When? 22-24 September 2025
Where? London, UK
This September, SAE Media Group’s Defence Exports Conference returns for its 19th year, and if you work in defence trade compliance, you’ll want this in your diary.
What’s On the Agenda?
Navigating defence exports was never simple, but with shifting geopolitics, sanctions, US reforms (ITAR, EAR), and the relentless march of technology, 2025’s agenda is especially urgent and essential. Defence Exports 2025 leads with a Pre-Conference Focus Day dedicated to the latest on US controls. It’s the best way, bar none, to get practical advice on real-world compliance from expert in-house and government practitioners.
Hot Topics to Watch
- US Export Overhaul: Get inside scoop of the changing ITAR and EAR landscape, direct from the regulators – vital learning for anyone exporting dual-use or defence goods to or through the US.
- Sanctions, Human Rights & Licensing: Discover briefings from policymakers on how geopolitics, human rights, and trade wars are shaping export regimes everywhere.
- The Tech Frontier: Learn from case studies on AI, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Plus, there will be thought-provoking sessions on the complexity of exporting space tech and digital subsystems.
- Compliance in a Shifting World: Practical workshops are on offer, covering trade compliance best practice, risk management, and working with global licensing bodies.
- Global Benchmarks: Featuring regulators and subject matter experts from the UK, US, Japan, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. The breadth ensures every perspective is challenged and updated.
Key Speakers
You don’t just get PowerPoint slides, expect genuine engagement from:
- Government officials from the US Department of State, UK Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), and equivalents from Japan, Sweden, Norway, and Canada.
- Industry compliance leaders from companies like Boeing, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Anduril, Thales, and Rolls-Royce – sharing war stories, audit tips, and even compliance horror stories (plus how they fixed them).
- Heads of International Trade Compliance and export controls officers from the world’s leading defence and aerospace organisations.
Here’s your full guide to the major military and national security gatherings this September.