As Sweden begins 2026, one conference has already set the tone for the year: Folk och Försvar, the nation's most important security conference. Having attended alongside colleagues from Swedish Säkerhets branschen, Sweden's security industry organization, I left with a clear conviction: our collective security depends not just on government and military might, but on the innovative solutions often overlooked in startups and smaller enterprises. NATO Integration and International Strength The opening message was unambiguous. Swedish military leadership emphasized that Sweden's integration into NATO continues, but more importantly, it's not a passive membership. Sweden is now an active participant in a collective defense framework that fundamentally changes how we approach security. As Commander-in-Chief Michael Claesson and other military leaders outlined, the question "Can the Swedish Armed Forces handle all these responsibilities?" has a clear answer: "Yes, because we do it together