Manufacturing & Industrial

The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX)

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The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026 ran Oct 26–29, 2026. It is a Manufacturing & Industrial conference. ConferenceGrid lists 31 speakers, 4 sponsors, 73 exhibitors and 52 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 24, 2026 · dates verified Jun 24, 2026

<p>The Africa International Defence Exhibition is a state-grade Defence and Security Platform convening governments, armed forces and industry to strengthen Africa’s security architecture and industrial capacity. Hosted with the formal support of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and coordinated by the Ministry of Defence, Defence...</p>\n

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31Speakers
4Sponsors
73Exhibitors
52Sessions
97Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.

Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof
His Excellency. Minister of Defence for The Gambia · Ministry of Defence for The Gambia
Colin Singarum
Mr. Executive Business Development · Aerospace, Maritime & Defence Association - South Africa
Colonel (rtd). Jacek Stec
Deputy Director International Business Development · WB Electronics
Commodore. Mohammad Saghir Shettima
Commander of the CMTF in the Gulf of Guinea for the Nigerian Navy · The Combined Maritime Task Force for the Gulf of Guinea
General. Luciano Portolano
Chief of Defence · Italian Ministry of Defence
George Alexander Jafu
Lieutenant General. Commander of the Defence Force · Malawi Defence Force
Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud
Major General. Commander of the Somalian National Armed Forces · Somalian Armed Forces
Jacek Stec
Colonel (rtd). Deputy Director International Business Development · WB Electronics
James Alilu Ataguba
Major General (rtd.). Consultant · INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE ANALYSIS
James Carroll
Mr. Government Relations Director · Cyber Alliance Chain Ltd.
John Clark CBE
Major General. Commander, Integrated Global Defence Network, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence · United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
Luciano Portolano
General. Chief of Defence · Italian Ministry of Defence
Major General. Tomás Djassi
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau · Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People
Matt Harman
Mr. Managing Director · Greypoint Advisory Services
Mikkel Andersen
Special Advisor. Special Advisor at Royal Danish Defence College · Royal Danish Defence College
Mohamed Fawzy
Dr. Professor Dr · Sharjah Police Sciences Academy
Mohammad Saghir Shettima
Commodore. Commander of the CMTF in the Gulf of Guinea for the Nigerian Navy · The Combined Maritime Task Force for the Gulf of Guinea
Mr. Colin Singarum
Executive Business Development · Aerospace, Maritime & Defence Association - South Africa
Mr. Matt Harman
Managing Director · Greypoint Advisory Services
Mr. Todd Stiefler
Commercial Director · Terra Industries
Neil D. Sexton
Major General. Director, Quovis Consulting Ltd · Quovis Consulting Ltd
Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba
Ambassador. Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs · Gulf of Guinea Commission

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Defence Industry Corporation of NigeriaHosted By
dmg events
Federal Republic of NigeriaUnder The Patronage
The Federal Republic of Nigeria

Agenda

Selected from 52 sessions.

  • 09:00 - 09:30

    OPENING DISCUSSION: AFRICA AT THE CENTRE: NAVIGATING A FRAGMENTED GLOBAL SECURITY ORDER

    Plenary
  • 09:00 - 09:30

    OPENING KEYNOTE: FROM STRATEGIC COMPLEXITY TO OPERATIONAL COOPERATION - ADVANCING AFRICA’S SECURITY READINESS

    Plenary
  • 09:00 - 09:45

    OPENING KEYNOTE: FROM STRATEGIC COMPLEXITY TO OPERATIONAL COOPERATION - ADVANCING AFRICA’S SECURITY READINESS

    Plenary
  • 09:05 - 09:35

    PREPARING GROUND FORCES FOR HIGH INTENSITY CONFLICT

    Land
  • 09:30 - 09:45

    KEYNOTE: FROM REGIONAL COOPERATION TO COLLECTIVE SECURITY - STRENGTHENING WEST AFRICA’S DEFENCE READINESS

    Plenary
  • 09:30 - 09:45

    OPENING REMARKS

    Land, Cyber, Maritime
  • 09:30 - 10:30

    PANEL: THE CAPABILITY GAP: WHAT AFRICA NEEDS MOST IN THE NEXT 24 MONTHS

    Plenary
  • 09:30 - 10:45

    MINISTERIAL PANEL: THE NEW SECURITY ORDER: AFRICA IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD

    Plenary
  • 09:45 - 10:15

    LOCAL MRO, SUPPLY CHAINS AND SOVEREIGN SUPPORT CAPABILITY

    Cross-Domain

Quick answers

When is The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026?
The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026 ran Oct 26–29, 2026.
Who is speaking at The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 31 speakers, including Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof (His Excellency. Minister of Defence for The Gambia, Ministry of Defence for The Gambia), Colin Singarum (Mr. Executive Business Development, Aerospace, Maritime & Defence Association - South Africa) and Colonel (rtd). Jacek Stec (Deputy Director International Business Development, WB Electronics).
Who sponsors The Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 4 sponsors: Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria, dmg events, Federal Republic of Nigeria and The Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 97 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

97 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
72Exhibitingexhibitor only
20Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Terra Industries

Speakers by seniority

58% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite619%
  • Director / Head of1239%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Advisor / Investor26%
  • Other roles1032%

Of 31 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Terra IndustriesExhibitor2
2Defence Industry Corporation of NigeriaSponsor · Hosted By-
3dmg eventsSponsor-
4Federal Republic of NigeriaSponsor · Under The Patronage-
5The Federal Republic of NigeriaSponsor-
6AB BerettaExhibitor-
7Aerial RobotixExhibitor-
8Aerospace, Maritime & Defence Association - South Africa2
9Airborne SystemsExhibitor-
10ALIGUYAExhibitor-
11Armed Forces of Senegal2
12ARQUUSExhibitor-
13ARRIDEXExhibitor-
14AselsanExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
hosted by1
25% of 4
under the patronage1
25% of 4
unspecified2
50% of 4