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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 - 10:55 | Strengthening readiness for Europe through a stronger, sovereign defence-industrial base |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Keynote: Boosting Germany’s rearmament with its manufacturing might |
| 11:30 - 12:10 | Defence OEM prioritisation in Germany: What is rewarded when qualifying defence suppliers on the procurement pathway? |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Sponsored Session |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Networking lunch, exhibition exploration & networking |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | Unlocking the capital behind the ramp-up to enter the defence supply chain |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | The civil to defence manufacturing pivot: Opportunities, obstacles and the way through - stories from the field |
| 15:20 - 16:10 | Innovation Showcase & Q&A: The moonshot to defence - engineering and manufacturing examples of supporting rearmament in Germany and beyond |
Day 2 - Thursday 5th November 2026
| Time | |
| 10:00 - 10:40 | Opening Address: Entering the German defence supply chain – the manufacturing lens |
| 10:45 - 11:10 | Infrastructure as a strategic enabler: The demand signals for the manufacturing community |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Defence manufacturing showcase: Attritable systems and what are the unmet needs of tomorrow? |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | CASE STUDY: From low-volume, high-complexity production to higher-throughput defence-grade output using automation |
| 12:40 - 13:40 | Networking lunch, exhibition exploration & networking |
| 13:40 - 14:10 | Sourcing sovereign: Supply ecosystem thinking around advanced materials |
| 14:10 - 15:00 | The defence factory that thinks for itself: Autonomous, digital twinning and argentic AI |
| 15:00 | Conference Close |
The conference programme, speakers and timings are subject to change. Information is correct at the time of publication.