THE MARKET LEADING CONFERENCE TO PROPEL GLOBAL BUSINESS WITHIN THE DEFENCE INFRASTRuCTURE SUPPLY CHAIN
30 September - 1 October 2025
| Hilton Syon Park Hotel, London
Agenda Day 2
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS TO DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTIVES
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage -
Former Head of Infrastructure,
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage
Former Head of InfrastructureUK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
9:00 am - 9:30 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SETTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE DIO
Mike Green -
Chief Executive Officer,
UK DIO
· Responses to the SDR
· Delivering against infrastructure deliverables set out in the defence plan
· Challenges facing efficient execution of objectives
9:30 am - 10:00 am
SCAPE’S INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK
Caroline Compton-James -
Deputy Chief Executive,
SCAPE
• Incorporating sustainability initiatives across the supply chain
• Ensuring social value in defence infrastructure
• Working to accelerate construction programmes in line with the UK’s SDR
10:00 am - 10:30 am
MOD INFRASTURCTURE FOLLOWING SDR AND DEFENCE REFORM
Air Commodore Paul Yates -
Deputy Director of Infrastructure,,
UK Ministry of Defence
• Strategic ambitions and Reform
• Engagement with industry partners
• Challenges facing Defence infrastructure
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
ENHANCING OPERATIONAL READINESS WITH RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
11:00 am - 11:30 am
INSIGHTS INTO DANISH AMBITIONS FOR DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE
Henrik Sørensen -
Chief,
Danish Defence Estate Command
• Strategic overview
• Current challenges
• Pathway for the future
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE – THE NORWEGIAN APPROACH
Thorbjørn Thoresen -
Director General,
Norwegian Defence Estates Agency
• Our responsibility for military infrastructure through peacetime, crises and war
• Infrastructure and facilities as part of the enablement eco-system
• The need for a wholistic approach: Preparing for war and wartime restoration
• Insights into energy resilience initiatives
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OVERVIEW OF THE DND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME
David Thompson -
Director General Portfolio Requirements,
Canadian Department of National Defence
• Scope and strategic objectives
• Current challenges
• Pathway for the future
David Thompson
Director General Portfolio RequirementsCanadian Department of National Defence
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
STRATEGIC SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
INSIGHTS INTO UK DEFENCE ESTATE FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Toni Gray -
Commercial FM Project Delivery Head,,
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
· Current key programmes
· Procurement strategy to manage supplier relationships
· Challenges facing effective facility management for the UK defence estate
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
INSIGHTS INTO LITHUANIAN DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES
• Structural overview
• Current infrastructure projects
• Challenges and investment plan
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
INSIGHTS INTO THE DEFENCE MILITARY FACILITIES AND PROCUREMENT CENTRE OF LATVIA
Colonel Kaspars Miezītis -
Head,
Latvian Military Facilities and Procurement Centre
• Current and emerging threats
• Latvia's response measures
• Construction, planning and implementation
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
POLICY TO STRATEGICALLY ENHANCE DEFENCE ESTATE INFRASTR
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
NSPA’S STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME
Sébastien Seguin -
Chief of Division, Infrastructure, Facilities and Support Services,,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) *subject to final confirmation
- Delivering a coherent strategy to ensure the necessary reform of its whole estate and to manage all related estate initiatives
- The planning and delivery of major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment within an active secure campus.
- Next steps for the redevelopment of Capellen and the challenges of office space management in a hybrid working environment
Sébastien Seguin
Chief of Division, Infrastructure, Facilities and Support Services,NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) *subject to final confirmation
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
POLICY TO ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE AND EFFICIENCY OF DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE
Rebecca Jones -
Assistant Head of Policy and Strategy,
UK Ministry of Defence
• Supply chain management
• Risk informed approaches
• Aligning policy to the SDR
4:30 pm - 4:35 pm
CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage -
Former Head of Infrastructure,
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage
Former Head of InfrastructureUK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
