DEFENCE REIMAGINED:
INNOVATION, INTEGRATION,
AND RESILIENCE
2800
Professionals
24+
Industry experts
80
Countries
The International Defence Conference (IDC) stands as the premier global platform for defence and security leaders to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities shaping the future of defence. With a focus on redefining the future of defence, IDC 2025 introduces the transformative theme, “Defence Reimagined: Innovation, Integration, and Resilience.”
This year’s forum delves deep into the critical intersections of technology, strategic collaboration, and adaptive resilience. In an era of rapid change and unprecedented global challenges, IDC 2025 serves as a powerful platform to revolutionize defence strategies, ignite innovation, and shape a resilient future through bold and visionary partnerships.
KEY TOPICS SHAPING DEFENCE AT IDC 2025
Global disruptions and defence preparedness:
Mitigating threats to critical supply chains
Disinformation and influence operations:
The weaponization of information in modern conflicts
The sky is no longer the limit:
Emerging threats and opportunities in space
WHY ATTEND IDC 2025?
Network with leading industry professionals from around the world, including defence leaders, policymakers, and innovators.
Gain actionable insights from global experts across three cutting-edge panels
Lead the conversation on critical topics such as supply chain resilience, information warfare, and space defence.
Discover the latest technological advancements and strategies redefining global defence.
A GLIMPSE INTO IDC 2023
SHAPING DEFENCE STRATEGIES: INSIGHTS AWAIT AT IDC 2025
Panel 1:
Global disruptions and
defence preparedness
Mitigating threats to critical supply chains
In a world increasingly impacted by geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, and cyberattacks, maintaining resilient supply chains is more crucial than ever. Explore how tech disruptors, governments, and industries are shaping innovative strategies to secure critical supply chains and ensure national defence readiness.
Panel 2:
Disinformation and influence operations
The weaponization of information in modern conflicts
As hybrid warfare evolves, disinformation and influence operations have become powerful tools to achieve strategic goals. This panel will uncover real-world examples of how misinformation is weaponized and discuss actionable solutions to counter these threats, merging expertise from technology, psychology, and international relations.
Panel 3:
The sky is no longer the limit
Emerging threats and opportunities in space
With space becoming contested and strategic domain, this panel will explore how countries and industries are addressing threats, leveraging advancements in space technology, and building alliances to enhance security in the cosmos.
RELIVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM IDC 2023
The International Defence Conference 2025 will take place on 16th February 2025 at the prestigious Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi, offering a world-class setting for global defence leaders to connect and collaborate.