor for the Estonian Government established secure, scalable digital foundations for critical infrastructure and defence.

Eva’s work focuses on connecting people, policy, and technology to enable modular, scalable, and interoperable architectures that link users, innovators, and decision-makers. She champions ecosystems where collaboration outweighs competition — because deterrence and resilience begin with trust, shared data, and the ability to act together.