Seville, 25 and 26 October 2023

SPACE & DEFENSE INDUSTRY
SEVILLA SUMMIT 2023

The aerospace and defense industry in Spanish and European geo-strategy

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SPACE & DEFENSE INDUSTRY SEVILLA SUMMIT 2024

13 & 14 DE NOVEMBER 2024

A strategic Summit, co-organised by Fibes Seville, which is committed to innovation, digitalisation and advances in security and defence, with a clear international vocation to promote the value of Spain with a global vision, without forgetting job creation and the focus on research.

Seville

Host of
Space & Defense Industry
Seville Summit 2023

Seville, as the Spanish aerospace hub and capital of Andalusia, is the ideal setting, once again this year, for the Space & Defense Industry Seville Summit 2023, as the center of the space, defense and aeronautics ecosystem and headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency.

Over two days, 25 and 26 October 2023, Seville will host the best experts and professionals from the Spanish aerospace, security and defense industry, through a series of lectures, presentations of practical cases and round tables. Space & Defense Industry Sevilla 2023 will be held at the Conference and Exhibition Center, Fibes I, on Avenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela,1 in Seville.

Objectives

  • Consider the Spanish defence industrial sector as part of the country’s defense strategy.
  • Increase the size of the Spanish aerospace, security and defence industry, which has undoubted strengths on the European and international stage.
  • Strengthen the Spanish defence and aerospace industrial sector and its advanced technology, which places it on the European map, with a view to undertaking joint programmes with other countries, especially thanks to the increase in national budgets throughout the EU and also in Spain, as well as the great maturity of the sector in recent months.
  • Consolidate the concept of defence as a guarantor of democracy and peace in the face of the geopolitical and security changes in which we find ourselves.
  • Fostering cross-cutting dialogue between the development of the aerospace, security and defence industry and the public and private innovation and technology spheres.
  • Promote an industrial and technological perception of Spain and its Autonomous Communities in terms of the business fabric linked to aerospace, security and defence.

Contents

Aerospace and defense industry developments in Spanish and European geo-strategy.

2023-2027: A FUNDAMENTAL STAGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENSE AND SPACE STRATEGY IN SPAIN

THE IMPORTANCE OF A SPANISH INDUSTRY AS PART OF THE COUNTRY’S DEFENSE STRATEGY

  • Incremento de la envergadura corporativa: fusiones, adquisiciones, alianzas, inversión en tecnología e I+D+i.
  • Una industria de defensa acorde con las necesidades de España, la UE y la OTAN.
  • Fórmulas para alcanzar una capacidad tecnológica y de producción competitiva en Europa y en los mercados exteriores.
  • Nuevos programas nacionales de Defensa.

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE: BINOMIAL OF OPPORTUNITIES IN ANDALUSIA

  • Video, dialogue or small round table of prominent personalities, intervention by a member of the Autonomous Government…

DEFENSE, INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE: CAPITAL AXES FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY

  • The transversality of the relationship/decision between Ministries and the industrial sector.

THE BOOST OF YOUNG SPANISH COMPANIES

  • PLD Space.
  • Sateliot.

COMPETING IN EUROPE: INVESTMENT AND FINANCING

  • The need for a new financing framework.

COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES

  • An efficient and competitive common policy, based on the development of European defence and aerospace companies.
  • Multilateral agreements to strengthen the strategic autonomy of the EU and Spain.
  • The EU’s Strategic Compass as an action plan that guarantees security.

LA AGENCIA ESPACIAL ESPAÑOLA, UNA OPORTUNIDAD DE CRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO Y DE VALOR PAÍS

  • The Spanish Space Agency’s capacity to attract investments.
  • The role of Spanish public companies within the framework of the Agency.
  • International example.

SPACE AND DEFENCE: AN EFFICIENT AND ESSENTIAL PAIRING

  • The optimal combination and union of forces for the advancement of the Spanish space defense industry.
  • Case study: Public-private collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and Hisdesat, a success story for obtaining military space capabilities over the last 20 years.

SECURE AND RESILIENT CONNECTIVITY FOR EUROPE

  • Europe, reference for sovereign missions for Latin America (Hispasat).
  • UNIQUE Plan: universal access to the internet.
  • Developing innovative and disruptive technologies and harnessing the New Space ecosystem.

