// Events

Events

CEO workshops, plant visits and specialist events – formats where real conversations happen.

Upcoming events

No events are currently scheduled – new dates will follow shortly.

// Governing bodies The board meets monthly, the steering committee quarterly. These meetings are internal to the association and are not listed here as individual dates.

// Outlook 2027

What we are preparing for 2027

These formats have been agreed and are in preparation. We will announce the specific dates here as soon as they are confirmed.

01
Workshop “Guiding companies into the defence market”

First subject area: optics and optronics – one of Thuringia’s strongest capabilities. Hands-on, along the questions that actually arise when entering the market: positioning, requirements, evidence, first points of contact.
02
Workshop “Procurement routes and prime contractors”

How public procurement works, where medium-sized suppliers can connect, and what role prime contractors play as door openers into larger programmes.
03
Network trips to Berlin

Conversations where programmes and framework conditions are decided – with federal politics, procurement organisations and partners in the capital region.
04
Plant visits at member companies

Production lines, test benches, laboratories – networking on the shop floor. In our experience, the most robust cooperations grow out of looking at each other’s production.
05
Joint trade fair participations

Participations are planned at Enforce Tac in Nuremberg (1–3 March 2027) and DSEI in London (7–10 September 2027). Further trade fairs are under review.