4-5 March 2026

London ExCeL

Agenda

Wednesday 12 March

15:00 - 15:40   |   Defence & Space Theatre

Backing the Future: Space & Defence for Investors and Industry

The session will explore the evolving relationship between the UK and EU in early stage deep tech innovation, focusing on investment strategies, funding opportunities, talent mobility, and regulatory alignment.

Experts from industry, government, and venture capital will discuss best practices for working cross-collaboratively to leverage knowledge, enhance technological capabilities, and future-proof UK and EU Start-up Innovation collaboration, with outcomes that advance dual-use frontier technology across the ecosystem.

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Trisha Saxena

NATO

Tanya Suarez

IoT Tribe

Jo Symons

DASA

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