Enforce Tac Conference with Top-class Programme

On 23 February 2026, the new Enforce Tac Conference will complement the Enforce Tac trade fair in Nuremberg for the first time as a discussion platform for the use of electronics in security and defence technology. The top-class conference programme is now online.

How can European armed forces be modernised in response to the significantly changed threat situation? What new technologies are needed in the age of cyber attacks and drone warfare, who can supply what, and how can development and volume production be realised in a timely manner?

These and other questions will be addressed at the Enforce Tac Conference, which Componeers is organising together with the media brands Markt&Technik and Elektronik and NürnbergMesse on 23 February in Nuremberg. This conference offers the ideal platform for exchange between the defence industry, numerous suppliers, the electronics sector and research on the use of electronics to solve the challenges in defence and protection technology applications of today and tomorrow – in the proven, protected setting of Enforce Tac, the international trade fair for internal and external security.

Four High-profile Keynotes

Four keynotes by high-profile speakers will set the thematic framework. Right at the start of the conference, General Dr. Volker Pötzsch from the Federal Ministry of Defence will use the keyword ‘Software Defined Defence’ to show that the capabilities required in the future cannot be realised without powerful and adaptive software and AI. This will be followed by Rhode & Schwarz Managing Director Alexander Philipp, who will discuss the urgently needed economic decision-making and innovation leeway for industry that ‘Zeitenwende 2.0’ is intended to enable.

Before lunch, two additional and parallel sessions on the topics of ‘Strategy’ and ‘Sensors’ are on the agenda. After the lunch break, participants can look forward to two more keynote highlights: Dr Markus Reisner, Colonel in the Austrian Armed Forces, will provide in-depth insights into modern drone warfare, and Prof. Dr Patrick Glauner from skyrocket.ai will shed light on the technological, strategic and regulatory aspects of the use of AI in the defence industry.

Enforce Tac – Meeting Place for the Security and Defence Industry

As an international trade fair for internal and external security, Enforce Tac in Nuremberg (23 to 25 February 2026) is both an important business event and an emotional industry gathering. Under the patronage of Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Enforce Tac 2026 will strategically interlink internal and external security as well as the defence against hybrid threats. Enforce Tac is not just a trade fair – it is the central platform where decision-makers, innovators and thought leaders from government, industry and society come together, united by the common goal of making Europe safer.

With the Enforce Tac Conference, the organisers are highlighting the importance of the electronics and IT industries with their innovation potential as essential high-tech sectors for modern and intelligent security and defence technology. The conference is aimed at developers, project managers and product strategists from companies that offer defence solutions or supply components or subsystems for such solutions. It also targets representatives of armed forces, government agencies and research institutions involved in current and future technologies in the defence sector.

Detailed Information about the Conference Programme, Presentations and Speakers

The detailed programme for the Enforce Tac Conference, including abstracts of the presentations and information about the speakers, as well as the ticket shop for the conference and trade fair, can be found here. Take advantage of this opportunity now to secure your place at this strategic event!