ENDR Naval Industry Event 2025

El Batel Congress Centre, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain
6th & 7th March 2025

Building on the success of the 2024 ENDR Conference on Europe’s Naval Sector in Cherbourg, France, this conference will:

• Focus on non-traditional players such as SMEs, start-ups, and innovators in fields like:

  • Information technology

  • Microelectronics

  • Sensor technologies

  • Radiofrequency devices

  • Software products

• Provide insights and updates:

  • Assess the progress of the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EUDIS).

  • Highlight trends, technologies, and capabilities critical to the naval sector.

  • Identify challenges within the framework of EU technological sovereignty.

• Expand the EU Defence ecosystem by:

  • Connecting SMEs/start-ups and other non-traditional players with major defence stakeholders.

  • Promoting broader participation in EU defence initiatives in line with EUDIS objectives.

1. Dynamic Panel Discussions:

   • Focused on four main topics critical to the European Naval Defence Industry.

2. Technology Brokerage Event:

   • Supported by the Enterprise Europe Network.

   • Includes 20-minute pre-scheduled bilateral meetings to match European-level interests.

3. European Startup Area:

   • Showcasing cutting-edge dual-use technologies from non-traditional players.

   • Highlighting solutions to strengthen the European Naval Defence Sector.

Venue & Organisers

• Co-organised by:

  • DG DEFIS

  • European Network of Defence-related Regions (ENDR)

  • Regional Development Agency of the Region of Murcia (INFO)

• Location:

  • Cartagena, a historic Naval Industrial Defence city on the Mediterranean coast, home to recent milestones like the S-81 Submarine.