Schedule

Name: EUROPEAN DEFENCE WEEK 2026
Start: 2026-11-02T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Bpifrance

Days

Nov 2Nov 3Nov 4Nov 5

Room

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Le Hub

Nov 2, 2026

2:00 PM2:10 PM

Keynote: Opening/Welcome

Speakers:

Pascal Lagarde

BpifranceExecutive Director

Le Hub

Nov 2, 2026

2:10 PM2:25 PM

Keynote: Europe's Defence Industrial Moment: Building Capacity, Speed and Sovereignty

Speakers:

Airis Rikveilis

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of LatviaState Secretary

Le Hub

Nov 2, 2026

2:25 PM2:35 PM

Keynote: Defence Industrial Readiness: From Strategic Urgency to Operational Delivery

Speakers:

General Fabien Kuzniak

SafranCEO GROUP MILITARY ADVISOR

Le Lounge

Nov 2, 2026

2:35 PM2:45 PM

Panel Session: Procurement as Indutrial Strategy - Buying European, buying faster?

Speakers:

Martin Everard

CCI Paris-IDF - EENAerospace & Defence advisor

Bastien Massé

ICEYEVP Missions France

Leoš Mauer

Defence Hub CzechInvest/ NATO DIANA Accelerator CzechiaDirector

Alexander-Edgar Schermerhorn

Dutch Ministry of DefenceBuyer

Dr. Gerald Walther

Agentur für Innovation in der CybersicherheitHead of Department Cybersecurity of Complex Systems

L'Auditorium

Nov 2, 2026

3:30 PM4:15 PM

Panel Session: Women in Defence

Speakers:

Philippine Barré

SERB PharmaceuticalsArmy Government Affairs Manager Europe & International

Bogdana Fedun

Rasmussen GlobalSenior Project Manager

Karine Joyeux

Elika TeamCEO

Lyubov Smachylo

ISKRA PartnersPartner, Legal & Strategic Advisory

Jeanne Tricot

Expansion Research Analyst

Le Lounge

Nov 2, 2026

3:40 PM4:25 PM

Expert Roundtable: Baltics Defence Perspectives

Participation is subject to prior approval.

Speakers:

Lieutenant Colonel Edgars Allers

LVA MODDefence attaché Germany, France and Austria

Joseph Bray

Airbus Defence and SpaceResponsible for Ecosystems and Alliances

Kasparas Jurgelionis

Iron Wolf CapitalManaging Partner

Panel Session: From Defence Tech Startup to Defence Partner

Alta AresHead of Sales France & Europe

Martin Ka

Quantum SystemsChief Revenue Officer

Arthur Kenigsberg

Iron BridgeManaging Partner

Cedric Lowenbach

BpifranceDevelopment Director and Defence Representative

Panel Session: The hidden defence industry: Critical components, Materials and Subcontractors

Speakers:

Alessandro Cavallo

Ghisalba S.p.A.Executive manager

Gatis Jaško

Primekss SIABusiness Development & Sales

Sabine Le Blond

StirweldBusiness Developer

Bastien Massé

ICEYEVP Missions France

Frédéric Montagard

DFENCE EuropeCo-Founder

Le Lounge

Nov 2, 2026

5:15 PM6:00 PM

Closed Door Session: Arming the Supply Chain: How To Keep Up With a New Era of Demand?

Participation is subject to prior approval.

KPMGAssociate Partner

L'Auditorium

Nov 2, 2026

5:15 PM6:00 PM

Panel Session: Weaponised supply: Securing Europe's Critical Materials for Rearmament?

Speakers:

Eric Dusseux

ARCANA ALTA - CONCORD EMDX CONSULTINGPresident & Founder

Nicolas Guillaume-Mekkaoui

EPC GroupeInstitutional Affairs Coordinator

Panel Session: 3 industrial priorities for a more secured Europe

Speakers:

Diana Baranova

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of LatviaDirector of Defence industry and innovation policy department

Joseph Bray

Airbus Defence and SpaceResponsible for Ecosystems and Alliances

Marcel Grisnigt

KNDSKNDS EVP International Development

Gilles Le Cocguen

BpifranceDirector - Head of EuroQuity

Jean-Philippe Richard

BpifranceDirector of the SPI Fund

Atrium

Nov 2, 2026

6:00 PM9:00 PM

Opening Cocktail

Please add this session to your calendar to confirm your attendance. Thank you!

Schedule

Keynote: Opening/Welcome

Keynote: Europe's Defence Industrial Moment: Building Capacity, Speed and Sovereignty

Keynote: Defence Industrial Readiness: From Strategic Urgency to Operational Delivery

Official signature of European Defence Alliance, between LIAA & BPI

Panel Session: Can Europe Scale its defence industrial base fast enough?

Expert Session: Defence Innovation Frameworks

Keynote: State of the Baltics Defence

Panel Session: Procurement as Indutrial Strategy - Buying European, buying faster?

Panel Session: Women in Defence

Expert Roundtable: Baltics Defence Perspectives

Panel Session: From Defence Tech Startup to Defence Partner

Panel Session: The hidden defence industry: Critical components, Materials and Subcontractors

Closed Door Session: Arming the Supply Chain: How To Keep Up With a New Era of Demand?

Panel Session: Weaponised supply: Securing Europe's Critical Materials for Rearmament?

Panel Session: 3 industrial priorities for a more secured Europe

Opening Cocktail

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