As Head of the DATA (Data & AI Technology Accelerator) department, Sofie leads a fast-growing team of 80 data scientists, data engineers, and DevOps engineers. The department focuses on the short-cycle development of state-of-the-art AI algorithms and the Defense-wide data science platform. Sofie strives to enable Defense to innovate rapidly and thus stay technologically ahead; after all, coming in second is not an option! Examples of developed DATA applications include DefGPT, Digital Interpreter, and Agentic AI for command and control.