In an increasingly contested security environment, Europe must accelerate the way military capability is generated, integrated and sustained. The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that operational success depends not only on advanced systems, but on the ability to combine information advantage, rapid battlefield adaptation and scalable innovation.

The EUDEX Conference by CPM, taking place within the framework of EUDEX in Essen, brings together senior decision-makers from governments, NATO, the armed forces, European institutions and the defence industry.

The conference examines the full capability cycle that will define Europe’s future readiness:

Information – ISR, space-based capabilities, cyber, targeting, command and control, and sensor-to-shooter integration as the basis of operational superiority.

Improvisation – battlefield adaptation under pressure, rapid force innovation, drones, UGVs and pragmatic solutions developed in real operational environments.

Innovation – transforming lessons learned into deployable capability through procurement reform, industrial scale-up, technological integration and faster delivery cycles.

Across strategy, operations and industry, the conference focuses on one central question: how can Europe turn battlefield lessons into credible military readiness?

Core Conference Topics

Panel I
Information Superiority: ISR, Space, Cyber and the Kill Chain

Panel II
Improvisation under Fire: Lessons from Ukraine

Panel III
Deep Strike and European Deterrence

Panel IV
Multi-Domain Operations and Future Force Integration

Panel V
Innovation, Procurement and Industrial Scale: From Requirement to Fielded Capability

At the same time, the JAPCC Annual Conference is taking place in Essen with more than 400 senior NATO representatives. This proximity creates an exceptional high-level security policy environment and enables direct dialogue between NATO, governments, armed forces and industry.

The EUDEX Conference by CPM is designed as a focused strategic forum where operational requirements, military lessons and industrial capability come together.