18/06/2026
There's a moment in the footage where the Canadian, EU, and Hungarian flags are just standing there behind the podium, waiting for the room to fill up. A few minutes later it did — defence industry leaders, policymakers, and partners from both sides of the Atlantic, all in the same space at the Bálna for two days in May.
Over those two days, the conversations covered the full scope of what transatlantic defence cooperation actually requires: the industrial and strategic implications of the EU SAFE framework, defence manufacturing capacity, supply chain resilience, and where Canadian and European companies can build real partnerships rather than one-off deals. The exhibition floor backed it up - unmanned systems, space- and defence technologies, and the kind of hardware that makes those conversations concrete instead of theoretical.
See you back in Budapest for the next one.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners who made the two days possible.
Platinum Sponsors: CAE | Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada | 4iG Space and Defence Technologies
Sponsors & Exhibitors: Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH | Kinstellar | Eutelsat| LeitnerLeitner Hungary| Pro Patria Electronics | Base Camp Connect | General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada | Ghibli Group| Bombardier Defense | Rheinmetall| Era a.s. | MPF Industry Group
Event Partners: FIRST Craft Beer | Harsányi Pincészet | Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG | The Box Donut | ChocoMe | ChocolateJam | Varsányi Pincészet