All details are subject to confirmation - full event details, date and timing TBC

Join us for this exciting site visit, with a guided tour and seminar session included.

Details of this upcoming site visit are available for DSEI Gateway members via the DSEI Gateway app.

Get more information and book your place today.

An exciting opportunity to join us for a strategic look ahead at what could be in store for the defence sector in 2026. With leading insight from senior MoD representatives, academia and our own Editor-in-Chief, take this chance to ask your questions and gain valuable insight into the year ahead.

Event location to be confirmed to registered attendees.

Moderator:

• Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder (Strategy), Council on Geostrategy

Speakers:

• James Gavin, Deputy Director UKDI

• Anita Friend, Deputy Director UKDI, Head of DASA

• Olivia Savage, Editor-in-Chief, DSEI

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Oxford Dynamics – a UK-based SME, not only helped deliver the UK SDR but has also been the first SME to secure an enterprise lite agreement with the UK MOD.

With investment being a consistent challenge faced by SMEs entering the defence sector, this meet-up is designed to bring both communities together in an informal setting. Take this opportunity to meet face-to-face and discuss investors' priorities and SMEs' specific challenges when looking to secure funding.

Limited places available.

DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Directly following the much-anticipated Defence Investment Plan, join us for this live webinar with defence and investment specialists focused on what this means for SMEs. Discuss what opportunities are outlined in the plan, as well as looking at what areas could have potentially been missed. Examine how this could affect your business, whilst hearing the impacts of this road map for UK defence investment.

Join other DSEI Gateway members for a wine tasting and networking evening in Central London. Discuss common challenges, potential opportunities and meet new contacts within the defence sector.

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Join us for the first in person instalment of our 'Lessons from an SME' series. Joining our intimate and exclusive roundtable, 4GD will discuss their "10 years of growth; going international".

Speakers:

- Robert Taylor, Founder and Managing Director, 4GD

There are a limited number of spaces available for this event.

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In this webinar, we'll examine the latest developments from the imminent Defence Investment Plan (DIP) as well as focusing on how the National Armaments Directorate (NAD) has been shaped to help the SME community.

This will go on to highlight relevant announcements for SMEs and how this matches priorities that were previously outlined in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR).

The session will also cover the new NAD machinery that is specifically relevant for SMEs, and explore where the opportunities are, and how best to utilise them.

Details TBC

Join us at the excsluive DSEI Gateway members lounge, an ideal space for private meetings and networking, or somewhere to rest in between touring the show floor.

Explore the ITEC or UDT agenda and get your ticket today.

Join us at the DSEI Gateway Members’ Area at RIAT, offering an exclusive space to connect with industry peers, and engage in meaningful conversations. Join us to make valuable contacts, gain fresh insights, and experience a dynamic environment designed to maximise your time at the show.