Defense & Space

Session: Germany's Role: Implications for the Bundeswehr and the Defense Industry (Hannover Messe) Speaker: State Secretary Nils Hilmer (Representative for the Federal Minister of Defense) Session Summary: State Secretary Hilmer declared Germany's industrial capabilities a fundamental pillar of national sovereignty and security, calling for urgent civil-military collaboration to drive rapid defense innovations. He detailed a massive military budget scale-up, projecting the de

Session: European Defence: How we build the industrial landscape we need Speakers: ・Dr. Michael Schöllhorn　Chief Executive Officer　Airbus Defence and Space ・Jan Hesthaven　President　Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ・Robert de Groot　Vice-President　European Investment Bank ・Sven Weizenegger　Head of Cyber Innovation Hub　Cyber Innovation Hub der Bundswehr, BWI GmbH Session Summary: This panel explores practical strategies to modernize Europe's defense industrial base by

Session: European Defence: Creating the Industrial Landscape We Need Speaker: Michael Schöllhorn (CEO of Airbus Defence and Space; President of the German Aerospace Industries Association / BDLI) Session Summary: Michael Schöllhorn emphasizes that Europe must urgently transition from a security consumer to a sovereign producer by accelerating defense manufacturing and prioritizing a "Made in Europe" strategy. To build this resilient industrial base, he argues that the defense