08:30   Registration and morning refreshments

09:30   Session 1A: The UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership And Its Contribution To The UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy

• Combining UA Military innovation with UK and European engineering capabilities. Moving towards structural collaboration
• Transitioning from battlefield improvisation to a formally industrialised programme allowing for faster production, sustainable replenishment and NATO-aligned standards
• How the UK defence business centre in Kyiv can ensure the UK defence industry, particularly SMEs, is best placed to continue to equip the UA armed forces
• Defence as a key industry for Ukraine on global markets and as a driver for economic growth

10:15   Session 1B: Build In Ukraine And Build With Ukraine - UK-Ukraine Industrial Cooperation In Practice

• Case studies including the Project Octopus interceptor drone and the Nightfall project and the development of new tactical ballistic missiles for Ukraine
• The relaunch of controlled defence exports from Ukraine: the tax regime, countries’ eligibility to procure weapons, how to protect Ukrainian IP abroad, which products have been designated for export, fast track export control for allied countries
• Increased centralisation as a new phase of defence procurement reform in Ukraine
• The role of the Ukrainian MoD’s Investment Support Office in establishing clear guidelines for foreign investment screening and for pooling investment requests
• Guidelines for Ukrainian defence tech companies seeking access to the UK and European markets

11:00   Morning refreshments

11:30 Session 2:  Showcasing Defence Industrial Cooperation Between UA, UK And European Companies 

• Case studies of collaboration, including JVs and acquisitions of minority shareholdings, between Ukrainian and international defence tech companies
• A focus on components and achieving self-sufficient supply-chains in Ukraine and throughout Europe and NATO. Ukrainian grant programmes for component manufacturers
• Licencing agreements and intellectual property reform to strengthen industrial cooperation
• The introduction of Datarooms as a means to harness autonomous data to gain battlefield advantage
• Gauging the uptake of the Defence City legal regime

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Session 3: How To Finance The Evolving And Vibrant Ukrainian And European Defence Tech Ecosystems?

• The role of VC in funding the rapid scaling of serial production and expanding product portfolio
• How to realise true international market valuations for Ukrainian defence tech firms
• The outlook for further defence tech IPOs in Europe
• To what extent is the defence / dual-use discussion a help or hindrance to financing of the development of the industry?
• Is the situation improving regarding access to certain types of capital (loans, credit, insurance)?

15:30   Afternoon refreshments

16:00   Session 4: Pitch Session – Attracting Investment For The Most Promising Defence Tech Companies From Ukraine

• Brave1 Market and the “Army of Drones. Bonus” Programme
• The use of digitalisation and business analytics in warfare
• What is required to achieve full autonomy on the battlefield?
• Is 2026 the year when autonomous drone technology truly takes off
• Predicting and neutralising enemy attacks using AI
• Priority and emerging technologies and categories:

Interceptor drones, Mavic analogues, Tactical acoustic sensors, Air defence systems, Laser-guided artillery, Ground robotic systems, Virtual training, Wheeled UGVs, Drones for demining, Modular tethered and autonomous systems

17:30   Evening reception