London, UK

Defense PPM London 2026

European Defence Project & Program Leadership Summit

As Europe's defence investment reaches historic levels, programme and portfolio leaders face growing delivery challenges. This summit is designed for those leading that mission.

KEY INFORMATION

London, UK

October 22–23, 2026

09:00 - 17:30 Local Time

Max senior delegates

Days of insights

Core themes

Hours networking

WHY THIS SUMMIT

Europe's defence programmes are under more pressure than at any time in a generation.

Readiness demands are rising. Industrial capacity is under strain. Supply chains are more fragile. Leaders are being asked to deliver critical capability faster, with greater control, and with less margin for error, while making harder portfolio trade-offs than ever before. Strong performance no longer comes from governance alone. It comes from making better decisions, building stronger delivery discipline, and aligning strategic ambition with industrial reality.

Conference format

This 2-day conference addresses key challenges in mega-project delivery, focusing on:

Managing complex giga-project portfolios

Optimizing workforce and supply chains

Integrating AI and digital tools into infrastructure planning

In addition to our traditional formats—keynotes, panel discussions, and expert presentations—we’re introducing interactive sessions for enhanced learning and practical application.

DAY 1

Strategy, Finance & Delivery

Focus: Aligning national infrastructure visions with mega-project execution. Explore how senior leaders, PMOs, and investors collaborate to deliver giga-scale infrastructure efficiently and sustainably. Learn about governance, risk management, and project prioritization within Vision 2030 portfolios.

DAY 2

Innovation, Digitalization & Sustainability

Focus: Driving execution through technology, AI, and sustainable practices. Discover how digital twins, predictive analytics, smart city solutions, and ESG frameworks are applied in Gulf mega-projects. Learn practical strategies for workforce upskilling, supply chain optimization, and leveraging technology for resilient infrastructure.

Event speakers

Event HIGHLIGHTS

Keynote & case study presentations

Roundtables

Workshops

Panel discussions

Networking

Post-conference networking

SIX CORE THEMES SHAPING DEFENCE
PROGRAMME DELIVERY TODAY

Every session, including keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables, maps to one of these themes. Built around real execution challenges faced by aerospace and defence leaders, not theory.

Strategic Portfolio Prioritization Under Mission Pressure

How to make sharper trade-offs across readiness, modernization, sustainment, and innovation when priorities compete and delivery constraints are real.

Programme Controls, Schedule Confidence & Delivery Assurance

How to strengthen baseline discipline, integrated scheduling, programme reviews, forecast quality, and recovery action across complex programmes.

Industrial Capacity, Supply-Chain Resilience & Value-Chain Execution

How to improve industrial readiness, reduce dependency risk, strengthen supplier visibility, and integrate value- chain realities into programme decisions.

Digital Execution, AI & Connected Programme Data

How to connect PPM, ERP, PLM, scheduling, and risk data to improve real-time visibility, reduce reporting burden, and enable earlier, better- informed decisions.

Bid-to-Contract-to-Delivery Governance in Complex Defence Programmes

How to improve bid realism, handover discipline, contract governance, and stakeholder alignment across MOD, primes, partners, and suppliers.

PM Capability, Leadership & Talent for High-Pressure Delivery Environments

How to develop stronger PM professionals, transfer critical knowledge, and build more resilient delivery organisations in high- assurance contexts.

“Always Be curious”

The right people in the room

Programme Directors & VP Programmes
Directors of Programme Controls
Directors of Industrial Performance
Risk & Opportunity Management Leads
Heads of Digital Engineering
Bid Management leads
Heads of PMO & Enterprise PMO
Heads of Planning & Scheduling
Directors of Delivery Assurance
Commercial & Contracts Directors
PM Excellence & Transformation
Supply Chain & Value Chain Leaders

PROGRAMME

Two focused days of practical delivery insight

DAY 1

Portfolio, Controls & Supply Chain

DAY 2

Digital, Governance & PM Capability

Check out our event overview and agenda and discover Defense PPM London 2026

Event registration

£ 2349

Access to all conference sessions
Access to all networking activities during the conference
Conference materials
Coffee breaks with snacks and refreshments
Networking lunch

Access to all conference sessions
Access to all networking activities during the conference
Conference materials
Coffee breaks with snacks and refreshments
Networking lunch

Event partners

GOLD SPONSOR

In Collaboration With:

cplace is a modern software platform for project and portfolio management (PPM). It revolutionizes and transforms the way people and organizations collaborate, enabling companies to efficiently manage complex projects. cplace combines the reliability of standard software with the flexibility of customized solutions. The adaptive platform with built-in AI provides a unified data foundation, promotes cross-site and cross-functional collaboration, and can be adapted in real time.

International industry leaders, including those in the automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and mechanical engineering industries, rely on cplace to develop innovative and complex products, utilize resources efficiently, improve decision-making processes, and successfully complete projects.

Behind the cplace brand is collaboration Factory GmbH, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Dataciders group is a leading provider for data-driven innovation, AI solutions, and digital project management. With over 1,000 experts, we combine technological excellence with deep domain knowledge. Tailored to their individual requirements we support our customers in converting data into a competitive advantage, using leading technology platforms such as cplace, Microsoft and more. Our goal is to empower companies to make better decisions. As a trusted partner of collaboration Factory, Dataciders brings extensive expertise to the implementation of advanced cplace solutions. We cover the entire process – from initial concept and architecture through realisation using no-, low- and pro-code approaches, as well as training, operations and support. Our team of 135 cplace specialists successfully manage projects of any scale with outstanding competence and dedication.

GOLD SPONSOR

Lumivero provides leading research and decision software, empowering organizations to simplify data complexity, find insights, and get clarity for greater business and academic success. By combining data analysis, AI-powered workflows, and expert-developed scientific methodologies, Lumivero helps researchers, industry experts, and business leaders discover new innovations and make mission-critical decisions.

Lumivero’s Decision solutions empowers organizations to make confident, continuously informed decisions by connecting risk, predictive modeling, and portfolio decision-making into a single, living system. By uniting @RISK, Predict!, and SharpCloud, Lumivero ensures decision-makers always have current insight, shared context, and clear visibility into trade- offs as conditions change. Whether you are managing a multi-billion-dollar capital project portfolio or making high-stakes decisions on an individual project, Lumivero’s tools turn uncertainty into clarity.

Reach Senior European Defence Leaders at the Decision-Making Level

Sponsoring Defense PPM London 2026 gives your organisation direct access to senior programme and portfolio leaders in a focused, boutique environment designed for meaningful conversation and real business outcomes. Unlike crowded expos, every delegate in the room carries genuine delivery responsibility.

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