European defence spending is under renewed political pressure, yet the UK's industrial base faces critical questions regarding capacity, readiness, and strategic gaps. At the same time, artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as the defining military advantage of the 21st century. Bringing together military leadership, defence analysts, and policy experts, this panel assesses whether Britain is equipped to support a nation at war—examining urgent procurement bottlenecks and production capacity alongside the strategic integration of AI, autonomous systems, intelligence processing, and battlefield decision-making to strengthen national defence.
Event Details
Date: Friday, 4th September
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Venue: Sovereign
Format: Panel Format
Speakers:
Danny Kruger (Head of Preparation for Government for Reform UK)
General Sir Christopher Deverell KCB MBE (Retired Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command)
James Lawson (Chairman of the Adam Smith Institute)
Ammer Kotecha (CEO Centre for Government Reform)
Alan Mendoza (Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society)