IPFA Continental Europe
Financing the Future of Defence Industrial Capacity in CEE
Defence spending across NATO Europe is projected to rise to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 — a historic shift in Europe’s security posture. Yet public budgets alone will not be enough to deliver the scale, speed, and industrial capacity required in a more contested geopolitical environment.
As governments ramp up commitments, the critical question becomes: how can private capital be mobilised to strengthen Europe’s defence industrial base, accelerate innovation, and enhance long-term security resilience?
Join policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for a forward-looking discussion on the financing mechanisms, partnerships, and policy frameworks needed to unlock private sector investment and secure Europe’s strategic future.
Agenda
Welcome and Introductions from DZP - Strategic Outlook on Europe’s Evolving Defence Landscape
- Tomasz Darowski, Partner, Head of the Defence and Industry Team
- Magdalena Skowrońska, Partner, Head of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
Keynote speech
Ms. Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Member of the European Parliament (Online)
I Panel Discussion: From Policy to Capital: SAFE, EDIP and the Future of Defence Financing in Europe
A panel discussion on EU defence policy, including the interaction between EU programmes such as SAFE and EDIP and the mobilisation of private capital, as well as the EU’s approach to the openness of the defence sector to financing.
- Moderator: Maciej Ziomek, Partner, EY-Parthenon
- Małgorzata Darowska, Director of EU Affairs, WB Electronics
- Łukasz Malicki, Chief Operation Officer, Czechoslovak Group
- Aleksandra Mazur, Defence Sector Relationship Manager, BGK – Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- Piotr Krystek, Director of the Defense Markets, Poland & Baltics, Indra
II Panel Discussion: Unlocking Private Financing for Defence: Banks, Industry, and PPP Models
A panel discussion with financial institutions and representatives of the defence industry, focusing on private financing of defence projects, including PPP structures.
- Moderator: Oliver Seiler, Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Jerzy Jacek Szugajew, Vice-President of the Management Board, BNP Paribas Bank
- Faysal Rahman, Global Defence Coordinator – FIC & CB, Deutsche Bank AG, Filiale London
- Wojciech Stromczyński, Vice President of the Management Board, Legal Director (PZL Mielec), Lockheed Martin
- Andrzej Maciejewski, Country Director, Poland, Babcock Polska sp. z o.o.
Event Details
Registration: 3.30pm
Welcome & Introductions: 4.00pm
Panel 1 begins: 4.30pm
Coffee Break: 5.20pm
Panel 2 begins: 5.35pm
Networking: 6.30-7.30pm
Format: In-person session; keynote address, panels & Q&A followed by networking drinks reception
Address: DZP Offices, Rondo ONZ 1 | 00-124 Warsaw