European Defence Capital Summit 2026

European Defence Capital Summit 2026

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About the Summit:

This high-level conference convenes leading investors, financial institutions, and industry stakeholders to address how the European defence sector can be financed effectively through 2030. The event aims to define scalable, sustainable, and market-driven financing frameworks.

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Tim
Tim Armbruster
KfW Group Treasurer, Head of Financial Markets, KfW, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Dr. Hans-Christoph
Dr. Hans-Christoph Atzpodien
Managing Director, Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie (BDSV), Berlin, Germany
Antonio
Antonio Barroso
Europe Geoeconomics Lead, Bloomberg LP, Geneva, Switzerland
Souad
Souad Benkredda
Member of the Board, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Martin
Martin Boer
General Manager and Chief Representative, Europe, Institute of International Finance (IIF), Brussels, Belgium
Simona
Simona delle Chiaie
Chief Euro-Area Economist, Bloomberg LP, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Dr. Frank
Dr. Frank Engels
Member of the Executive Board/CIO, Union Investment, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Jörg
Jörg Goschin
CEO, KfW Capital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
Dr. Rebecca
Dr. Rebecca Harding
CEO, Centre for Economic Security, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Elisabeth
Dr. Elisabeth Hauschild
Managing Director, BDSV, Berlin, Germany
Isabelle
Isabelle Hudon
President, Business Development Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada
Jonas
Jonas Jarosch
CFO, Quantum Systems, Munich, Germany
Dr. Ari-Kristinn
Dr. Ari-Kristinn Jónsson
President, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Benedikt
Benedikt Kammel
Global Managing Editor for Space, Aviation & Defense, Bloomberg News, Berlin, Germany
André
André Küüsvek
President and CEO, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Lars-Gerrit
Dr. Lars-Gerrit Luessmann
Partner & Germany Co-Lead, Gowling WLG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Darius
Darius Maleki
Member of the Executive Board, Maleki Group, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Andra
Andra Migiu
Head of Division, Security and Defence Office, Luxembourg
Nicholas
Nicholas Phillips
Market Structure Research Bloomberg Intelligence, Bloomberg LP, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Henrik
Dr. Henrik Pontzen
Chief Sustainabiltiy Officer, Union Investment, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Marcus
Marcus Pratsch
Global Head of Sustainable Bonds & Finance, Managing Director, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Christoph
Christoph Rauwald
Germany Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
David
David Raw
MD, Markets and Commercial Finance, Resilience, and International, UK Finance, London
Rob
Rob Rider
Strategic Advisor, Rheinmetall AG, Berlin, Germany
Lars-Hendrik
Lars-Hendrik Röller
Professor of Economics, ESMT Berlin and Founder and Chair, Berlin Global Dialogue, Berlin, Germany
Siegfried
Siegfried Ruhl
Director General, DG Budget, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Frank
Frank Scheidig
Global Head of Senior Executive Banking, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Dr. Marie-Agnes
Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Thomas
Dr. Thomas Toepfer
CFO, Airbus, Toulouse, France
Wolff
Wolff van Sintern
Founder, ETNA Capital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bobby
Bobby Vedral
Founder, Macro Eagle, London, United Kingdom
Peter
Peter Watkins
Visiting Professor, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Cathrin
Cathrin Wilhelm
Supervisory Board / Partner, Avilus, Ismaning, Canada
David
David Williams
BAE SYSTEMS, Managing Director Europe, London
Matthias
Matthias Wittenburg
Senior Executive Advisor, PwC Strategy&, Hamburg, Germany
Programm
bis Registration
Registration and Arrival
 
TOPIC BLOCK 1 - THE STRATEGIC CONTEXT: WHY ACTION IS NEEDED NOW
bis Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
 

Frank Scheidig
Global Head of Senior Executive Banking, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt / Main, Germany

bis Opening Keynote
High-Level Opening Keynote - Financing Europe’s Defence Reset: From Political Imperative to Capital Allocation Reality
 

Dr. Ari-Kristinn Jónsson
President, Nato Innovation Fund, Amsterdam, Netherlands

TOPIC BLOCK 2 - CREATING THE ENABLING FRAMEWORK
bis Panel
Panel I - Shifting the Trillions: Who Will Finance Europe’s Defence Expansion and how
 

Impulse:
Souad Benkredda
Deputy CEO, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt / Main, Germany

