Keynote Arena Agenda

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10.20 - 10.30
Welcome from the Chair
Speakers
Jacqueline Pickard de Hagerty

Director of Consulting Services

Women Empowering Defence

10.30 - 10.45
Ministerial Address
Speakers
Luke Pollard MP

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry

MOD

10.50 - 11.25
The Role of the National Armanents Directorate Group
Speakers
Rupert Pearce

UK National Armaments Director

NAD

11.30 - 11.55
How Supply Chain Transformation Will Make the UK Safer: Secure at Home, Strong Abroad
12.00 - 12.35
Implementing DIS: What Does Mutual Success Look Like?
Speakers
Jim Carter

Director General Commercial and Industry

The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group
Andrew Kinniburgh

Director General

MAKE UK Defence
Tony Reeves

Chairman and Founder

MAIAR

13.00 - 13.35
From Pitlane to Procurement – F1 Insights to Drive Innovation
Speakers
Marc Priestley

Former Senior Mechanic - McLaren F1 Team

Formula 1

13.40 - 14.15
Financing The Future of Defence
Speakers
Lisa Quest

Partner, Head of UK&I, Co-Head of Government and Public Institutions

Oliver Wyman
John Godfrey

Managing Director for Public Affairs, Policy and Research

The City UK
Sherin Aminossehe

Director of Growth and Missions

Ministry of Defence
Kevin Craven

CEO

ADS Group

14.20 - 14.55
MOD Keynote - Engaging with the UK Defence Supply Chain
15.00 - 15.35
AI & Autonomy: Procurement & Effect in the Digital Era
Speakers
Victoria Cope

Commercial Director

Defence Digital
Annie Iakovaki

Head of Industrial Supply Chains

Digital Catapult
Fred Sugden

Associate Director for Defence & National Security

TechUK
David Kershaw

Founder and Managing Director

Posterity Global

10.20 - 10.30
Welcome from the Chair
Speakers
Tara Zammit

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Women in Defence UK

10.30 - 10.45
MOD Keynote - Developments within International Collaboration and Exports (IC+E)
10.50 - 11.25
Are We Ready? Lessons from The Wargame - Deborah Haynes
Speakers
Deborah Haynes

Security and Defence Editor

Sky News

11.30 - 12.05
Building a Resilient and Secure Defence Supply Chain
Speakers
Samira Braund

Defence Director

ADS
Luke Butler

Professor of Public Procurement Law and Regulations

University of Nottingham
Trevor Taylor

Independent Defence and Security Consultant

RUSI
Didde Bjerglund-Martin

Head of JOSCAR

Hellios Information

13.00 - 13.45
Fireside chat - First‑Hand Perspectives from Conflict Zones & Their Impact on Defence Requirements
Speakers
Deborah Haynes

Security and Defence Editor

Sky News

13.50 - 14.25
From Conflict to Capability: Lessons from Ukraine for UK Defence and Industry
Speakers
Denys Demko

Economic Secretary

Embassy of Ukraine in the UK
Kateryna Chernohorenko

Former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitisation

Ukraine Government
Andrii Romanchuk

Senior Partner

EUCONLAW Group
Jon Gray

Chief of Staff and MD Regions

ADS Group

14.30 - 15.05
NATO and Alliances: Interoperability and Industry
Speakers
Prof. Mark Webber

Professor of International Politics

University of Birmingham
Sir Stuart Atha

Director

BAE Systems
Paul Kealey

Head of Delivery Partner Engagement

DSTL