The Enterprise Gateway Workshop/interactive Q&A: Defence Pathways for Space SMEs - Navigating Access and Opportunity
  • Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • 13:30 - 14:30
  • Location: Hall 1 - Inspire

This session will explore how enterprises can successfully enter, operate within, and scale in the defence and national security ecosystem - Bridging three core themes: national resilience as an emerging opportunity space, funding pathways for innovation and growth, and practical routes to market for SMEs.

Confirmed speakers:

  • Moderator: Joanna Hart, Space Partnerships, Space Partnership Director
  • Diana Lunca, Senior Programme Lead Unlocking Space for Defence, UK Space Agency
  • Tim Ketton-Locke, Deputy Director of the Defence Office for Small Business Growth, MoD
  • Andy Vooght, Solutions Architect, CGI
  • Alex Godfrey, Director of Defence, Astroscale

The Enterprise Gateway - Where Knowledge Meets Opportunity

The Enterprise Gateway is the Farnborough International Airshow's hub for business growth. 

This programme offers quick, practical insights into supply chain opportunities, funding and industry connections through a mixture of keynotes, panels, and expert workshops. 

Entry to The Enterprise Gateway is included with Business Connections Exchange registrations:

Suppliers: £500
Buyers/Investors: Free of charge
Micro-SME's: £199 (pending formal vetting review, eligibility based on a headcount below 10 and an annual turnover of balance sheet total under €2 million).

Register now: fia.vimeet.events 

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