An insightful roundtable discussion exploring innovative strategies for funding in the Aerospace and Defense sectors. This session brings together industry leaders and financial experts to delve into the evolving landscape of capital sourcing.

The panel will feature perspectives from top executives and capital markets experts, offering valuable insights for SMEs, mid-cap companies, and investment funds.

Turkish Aerospace will present how to become a supplier, and which type of work packages are being outsourced for international supplier. As a company having both indigenous products and being a major supplier for main aerospace customers (Airbus, Boeing, Spirit, Sikorsky) we have a huge variety of work packages and would like to further expand our supply chain. Main focus is qualified manufacturing capabilities in aerostructure, and we welcome each company having machining, sheet metal, assembly, tooling, surface treatment and other operations related to aerostructure.

Tamil Nadu, the Southernmost State in India with second largest state GDP of over 300 billion USD, is leveraging its existing industrial manufacturing prowess across automotive, electronics, IT/ITeS to develop aerospace and defense industrial ecosystem. The state is designated as the Defence Industrial Corridor by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, is setting up a dedicated industrial park focused on Airframe and Component MRO for both commercial and military aircrafts.

As aerospace platforms become increasingly reliant on high-performance, reliable semiconductor technologies, there is a growing imperative for strategic collaboration between Malaysia’s world-class semiconductor ecosystem and Europe’s advanced aerospace industry. This event brings together key industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to explore synergies, showcase innovations, and chart a path forward for joint value creation. 

As we envision the future of business air travel, sustainability and carbon neutrality stand out as major challenges. With aircraft production at record highs and traffic soon above pre-pandemic levels, decarbonization of the air travel is key to sustain this growth. 

This panel will provide a concrete overview of the challenges related to the production and distribution of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), the adoption of more fuel-efficient aircraft, and the promotion of business fares that incorporate sustainability criteria, distributed by airlines and travel agents using digital tools.  

Additionally, Airbus will share its business travel policy, illustrating the importance of creating reliable Airline SAF business fares and promote voluntary demand across the industry.  

Telangana is the most vibrant aerospace, Defense and Space ecosystem in India. It hosts a large number of Public sector Defense labs and production units and is also the preferred manufacturing hub in India for global Aerospace OEMs such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, Safran, GE Aviation etc. The State has more than 1000 SMEs in the precision engineering industry, many of which are integrated into the global Aerospace manufacturing supply chain. The presentation shall cover the policies, ecosystem, and a roadmap for tapping the large market opportunities emerging in the Aviation, Defense and Space industry in India.

The Lunar Economy Summit is a high-level industry forum exploring the potential opportunities of an advanced, long-term Lunar ecosystem. Featuring experts from across scientific, industrial, governmental and economic domains, this event is co-located with Aerospace & Defense Meetings Torino, offering the unique opportunity to engage with key global space, aerospace and defense industry stakeholders within the wider exhibition space.