With the topic of European defence as high on the EU agenda as ever, it is the best time to stimulate further discussion on how to make defence cooperation among the Member States successful. Cash, Capability and Cooperation are the keywords for European Defence in 2019. The symbolic 3C's will take a major lead in the discussion to prepare the policymakers and industry leaders for the challenges in the year of institutional changes.
Each year the European Defence Industry Summit brings together speakers from a broad range of expertise in defence strategies and technologies, and this year is no exception.
EDIS 2018 will feature policy-makers, business leaders and academic institutions working on the front lines of defence.
"We have an opportunity to enhance national capabilities to make co-operation more effective and strengthen our ability to contribute to NATO. The challenge remains, however, to turn the security and defence aspects of the Global Strategy into concrete capability projects. It is also clear that for the first time since we discuss defence cooperation, the Commission is ready to play its role to the full and to even consider putting EU funds, especially for research in defence. This is potentially a game changer as some people say." From her closing remarks keynote speech at EDIS 2017
"The latest developments in the European defence landscape have opened up new opportunities for Industry. The renewed focus on the promotion of cooperative capability development programmes, the generally increasing defence budgets, and the Commission’s determination to provide financial support to defence related-activities all have created favourable conditions for strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base." From his keynote speech at EDIS 2017
Check here to hear about up-to-date news on sessions, speakers and topics at this year's European Defence Industry Summit!
Pedro Serrano will join European Defence on December 6th at the 1st Panel which will be discussing the question: « Getting Closer To A Defence Union? »
Pedro Serrano is the EEAS Deputy Secretary-General since 2015. Previously, he was Managing Director a.i. for Crisis Response Operational Coordination of the EEAS and served as Principal Advisor on External Affairs to former President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
Peter Dohmen will be discussing how SME's can break Defence Procurement Barriers. Peter Dohmen has retired as the Major General from the Royal Netherlands Army and is the current General Manager for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
The second edition of the European Defence Industry Summit will welcome industry professionals and policymakers to Brussels once again to discuss the future of European defence.
This edition is focused on three keywords:
Cash, Capability and Cooperation.
Cash: Money talks, and this year we are interested in what defence investments are crucial for the future of the defence industry.
Capability: Following the model set by the Capability Development Plan, EDIS will explore the creative process behind the latest defence technology and innovation while at the same time, problematizing, how can SMEs break defence procurement barriers?
Cooperation: European defence hinges on the ability for cooperation among EU and NATO members.
These three themes are just the beginning because it is the sharing of ideas and discussions that follow that are at the heart of EDIS' success.
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