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European Defence Week and French-Norwegian Defence Industries Forum 2026
- Delegation programme planned for 2–6 November 2026 in Paris, with the French-Norwegian Forum at Bpifrance headquarters. Industry: defence and space. Organisers: Innovation Norway and Bpifrance. Contacts: Ingrid Sara Grimstad Amundsgård (ingrid.sara.grimstad.amundsgard@innovasjonnorge.no), Ninni Collett (ninni.kildal.collett@innovationnorway.no) and Christophe Slim (christophe.slim@innovationnorway.no). Registration-interest deadline listed as 28 September 2026; registration and a preliminary-programme PDF linked.
- European Defence Week links startups/scaleups with investors, corporates, institutions, innovation agencies and military representatives. Second edition expected to include 1,000+ European defence/dual-use stakeholders, including 350+ startups/SMEs and 460 investors/corporates. Theme days: 3 Nov New Battlefield Forum; 4 Nov Defence Investment & Scaleup Forum; 5 Nov Future of Defence Forum. Formats include panels/keynotes, curated pitches, closed-door stakeholder meetings and networking. The delegation ends 6 Nov with EURONAVAL; the page cites 2025 attendance of 26,000 professional visitors, 150 official delegations and 483 exhibitors.
- The French-Norwegian Defence Industries Forum on 2 Nov (morning) convenes industry, government, armed forces, research, finance and innovation for keynotes, panels, company pitches and networking. Focus areas: resilient supply chains/defence logistics; surveillance and the High North; subsea, autonomous systems, sensors and naval defence. Includes networking lunch and evening Embassy reception. The wider week also includes the forum on 2 Nov afternoon, European Defence Week through 6 Nov, and EURONAVAL on 6 Nov.
- The page says the programme responds to growing European defence cooperation/investment and cites the Norway-France Narvik Arrangement signed May 2026 (defence industry, cybersecurity, maritime security, space and support to Ukraine) and France’s EUR 57.1 billion 2026 defence allocation, including armaments, drones, robotics, air defence, cyber and AI. Relevance includes supply-chain entry, partnerships and positioning technologies for European programmes.
- Innovation Norway’s Paris office offers pre/during/post support for market insight, objective-setting, identifying customers/partners, introductions/matchmaking and follow-up. Packages (all excluding VAT): Startup/Scaleup, EUR 3,000—logo visibility, forum pitch, delegation participation, investor pitch at European Defence Week, 10 support hours and two Embassy-reception invitations. Standard, EUR 4,000—logo visibility, delegation participation, 10 support hours, forum panel/keynote opportunity and four reception invitations. Premium, EUR 5,000 (limited)—logo visibility, delegation participation, 10 tailored support hours, panel/keynote at both events and four reception invitations. Relevant for startups, scaleups, SMEs and established companies with defence/security/dual-use solutions and international ambitions. ESG and responsible-business due-diligence conditions applied.