DSEI Sponsorship

DSEI Sponsorship

SPONSOR DSEI 2025

Now is your opportunity to become aligned with the biggest Defence event in the world. Become a sponsor today and promote your brand at DSEI 2025.

By becoming an Official Sponsor of DSEI, and aligning your business with the most prestigious defence trade show on the planet, you are ensuring your brand will be seen by top UK & international defence ministers and delegations.

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SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

global exposure

Global Exposure

DSEI is attended by key decision-makers, industry experts, and leading organisations from across the globe. As a sponsor, your brand will gain unparalleled visibility, ensuring your message reaches a wide, international audience.

brand promotion

 

Brand Promotion

Sponsorship provides a powerful platform for brand promotion. Utilise our extensive marketing and PR campaigns, and benefit from our global media partnerships to boost your brand recognition and reputation within the industry.

Network Expansion

DSEI provides a golden opportunity to forge new partnerships, nurture existing relationships, and interact with leaders in the defence and security sector. Sponsorship positions your company as a major player, opening doors to influential networks.

network expansion

 

Thought Leadership

Sponsorship offers opportunities to demonstrate thought leadership, through keynote presentations or panel discussions. Share insights, showcase your expertise, and position your brand at the forefront of industry developments.

thought leadership

 

tailored packagaes

 

Tailored Sponsorship Packages

We offer a variety of sponsorship packages, each designed to maximise your brand's presence before, during, and after the event. Whether it's prominent logo placement, sponsored sessions, or branded merchandise, our team will work closely with you to create a tailored package that aligns with your marketing objectives.

customer engagement

 

Customer Engagement

Engage directly with potential customers through interactive demonstrations or exhibits. Showcase your products and services, receive real-time feedback, and understand your customers' needs better.

Top Sponsorship Opportunities

Hospitality Suites

Hospitality Suites

Hospitality Suites provide you with the opportunity to cement your relationships while entertaining clients in your own private space.

 

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Content

Content

As a content sponsor, you can demonstrate the thought leadership of your brand alongside senior military and government experts. All sessions will be recorded and made available for the online audience.

 

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Capital Suites

Capital Suites

Capital Suites are our superior hospitality option, providing you with a premium private area to host meetings, presentations and networking. They include an informal lounge perfect for entertaining your guests.

 

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Onsite branding

Onsite branding

DSEI provides an extensive range of physical and digital branding opportunities to maximize your visibility. Extend your branding beyond your stand.

 

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Waterborne demonstrations

Waterborne demonstrations

Our Waterborne Demonstrations occur twice daily in the Royal Victoria Dock alongside the exhibition halls. These offer the opportunity to showcase the capabilities of smaller vessels in a highly visual and interactive exercise.

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Digital Opportunities

Digital Opportunities

DSEI Connect’s engagement opportunities will position your company at the heart of the most important discussions in the defence industry, providing exposure to senior international buyers.

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All Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

The option to be the headline sponsor at DSEI and have your branding included in all marketing, visual at all
areas within the show and stand out as the big name at DSEI.

The package will include:
 

Digital:

  • Logo on all visitor promotion emails
  • Logo on home page
  • Logo recognition on each page of website
  • 3 x exprom to database
  • LinkedIn announcement
  • Extended profile

Physical:

  • VIP zone sponsorship
  • VIP Gold Lanyards
  • VIP Drinks Headline Sponsor
  • Option to place gift in VIP escort vehicles
  • Branded t-shirt for delegation tour guides
  • 1 x advert across 3 digital hanging banners (East, Central, West)
  • 2 x speaking slot (panel)
  • 1 x flag at west entrance
  • Physical logo and branding at all VIP entrances and lounge
  • Headline spot on thank you to sponsor signage
  • Highlighted stand location on onsite floorplan

Printed :

  • Company’s logo on the front page of the Show guide, map book and show dailies
  • Logo situated at top of sponsor's page
  • Stand highlighted boldly on floorplan

 

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Registration Sponsor

Registration Sponsor

The option to be registration sponsor at DSEI and have your branding included in all marketing and branding in relation to registration at the show.