Discussion:
Tim Armbruster
KfW Group Treasurer, Head of Financial Markets, KfW, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany

Siegfried Ruhl
Director General, DG Budget,  European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Moderation:
Lars-Hendrik Röller
Professor of Economics and Founder and Chair, ESMT Berlin and Berlin Global Dialogue, Berlin, Germany

TOPIC BLOCK 3 - FINANCING EUROPE'S SECURITY NARRATIVE
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Panel II - Deploying Capital into Defence: Where Are the Real Opportunities
 

Isabelle Hudon
President, Business Development Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada

André Küüsvek,
President and CEO, NIB, Helsinki
 
Andra Migiu,
Head of Division, Security and Defence Office, Luxembourg

Moderation N.N.
 

bis Cofee Break
Coffee Break
 
bis Panel
Panel III - Financing the Supply Chain: SMEs, Startups and the Hidden Champions
 

Jörg Goschin
CEO, KfW Capital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

Jonas Jarosch
CFO, Quantum Systems, Munich, Germany

Dr. Lars-Gerrit Luessmann
Partner & Germany Co-Lead, Gowling WLG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Moderation N.N.

bis Lunch Break
Lunch Break
 
bis Panel
Panel IV - Broadening the Financial Ecosytem for a Defence: The Role of Asset Managers and Investment Funds
 

Dr. Elisabeth Hauschild
Managing Director, BDSV, Berli, Germany

Dr. Henrik Pontzen
Chief Sustainabiltiy Officer, Union Investment, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
 

Moderation
Dr. Frank Engels
Member of the Executive Board/CIO, Union Investment, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany

TOPIC BLOCK 4 - MOBILISING PRIVATE CAPITAL AT SCALE
bis Panel
Panel V - Capital Markets as a Strategic Lever: Building a European Defense Investment Ecosystem
 

Martin Boer
General Manager and Chief Representative, Europe, Institute of International Finance (IIF), Brussels, Belgium

David Raw
MD, Markets and Commercial Finance, Resilience, and International, UK Finance, London, United Kingdom

Peter Watkins
Visiting Professor, King´s College, London, United Kingdom

Bobby Vedral
Founder, Macro Eagle, London, United Kingdom

Moderation:
Nicholas Phillips
Market Structure Research Bloomberg Intelligence, Bloomberg LP, London, United Kingdom

bis Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat - Private Markets in Defense: Private Equity, Venture & Growth Capital in Action
 

Wolff van Sintern
Founder, ETNA Capital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Moderation:
Christoph Rauwald
Germany Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany

bis Keynote
High-Level Keynote: Peace Has a Price. Who Is Investing? by Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
 

Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Q&A:
Darius Maleki
Member of the Executive Board, Maleki Group, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany 

bis Panel
Panel VI - Defence, Security and Resilience in the context of Sustainability
 

Dr. Hans-Christoph Atzpodien
Managing Director, Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie (BDSV), Berlin, Germany

Dr. Rebecca Harding
CEO, Centre for Economic Security, London, United Kingdom

Darius Maleki
Member of the Board, Maleki Group & Vice-Chairman, INGLOSUS Foundation, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Moderation:
Marcus Pratsch
Global Head of Sustainable Bonds & Finance, Managing Director, DZ BANK AG, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany

bis Presentation
Geopolitical Presentation
 

Antonio Barroso
Europe Geoeconomics Lead, Bloomberg LP, Geneva, Switzerland

Simona delle Chiaie
Chief Euro-Area Economist, Bloomberg LP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

TOPIC BLOCK 5 - THE REAL ECONOMY AS THE ENGINE OF TRANSFORMATION
bis Panel
Panel VII - From Capital to Capability: What Needs to Happen Next
 

Rob Rider
Strategic Advisor to Armin Papperger, Rheinmetall, Düsseldorf, Germany

Dr. Thomas Toepfer
CFO, Airbus, Toulouse, France

David Williams
BAE SYSTEMS, Managing Director Europe, London, UK

Cathrin Wilhelm
Supervisory Board / Partner, Avilus, Ismaning, Canada

Moderation:
Benedikt Kammel
Global Managing Editor for Space, Aviation & Defense, Bloomberg News, Berlin, Germany

bis Closing
Closing Remarks
 

Matthias Wittenburg
Senior Executive Advisor, PwC, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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