Europe's #1 Defence Innovation Summit 2027.
SPARTA brings together Europe’s leading defence innovators with decision makers who have the authority to deploy, procure, fund, or integrate next-generation defence technologies.
Designed to accelerate the commercialisation of European defence innovation
400+
High-calibre attendees
150
Startups & scaleups
120
Primes & SMEs
100
Public and military buyers
25
Investment funds
75%
Director or above
50+
Investments started
17
Allied nations
200+
New commercial collaborations
2500
Matchmaking one-on-ones
Everyone who matters in European defence. And no one else.
SPARTA is supported by senior defence leaders, decision-makers and key voices of European resilience.
Gen. Michael Claesson
Chief of Defence, Swedish Armed Forces
Gen. Christopher Cavoli
Former SACEUR, NATO
Maj. Gen. Matthew van Wagenen
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations & Intelligence, NATO
Lt. Gen. Michel van Strythem
Head, Belgium’s Cyber Command
Jonathan Phillips
Chief of Staff, British Army
Martin Novák
Chief of Staff, Czech Air Force HQ
Sorin-Dan Moldovan
State Secretary for Defence Policy, Romania MoD
Bill LaPlante
Former Under Secretary of Defense, USA
Greta Tuckutė
Former Deputy Min. of Defence, Lithuania
Mikael Frisell
Director General, Swedish Civil Defence (MSB)
Sir Patrick Sanders
General (ret.) British Army
Sylvain Debarre
Director, NATO Space Centre of Excellence
John Ridge
Chief Adoption Officer, NATO Innovation Fund
David Chinn
Senior Partner & Moderator, McKinsey
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy, Rohde & Schwarz
Lt Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes
Former Deputy Commander of Cyber and Specialist Operations Command
Gen. Chris Badia
Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO
Lt. Gen. Frank Leidenberger
Former CEO of BWI
Unlike any other defence event. Hear it from the primes, unicorns and armed forces who were there.
A unique, precision matchmaking format designed to accelerate readiness.
SPARTA is designed for close, in-person engagement between a highly curated group of defence primes, SMEs, scaleups, armed forces representatives, and procurement officials.
Expect focused roundtables and closed-door conversations on next-generation defence technologies, supported by a targeted one-to-one matchmaking programme, with pre-scheduled, 15-minute, double opt-in meetings designed to build trust, accelerate the build-up of defence capabilities, and enhance operational readiness.
Decision-makers and procurement-ready capabilities only.
Hand-picked senior defence leaders
Procurement-ready matchmaking
Compressed DefTech adoption cycles
Next-gen defence capabilities only
/ Who attends and why
All the relevant public and military decision-makers, innovators, investors and procurement officials in one room.
Deep Tech Momentum
Deep Tech Momentum is Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech and AI Innovation Marketplace, hosting the flagship DTM27 summit on 12-13 May 2027, where corporate decision makers secure commercially ready and next-horizon technologies from the world’s top builders and investors, powering competitiveness, shaping regulation and enabling a European Deep Tech Renaissance.
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TUM Venture Labs
TUM Venture Labs is Europe’s leading force for Deep Tech & Life Sciences innovation. As a joint initiative of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM, it turns frontier research into scalable ventures, accelerating Europe’s technological sovereignty and enabling breakthroughs at scale.
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