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Defense News will host panel discussions during DSEI London 2025. The events will take place in-person at the ExCeL Center in London but on-demand recordings will also be available. If you're going to be at DSEI, we welcome you to stop by to watch the events in person. Or register below to be sent a recording of each discussion.
Sept 10, 2025
0945 – 10:30
Space Forum
HOW THE ALLIED INDUSTRIAL BASE CAN REARM EUROPE
As European leaders look to build up their militaries in reaction to current events, the industrial base will play a key role in ensuring readiness. In this DSEI panel discussion, leaders discuss the role of the industrial base, partnerships with governments and what military readiness for Europe looks like in reality.
Sponsored By:
Lt Col Timothy Otten
USMC, Embedded Liaison to the UK, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Tom Withington
Electronic Warfare, Radar and Military Communications Specialist
Trevor Taylor
Director, Defense, Industries and Society Programme, RUSI
Steve Darnell
Managing Director – EMEA, Pennant International Group Plc
Paul Tanner
Vice President, Mercury Systems
Moderator:
JD Durkin
Defense News Contributor
SEPT 11, 2025
0945 – 10:30
Aerospace Forum
THE ROLE OF DRONES IN AERIAL INTELLIGENCE
Aerial reconnaissance is key to maintaining information advantage on the battlefield, and flexible, agile unmanned aircraft help provide widespread coverage of the battlefield while being hard to detect and intercept. In this panel discussion, we explore the role of unmanned aircraft in battlefield reconnaissance, the advantages of unmanned aircraft and the challenges of collecting, evaluating and acting on reconnaissance data in a timely manner.
Sponsored By:
Stan Nowak
Vice President of Marketing, Red Cat
Moderator:
JD Durkin
Defense News Contributor
SEPT 12, 2025
10:00 – 10:45
Land Forum
DATA SOVEREIGNTY IN THE DIGITAL BATTLESPACE
There is a growing importance of data sovereignty in military operations - ensuring that sensitive information remains secure, trusted, and under national control even in coalition environments. We will examine how emerging technologies like quantum-safe encryption and secure hardware are reshaping the cyber landscape, the role of AI in enabling (and potentially threatening) sovereign control, and the skills and partnerships needed to build resilient, future-ready infrastructures.
Sponsored By:
Paul Feenan
Chief Commercial Officer, Arqit
Alan Jenkinson
Strategic Growth and Business Development Lead, UK Defence and NATO, DXC Technology UK
Moderator:
JD Durkin
Defense News Contributor