Investing in Global Security Summit

Global security is entering a defining decade. Governments and industry are contending with heightened geopolitical tensions, accelerating technological change, shifting defense priorities, and growing pressure to modernize capabilities at speed. At the same time, capital markets are playing an increasingly central role, shaping which technologies scale, how innovation is financed, and who ultimately sets the pace of security transformation. Disruption is no longer theoretical; it is structural. The question now is: how will capital and innovation align to meet a more complex global threat environment?

The FT Investing in Global Security Summit will convene senior investors, defense and security leaders, policymakers, and technologists for a focused program of candid discussion and forward-looking insight. Discussions will examine how private capital, public funding, and strategic partnerships are fueling innovation across defense technology, from dual-use and emerging tech to advanced manufacturing, AI, space, cyber, and resilience infrastructure. Speakers will also explore procurement reform, cross-border investment dynamics, risk and regulation, and the evolving relationship between governments, primes, startups, and financial institutions.

In an era where security and investment are increasingly intertwined, the leaders who succeed will be those who help define the rules, deploy capital with conviction, and scale innovation responsibly. Join us to help shape the future of global security.

The growing role of capital in global security

How private, public, and institutional capital are shaping defense innovation, influencing which technologies scale and how quickly capabilities evolve.

Shifting investment dynamics across the defense ecosystem

The changing mix of investors (VC, private equity, sovereign funds) and their impact on relationships between governments, primes, startups, and financial institutions.

Strategic dealmaking and consolidation in defense

How M&A is being used to acquire technology, secure supply chains, and build competitive advantage amid geopolitical pressure and regulatory scrutiny.

Frontier technologies redefining security priorities

Investment opportunities and challenges in AI, autonomy, robotics, space, cyber, and advanced manufacturing as core drivers of future defense capability. 

Financing, risk, and regulation in a high-threat environment 

The role of banks, insurers, and policy frameworks in underwriting defense innovation, alongside tensions between national security needs and ESG considerations. 

Evolving collaboration and dual-use innovation models 

Increasing overlap between commercial and defense technologies, and new partnership models between investors, startups, and legacy contractors to scale innovation.

In-person experience

The Investing in Global Security Summit would bring together the financial and defense communities to assess how investment is shaping global security.

Expect to meet senior executives from:

- Business and Technology: Startups, Tech companies, Consultancy Firms, Law Firms, and Insurance Firms.

Gain access to in-person sessions, networking functions and drinks. Make meaningful connection with your peers.

Access to all in-person sessions and networking receptions, with special rates available for government officials, armed forces personnel, and regulators.

Access to live talks, Q&A and video on demand.