Defence and Security Debate: Securing your place in Britain’s new defence economy

Do you want to break into the growing defence sector? Spending on defence is rising to its highest level since the Cold War, with £75bn more over the next few years. It’s unprecedented opportunities for SMEs – including those not yet active in defence – as the government ‘spreads the spend' to companies with fresh ideas on protecting Britain and her allies.

Insider has brought together a team of experts to answer three basic issues:

• What are the opportunities?

• How can your business benefit?

• What does it mean for the wider economy?

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Explore the role defence plays in the Midlands, and how we develop the region as an international cluster. Discover where we have strengths – notably aerospace, cyber security, medicine, communications and vehicles.

Learn how the region can develop these, attract more work and investment, improve its skills base and develop its reputation as a major defence cluster.

We’ll also reveal how individual businesses, notably SMEs, can contribute to defence.

Explore how they work with both the MOD and the primes. We'll examine how they can overcome resistance and the regulations that go with the sector; how they find what opportunities exist in a sector; what compliance they need; and who to speak to.

This event takes place on Wednesday 25 February at the Bromsgrove Hotel and Spa.

Book your place today using the link below as places are limited.

Defence and Security Debate: Securing your place in Britain's new defence economy