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War Time Economics:
How Europe’s €800BN Defence Spend Will Reshape Supply Chains

SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30 PM BST
CENTRAL LONDON

The €800BN defence funding surge will not only mobilise traditional defence primes and OEMs — it will ripple across a broader industrial ecosystem, including sectors not traditionally seen as part of defence supply.

 

Think your sector is immune? Think again.

Europe’s re-armament drive — known as the Re-Arm Europe programme — is a fast-moving shift from peacetime procurement to wartime production. Backed by over €800BN in spending and new EU initiatives such as EDIP and ASAP, it’s redrawing the map of defence supply.

From chemicals to chips, and logistics to software, sectors once seen as non-military are now critical to European security — with major implications for sourcing, compliance, and growth.

 

The pioneering think tank tackling the toughest challenges of our time with clarity, insight and expertise. Exiger’s Executive Forum convenes elite voices from politics, industry, technology, and underlying supply chains, to equip leaders with the frameworks and foresight needed to navigate the multipolar era.

The agenda includes expert-led insights on: 

  • Shockwaves Through the Supply Chain: €800BN in defence spend is hitting upstream and mid-tier suppliers — fast.
  • Newly Critical Suppliers: Materials, logistics, tech: sectors once peripheral now sit at the heart of defence supply. 
  • Sovereignty Disrupts Sourcing: Localisation, dual-use controls, and ‘Buy European’ mandates are reshaping networks. 
  • Resilience as Strategy: Multi-tier visibility, agility, and risk sensing are no longer optional.
  • Readiness as a KPI:Supplier performance now includes surge capacity, security, and defence compliance

Agenda

6:30 PM – Welcome drinks
7:00 PM – Discussion & debate
8:00 PM – Dinner, discussion & networking
11:45 PM – Close

Host & Speakers

Maria Villablanca

Maria
Villablanca

Forum Host, CEO & Co-Founder, Future Insights Network, Host of Transform Talks Podcast
Koray Kose headshot

Koray
Köse

CEO and Chief Analyst, Köse Advisory & Senior Fellow, GlobSEC Geotech Centre & Board Member, Slave-Free Alliance

Faysal
Rahman

Director, Corporate Coverage – Global Defence Coordinator, Deutsche Bank

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