Italy and Germany are close defense-industrial partners, yet their ecosystems rarely meet at the working level. Primes on both sides face the same consolidation questions and sell into the same NATO requirements. Meanwhile, a new generation of defense companies in both countries is looking for a way to work with them.

The event will run through our EDTH event platform — apply directly here: https://events.eurodefense.tech/german-italian-defense-tech-summit

The German–Italian Defense Tech Summit brings these two ecosystems into one room on purpose. It will be an afternoon-to-evening conference in Berlin connecting Italian and German primes, new defense companies, and armed forces representatives.

What to expect

  • Opening perspectives from senior Italian and German military speakers on what has changed in European defense

  • A fireside conversation between a new defense company and an established prime on where cooperation works and where it breaks

  • A partner session on export controls, funding, and cross-border DE–IT structuring

  • A showcase of eight new defense companies from Italy and Germany, five minutes each

  • A closed session for senior participants from both countries

  • Evening reception with networking and pre-event matchmaking, so you arrive knowing who to meet