What to Expect?

  • Operationally focused with pre-defined, priority mission sets curated with government and industry partners
  • A targeted ecosystem of operators, acquisition executives, startups, scale-ups, investors, and industry leaders
  • An environment that’s built for collaboration and action-orientated dialogue
  • Eat together, drink together, no closed doors, no tiered access
  • Unrivalled accessibility for small and scaling businesses that are relevant to the mission-sets
  • High-level curated networking opportunities for problem solvers
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Apex-Style Exhibition Options

All Apex exhibit space is pre-built, turn-key and with no hidden extras – just share your logo and we will take care of the rest. All Apex Partners are listed on marketing materials and receive a directory listing in the Apex Europe App.

Small Business Pod

Standard Pod

Premium Pod

Static Display Add-On

Small Business Pods are reserved exclusively for companies under 50 employees and must have capability relevant to the Apex Europe Mission Sets.

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Speaking Opportunities

Purpose-built to close the gap between operational requirements and technological capability, Apex focuses on what matters most - to help solve key priorities and accelerate the delivery of high-impact, mission-critical solutions to European and NATO forces, addressing urgent needs with near-term solutions.

Apex Europe provides a range of speaking opportunities to engage directly with operators, acquisition executives, and leading industry.

Whether you're an industry leader, a small or scaling organisation, or anywhere in between - if you have relevant capabilities aligned with the 2026 Mission Sets, Apex offers a targeted platform to engage directly with key customers.

To take part in the Apex Europe speaking programme, Partners must also have Apex-style exhibition space.

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Attendee Pricing

Apex brings the brightest and most determined minds together to solve the warfighters most pressing problems. Join warfighters, acquisition professionals, startups, small and medium businesses, investors and industry leaders to tackle operational challenges from the seabed to space.

  • Collaborate ecosystem-wide to work the problem and tackle operational challenges
  • Interact with industry leadership, operators and innovators sharing expert insight
  • High-level curated networking opportunities for problem solvers
  • Eat together, drink together, no-closed doors, no tiered access
  • A digital backbone to start the conversation early and keep it going year-round

All participant passes are all-access, with refreshments, catering and networking opportunities throughout the two days all included and access to the Apex App so you can reach out to other participants early and continue the conversation afterwards. 

Have a question? Contact us hello@apexdefense.org.