DAIC CONNECT AND DEFENCE AI AWARDS & NETWORKING DINNER 2027
28 April 2027 | Central London
In partnership with

Industry partners already confirmed

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If your company is interested in exhibiting or speaking opportunities, please contact defence@chiefdisruptor.com or book a call.

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Join senior leaders and gain insights on the latest developments in AI for Defence and network with representatives from other AI companies and the MOD at DAIC Connect 2027: the industry engagement day hosted in partnership with the Defence AI Centre (DAIC).

The DAIC is UK Defence’s enduring centre for AI delivery, enabling and accelerating safe and responsible AI adoption, whilst operating in an era of accelerating threat, where decision-making speed, operational integration, and adaptability are becoming increasingly decisive. Central to DAIC’s mission is unlocking the power of the Defence AI ecosystem: government, industry and academia, and working with allies to provide strategic advantage.

This, the fourth DAIC Connect, will be the largest yet and will focus on exploring state-of-the-art and new horizons in Defence AI, and on developing valuable connections within the Defence AI ecosystem. The programme will include:

Keynote addresses by AI leaders from Government and Industry
Updates from the DAIC and wider MOD
Joint industry and MOD panel discussions
DAIC Connect networking drinks and dinner
Defence AI Awards 2027

Additionally, the day will provide opportunities for companies to meet and brief various MOD teams and industry colleagues, both during the event and at the post-event networking drinks and dinner. There will be a large networking area in which exhibition stands will showcase Defence AI products and services, facilitating discussion with Defence representatives and industry peers during the day.

950

Attendees

600

Industry Leaders

300

Government and Defence Leaders

80

Industry Partners

4

Defence AI Awards Categories

2

Venues

Daytime and Networking Reception & Dinner

2

Floors

1

Day

IBM

From a sponsor perspective the location and set up with the stands worked well. We had excellent engagement all through the day, both with various parts of the MOD and the wider ecosystem. It was good that people alternated between the talks and the stands and plenty of time with breaks etc for people to network.
Salesforce

Congratulations on organising an excellent conference and dinner. One of the best ones of this nature I have attended.
Shield Reply

Attending events such as this one, organised by the Chief Disruptor team in collaboration with the DAIC, is always enlightening as it provides the opportunity for the industry peers to listen to great insight and speeches from distinguished and experienced guests, which this time included Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR, 2nd Second Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Lt Gen Sir Tom Copinger-Symes KCB CBE, Deputy Commander UK Strategic Command; and Charle Forte, Chief Information Officer, MOD.
Archangel Imaging

We are glad to have attended and sponsored the DAIC Connect event! Thanks to all who connected with us and engaged in great conversations throughout the day.
Rocket.Chat

The event was really well organised, and my team had some good conversations, a very good event.
BAE Systems

First can I say what a great event it was? I have been lucky enough to attend all 3 DAIC Connects and it was the best yet. A great mix of speakers including senior stakeholders and visionaries, a clearly vibrant community who are onside and want to work towards a common goal, and excellent logistics.
HPE

The evening event provided a fabulous opportunity for us to network with a number of very key and significant MOD stakeholders so many thanks for facilitating that.

Pegasystems

Please do pass on my deepest thanks to the team at DAIC and obviously to all the folks at Chief Disruptor that made it such a success, I heard throughout the day that this was becoming the “must attend” event now in the annual circuit.
Cineon

It was a privilege to be part of such an insightful day, with thought-provoking workshops and discussions on the future of AI in defence. A huge thank you to Defence AI Centre (DAIC) and Chief Disruptor for bringing together such an impressive lineup of speakers and partners. Events like these highlight the power of collaboration in driving innovation!
Quantexa

A huge thank you to the Chief Disruptor team for an outstanding Defence AI Centre (DAIC) Connect event! Quantexa is honoured to have sponsored this year’s gathering, which brought together industry, academia, and government for a day of insightful discussions and interactive workshops. A personal highlight was hearing from an array of impressive speakers, including Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR, Rachel Singleton, Dina Kakaras and Tom C-S, who shared invaluable perspectives on the future of defence, AI and data-driven decision-making.
Capita

Fantastic evening at the Defence AI Centre (DAIC) Connect 2026 Awards Dinner. Thank you to Richard Morgan and team for a great conference and awards evening.
Advai

I just wanted to say a quick well done for yesterday and DAIC Connect - that was excellent for a second year in a row.
IBM

From a sponsor perspective the location and set up with the stands worked well. We had excellent engagement all through the day, both with various parts of the MOD and the wider ecosystem. It was good that people alternated between the talks and the stands and plenty of time with breaks etc for people to network.