European Defence Industry Summit

European Defence Industry Summit 2018

Debating the Future of European Defence

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.

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300

Attendees

27

Speakers

12

Countries

4

Panels

SPEAKERS

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.

Federica Mogherini

European Commission

Jens Stoltenberg

NATO

Elżbieta Bieńkowska

European Commission

Mario Kanusek

Austrian Government

Steven Vandeput

Belgian Government

Fabrice Leggeri

European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Helga Schmid

European External Action Service

Jorge Domecq

European Defence Agency

Françoise Grossetête

European Parliament

Ioan Mircea Pașcu

European Parliament

Pierre Delsaux

European Commission - DG GROW

Pedro Serrano

European External Action Service

Arturo Alfonso Meiriño

Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation

Camille Grand

NATO

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6 December 2018

Add to Calendar 2018-12-06 08:30 2018-12-06 17:45 Europe/Paris European Defence Industry Summit 2018 European Defence Industry Summit 2018 Palais d'Egmont - Egmont Palace - Place du Petit Sablon 8 bis, B-1000 Brussels

EDIS in Pictures

George Sharkov speaking at #EDIS

EDIS provides a platform for EU decision-makers, business representatives and academics to exchange their views.

Jorge Domecq gives Opening Keynote Speech at #EDIS

Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary-General for Defence Investment at NATO, participated in a special panel on EU-NATO strategic partnership.

Guests networking and enjoying a break between sessions at the Egmont Sessions

Fabrizio Luciolli, President of the Atlantic Treaty Association at EDIS 2017.

Elżbieta Bieńkowska giving a keynote at EDIS 2017

The gorgeous halls of the Egmont Palace is the setting for EDIS

EDIS is a one-day summit composed of several high-level, topical debates.

The panel on development of equipment and technologies was joined by Christina Wilén - Deputy Director at the Swedish Ministry of Defence.

Gunnar Muent at #EDIS

EDIS actively uses social media to spread awareness about key topics in the field of defence.

Testimonials

EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Elżbieta Bieńkowska

"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

Chief Executive, European Defence Agency

Jorge Domecq

"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

News

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Discover the themes of EDIS

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.

Join us to have your voice heard.

EBS Is Proud To Organise The European Defence Summit 2018

EDIS returns for its second year at the Egmont Palace! This year's agenda will discuss issues such as the future development and improvement of different EU defence mechanisms, international cooperation with non-EU actors and the role of SMEs in defence procurement.

Are you interested in partnering with us for the EDIS 2018?

For more information about a partnership please contact: Bartosz Lasota

Take Aways From The First EDIS

Throughout the day, speakers and defence experts in the audience exchanged views on a broad spectrum of themes such as EU-NATO strategic partnership, development of defence equipment and technologies and the European Security and Defence Union.

Did you miss last year's EDIS? Not to worry! Here is the note summarising key elements of the discussion written by Armida van Rij, Policy Researcher, Security and Defence Policy at the Policy Institute at King's College London.

The EDIS team also invites you to read the Q&A with Chris Lombardi, Vice President, Business Development Europe at Raytheon International.

Do you wish to have a quick look at the topics discussed? Take a look at the EDIS highlights for 2017.

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Debating the Future of European Defence