From hype to implementation
Massive investments in security and defense are currently being initiated. In light of escalating conflicts worldwide, it is becoming ever more urgent to rapidly translate these resources into a real defense capability. The German and European defense ecosystem is undergoing a period of fundamental transformation and faces crucial questions.
- How capable is the industry of delivering in reality, and what changes in production are essential to achieve the ramp-up?
- Are we seeing a phase of consolidation, or of increasing cooperation?
- How do value chains and supplier structures need to be changed?
- How will the ecosystem meet the demands of rapid innovation?
- And last but not least, is politics setting the right framework to procure the truly necessary skills?
More than just an industry event: Your reasons for participating
- First-hand strategic guidance
C-level insights on the main stage: a clear assessment of what matters now. - From overview to implementation
Deep dive sessions in small groups: practical, concrete, directly applicable - Systematic networking
Event app with participant overview & 1:1 contact: Plan conversations instead of meeting by chance. - Meet decision-makers who actually make decisions.
Last year: >80 % Management level: high density, high relevance, short distances. - Industry focus & strong mix
Diverse field of participants, >40 % from industry: all partners in one place. - More contacts through co-location
Co-location with „Defense and Real Estate“ + shared breaks: additional touchpoints and new opportunities.
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Joint networking breaks enable direct exchange between experts from the security and defense industry and real estate decision-makers.
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Information via email: d.loehrer@handelsblattgroup.com or by phone: +49 211 8874 3421
Defense readiness is not a matter for individual large corporations. It arises where medium-sized businesses, neo-primes, dual-use companies, and procurement departments come together. Transparency and networking thus become the strategic raw material of the European security industry – and the SVI-Connect platform delivers precisely that!
As DEUTZ, we take our responsibility for security and future viability in Europe seriously, while securing added value and high-quality jobs in Germany.
Many companies have so far been reluctant to accept their employees as reservists. This is now backfiring!
Resilient supply chains open up opportunities for new suppliers to enter the market.
Innovation needs to be closer to the troops, closer to real problems, closer to technological development, and closer to the decision-making process.
There is no silver bullet. Security arises when systems are networked – and when we deliver.
The next 35 billion euros will determine not only capabilities in space, but also the structure of the German space industry in ten years' time. Procurement that focuses on competition rather than monocultures creates the speed of innovation and the resilience that true sovereignty requires.
The decision is made on the ground. An old military adage that I am convinced still holds true in the age of unmanned and autonomous systems.
Space is no longer a romantic object of wanderlust, but rather a realm of action – with enormous opportunities that we intend to seize. With our aerospace expertise, we're not just reaching for the stars figuratively, but working concretely to achieve progress on the path to space through excellent research and our high-tech economy. Because this path leads through North Rhine-Westphalia.
To generate relevant growth effects for our economy from the enormous, debt-financed sums we will spend on our defense and security in the coming years, and thus further strengthen our resilience, we must place a clear emphasis on innovative and European projects. This requires overcoming obstacles in procurement and empowering new market participants.
Review of the economic impact of armaments in 2025
1.5 days of facts, news, discussions and lots of networking.
Over 400 participants in the auditorium and on stage.
Impressions
CEO – Rheinmetall AG, President BDSV
Chief Correspondent for Business & Markets – Handelsblatt, Dr. Thomas Kauffmann
Vice President International Business & Services GDELS – Managing Director, GDELS Germany, Marc A. Wietfeld
CEO & Founder – ARX Robotics, Daniel Zittel
Head of Defense Sales – Daimler Truck AG
Director of the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) – Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Nicole Bastian
Head of Podcast, Video & Live Department – Handelsblatt
Colonel iG, Special Staff Ukraine – Federal Ministry of Defence
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Top-level and diverse industries combined
- Over 80 of the participants belong to the management level – take advantage of the exchange at the highest level.
- A broadly diversified industry structure ensures cross-industry exchange.
- With over 40 %, industry is the dominant participant group.
The Handelsblatt Defense Circle offers business decision-makers access to all relevant Handelsblatt content from the security and defense industry sectors, as well as assessments of geopolitical developments – all bundled in one place.
Whether exclusive articles, white papers or webinars: By registering for the Handelsblatt Defense Circle you will receive regular updates and exclusive invitations via email – free of charge and without obligation.
However large the sums and headlines may be: The realization that capital and military equipment alone cannot create success has equally reached the state, the economy and society. European security will be decided primarily through cooperation, technologies, networks, lines, and, not least, space. In all of this, speed is the new currency – hypergrowth is not out of the question. Do you have ready-to-use approaches, strategic alliances, and comprehensive answers? More than 584,000 Handelsblatt readers would be delighted!
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