The package will include:

Digital:

  • Logo on all Registration promotion emails
  • Logo on Sponsors page
  • Logo recognition on reg page
  • 2 x exprom to database
  • LinkedIn announcement
  • Extended profile

Physical:

  • Registration zone sponsorship
  • Exclusive sponsorship of west entrance digital screen
  • 1 x advert across 3 digital hanging banners (East, Central, West)
  • 1 x flag at west entrance
  • Physical branding across zone
  • Headline spot on thank you to sponsor signage
  • Highlighted stand location on onsite floorplan
     

Printed:

  • Logo highlighted as reg sponsor in showguide
  • Stand highlighted boldly on floorplan

 

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Media Sponsor

Media Sponsor

The option to be registration sponsor at DSEI and have your branding included in all marketing and branding in relation to Media at the show.

The package will include:

Digital:

  • Logo on all Media invites
  • Logo on Sponsors page
  • Logo recognition on media reg page
  • Logo on automated holding and approved media emails
  • 2 x exprom to database
  • LinkedIn announcement with filmed interview
  • Extended profile
  • Dedicated press release

Physical:

  • Sponsorship of pre-show media briefing at Scotland yard
  • Platinum Suite Wrap Around
  • Media centre hostess in branded t-shirt
  • Logo on welcome desk within media centre
  • Logo on signage within media centre
  • Logo on media lanyards
  • 1 x advert across 3 digital hanging banners (East, Central, West)
  • 1 x flag at west entrance
  • Headline spot on thank you to sponsor signage
  • Highlighted stand location on onsite floorplan

Printed :

  • Logo highlighted as Media sponsor in showguide
  • Logo on media page of website
  • Stand highlighted boldly on floorplan

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Zone Sponsor

Zone Sponsor

The option to be a sponsor of your specific zone at DSEI and have your branding included in all marketing and branding in relation to that zone. Zones Include: Naval, Aerospace, Land, Manufacturing,
Joint, Medical, Space & Future Tech.

The package will include:

Digital:

  • Logo on webpage promoting zone
  • Logo on Sponsors page
  • Logo recognition on media
  • 3 x news article within exprom
  • LinkedIn announcement
  • Mention in all social promotion relevant to zone
  • Extended profile

Physical:

  • Hall entrance banner for zone
  • Logo on all signage relating to zone
  • 1 x advert across 1 digital hanging banners
  • Spot on thank you to sponsor signage
  • Highlighted stand location on onsite floorplan
  • 1 x panel slot
  • 2 x floor tile within zone
  • Promoted Networking Hour (drinks must be acquired separately)

Printed:

  • Logo highlighted as zone sponsor in showguide
  • Stand highlighted boldly on floorplan

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Hospitality Suites

Hospitality Suites

Hospitality suites offer the chance to extend your networking opportunities and entertain privately in your own space.

Hospitality Suites

Hospitality SuitesHospitality Suites

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Capital Suites

Capital Suites

The Capital Suites are a premium hospitality option for companies wishing to have a private area to host meetings, networking and presentations, as well as encompassing an informal lounge area to entertain guests.

Package Details

  • Furniture package
  • Daily refreshments
  • Personal hostess
  • VIP passes
  • Stylish construction
  • Company branding
  • Dedicated branding
  • Dedicated AV
  • Soundproof

 

“Everyone had lots of networking opportunities so it definitely provided what we needed”

 

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Roundtable

Roundtable

Roundtable
  • 10-15 attendees who are screened, qualified and personally invited by our team according to the topic you wish to host the roundtable on.
  • 60-minute roundtable, which will have a moderator who facilitates the session. The roundtables are purely a conversation / engagement session, there are no presentations.
  • Breakfast/lunch included
  • Profiles of the MOD / industry attendees beforehand
  • Topic and target audience required significantly in advance

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Content

Content

As a content sponsor you will have the chance to share your brand with the widest audience of all seniorities and decision makers across the defence sector. Our themes this year include Delivering the cyber strategy & technology, situating technology innovation in defence to improve integrated capabilities, agile acquisition and rapid delivery, training & talent management and sustainability and climate change.

Keynote Sponsor + Cyber STRATCOM Forum
4 x keynote session per day, exclusive day sponsorship
logo recognition on all associated keynote promotionfor that day, keynote recording, advert on DSEI Connect, Content hosted and promoted on DSEI connect for two years post event, branding within cyber security forum,content streamed in all other forums. Pre-show 60 second voxpopon session and post-show review 12-month reflection on session marketed to all database + 2 forum sessions.

Forum Sponsor – (3 remaining)
Space, Naval & International Business
Forum sponsor for entirety of event, Opportunity to act as moderator/panellist(2 included), seat drop (1 per day), logo to appear in all associated forum promotion, logo on holding slide, physical logo within theatre.

