Hear From These Thought Leaders
Speakers
Senior military commanders, government policymakers, and industry thought leaders sharing strategic intelligence across three focused conference days.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
To Be Announced
Senior Military / Government Leader
The AAD 2026 Conference will feature a high-profile keynote speaker drawn from the highest levels of Africa’s military, government and defence establishment. This opening address will set the strategic tone for the three-day programme – framing the key challenges and opportunities facing African defence forces and the continent’s security landscape.
Speaker confirmation coming soon. Register now to secure your place and receive updates.
ALL SPEAKERS
Speakers & Panelists
Founder
TerraNexus Space Innovations
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Political Sciences
University of Pretoria
CEO
Milkor UAE
Senior AI Officer
Cyber Security Institute
Vice President: Africa
Milkor
CEO
Rheinmetall Denel
Founder and Executive Director
Accord
Manager, Flight Safety & OHSE
Solenta
Owner
Orion Consulting
Senior Incident Response Analyst
Trend Micro
South African Air Force (SAAF); Base Aviation Safety Coordinator
Air Force Base Makhado
Senior Analyst
Project Blue
Director
MFT Executive Advisory Services
Senior Manager: Business Development
Dynamics SA
Deputy Chief
South African Airforce (SAAF)
COO
Armscor
Founder & Director
Neo Aviation
Lesetja Mogoba, Space Committee Chairperson, South African Aerospace Maritime and Defence Industries (AMD);
Deputy Chair, Manufacturing, BRICS Business Council
BRICS Business Council
Chief Systems Engineer
Denel Integrated Systems Solutions
CEO
Swatek Defence & Aerospace; Chairperson, Women in Defence SA
Managing Director
Sparcx
Global Technology Director, Engineering & Technology
Babcock International Group
Board Member
South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
SSASS Holdings
Co-Founder
African Aviation Industry
Researcher, Ocean Regions Programme
University of Pretoria
Business Development Executive, Aselsan South Africa
Chairperson, Marketing Committee, Aerospace, Maritime & Defence Industries Association of South Africa (AMD)
Impact Area Manager: Technology for Special Operations
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Executive Chairman and CTO
Ubinadamu Group
Land EW Product Portfolio and Strategy Manager
HENSOLDT GEW
Head of Sales and Marketing
HENSOLDT GEW
Executive Chair
South African Defence Group
