Dr. Kristýna Helm is Vice President and Deputy Executive Director of the Association of the Defense and Security Industry of the Czech Republic. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the NATO Science and Technology Organization (NATO STO), Deputy Head of the Czech Delegation to the NATO Industry Advisory Group (NIAG), and National Contact Point for the European Defense Fund. Dr. Helm also lectures at the University of Economics in Prague as part of the executive international program Understanding Defense – A Business Perspective, which is designed for managers and professionals.