2026 Agenda
Day 1
Opening Keynote - Sovereign, Secure, Integrated: The Digital Foundations of UK Defence
How digital capability underpins resilience, readiness and modern defence operations.
Partner Session
Perspectives on delivering secure digital capability across government and defence.
Panel: Partnering for Digital Sovereignty and Capability
Collaboration with industry, academia, and allied nations to deliver scalable, secure, and sovereign digital capabilities.
Partner Session
Speaker Session: Autonomy and Uncrewed Systems in Modern Defence
Operationalising drones, robotics and autonomous capability across land, sea and air.
Afternoon Keynote Panel: Reforming Defence Procurement for the Digital Age
Reducing timelines and enabling innovation through new commercial models
Panel: Lessons from Defence Digital Transformation
Lessons from digital transformation programmes across defence organisations.
Panel: Interoperability and NATO Ready Digital Capability
Ensuring UK defence systems integrate seamlessly with allied forces
Day 2
Panel: Unlocking the Power of Data
How defence organisations are using data and advanced analytics to support better decision-making and operational planning.
Partner Session
Perspectives on delivering secure digital capability across government and defence.
Panel: Cyber Resilience and the Defence Digital Backbone
Protecting critical digital infrastructure and strengthening resilience across complex technology environments.
Partner Session
Panel: From Data to Decision: Building the Digital Targeting Web
Connecting sensors, platforms and decision makers across domains.
Speaker Session: Driving Economic Growth Through Defence Innovation
How defence investment is shaping UK industry and regional tech ecosystems.
Keynote - Delivering Digital Capability at Pace
How defence organisations can accelerate secure technology delivery.
Panel: Future-Proofing Defence Through Emerging Technologies
How MOD can integrate AI, robotics, quantum, and other technologies into operational capability and the digital enterprise.