DPRTE 2026 brought together thousands of defence suppliers, primes and government stakeholders for one of the UK’s most significant procurement events of the year. Now, a free webinar is giving suppliers the chance to turn those conversations into concrete strategy.
What Did We Learn from DPRTE: Insights for Growth in UK Defence takes place on 12 May 2026 at 11am, and is open to all.
A Speaker with Direct Insight into MOD’s Direction
The webinar features Victoria Cope, Commercial Director of Defence Digital at the UK Ministry of Defence, as its headline speaker. In that role, Cope leads the government’s digital transformation agenda across defence procurement – making her exceptionally well-placed to speak to the strategic shifts that UK suppliers need to understand and respond to.
Her session will draw directly on what DPRTE 2026 surfaced: the priorities emerging from government, the opportunities opening up across the supply chain, and what it takes to compete and win in the current landscape.
What the Session Will Cover
Attendees can expect a substantive, strategy-focused hour covering:
- The key signals from DPRTE 2026 and what they indicate about government procurement priorities going forward
- How Defence Digital’s commercial strategy is reshaping supplier relationships and creating new entry points for businesses
- MOD initiatives actively aimed at increasing SME and regional supplier participation
- Priority investment areas, with particular focus on emerging technologies and digital transformation
- How to navigate the evolving defence acquisition landscape
- The role of strategic partnerships and market intelligence in contract success
- Export opportunities and the growing importance of offset agreements in international defence trade
Who Should Be There
The webinar is aimed squarely at business development and commercial leaders working in or targeting the UK defence sector, technology and digital companies pursuing defence contracts, and anyone who attended DPRTE 2026 and wants to convert those conversations into action.
With procurement reform, digital investment and SME engagement all high on the MOD’s agenda, this is a timely opportunity to hear directly from one of the people shaping that direction.
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