DSEI 23 Full Programme

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Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Discover the transformative power of digital deterrence, which offers a new dimension to strategic d ...

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    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Future conflicts will be won, and lost, based on technological advantage. This advantage will be con ...

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     Helsing

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Join leading figures across the Defence industry to discuss the differences and similarities in appr ...

    Session Sponsor:

     IBM

Aerospace Forum
Sponsors Oracle
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Aerospace Forum
    Understanding capabilities at the edge of competition.  The changing nature of conflict & threats. Delivering at the speed of relevance to remain ahead of the pacing threat.

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    Royal Air Force

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Aerospace Forum
    We will explore how programme performance is being transformed in defence; pace is the buzzword soug ...
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    Turner & Townsend
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Aerospace Forum
    This session will discuss the challenges and the opportunities for additive manufacture (AM) at poin ...

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    Catapult HVM
Land Forum
Sponsors L3Harris Technologies
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Land Forum
    Panel members will discuss the lines of effort that will implement the Land Industrial Strategy, exp ...

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    British Army

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Land Forum

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    L3Harris

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Land Forum

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    BAE Systems

Naval Forum
Sponsors Babcock International Group
    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Naval Forum

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    Royal Navy

    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Naval Forum
    The ways in which maritime forces deploy, undertake future activity and conduct combat operations wh ...

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    Babcock

    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Naval Forum
    This panel will explore how Western militaries can use novel technologies to better manage equipment ...

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    Palantir

Space Hub Forum
Sponsors RTX Conference Room
    • Technology Innovation
    Space Hub Forum
    This panel aims to discuss the practical advantages of leveraging existing TRL 9 capabilities, inclu ...

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    L3HARRIS

  1. Space Hub Forum
    HotSat-1: Pioneering a New Era in Satellite-Based Thermal Imaging for Defence Applications

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    Satellite VU

    • Technology Innovation
    Space Hub Forum
    Collaboration between the UK and the US in space goes back decades, particularly in areas like space ...

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    Raytheon UK

    • Technology Innovation
    Space Hub Forum
    Space and access to space based capabilities has never been easier, but with constrained budgets and ...

    Session Sponsor:

    UK Space Command

International Business Forum
Sponsors Leidos Europe Ltd
    • Technology Innovation
    International Business Forum

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    Defence Engage

    • Technology Innovation
    International Business Forum
    Innovation lies at the core of operational advantage. Successful innovation requires a multifaced ap ...
    • Technology Innovation
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    International Business Forum
    The UK and Japan have recently signed a unique and strategic military agreement, which will have far ...

    Session Sponsor:

    Fujitsu

North Gallery Room 12
    • Supplier Engagement
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    North Gallery Room 12

    As VAdm Andy Kyte prepares to take up the post of Chief of Defence Logistics and Support he offers his thoughts on the state of the Support Enterprise. He will give his perspective on the challenging global context currently faced, recognising the lessons the war in Ukraine is highlighting. Set against this context he will then offer a flavour of where he sees his priorities and focus lying as he assumes the post on the 22nd September 2023.

Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum

    0945-1015: Spectrum and its importance 

    1015-1045: Integrated Global Network

    UK Strategic Command has a globally deployed network of military and civilian professionals, supported by a strong UK StratCom Headquarters team. UK StratCom is transforming MOD’s ability to deliver security, defence advice, diplomacy, and international engagement through an Integrated Global Defence Network pursuing HMG foreign policy objectives. Our staff, in conjunction with other HMG departments within the One-HMG construct, will continue to develop relationships and partnerships to enhance the UK’s ability to sense, understand, and influence partners and other nations.

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    The panel will consider how Defence is accelerating its shift towards a modern, integrated exploitat ...

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    UK Strategic Command

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    As quantum computing matures from low technology readiness levels to enterprise ready, this session ...

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    IBM

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Attendees will learn: Impact of operational environment and the need for accelerating capability dep ...

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    Qinetiq

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Hear the output of a joint piece of work between RUSI and Altana on how leveraging artificial intell ...

    Session Sponsor:

    Altana

Aerospace Forum
Sponsors Oracle
  1. Aerospace Forum
    Invite only
    • Technology Innovation
    Aerospace Forum
    Driving the nature of warfare to remain ahead of the pacing threat and emerging technologies. Delivering MDI at the heart of everything we do. Value information advantage as a key facet of warfighting lethality.

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    Royal Air Force

    • Technology Innovation
    Aerospace Forum
    Data is crucial for enabling better integration, which in turn leads to improved decision-making and ...

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    Newton Europe

    • Technology Innovation
    Aerospace Forum
    The expanding spectrum of conflict requires flexibility, adaptability, and most importantly, surviva ...

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    Session Sponsor

  2. Aerospace Forum
    Military and government priorities and how GCAP helps to meet national security priorities. Unique i ...