CYBERSPACE AND CYBERSECURITY, THE AXES OF GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS

  • Public-private partnerships to face the new scenario arising from digital transformation: capabilities and risks.
  • Regulation and control mechanisms in cyberspace.

PLATAFORMAS DE ANÁLISIS DE DATOS E INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL APLICADAS A LA INDUSTRIA DEL ESPACIO Y LA DEFENSA

  • Big Data and AI in operations planning, team management and objective identification.
  • The importance of software in planning defense operations.
  • Artificial intelligence in defense: capabilities and risks.

Seville, 25 and 26 October 2023

SPACE & DEFENSE INDUSTRY SEVILLA SUMMIT 2023

The aerospace and defense industry in Spanish and European geo-strategy

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SPACE & DEFENSE INDUSTRY SEVILLA SUMMIT 2024

13 & 14 DE NOVEMBER 2024

A strategic Summit, co-organised by Fibes Seville, which is committed to innovation, digitalisation and advances in security and defence, with a clear international vocation to promote the value of Spain with a global vision, without forgetting job creation and the focus on research.

Seville

Host of
Space & Defense Industry
Seville Summit 2023

Seville, as the Spanish aerospace hub and capital of Andalusia, is the ideal setting, once again this year, for the Space & Defense Industry Seville Summit 2023, as the center of the space, defense and aeronautics ecosystem and headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency.

Over two days, 25 and 26 October 2023, Seville will host the best experts and professionals from the Spanish aerospace, security and defense industry, through a series of lectures, presentations of practical cases and round tables. Space & Defense Industry Sevilla 2023 will be held at the Conference and Exhibition Center, Fibes I, on Avenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela,1 in Seville.

Objectives

  • Consider the Spanish defence industrial sector as part of the country’s defense strategy.
  • Increase the size of the Spanish aerospace, security and defence industry, which has undoubted strengths on the European and international stage.
  • Strengthen the Spanish defence and aerospace industrial sector and its advanced technology, which places it on the European map, with a view to undertaking joint programmes with other countries, especially thanks to the increase in national budgets throughout the EU and also in Spain, as well as the great maturity of the sector in recent months.
  • Consolidate the concept of defence as a guarantor of democracy and peace in the face of the geopolitical and security changes in which we find ourselves.
  • Fostering cross-cutting dialogue between the development of the aerospace, security and defence industry and the public and private innovation and technology spheres.
  • Promote an industrial and technological perception of Spain and its Autonomous Communities in terms of the business fabric linked to aerospace, security and defence.

Contents

Aerospace and defense industry developments in Spanish and European geo-strategy.

The spanish ecosystem of tractor companies in the defence and space sector

  • Increase in corporate size: mergers, acquisitions, alliances, investment in technology and R&D&I.
  • A defence industry in line with the needs of Spain, the EU and NATO.
  • Investments and financing to achieve a competitive technological and production capacity in Europe and in foreign markets.

Guest autonomous community

  • Video, dialogue or small round table with prominent personalities, intervention by a member of the regional government…

Competing in europe: investment and funding

Cooperation and development of joint european programmes

  • An efficient and competitive common policy, based on the development of European defence and aerospace companies.
  • Multilateral agreements to strengthen the strategic autonomy of the EU and Spain.
  • The EU’s Strategic Compass as an action plan that guarantees security.

The spanish space agency, an opportunity for economic growth and national value.

  • The Spanish Space Agency’s capacity to attract investments.
  • The role of Spanish public companies within the framework of the Agency.
  • International example.

Space and defence: an efficient and essential pairing

  • The optimal combination and union of forces for the advancement of the Spanish space defense industry.
  • Hisdesat, Spanish leader in defense space strategy Videos, international case study.

Secure and resilient connectivity for Europe

  • Europe, reference for sovereign missions for Latin America (Hispasat).
  • UNIQUE Plan: universal access to the internet.
  • Developing innovative and disruptive technologies and harnessing the New Space ecosystem.

Cyberspace and cybersecurity, the axes of global geopolitics

  • Public-private partnerships to face the new scenario arising from digital transformation: capabilities and risks.
  • Regulation and control mechanisms in cyberspace.

Data analytics and artificial intelligence platforms applied to the defence industry

  • Big Data and AI in national security and international operations planning.
  • The importance of software in defense operations planning and assurance.
  • Artificial intelligence in defense: capabilities and risks.