Defence Attaché Engagement – February 2025

5 February 2025 (11:00 - 21:30) Wiltshire

We are delighted to invite you to register your interest in attending this upcoming Defence Attaché industry engagement event for the chance to meet one-to-one with UK defence staff before they take up their posts at UK Embassies and High Commissions abroad.

Following some adjustments to the UKDSE briefing package for outgoing UK defence staff, ADS and Make UK Defence have agreed an enhanced opportunity within this for industry engagement and participation.

Registration process

Please complete registration by contacting Megan Blackman by Tuesday 17 December 2024.

Once you have registered your interest in this event, you will contacted by us to complete further information to discover why the below mentioned countries are of interest to you and your company. Once this is complete ADS, Make UK and the Exports Support Team at UK Department for Business and Trade will assess your interest and select which companies we feel would get the most benefit from this event.

If selected, we will send you the link to book and pay for your space at the event.

Due to the size of the venue we can only allow one delegate per company to attend.

Indicative costs

The indicative price of this event is:

£240 + VAT for ADS members
£360 + VAT for affilliates
£480 + VAT for non-members.

Benefits of Attending

Industry attendees will have the opportunity to have one-to-one scheduled meetings with the outgoing defence staff in those countries of potential interest, and it is hoped that, where possible, the relevant country desk officers and military support staff from UKDSE will also be in attendance. Regional International Trade Advisors have also been invited to attend the event.

Draft Agenda

11:00 - Industry arrival window and set-up
12:00 - Introduction to the Export Support Team (EST), Industry Brief - optional for those unfamiliar with the EST
12:30 - Working lunch with ADS, Make UK and EST
13:15 - Brief on speed dating
13:30 - DA speed dating
15:00 - Break
15:15 - DA speed dating
17:00 - Break down
17:15 - Optional Industry tour of UK Capabilities Showcase
18:00 - Optional Mess history and silver tour
18:30 - Business curry buffet - a chance to have further business discussions in an informal setting in the Royal Artillery Officers’ Mess
21:30 - Close and depart