UK Defence Industry Growth & Development Knowledge Transfer Zone

Innovation & Future Defence Technologies Knowledge Transfer Zone
Infrastructure & Estates Knowledge Transfer Zone
Supply Chain & Market Engagement Zone
Commercial Transformation Knowledge Transfer Zone
UK Defence Industry Growth & Development Knowledge Transfer Zone
International Collaboration and Exporting Zone

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11.20 - 11.55
PANEL: Regional Growth Deals
Speakers
Samira Braund

Defence Director

ADS
Fred Thomas MP

Member of Parliament

UK Government
Calum Taylor

Deputy Head of Growth and Place

MOD
Elaine Choules

Head of High Value Engineering

Welsh Government

12.00 - 12.25
Regional Defence Clusters and UKDI: Building Stronger, More Diverse Supply Chains
Speakers
Mark Darvill

Innovation Partner

UK Defence Innovation

13.00 - 13.25
From Strategy to Supply Chain: Translating the DIS into Action
Speakers
Ben English

Chief of Staff of the Defence Industrial Strategy

MOD
Harrison Talbot Brown

Deputy Director, Industry Collaboration And Supplier Management

MOD NAD

13.30 - 14.05
PANEL: From Strategy to Delivery: Making Defence an Engine for UK Growth
Speakers
Keith Yarham

National Sector Lead for Defence

Willmott Dixon
Elizabeth Newman-Earl

CEO

e50k
Simon Preston

National Frameworks Director

Dalkia UK

14.10 - 14.35
UK Defence – A True Engine for Growth?
Speakers
Andrew Kinniburgh

Director General

MAKE UK Defence

14.40 - 15.05
Resilience by Design: Delivering the Defence Industrial Strategy with Industry
Speakers
Emma Baker

Defence Policy Adviser

ADS Group
Doug Umbers

MD Defence, Uk & Europe

Serco

11.00 - 11.25
Operational AI Where Networks Don’t Exist
Speakers
Eloise Davies

Events Manager

Boxxe
Graeme Foy

Defence Solutions Consultant

Boxxe

11.30 - 11.55
From Strategy to Supply Chain: Translating the DIS into Industrial Action
Speakers
Ben English

Chief of Staff of the Defence Industrial Strategy

MOD
Emily Wood

Head of Programme

Defence Industrial Joint Council

12.00 - 12.35
PANEL: Delivering Innovative Defence Solutions through Industry and Academia
Speakers
Annette Weekes MBE

CEO

Zenix Aerospace - Weston
Graedon Crouch

Futures Lab Commercial Lead

UKDI
Jeremy Wimble

Programme Manager, Defence

TechUK
Fergus Anderson

Head of Business Intelligence and Outreach

DSTL

12.40 - 13.05
Defence Office For Small Business Growth
13.10 - 13.35
MOD HVMC Alliance
Speakers
Harrison Talbot Brown

Deputy Director, Industry Collaboration And Supplier Management

MOD NAD
Sir Rick Thompson

Managing Director for Defence

MTC

13.40 - 14.05
Tees Valley: Delivering Regional Growth in Support of the UK’s Sovereign Capability
Speakers
Michael Kendall

Inward Investment Manager

Tees Valley Combined Authority

14.10 - 14.35
Supporting the Defence SME Ecosystem: Pathways to Scale and Long-Term Growth
Speakers
Andrew Kinniburgh

Director General

MAKE UK Defence