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Defence Commercial Business Forum - 19 September 2023

Please note this event is now fully virtual.

The next Defence Commercial Business Forum meeting with the Defence Digital Commercial Team will take place on 19 September. Register here to attend.

The full agenda for the meeting will be shared nearer the time.


Fred Sugden

Fred Sugden

Associate Director, Defence and National Security, techUK

Raya Tsolova

Programme Manager, National Security, techUK

Tracy Modha

Team Assistant - Markets, techUK


Defence Programme

The Defence Programme works to help the UK’s Defence technology sector align itself with the MOD, specifically with the department’s Defence Digital organisation. The programme aims to help the sector remain at the forefront of technology exploitation. Our members play a vital role in supporting the MOD to procure digital technologies in a way that generates added value for end-users across the Defence ecosystem, from internal business functions to frontline operations.

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Groups 

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Defence and Security SME Forum

The DSMEF is comprised of SME companies from the techUK membership. The DSMEF seeks to include a broad grouping of different SME companies working in the Defence & Security (D&S) sectors.

Chair: Graham Booth, 2iC

Vice-Chair: Andrew Dixon, SVGC

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Defence Commercial Business Forum

The Defence Commercial Business Forum (DCBF) provides a conduit for the Commercial professional community within the techUK membership to engage with their Commercial counterparts and other stakeholders within Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), principally with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and in particular Defence Digital.

Chair: Ann Ibbotson, L3Harris

Vice-Chair: Sue Elderfield, QinetiQ

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Defence Research and Technology Forum

The Defence Research & Technology Forum (DRTF) represents the interests of techUK members to Defence stakeholders involved in the funding, and conduct of Research & Technology within the UK Defence markets. The DRTF assists the MOD in the formulation of effective R&T policy and brings greater Government awareness to the capabilities that exist within the UK technology industry.

Chair: Matt Albans, L3Harris ASV

Vice-Chair: Stephanie Eden, Airbus

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Information Superiority Forum

The Information Superiority Forum (ISF) looks at information superiority (IS) across the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The ISF leads on engagement with the MOD's FLCs and across the department's Defence Digital organisation. The Forum gives techUK members insight into the future strategies of key stakeholders in the MOD's the information community.

Chair: Nick Hartley, Leidos

Vice-Chair: Chris Lewis, Babcock

Vice-Chair: John Philliban, CGI

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