Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Spain
FGB is a network of change-makers. Its mission is to create real social impact and positive socio-economic progress across nations and cities. Empowered by a strong 50-year history and an unwavering belief in human potential, FGB strives to transform ideas into policy that paves the way towards better living for all. To do this, they publish research and content with an aim to inform policy across Italy and Europe, build programs for stakeholders, businesses, entrepreneurs and students to advance their ideas for innovation and progress, and bring their political, economic and social expertise to support institutions in their vision for development.
Airbus Defence and Space pioneers cutting-edge technologies and advanced aircraft to help its customers fulfil their missions and contribute to a safer world. Its products and services are used every day to strengthen global security, ensuring the safety of citizens and the strategic autonomy of nations. In today’s complex threat environment, Airbus Defence and Space delivers superiority across land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains through interoperable solutions.
AEROCAMPUS Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a unique European aerospace training and innovation campus dedicated to supporting the Aerospace, Space and Defence sector through education, skills development, and industry collaboration. Located near Bordeaux, the campus provides state-of-the-art facilities, specialised aeronautical maintenance training, and advanced technical platforms for students, professionals, and industry stakeholders.
Aerospace Valley is one of Europe’s leading aerospace competitiveness clusters, bringing together companies, research centres, universities, and public institutions across the aerospace, space, and defence sectors. Based in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions of France, the cluster fosters innovation, technology transfer, and collaborative research to support the development of next-generation aerospace solutions. Through its extensive network and strong focus on sustainability, digitalisation, and industrial competitiveness, Aerospace Valley plays a key role in strengthening the European aerospace ecosystem and accelerating high-impact innovation projects.
Greek company specialising in defence and aerospace electronics, as well as providing engineering, integration, and technical advisory services to both domestic and international partners active in the defence sector. Founded in 1988 and based in Athens, AKMON operates from its own production facilities and supports a wide range of air, land, sea, and space applications through the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of electronic and electromechanical systems. With strong expertise in high-quality engineering and compliance with international aerospace standards, the company actively contributes to innovative and reliable solutions for defence and aerospace programmes across Europe and beyond.
The aerospace and defence industry cluster of Andalusia, acts as a private association that represents and promotes the regional aerospace value chain at national and international level. It brings together companies, technology centres, and institutions with the aim of strengthening competitiveness, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation across the sector. Through initiatives that support industrial development, skills formation, and technological advancement, Andalucía Aerospace plays a key role in consolidating Andalusia as one of Europe’s most dynamic aerospace regions, with a strong focus on sustainable growth and internationalisation.
CEEMET is the European employers’ organisation representing the interests of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based (MET) industries at EU level. It brings together national employers’ federations from across Europe to coordinate positions on industrial relations, employment policy, skills development, health and safety, and education and training. As a recognised social partner of the European Union, CEEMET plays an active role in European social dialogue, contributing to policy discussions that aim to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation capacity, and long-term sustainability of Europe’s industrial base.
Federation of independent and democratic trade unions representing manual and non-manual workers in the metal, chemical, energy, mining, textile, clothing and footwear sectors and related industries and activities. 7 million working men and women united within 200 national trade union affiliates in 39 European countries.
Member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and partner of IndustriALL Global Union, with the aim to combine and optimise strength and complementarities in order to better protect and advance the rights of the workers in our industries and sectors.
Highly export-oriented company and a benchmark in both military and civil shipbuilding, as well as in advanced defence systems and services. Its expertise also extends to strategic sectors such as offshore wind power and the development of sustainable solutions based on green hydrogen. Committed to sustainability, it applies cutting-edge technologies across all its processes, establishing itself as an innovative player within the industry.
Its network of Centres of Excellence (Navantia COEX) and cutting-edge programmes foster and attract innovation in collaboration with companies, universities, and technology centres. It promotes radical innovation through its Monodon Cell.
Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszow University of Technology is a state-funded academic university that makes up a part of the Polish national education and science system. The University offers its students a wide variety of programs and courses. It also undertakes research and scientific projects in the following specialized fields of the applied sciences: engineering, mathematics, physics, economics, as well as the chemical and biological sciences.
Through its multilateral co-operation with entrepreneurial and industrial entities, the University carefully constructs and tailors its academic programs to offer students and graduates the most rewarding hands-on experience, benefitting the development of their professional careers on both a local and national level.
SEKPY is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to support and promote the interests of its members, and to develop the local defense industry to meet domestic and international needs in order to reduce the large national trade deficit in the defense equipment sector.
SEKPY was established in March 1982. The founding members were initially 20 companies with experience in the defence industry employing about 2,000 workers. Over time, more companies joined the Association and today more than 190 Greek defence industries are members of the Association, which directly employs more than 15.000 people.
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a leading public university recognized for its strong emphasis on research, innovation, and international collaboration. Within the framework of European projects, UC3M contributes high-level expertise across engineering, social sciences, law, and data-driven disciplines, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to complex societal challenges. The university maintains extensive experience in coordinating and participating in EU-funded initiatives, ensuring robust methodological design, impactful dissemination, and strong engagement with academic and industrial partners across Europe.
A global leader in advanced power and propulsion systems for the aerospace, defence, and energy sectors. With decades of engineering excellence and innovation, the company develops high-performance technologies that support safer, more sustainable, and more efficient air and defence operations worldwide. Through its strong commitment to research, digitalisation, and low-carbon solutions, Rolls-Royce contributes to the advancement of next-generation aerospace capabilities and collaborative European innovation initiatives.
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