No part of the defence sector, or indeed the wider economy, has experienced the scale and velocity of change now defining autonomous systems. With the Defence Industrial Strategy and the Strategic Defence Review now in force, EU SAFE accelerating, and AI capabilities advancing at pace, the question is no longer whether autonomy will reshape defence, but how quickly and on whose terms.

To examine what comes next, we are pleased to convene senior voices from politics, industry, and policy, in collaboration with Overton Advisory and the British Foreign Policy Group.