Past event: Defence Transformation Conference 2025
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This page shows historical information on the Defence Transformation Conference 2025, held on December 3-4, 2025 in London,
United Kingdom
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The highly interactive Defence Transformation conference returns for its 9th year, enabling a broad spectrum of the defence tech ecosystem to frame the emerging strategy and evaluate developing solutions that meet the needs of tomorrow’s operational environments.
Join us in London as we welcome an audience of military leaders, government officials, defence consultants, and industry experts to discuss key themes such as Adaptation & Integration, and Human-Centric Defence.
There is much going on the world of Defence Transformation as events in both Ukraine and the levant remind us. Much of that transformation is related to dual-use tech rather than traditional military hardware, though the need for that has not gone away.
With the continued progress in defence tech, it is more important than ever to come together to rethink the strategies and policies that are used to integrate necessary capabilities in order to retain the technological advantage over adversaries. The UK boasts a S&T superpower and continues to advance capabilities and it is therefore essential to bring key stakeholders together to explore how the nation will operationalise these advancements at a rapid pace.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the discussion. Register now to secure your place at this game-changing event.
Co-Located With Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
This year, Defence Transformation will be co-located with our Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems event, giving you access to an expanded network of industry leaders, deeper cross-sector insights, and wider exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
By bringing these two communities together in a shared exhibition space, we’re creating a richer, more connected experience - where shared themes and mutual interests spark new conversations and valuable opportunities. If you're focused on the future of defence or the impact of autonomy, this is where progress meets possibility.
New for 2025
Updates on key departmental restructuring in the UK Ministry of Defence
Decisions and strategies following the release of the Strategic Defence Review
Conference sessions to focus on key topics such as cyber, AI and front-line technologies
More panels and discussions to encourage collaboration on current challenges in Defence
Expanded networking zone shared with Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems to connect with next-gen speakers from Defence, Security, SMEs, VCs and more
I loved the event - and enjoyed sharing my presentation on day one. The side conversations and networking opportunities were fantastic
Scope of the event was just right. The speakers, the spread of attendees in terms of experience and the organisations they represented.
Brilliantly insightful. Great range of speakers. Good networking..
This event has been quite enlightening on the various issues raised regarding the integration between people and technology.
Chairman
Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Clint Hinote, Defence Transformation Chairman, US Air Force Defense
Military & Government Speakers
Andy Start, National Armaments Director, Uk Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General David Harris, Deputy Chief of Staff and Air Force Futures, Air Force Futures, A5/7
Air Vice-Marshal Name Redacted, Commander National Cyber Force, UK Government
Commodore Rachel Singleton MBE, Head of the Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre, UK Ministry of Defence
Brigadier Jamie Balfour, Head of Digital Strategy, Defence Digital, NAD Group, UK Ministry of Defence
Brigadier (Ret'd) John Ridge, Chief Adoption Officer, NATO Innovation Fund
Dina Kakaras, Deputy Director, Defence Digital & Head of Commercial X, UK MoD
Anita Friend, Head of DASA, UKDI
Jyoti Hirani-Driver, COO and Acting Managing Director, NATO DIANA
Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, Partner, NATO Innovation Fund
Colonel Charles Seaberry, Director - Atlantic, US Army Futures Command
Dale Turetski, Deputy Commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command
James Gavin, Deputy Director UKDI, MOD NAD UK Defence Innovation
Anis Mourad, Business Growth & Finance Partner, Defence and Security Accelerator
Dr Simona Soare, Professor of Innovation, Technology, and Strategy, University of Lancaster
Commander Michael Hutchinson, Captain Patrick Blackett, NavyX
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Keegan, SO1 Defence, Battle Lab
Professor Joe Burton, Professor of International Security, Lancaster University
Ricardo Lopez, Acting Chief of Acquisition Planning and Development Office, NSPA
Dilan Koc, CTO Task Force Maven, Shape
Rob Black, Professor, Manchester University
Derrick Trimble, Professional Speaker, Toastmasters International
Freddie Martin, Programme Director Test and Evaluation Transformation, UK MoD
Furlan FunkeKaiser, Senior T&F, MOD(NL)
Yori Kamphuis, Lead Counter AI, TNO
Name Redacted, Deputy Director - Defence, National Cyber Security Centre
SME & VC Speakers
Andriy Dovbenko, Founder, UK-Ukraine TechExchange
Nicholas Nelson, Venture Partner, SuperAngel
Robert Bush, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rivelin Robotics Limited
Paul Keating-Brown, Business Development Director, Force Development Services Ltd
Gordon Meadow CMarTech FIMarEST, CEO, Seabot Maritime
Major General (Ret'd) Veiko-Vello Palm, COO, Frankenburg Technologies OÜ
Vadym Burukin, Director and Co-Founder, Huless
Brigadier Sara Sharkey, Strategy Director, Prolinx Ltd.
Peter Spayne, Founder, R2AI
Peter Spayne, Founder, R2AI
James Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, JET Connectivity
Jack Wang, Partner, Project A
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Venue
Copthorne Tara Hotel Scarsdale Pl, Kensington, W8 5SY London, UK
Tel: +44 207 937 7211
Group Rate: We have partnered with HotelMap to offer discounted rates at nearby hotels, please reserve your room by clicking on this reservation link.
Please note: We will never recommend, approve or appoint any third-party rooming service to act on our behalf. Please be extremely wary if you are approached by any such companies. We will always endeavour to negotiate the best available rates for you so please use the Hotel´s website link provided.
