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READINESS EUROPE CONFERENCE AGENDA
Scaling Europe's defence industrial capacity
Day 1 - Wednesday 4th November 2026
| Time | |
| 10:00 | Welcome to Readiness Europe |
| 10:10 - 11:00 | Strengthening readiness for Europe through a stronger, sovereign defence-industrial base. |
| 11:10 - 11:45 | Understanding the military capability development procurement logic: From capability gaps and operational requirements to market positioning |
| 11:45 - 12:10 | Defence OEM prioritisation in Germany: What is rewarded when qualifying defence suppliers on the procurement pathway? |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Scaling up production of autonomous systems – the manufacturing perspective |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Networking lunch, exhibition exploration & networking |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Start-ups, scale ups and civilian OEMs: How to avoid failure after contract signing and ensure resilience |
| 14:20 - 15:10 | Unlocking the capital behind the ramp-up to enter the defence supply chain |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Keynote: Rethinking defence manufacturing amidst present day constraints – the military perspective |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | The moonshot to defence and the civil to defence manufacturing pivot: Opportunities, obstacles and the way through |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | CLOSING KEYNOTE: Boosting Germany’s rearmament with its manufacturing might |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Drinks Reception |
Day 2 - Thursday 5th November 2026
| Time | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Opening Address: Entering the German defence supply chain – the manufacturing lens |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Increasing production trust and performance through next generation data analytics |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Keynote: NATO Engine – Industrialising Defence Innovation at Speed and at Scale |
| 11:50 - 12:40 | The defence factory that thinks for itself: Autonomous, digital twinning and agentic AI |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | CASE STUDY: From low-volume, high-complexity production to defence-grade output at scale |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Networking lunch, exhibition exploration & networking |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Compliant by design: Why export control starts on the drawing board |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Infrastructure as a strategic enabler: The demand signals for the manufacturing community |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Sourcing sovereign: Supply ecosystem thinking around advanced materials |
| 15:30 | Conference Close |
The conference programme, speakers and timings are subject to change. Information is correct at the time of publication.
