MAST Focus Forum: ”Building Resilient Societies” - Glasgow, 15–17 September 2026

Glasgow, a well renowned leader in defence and security innovation, will host the first two-day “Focus Forum”, presenting expert opinions and plans on changing international perspectives and what needs to be done.




A pioneering “shotgun” format will maximise information delivery and engagement with leaders of land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains (geo-politically and operationally) via briefings, fire-side chats, panels, and much more.

Join other delegates (senior government officials, military operators, academics, think tank leaders and industry professionals) at briefings, round tables, panel debates, and fireside chats, punctuated with in-room refreshments and lunch breaks.

Focus Forums will facilitate a new landscape to foster closer collaborations between these leaders and influencers driven by an overriding need to assure resilient societies in highly volatile times. Dynamic geopolitics demand dynamic thinking – Focus Forums will help enable that process.

This international conference with a Scottish focus will explore, debate and put forward national and international actions to make us all more able to withstand the future.

Focus Forum Glasgow will cover:
* How we strengthen connections between individuals and communities by developing robust, sustainable infrastructures that maintain essential services during disruptions.
* What is economic stability? What are the solutions, and how do we create diverse, adaptable economies?
* How to implement proactive, transparent risk management strategies that involve all levels of society and act as a deterrent but also as an incentive.
* What needs to be done to optimise the adoption of Technology? Utilising innovative technologies to monitor risks and improve our way of life.
* How we can shift from short-term fixes to long-term strategies that are enduring.
* Scotland’s role in protecting Homelands.
* How do we genuinely cooperate and partner?

Embedded Themes/topics will include:
* From the Arctic to the Azores – the Atlantic Battle Updated
* Cyber/Digital Innovation and Integration into Society
* The New Deterrence – How Will it Work?
* Top-down Bottom-up Resilience
* Supply Chain Entrails
* People Participation, Process and Production


For more information, please visit: mastconfex.com/focus-glasgow

Location: Glasgow, UK