Euronews Defence & Space Summit 2026

Readiness, resilience, innovation, and strategic cooperation remain at the heart of the EU’s defence agenda.

The Euronews Defence & Space Summit 2026 brings together policymakers, military leaders, industry executives, security experts, and innovators to explore the future of European defence. Through high-level discussions and exclusive insights, the summit will examine the policies, technologies, and partnerships shaping Europe's security architecture for the years ahead.

Join Europe’s leading voices as they discuss how to strengthen collective security, accelerate defence innovation, enhance preparedness, and build a more resilient and secure Europe.

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Rumen Radev
Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO

Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
European Commission

Andrius Kubilius
European Commissioner for Defence and Space

Andrew Puzder
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union

Matthew G. Whitaker
Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO

Angus Lapsley
UK Permanent Representative and Ambassador to NATO

Mihai Popsoi
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moldova

Theo Francken
Minister of Defence of Belgium

Valentin Hajdinjak
Minister of Defence of Slovenia

Dragan Krapović
Minister of Defence of Montenegro

General Seán Clancy
Chair of the European Union Military Committee

General Onno Eichelsheim
Chief of Defence
Netherlands Armed Forces

General Raimundas Vaikšnoras
Chief of Defence
Lithuania

Major General Dr. Volker Pötzsch
Chief of Staff of the CIR (Cyber and Information Domain Service Command)
Bundeswehr

Tobias Cremer
Member of the European Parliament, S&D

Wouter Beke
Member of the European Parliament, EPP

Hannah Neumann
Member of the European Parliament, The Greens/EFA

Michał Szczerba
Member of European Parliament, EPP

Riho Terras
Member of European Parliament, EPP

Lorena Boix Alonso
Deputy Director-General for Space, DG DEFIS
European Commission

Christiane Kirketerp De Viron
Acting Director, Cybersecurity and Trust, DG Connect, European Commission

Josef Aschbacher
Director General
ESA

Anders Sjöborg
European Defence Agency
Deputy Chief Executive

Dr. Ari Kristinn Jónsson
President
NATO Innovation Fund

Camille Grand
Secretary General
Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)

Marc Darmon
Senior Vice President, Europe
Thales

Olivier Beck
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Sovereign Cloud Technology & Delivery
SAP

Harald Mannheim
Head of Defence Schwarz Digits and Head of Defence
Schwarz Digits

Iryna Terekh
CEO
Fire Point

Sven Kruck
Co-CEO
Quantum Systems

Joshua Western
SpaceForge
CEO

Luca Bertuzzi
Euronews
Moderator

Hannah Brown
Moderator
Euronews

Stefan Grobe
Moderator
Euronews

Méabh Mc Mahon
Moderator
Euronews

Shona Murray
Moderator
Euronews

Angela Skujins
Moderator
Euronews

Maria Tadeo
Moderator
Euronews

Sasha Vakulina
Moderator
Euronews

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Welcome Participants & Registration	9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening Words by Pedro Vargas David, Euronews Chairman	9:30 AM - 9:39 AM
Special Report: Live from Ukraine with Sasha Vakulina	9:39 AM - 9:54 AM
1 to 1 Interview - Theo Francken, Minister of Defence, Belgium	9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel - Europe's Defence Spending Surge: How Financing and EU Funding Are Shaping Readiness and Capability	10:16 AM - 10:51 AM
Remarks by Andrew Puzder, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union	10:52 AM - 11:00 AM
1 to 1 Interview - Iryna Terekh, CEO, Fire Point	11:01 AM - 11:16 AM
Panel - Hybrid Warfare, Cyber Attacks and Connectivity: Is Europe Ready for the Next Threat Landscape	11:17 AM - 11:52 AM
Remarks by General Raimundas Vaikšnoras, Chief of Defence, Lithuania	11:53 AM - 12:01 PM
Remarks by Onno Eichelsheim, Chief of Defence, Netherlands Armed Forces	11:53 AM - 12:01 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Rumen Radev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria	12:11 PM - 12:36 PM
Lunch Break	12:37 PM - 1:15 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission	1:18 PM - 1:38 PM
1 to 1 Interview - The Big Question with Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency	1:39 PM - 1:59 PM
Panel - Building Europe’s defence industrial base: cooperation or fragmentation?	2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Mission to NATO	2:41 PM - 2:53 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Henna Virkkunen, EVP, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy	2:54 PM - 3:14 PM
Remarks by General Sean Clancy, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee	3:15 PM - 3:23 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Mark Rutte, Secretary General, NATO	3:24 PM - 3:49 PM
Coffee Break	3:49 PM - 4:20 PM
Ministerial Panel	4:21 PM - 4:56 PM
The Ring	4:57 PM - 5:27 PM
Panel - Scaling Innovation in the Battlefield	5:28 PM - 5:53 PM
1 to 1 Interview - Angus Lapsley, UK Permanent Representative to NATO	5:54 PM - 6:06 PM
Networking Cocktail	6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Summit Closing & Wrap-Up	6:07 PM - 6:10 PM

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