Global Digital Engineering Defense Summit

The Global Digital Engineering Defense Summit, hosted at Wichita State University in the United States, is a pivotal invite-only forum aimed at enhancing mission outcomes through innovative digital engineering practices. In partnership with NIAR, this summit brings together senior leaders from various sectors including defense ministries, government agencies, and industry professionals within aerospace organizations. The focus of the summit is on navigating the complexities of modern defense through the integration of digital engineering, model-based practices, and data-driven decision-making.The summit's agenda is designed to foster an environment of collaborative dialogue and peer exchange, ensuring that discussions remain relevant to the fast-evolving landscape of defense. Participants will explore critical topics such as the translation of national defense priorities into actionable digital engineering roadmaps, the scaling of successful pilot projects into enterprise-level programs that yield measurable impacts, and the importance of interoperability and agility across multinational operations. By converting strategic intent into tangible results through model-based and data-driven methodologies, the summit aims to address the pressing challenges faced by defense stakeholders today. This working summit emphasizes actionable outcomes and adaptability, ensuring that discussions align with the dynamic operational realities and emerging defense priorities.