    Session Sponsor:

    BAE Systems

Land Forum
Sponsors L3Harris Technologies
  1. Land Forum
    Details tbc
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum

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    BA

    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum

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    Palantir

    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    Adopting and scaling digital technologies is key to victory in air, land, sea and space – and now cy ...
    capita
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    This session will discuss how diversity is critical to national defence and security, and how a new ...

    Session Sponsor:

    WiD UK

Naval Forum
Sponsors Babcock International Group
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    Naval Forum
    • Technology Innovation
    Naval Forum
    The RN’s CTO (Brigadier Jaimie Roylance RM) and CDIO (Dr Leon Douglas) will present a brief descript ...

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    Royal Navy

    • Technology Innovation
    Naval Forum
    How the rapidly developing threat environment is shaping the need for the delivery of technology at ...

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    QINETIQ

    • Technology Innovation
    Naval Forum
    Automation and autonomy are fascinating technologies which are being used operationally in the marit ...

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    L3Harris

    • Technology Innovation
    Naval Forum
    Delve into the significance of Mission Data in the development, generation and successful employment ...

    Session Sponsor:

    DXC

Space Hub Forum
Sponsors RTX Conference Room
  1. Forum empty
    Space Hub Forum
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Space Hub Forum
    The Defence Space Strategy sets out the vision for Defence as a global actor in the space domain and ...

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    UK Space Command

  2. Space Hub Forum

    Practical quantum satellite communications

    aegiq
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Space Hub Forum
    The UK National Space and Defence Space Strategies demonstrate commitment to developing the UK as a ...

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    MAXAR

  3. Space Hub Forum
    The Space Capabilities Catalogue: Mapping UK Strengths in Space - Join the Satellite Applications Ca ...

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    Satellite Applications Catapult

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Space Hub Forum
    Private space actors are pushing innovation and development of technologies at an ever faster pace, ...

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    Deloitte

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Space Hub Forum
    Space is becoming increasingly congested and contested, and there are plans for tens of thousands of ...

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    Raytheon UK

International Business Forum
Sponsors Leidos Europe Ltd
    • Developing the CyEM domain
    International Business Forum

    0945-1015: Support Resilience and Transformation

    1015-1045: Ukraine Lessons

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    • Supplier Engagement
    International Business Forum
    Once, procurement was all about procuring for cost, with other objectives of secondary importance, s ...

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    Leidos

    • Supplier Engagement
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    International Business Forum
    The world’s first Space Bridge has now been unlocked to improve access to trade, opportunity and bil ...

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    L3HARRIS

    • Supplier Engagement
    International Business Forum
    SMEs and innovative suppliers will have an increasingly important role to play in helping deliver ne ...
  1. International Business Forum
North Gallery Room 12
  1. North Gallery Room 12
Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum

    0945-1015: Global Strategic Trends

    1015-1045: Sub Threshold Operations

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    The tech industry accounts for 5.5% of the UK economy; an estimated £82.7bn and, by the government’s ...

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    UK Strategic Command

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Today's defence workforce is highly versatile, incorporating a vast array of skills that support an ...

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    ORACLE

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    This cyber transformation session shares the challenges in the West’s approach to cyber security, wh ...

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    Palantir

    • Developing the CyEM domain
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    The panel will identify strategies and solutions that will enable the UK Defence sector to take full ...

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Aerospace Forum
Sponsors Oracle
  1. Aerospace Forum
    Invite only
    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Aerospace Forum
    Our commitments to sustainability & climate change will start to drive our processes and future capabilities. We must consider what opportunities will open to retain our agility and lethality as a fighting force and how these will equally affect our adversaries.

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    RAF

    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Aerospace Forum
    Driven and inspired by the vision of King Charles, the Astra Carta is a collective call to action th ...

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    UK Space Command

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    Aerospace Forum
    • Sustainability & Climate Change
    Aerospace Forum
    Electrification has emerged as a promising solution to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. As a ...

    Session Sponsor:

    DSD

Land Forum
Sponsors L3Harris Technologies
  1. Forum empty
    Land Forum
    • Technology Innovation
    Land Forum
    The Land Operating Concept sets the singular conceptual benchmark for the British Army. It is the fo ...

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    British Army

    • Technology Innovation
    Land Forum

    Session Sponsor:

    L3HARRIS

    • Technology Innovation
    Land Forum
    Reports from Ukraine indicate that software can reduce ammunition consumption and reduce the time to ...

    Session Sponsor:

    Helsing

    • Technology Innovation
    Land Forum
    The Integrated Operating Concept calls into question the traditional approach that structured the ar ...

