Leo Heng
Defence × AI strategist for decision advantage
Chief Strategy Officer, Reaktor Defence & Security
Advisor on Security Policy & Emerging Tech
Keynote Speaker • NIAG & NATO STO steering • Nebula All-Source Information Fusion Suite • €13M+ business growth • Public-sector delivery, on time & on budget
Systems thinking with clear communication
Providing disruptive ISR capability across NATO nations
Leo Heng
Keynotes & executive briefings
• AI in the F2T2EA Cycle — Where AI/ML delivers today (Find/Fix/Track/Assess), where hype risks lives (Target/Engage), and how to field responsibly.
• Resilient AI vs. Counter-AI — Camouflage, spoofing, adversarial data, disinformation: designing tougher, not just smarter systems.
• Decision Advantage & C2 in the AI Age — Compressing sense–decide–act loops; human–machine teaming as co-pilot, not autopilot.
• Industry as a Domain of War — Why industrial capacity joins cyber and information as core domains; implications for NATO interoperability and procurement.
Leo Heng
Advisory & board work
• Defence strategy and security policy positioning in NATO contexts
• Capability development and interoperability roadmaps
• Operationalization of AI/ML (from pilot to fieldable capability)
• Strategic communications for policy, doctrine, and stakeholder alignment
Leo Heng
Selected results
• Repositioned offering to deliver disruptive ISR capability across NATO nations (Defence Strategy, Interoperability, Capability Development).
• Authored and communicated doctrine-level insight on AI/ML for the cross-domain battlespace — shaping discussion on autonomy, C2, and decision advantage.
• Invited to the steering group of a NATO STO study (Emerging Tech, Technology Foresight).
• Grew business from €0 to €13M+ annually, anchored by the Nebula All-Source Information Fusion Suite (Dual-Use Tech, Data-driven operations).
• Delivered public-sector platforms on time and within budget, including the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (Operationalization, Government Relations).