Farnborough, UK. 01 June 2026. Aerospace Global Forum (AGF) has announced the first confirmed speakers for its 2026 edition, taking place within the globally recognised Farnborough International Airshow.

Bringing together leaders from aerospace, aviation, defence, finance, government, space and emerging technology; AGF will host strategic, cross-sector discussions across four summit programmes: the Finance Summit, Airline Leaders’ Summit, Defence Summit and Technology Summit. The forum will convene senior decisionmakers shaping the future of aerospace and global innovation.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner – Defence and Space, European Commission
  • Baroness Wheatcroft, Journalist, Broadcaster and Member of the House of Lords
  • Dr Benedetta Berti, Secretary General, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
  • Cathal Deasy, Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, Barclays
  • Dr Matt Spence, Head of Venture Capital, Investment Bank, Barclays
  • Lord Mark Sedwill, Chair of Geopolitical Advisory, Rothschild & Co
  • Dr George Nield, Chair, GSA
  • Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar, President and Group CEO, Malaysia Aviation Group
  • Luis Gallego, CEO of IAG and Chair of the IATA Board, IAG / IATA
  • Louis Taylor, CEO, British Business Bank
  • Oliver Holbourn, CEO, National Wealth Fund (UK)
  • Carlos Garcia-Galan, NASA Moon Base Program Executive, NASA
  • Chris Bockman
  • Chris Skilton, Director Consulting Expert – Secure Space Systems, CGI
  • Enrique Lizaso, CEO, Multiverse Computing
  • Marco Zoff, CEO, Edge Wing
  • Jeremy Berwick, Global Aerospace, Defence and Security Industries Leader, PA Consulting
  • Iain Martin, Founder, London Defence Conference
  • Samira Braund, Director – Defence, ADS Group
  • Rory Chamberlain, UK Managing Director, UKRSPECSYSTEMS
  • Steven Townend, Managing Director and CEO, BOC Aviation Confidential
  • Stuart Foster, Head of UK Coverage, UK Corporate Bank, Barclays
  • Jo Coburn, Former BBC Presenter and Journalist
  • Mark Pilling, Industry Journalist
  • Karina Robertson, CEO of Redcliffe Advisory & Founder of The City Quantum & AI Summit

AGF will provide a platform for keynote presentations, strategic discussion and highlevel networking, bringing together decision-makers from across the global aerospace ecosystem. Farnborough International Airshow remains a vital platform for the international aerospace community, attracting manufacturers, innovators, policymakers and investors from around the world.

The Aerospace Global Forum is proud to be supported by industry-leading sponsors and strategic partners helping shape the future of the global aerospace and defence sectors. Headline sponsorship includes RTX for the Airline Leaders Summit; PA Consulting, supporting the AGF Defence Summit session “GCAP and the Next Era of Air Dominance: Sovereignty, Strategy, Technology, and Global Security”; and IBM, sponsoring the AGF Technology Summit session “AI-Driven Readiness: Unlocking the Next Era of Operational Advantage.”

The Forum is further strengthened by the support of leading industry and business organisations, including the Saudi British Joint Business Council, Rothschild & Co., London Defence Conference, British Business Bank, National Wealth Fund, Office for Investment, ConvergX, XeleratedFifty and Redcliffe Advisory, whose collaboration reinforces AGF’s role as a leading platform for innovation, investment, international partnership and strategic dialogue across aerospace, defence and advanced technologies.

Sabina Pennings, European Co-Head of Aerospace & Defence, Rothschild & Co, comments: “In an increasingly contested geopolitical environment, where investing in defence and resilience is a geostrategic priority, Rothschild & Co is pleased to be a partner of the Aerospace Global Forum at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026.”

The Aerospace Global Forum will take place alongside the Farnborough International Airshow from 20 to 24 July 2026 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Hampshire, UK.

Additional speakers and programme details for Aerospace Global Forum 2026 will be announced in the coming weeks.