THE MARKET LEADING CONFERENCE TO PROPEL BUSINESS WITHIN THE DEFENCE INFRASTRuCTURE SUPPLY CHAIN
30 September - 01 October, 2025
| Hilton Syon Park Hotel, London
Agenda Day 2
THE UK’S DEFENCE ESTATE OPTIMISATION PORTFOLIO
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 Defence Infrastructure Organisation
· Responses to the SDR
· Delivering against infrastructure deliverables set out in the defence plan
· Challenges facing efficient execution of objectives
9:30 am - 10:15 am
THE UK’S DEFENCE ESTATE OPTIMISATION (DEO) PORTFOLIO
Nigel Ward -
Head, Defence Estates Optimisation Portfolio,
UK Ministry of Defence
Karen Baker - Deputy Head, Defence Estates Optimisation Portfolio, UK Ministry of Defence
• Programme updates
• Current challenges facing the optimisation portfolio
• Implications of economic fluctuations on the project
10:15 am - 10:45 am
ENSURING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF DEFENCE ASSETS
Air Commodore Paul Yates -
Deputy Director of Infrastructure,,
UK Ministry of Defence
· Investment post SDR
· Aligning infrastructure development with operational needs
· Current challenges and pathway for the future
10:45 am - 11:15 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
ENSURING SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
11:15 am - 11:45 am
NSPA’S STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME
Sébastien Seguin -
Chief of Division, Infrastructure, Facilities and Support Services,,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
• 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)
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
ENERGY INNOVATION TO IMPROVE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
• Energy assurance
• Rising to the challenge of clean-firm energy in diverse environments
• Leading technology areas and business processes, collaborations, and thinking bigger
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
STRATEGIC SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
STRATEGIC SUPPLIER RELATONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Lee Taylor -
Deputy Head, Supplier Relationship Management Team,
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Insights into stakeholder engagement for current projects
• Delivering social value
• Post SDR ambitions
Lee Taylor
Deputy Head, Supplier Relationship Management TeamUK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL: STRENGTHENING SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS FOR DEFENCE READINESS
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage -
Former Head of Infrastructure,
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• What are the current capability gaps in the defence supply chain, and how can we overcome them?
• How can we improve efficiency and value delivery across the defence infrastructure industry?
• How can we ensure early and open collaboration in requirement setting?
• What does a high-trust relationship between government and industry look like in practice?
• What lessons can we take from successful supplier partnerships—and how do we replicate them?
Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage
Former Head of InfrastructureUK Defence Infrastructure Organisation
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF THE FUTURE
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
INSIGHTS INTO THE CLYDE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME
James Heaton-Smith -
Programme Director - Clyde 2070 Future Programme,
Royal Navy
• Transformation of HMNBC to ensure the safe operation of submarines now and in the future
• The challenges of delivering at the complexity, size and scale required
• The journey to 2070
3:45 pm - 4:15 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
4:15 pm - 4:20 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
