Aerospace Global News Theatre 2 – Monday 20th July 2026

10:00 – 10:50 – AGN Session

Panel: Coffee with Ken Podcast: The Realities of Reinduatrialization 

Ken Biberaj, Executive Managing Director, Savills 
Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland 
Carlos Del Torro, Former US Secretary of the Navy 
David Arthurton, Managing Director Combat Air UK & Europe

Governments worldwide are racing to rebuild industrial capacity, strengthen supply chains, and secure key technologies. Turning ambition into reality, however, requires more than policy—it demands investment, infrastructure, talent, energy, and strong public–private collaboration.

11:00 – 11:45 – AGN Session Sponsored by Savills

Panel: How Can Real Estate Be an Enabler for the Defence Sector? 

Kevin Moffid, Head of EMEA Industrial and Logistics Research, Commercial Research, Savills 
Ken Biberaj, Executive Managing Director, Savills 
Robert Pearson, Director, Office Agency, Savills 
Shane Mason, Founder & Director, Strategical 
Mark Ferguson, Tritax tbc

This discussion will examine what it takes to reindustrialize in today’s geopolitical landscape, exploring opportunities, challenges, and partnerships across areas such as defense, advanced manufacturing, workforce development, and regional competitiveness.

11:50 – 11:55 – AGF Finance Summit

Keynote: Welcome Remarks

11:55 – 12:00 – AGF Finance Summit

Keynote:  Address 

Cathal Deasy, Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, Barclays 

12:00 – 12:10 – AGF Finance Summit

Keynote: Government Address

12:15 – 13:15 – AGF Finance Summit

Panel: Strategic Resilience: Capital, Capability and the Global Aerospace & Defence Agenda

Baroness Wheatcroft, British journalist and life peeress, Member of the House of Lords, UK 
Isabelle Hudon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) 
Louis Taylor, CEO, British Business Bank 
Ephraim Rudman, Partner, Financial Institutions Group (FIG), Apollo Global Management 
Cathal Deasy, Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, Barclays 
Oliver Holbourn, Chief Executive Officer, National Wealth Fund (UK)

As geopolitical tensions rise and technology accelerates, regions across the globe face a new challenge: financing, building and sustaining the industrial capabilities that underpin security and competitiveness. As the sector shifts from short‑term disruption to long‑term renewal, this session will outline the partnerships, investment models and policy alignment needed to build a more resilient aerospace and defence ecosystem for the decade ahead.  

14:00 – 14:10 – AGF Defence Summit

Keynote: Opening Address

14:15 – 14:25 – AGF Defence Summit

Keynote: Address 
 
Koizumi Shinjirō, Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence Japan

14:30 – 15:15 – AGF Defence Summit

Panel: GCAP and the Next Era of Air Dominance: Strategy, Technology and Global Security

Harv Smyth CB OBE, Chief of the Air Staff  
Marco Zoff, CEO, Edge wing 
Jeremy Berwick, Global Aerospace, Defence and Security Industries Leader, PA Consulting 
Antonio Conserva, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Ministry of Defence Italy 
Takehiro Morita, 38th Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defence Force

This panel will examine how three nations can jointly deliver a next‑generation combat air capability with deep industrial collaboration, navigating extreme technical complexity in a rapidly evolving global security environment.