Analysis

September 30, 2025

Resilience Conference plays host to startups, soldiers and spies: 'Please make more weapons'

The threat of future Russian aggression is only strengthening demand for European defence tech


Amy Lewin

4 min read

Investors, founders and military personnel joined the Resilience Conference in London.

It’s not often I go to a conference where the hosts warn the audience there might be some attendees “who don’t want to tell you who they are”. I’m also not used to some moderators walking onstage in full military dress, or to exceedingly vigilant bouncers telling off guests who break the “no photos” rule. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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