    Session Sponsor:

    THALES

Naval Forum
Sponsors Babcock International Group
    • Technology Innovation
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    • Supplier Engagement
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    Naval Forum
    Category Management offers a strategic approach to procurement and supply chain management, unlockin ...
    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Naval Forum
    Traditionally, procurement in defence has an absence of interaction with innovative startups and SME ...

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    Royal Navy

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Naval Forum
    Technological change is continuing to accelerate, with maritime forces needing to absorb and operate ...

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    babcock

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Naval Forum
    With circa 140 platform types and over 1.6million assets, the British military’s future support appr ...

    Session Sponsor:

    THALES

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    Naval Forum
    As navies evaluate their future capability demands to achieve affordable military advantage, common ...

    Session Sponsor:

    GE

Space Hub Forum
Sponsors RTX Conference Room
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    Space Hub Forum
    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Collaboration between Defence and the wider Space enterprise is vital, particularly in areas like ed ...

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    UK Space Command

    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Technology continues to develop in accordance with Moore's Law, and the geo-political landscape is e ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel are in high demand, both in the defence and civilian market ...

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    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Space Defence is a rapidly developing sector, with a very different talent requirement to the tradit ...
International Business Forum
Sponsors Leidos Europe Ltd
    • Developing the CyEM domain
    International Business Forum

    0945-1015: Wargaming

    1015-1045: Cyber Security and Defence Supply Chain Working for the Future

    • Agile Acquisition & Rapid Delivery
    • Achieving an Integrated Force
    International Business Forum
    The defence sector has become increasingly in the spotlight over the last year, in the wake of the U ...

    Session Sponsor:

    Leidos

  1. International Business Forum
    • Supplier Engagement
    International Business Forum
    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to dominate headlines from extraordinary sporting stories to t ...

    Session Sponsor: 

    AEI Saudi

    • Supplier Engagement
    International Business Forum
    This panel will examine Norway's defence landscape, examining its evolving defence strategy amidst shifting security challenges, investments in military capabilities through procurement and the crucial partnerships it forges with other nations and organisations. This discussion aims to unpack how Norwegian defence helps shape national security and contribute to global stability.
North Gallery Room 12
    • Developing the CyEM domain
    North Gallery Room 12
Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    • Training & Talent Management
    Strategic Command & Keynote Forum
    Join us in the Chill Out Zone, a space designed for students to unwind and connect in a relaxing env ...
Aerospace Forum
Sponsors Oracle
    • Training & Talent Management
    Aerospace Forum
    This panel will explore the diverse range of STEM careers available within the defence sector, highl ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Aerospace Forum
    This panel brings together experts from various backgrounds within defence to explore the multifaced ...
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    • Training & Talent Management
    Aerospace Forum
    This forward-looking panel delves into one of the most exciting and fastest-growing fields in defenc ...
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Land Forum
Sponsors L3Harris Technologies
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    International Military Recruitment Conference: Opening Address, Defence context
    Live streamed from DSEI Connect TV Studio.
  1. Land Forum
    A short opening address to; outline the conference aims, explain the partnered approach (with Capita ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    An academic and industry panel to discuss the ways in which economic changes are affecting the workp ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
         
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    A presentation by the British Army and Capita to describe the UK recruiting context and how they att ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    A presentation by the United States to describe their recruiting context, key challenges and approac ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    An international panel to provide national perspectives on the recruiting challenge.
    • Training & Talent Management
    Land Forum
    A summary of the key themes and takeaways from the day and recommendations as to how relations betwe ...
Naval Forum
Sponsors Babcock International Group
    • Training & Talent Management
    Naval Forum
    Ensuring the right people, with the right skills are available at the right time means we need to bu ...

    Session Sponsor:

    Capita

    • Training & Talent Management
    Naval Forum

    Session Sponsor:

    QINETIQ

    • Training & Talent Management
    Naval Forum
    This panel will focus on the skills and capabilities needed to build a cohesive and adaptable force. ...
Space Hub Forum
Sponsors RTX Conference Room
    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Beginning your career in defence be scary. In this high-pressure industry, it is important to rememb ...
    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Have a look into the daily routines, challenges and vital responsibilities that cyber engineers face to protect national security. This talk will go into the first-hand experiences and insights into the crucial work of a cyber engineer, ranging from safeguarding critical infrastructure to developing defensive strategies, and give you a glimpse of how you could be part of keeping our frontlines secure from cyber threats.
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    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    As a graduate in defence, there are a number of paths you can take. From engineering, to finance, to ...
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    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    Not every route into defence is the same. There are a number of non-traditional routes into the indu ...
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    • Training & Talent Management
    Space Hub Forum
    This is your opportunity to ask three British Army officers, from different professional backgrounds, anything about their career and get invaluable insights for your future as an aspiring defence professional.
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International Business Forum
Sponsors Leidos Europe Ltd
    • Supplier Engagement
    International Business Forum

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