Shaping the Future of Defence
Resilience Conference is Europe’s leading mission-driven defence tech conference. The conference was established to bring together the Defence and National Security community with the investors and founders funding and building the new generation of defence and dual use technologies.
From curated, senior panel discussions through to startups showcasing new products on the stage, the conference is a unique, focussed gathering of leaders from across Europe, NATO, and allied countries. The conference focusses on sharing best practice, educating the ecosystem, and on building the networks that underpin success in a fast-moving, tech-enabled era of defence, national security, and resilience.
A Unique Network:
The event is small, high-level, and secure to build the networks we need for this ecosystem to thrive. Everyone mixes in one space, and the agenda is designed to bring people together over meals and in breakout sessions.
Zero Noise:
Nobody pays to be on our stage. Every speaker is hand-picked for their expertise, ensuring every session delivers actionable insights. We only invite leaders and founders to speak on the stage. Around a third of our content is off the record – you have to be in the room.
New Technologies Live:
We have selected 20 of the best new and growing companies to pitch from the stage, offering a concentrated insight into the future of defence and dual use technologies. Watch the pitches and meet the founders.
Our Commitment
We are a collaborative, mission-driven organisation. To ensure the highest quality of discourse, we maintain editorial independence when programming the stage. Our agenda is curated solely for impact.
At Resilience Conference you learn and build powerful networks.
Why Attend
Defence Tech Startups
Meet senior buyers, end users, investors, and industry journalists in one room. Resilience Conference champions startups, from early stage to unicorns. There are no VIP areas, just leaders from across Europe, NATO, and allied countries together for two days with one shared mission.
Government & Military
Engage directly with the investors, industry leaders, and startups funding and building the technologies that will shape the future of defence. Learn about the future trends, and influence their direction by meeting the defence tech sector leaders who are here to understand what you, the end user, needs.
Venture & PE investors
Resilience Conference is a unique opportunity to meet senior military and national security leaders to understand their future vision, and to meet the full range of startups from new entrants to unicorns. Investors use the conference to find dealflow, understand future military trends, and to give interviews to the wide range of journalists in the room.
Defence Primes & Specialists
Meet the startups and investors shaping the future of defence technology. Find partners and future acquisition opportunities. Resilience Conference convenes the ecosystem to shape collaboration, accelerate delivery, and stay ahead of technological change. This is a unique chance to meet a concentration of startups alongside military leaders and investors.
Resilience Conference 2025 Recap
Read about the biggest takeaways from the Resilience Conference 2025 stage featuring Helsing’s Torsten Reil, General Catalyst’s Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, Cambridge Aerospace, Kusti Salm, and more.
Agenda
The conference is deeply mission-driven. The aim is to connect NATO military and national security communities with the tech sector to ensure our democracies are best placed to defend themselves now and in the future.
Confirmed Speakers
At our events we have have speakers from all over the world, experts on defence, technology, investment, and a multitude of subject specialists. We will be adding more speakers into the end of September. For security reasons, we cannot announce all of our speakers in advance.
Past Event Highlights
LAUNCH at Resilience Conference 2026
LAUNCH@RC is the premier startup showcase for early-stage defence and security companies. Designed for founders building deployable, mission-critical technology, LAUNCH@RC puts your product in front of government, military, primes, media, and investors. Past participants include Isembard, Overland AI, Alpine Eagle, Hypersonica, and Ray Systems.
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Current Sponsors
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Resilience Conference events are funded entirely by ticket sales and sponsors so we can remain independent, agile, and sustainable. To sponsor or partner with us, please contact us at [email protected].