Panel Sponsor – (1 per topic available)
Aerospace, Naval, Space & International Business
Opportunity to act as moderator/panellist, logo recognition on agenda,holding slides and website, audiorecording of sessionand more

Space Stage Demonstration Session
(available to space hub participants only)
1 x 20 min live demonstration

 

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Digital Branding

Digital Branding

App Sponsorship
  • Houses both DSEI Connect and DSEI Meet me.
  • DSEI Connect – where our keynotes are streamed throughout the show
  • DSEI Meet me – tool that allows attendees to connect and arrange meetings with one another.
  • Incorporates floorplan and content schedule
  • Available to all attendees and exhibitors
  • Provides branding over 5-week period – pre-show, on-site and post-event.

Wi-Fi Sponsorship
Overall Sponsorship of the free Wi-Fi provided to all delegates within the Excel.

  • Minimum of 3000 concurrent devices
  • Dedicated SSID & Password
  • All log-ins redirected to sponsor home page
  • Custom landing page
  • Logo on sign up form

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Waterborne demonstrations

Waterborne demonstrations

The Waterborne Demonstrations take place twice a day in the Royal Victoria Dock alongside the exhibition halls. These offer the opportunity to showcase the capabilities of smaller vessels in a highly visual and interactive exercise.

Waterborne demonstrations

Waterborne demonstrations

Waterborne demonstrations

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Land Static Display Zone

Land Static Display Zone

The land static display zone is situated within the land zone.
It is an opportunity to display your vehicle in a dedicated area specifically designed for those seeking information on the latest designs.

Exclusive Boulevard Spots Also Available.

Land Static Display Zone

Land Static Display Zone

Land Static Display Zone

 

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Onsite branding

West Main Entrance

West Main Entrance

West Podium - 6 Sheets

West Podium - 6 Sheets

West Podium - Triangle Banners

West Podium - Triangle Banners

West Podium - Pyramid doors + Pyramid Banners package

West Podium - Pyramid doors + Pyramid Banners package

West Podium – Side Feature

West Podium – Side Feature

West Wall Banner

West Wall Banner

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East Entrance - ‘The Cube’

East Entrance - ‘The Cube’

A huge digital ‘cube’ hangs at the East entrance unmissable to all who entre. This is open to be branded exclusively

East Entrance – ‘The Cube’

East Entrance – ‘The Cube’

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East Main Entrance

East Main Entrance

East Podium – digital screens

East Podium – digital screens

East Entrance – Walkway Screens

East Entrance – Walkway Screens

 

East Entrance Digital Arch

East Entrance Digital Arch

 

East Entrance Glass

East Entrance Glass

 

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Boulevard

Boulevard

West Boulevard – Hanging Dig Banner

West Boulevard – Hanging Dig Banner

East Boulevard – Hanging Dig Banner

East Boulevard – Hanging Dig Banner

Hanging Feature

Hanging Feature

Digital Archway – East Boulevard

Digital Archway – East Boulevard

Moveable Digital Screen – 1 x S/S

Moveable Digital Screen – 1 x S/S

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Boulevard – Seating Areas

Boulevard – Seating Areas

Take your branding to the next level by fully branding one of our seating areas within the main boulevard.

Boulevard – Seating Areas

Boulevard – Seating Areas

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Boulevard – Bridge Bar

Boulevard – Bridge Bar

Take your branding to the next level by fully branding one of our seating areas within the main boulevard.

Boulevard – Bridge Bar

Boulevard – Bridge Bar

Boulevard – Bridge Bar

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Digital Hall Entrances

Digital Hall Entrances

Take your hall entrance to the next level by upgrading the static banner to a digital screen to really stand out and have constant messaging and branding projected throughout the boulevard.

Digital Hall Entrances

Digital Hall Entrances

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EXHIBITING

EXHIBITING

Exhibiting at DSEI presents an unmissable opportunity to develop your business on an international scale.

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VISITING

VISITING

DSEI allows visitors to see and meet the world’s defence community in order to network and conduct business.

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ZONES & HUBS

ZONES & HUBS

DSEI is the only event to integrate all the pillars of national security and defence: Air, Space, Land, Naval, Security, Cyber and Joint.

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Supported By

SUPPORTED BY

ministry of defence

supported by

uk defence and security exports