European Defence Innovation Forum to return to The Hague, with special focus on Ukraine’s battlefield experience

The forum serves as a platform for fostering international cooperation and advancing defence innovation informed by Ukraine’s battlefield experience. According to the organisers, this year’s event will be held in an expanded format. The programme will feature strategic discussions involving senior officials, a defence technology exhibition, thematic sessions, a start-up competition, business meetings, and direct dialogue among representatives of government, industry, and the investment community. “Today, the line between the civilian and defence sectors is becoming increasingly blurred. The technologies, capital, expertise, and talent we need already exist. The main task is to bring them together and turn innovation into real capabilities.