Monday, July 20, 2026
3DS Chalet - C208
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
BST
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
EDT
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Enable Sovereignty - Panel Discussion
We will be discussing how collaboration on controlled data & trusted, sovereign environments can secure critical projects while protecting delivery & strategic...
Ben Rowland
Head of Architecture
Sizewell C
Air Cdre Patrick J Shea-Simonds
Head of Capability Futures
Royal Air Force
Commander Florentin
CoDirector of Task Force
French Navy
Donna Sinnick
Chief Delivery Officer
Babcock
3DS Chalet - C208
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BST
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EDT
)
Monday - Networking Reception - Sovereignty
Join CDR Florentin, French Navy and Jean-Benoit Bensoussan, Marine & Offshore industry Director, Dassault Systèmes as they explore different use cases developed...
Commander Florentin
CoDirector of Task Force
French Navy
Jean Benoit Benssousan
Marine & Offshore Industry Director
Dassault Systemes
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
3DS Chalet - C208
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BST
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6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
EDT
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Model-Based Engineering & Cyber Systems for Defense: Building the Next Generation of Sovereign Capabilities - Panel Discussion
The real transformation in defence is not only operational — it is architectural and engineering-led.
As defense programmes evolve into complex, interconnected...
Jeswin Joseph C
Program Director, Associate Director
NIAR - National Institute for Aviation Research
Jörg Wirtz
Head of FCAS Common Working Environment & PMT Program
AIRBUS
Philippe Koffi
VP Global Aerospace and Defense - Head of AI in Defense
Capgemini Invent
Gillian Argiolas
Head of Digital Capability Development
NATO Communications and Information Agency
3DS Chalet - C208
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BST
(
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EDT
)
Tuesday - Networking Reception - MBSE
Join us for a chance to meet with your peers, and enjoy some hospitality on the terrace whilst watching the airshows. We are looking forward to hosting defense...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
3DS Chalet - C208
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BST
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6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
EDT
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Right All the Time - Panel Discussion
Dassault Systèmes will convene a select group of aerospace leaders for a senior discussion on how to increase production rate while maintaining quality, traceab...
Matt Tomblin
Director for Automation
National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR)
Stephen Beecher CEng MIMechE
Senior Sector Engagement Manager for Aerospace
University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Don Morrison
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Hexcel
Steve Howes
Vice President Aeronautics Operations
Lockheed Martin
3DS Chalet - C208
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
BST
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7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
EDT
)
Women in Defense & Tech
The Women in Defense and Technology lunch meeting in the Dassault Systèmes’ Chalet is an invitation-only event for business leaders who are committed to Diversi...
Donna Sinnick
Chief Delivery Officer
Babcock
Marie Bourke
Chief Executive Officer
Celtonn
3DS Chalet - C208
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BST
(
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EDT
)
Wednesday - Networking Reception - Manufacturing
Join us for a chance to meet with your peers, and enjoy some hospitality on the terrace whilst watching the airshows. We are looking forward to hosting the manu...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
3DS Chalet - C208
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BST
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6:00 AM - 6:50 AM
EDT
)
Innovating at speed of relevance - Panel Discussion
This panel will explore how mission-driven engineering and manufacturing can accelerate unmanned innovation from concept to operation.
Hear from executives from...
Jennifer Young
European Business Development Manager
Harmattan AI
Michael Cervenka
Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer
Vertical
Anne Pascale Guedon
CEO
Destinus
3DS Chalet - C208
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
BST
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10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
EDT
)
Scaling Virtual Twins Across Industries with 3D UNIV+RSES
This panel will bring together leaders from product innovation, advanced manufacturing, and complex energy systems to explore how virtual twins, simulation, and...
Owain Mortimer
Technology & Innovation Manager
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Daniel Stokes
Digital Design Manager
Unilever
Debbie Kempton
Director of Engineering Programme
UK Fusion Energy
Carrie Weir
EURONORTH Sales Director CPGR and Home & Lifestyle
Dassault Systemes
Michiel van den Besselaar
Key Account Manager
OMRON
3DS Chalet - C208
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BST
(
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EDT
)
Thursday - Networking Reception - Innovation
Join us for a chance to meet with your peers, and enjoy some hospitality on the terrace whilst watching the airshows.
We are looking forward to hosting defense...
Friday, July 24, 2026
3DS Chalet - C208
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
BST
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5:15 AM - 6:45 AM
EDT
)
Closing the Digital Skills Gap — From Education to Impact - Panel Discussion
This panel brings together voices from academia, research, and industry to explore how the digital skills gap is shaping innovation, workforce readiness, and lo...
Paul Oxley
Director General of Skills
ADS
Jafar Jamshidi CEng, IMechE
Senior Lecturer in Integrated Product Development
Cranfield University
Dr. Lina Ceponienė
Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
Fabian Romano Rusch
PhD Candidate and Researcher
Helmut Schmidt University
Prem Sundaramoorthy
Associate Professor
TU Delft’s Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Charlotte Rhodes
Head of Systems Engineering
Babcock
Michael Lord
Head of Engineering for the STEP Fuel Cycle
UKFE