https://www.dsei.co.uk
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10 Sep 25. DSEI Panel and keynote discussions will be on the record unless otherwise stated.
Q&A sessions will remain off the record unless otherwise stated.
Keynote schedule
Tuesday 9th September
1300-1325: Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander
Europe, NATO
1430-1455: General Sir Jim Hockenhull KBE ADC Gen, Commander, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
1630-1700: General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy
Wednesday 10th September
1030-1055: Andy Start, National Armaments Direct, UK Ministry of Defence
1100-1130: Jim Carter, Interim Director General Commercial & Industry, Ministry of Defence
1300-1325: Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence
1430-1455: TBC
1630-1700: Lieutenant General David Eastman MBE Beng (Hons) CEng FIMechE, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Thursday 11th September
1030-1055: TBC
1300-1325: Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force
1430-1455: The Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK Ministry of Defence
1600-1625: TBC
Friday 12th September
1000-1030:
o Andrew Kinniburgh, Director-General, Make UK Defence
o Vice Admiral Philip Hally CB MBE, Chief of Defence people UK Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 25. Protecting Critical Infrastructure – Chepstow Racecourse 4-5 November 2025.
BATTLESPACE and Chepstow Racecourse are delighted to announce the inaugural Chepstow Military Drone Raceday on November 4th in association with the British Army Drone Sport Association.
In addition, subject to the safety case, we hope to have a number of close combat shotgun and rifle Counter Drone systems displayed live.
We also have a slot for a ‘Chepstow Military Raceday Official C-UAS provider’ who can provide a Counter-UAV Patrol over the 2 days and be named ‘official Chepstow Military Raceday C-UAS Provider,’ with the added web and BATTLESPACE Features and logos.
To accommodate a great day’s drone racing, we have changed the Conference Programme which will now take place on November 5th with an earlier start.
Ticket Holders for racing on November 5th have free entry to the Drone Racing on the 4th
On course refreshments are available and also available for sponsorship
Agenda
Day One – 4 November 2025
09:00: Registration
09:00 – Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction – Brigadier Ian Cameron-Mowat (Online recording available for day 2 visitors)
09:30 – Introducing the Inaugural Chepstow Military Raceday Drone Racing and Teams – Karl Eze, CEO Point Zenith
10:00 – Drone Racing and C-UAS Demonstrations, also streamed online
12:30 – Lunch Break – sponsorship available
13:00 – Drone racing and demonstrations continue
16:00 – Day ends – Tea sponsorship available
Gala Dinner at Celtic Manor Hotel
https://www.celtic-manor.com/
18:30 – Drinks Reception – Sponsorship Available – £500/$650
20:00 – Royal Hospital Chelsea Outreach Gala Dinner – Sponsorship Available – £1100/US$1474 including 2 places on top table with General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE and Lady Bradshaw
21:30 – BBOY Award Presentation
22:00 – Charity Auction by Steve O’Leary, GDUK
Day 2 – Conference & Racing
Exploring Regulatory, Technological, and Insurance Challenges
08:30 – Registration and Breakfast
09:00 – Keynote – Applying Martyn’s Law Regulations – Adie Brown – Group Head of Health and Safety for Arena Leisure (ARC)
09:20 – Security Challenges Facing Racing Venues – Ian Mixter – ARC Health and Safety
09:40 – Keynote
10:00 – Coffee Break
11:10– Police Compliance required to Comply with Martyn’s Law – Gwent Police – TBC
11:20 – Crowd Protection at Sporting Venues – TBC
11:40 – The Requirement for Portable C-UAS Systems – TBC
12:00 – Cheque Presentation by ARC to General Sir Adrian and Lady Bradshaw, Governor of the Royal Hospital
12:05 – Chelsea Pensioners Ring the Bell to start Racing
12:15 – Introduction to Chepstow Raceday
12:20 – Tipster talk – Roger Hart
12:25 – Pre Lunch Drinks
13:00 – Lunch and Racing starts
16:30 – Chelsea Pensioner Choir Finale
19:00 – Carriages
Ticket bookings:
Vanessa Hathaway:
Conference Paper and Exhibition Stand bookings:
Julian Nettlefold:
Craig Taylor:
Drone Team Bookings:
Chosen Charities: SSAFA, Combat Stress, Royal Hospital Chelsea Outreach Programme
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DSEI 2025 – POWERING PROGRESS, DEFINING YOUR FUTURE
DSEI connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the entire defence & security supply chain on a global scale. With a range of valuable opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content & live-action demonstrations, the DSEI community can strengthen relationships, share knowledge and engage in the latest capabilities across the exhibition’s Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint Zones.
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