Practical information
Exhibition opening dates and times
15–16 April 2027 for professionals, 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
17 April 2027 for all visitors from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Location
Halls 7 and 11, Brussels Expo
Place de Belgique 1
1020 Brussels
Partner Hotels
| Hotel Name | Hotel address | Booking link |
|---|---|---|
| Cardo | Avenue du Boulevard 14, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1210 Bruxelles | Book |
| Thon Hotel City Centre | Avenue du Boulevard 17, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 1210 Bruxelles | Book |
| The Hotel | Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Bruxelles | Book |
| Indigo Brussels City | Place Charles Rogier 20,1210 Bruxelles | Book |
| DoubleTree | Rue Gineste 3, 1210 Bruxelles | Book |
| Thon Hotel Brussels Airport | Berkenlaan 4, 1831 Diegem | Book |
| Hotel Indigo Brussels City | Karel Rogierplein 20, Place Charles Rogier, 1210 Brussels | Book |
BEDEX experiences
For organizational reasons, registrations for BEDEX 2026 will be definitively closed a few days before the opening.
We invite you to complete your registration now.
It will not be possible to purchase tickets on site.
Speakers
Speakers
Speakers
Theo Francken
Minister of Defence
Andrius Kubilius
EU Commissioner for Defence
Jeff Harrigian
Lockheed Martin | Vice-President, Strategy and Business development
Julien Compère
CEO | FN Herstal
Jean-Brice Dumont
Airbus Defence and Space | Head of Air Power
Ahmet Akyol
Aselsan | Chief Executive Officer
Nikos Loutas
Nato | Director For Innovation
Frederik Vansina
Chief of Defence | Belgium
Biljana Weber
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Bernard Phaleg
Belgian Defence | National Armament Director
Christophe Fontaine
General Atomics | Vice president (VP) Concept & capabilities Development EU/Nato
Jonas Cederlof
Commission | Deputy Head of Unit
Mikhail Kokorich
Destinus | Chief Executive Officer
Nadia Maaref
Tekever France | General Manager
Konrad Wojciechowski
WB Group | Director of UAV Products and Projects
Bill White
US Ambassador | US Government
Harry Corstens
Vice President Europe | Ilias
Lea Pavlovic
Moderator
Roberto Mazzolin
Nexova | Cybersecurity Strategist
M. Maarten DANCKAERT
Moderator
Elena Dushenok
Chief Growth Officer | SkyFall
Cyrille Kabbara
CEO and Founder | Shark Robotics
Mariia Shamota
Head of the Defence Alliance of Ukraine
Kurt Engelen
Director Centre for Security and Defence Studies | Royal Higher Institute for Defence
Lieven Geeraert
General | Belgian Defence
Joost Heins
Global Head of Intelligence | Randstad
Willem Delbare
CEO & Co-founder | Aikido Security
Eleftherios
ANDREADIS | European Defence Agency
Idris Menon
Partner and GCSP UK Mod | E&Y
Domien De Ruyck
Intersoft | Managing Director
Chris Pogue
Calian Defence | Vice-President, Defence and Space
Jan Paul Stein
TYTAN | Head of Commercial
Matteo Merialdo
Nexova | Director, Cyber Technology and Innovation
Baudouin Heuninckx
European Defence Agency | Acting Director for Industry, Synergies & Enablers
Apostolia Karamali
European Commission | Member of Cabinet
Pascal Legai
ESA | Security Advisor
Nick Saunders
Viasat | Chief Cybersecurity Officer
Daniel Seidel
LiveEO | Co-Founder
Benoit Deper
AeroSpaceLab | Chief Executive Officer
Johan Elegheert
General Manager | TPF
Tom Hendrickx
Partner | Safe People
Mérédith Martinez
Intel
Eric Viseur
Head of Cybersecurity | Thales
Cristina Lobillo Borrero
DG ENER | Director for Energy Security
Aleksandra Kordecka
European Commission | Cabinet Expert
Francesco Gattiglio
Albemarle | VP for External Affairs
Wouter Ghyook
Umicore | VP Government Affairs
Amb. Geert Muylle
Belgian MFA | Special Envoy for Critical Raw Materials
Do you have any questions ?
We have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions from our visitors about our exhibition and our exhibitors.
Brussels Expo, Place de Belgique 1 - 1020 Brussels.
The venue is accessible by public transport (metro, tram and bus stops near the halls) and by car (many parking options).
Yes, dedicated paid visitor car parks are available on site, including Parking C.