London, 14th July 2026:
Farnborough International Airshow will welcome a significant international finance and investment community to the Aerospace Global Forum: Finance Summit, a new platform designed to connect global capital with opportunities in aerospace, defence, space, cyber, and enabling technologies.
Created to build meaningful connections between capital and industry, the Finance Summit will bring together carefully selected senior investment decision-makers from across the global financial ecosystem. More than 600 investors from around 350 companies have been identified for participation, spanning major investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, private equity, fund managers, hedge funds, venture capital, consultancies, M&A specialists, stock exchanges, trade bodies and corporate advisory organisations.
Senior representatives are expected from a broad range of finance organisations, including Barclays Bank PLC (Strategic Partner of the Airshow), Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Blackstone, Carlyle, Warburg Pincus, Mubadala, Qatar Investment Authority, Temasek International, Tikehau Capital, the British Business Bank, the London Stock Exchange and UK Export Finance, among others.
Discussing the new summit, Gareth Rogers, CEO of Farnborough International, said: “Finance and investment have always been underlying themes of the airshow, but we wanted to give it emphasis to support the industry as it accelerates. The launch of the Finance Summit is our response to the growing demand from investors seeking direct access to high-quality market insight, business development opportunities and emerging innovation across aerospace, defence and space.
Attendees have identified the conference programme, market trends, new business partnerships, existing partner engagement and visibility of new projects as key reasons for attending.
Taking place as part of the Aerospace Global Forum at Farnborough International Airshow 2026, the Finance Summit will feature keynote sessions, panel discussions, roundtables and dedicated networking opportunities. The programme is designed to connect investors, banks and consultancies with leading aerospace, defence, security and space organisations, from global primes to emerging start-ups.
The Finance Summit reinforces Farnborough International Airshow’s role as a global platform where capital meets innovation, supporting long-term ecosystem engagement and helping aerospace, defence and space businesses access the relationships, insight and investment needed to scale.
