21 & 22 July 2026 - Farnborough International Airshow Farnborough International Airshow 2026 connects the global aerospace and defence communities.
This year, as well as exhibiting in the ADS UK Pavilion in Hall 1 [Stand 1120L] all week, we’re inviting you to join us at our two events, as we bring together industry leaders, practitioners, and our proven frameworks to help you take practical steps to strengthen performance.
We hope to see you there.
Aero Excellence – Scaling Global Supply Chain Performance
Tuesday 21 July | 10:00 – 11:00
Hall 3 – AGN Theatre 1
Step into the future of supply chain maturity with Aero Excellence, a mutualised framework shaping a globally aligned approach to continuous improvement.
This dynamic session brings together leading OEMs and primes, to explore how Aero Excellence is expanding beyond Europe into the USA and beyond, creating a truly standardised benchmark for performance.
What’s planned:
- Keynote from Hugo Torres (Managing Director, Aero Excellence International)
- Industrials Panel discussion with
- Raquel Rivera (SVP Quality and CORE, RTX)
- Tom Gentile (CEO, Hexcel)
- Kevin McNamee (Group Chief Executive Officer, Denroy)
- Suppliers testimonies
- Aero Excellence International ’26 Award ceremony.
Why attend:
- Understand how Aero Excellence is transforming supply chain expectations across borders
- Hear senior leadership perspectives from major international OEMs
- See how your business can align with a growing and recognised global standard
To reserve your place: submit this form.
SC21 – CSIP: Linking Your Improvement to Strategy
Wednesday 22 July | 14:30 – 15:30
Enterprise Gateway Session
If you’re looking to improve delivery and quality performance, this session is for you.
With over 20 years of success, SC21 (Supply Chains for the 21st Century) remains the UK’s leading programme for driving UK competitiveness, improving quality, and strengthening customer-supplier relationships.
A crucial part of the SC21 programme is the Continuous Sustainable Improvement Plan (CSIP), an evidence-based approach to identifying your strategic priorities, tracking actions and driving change.
Why attend:
In this session, we hear directly from Thales as they explain how to use the CSIP – and the tangible impact it can have on your business in demonstrating progress and improving customer relationships.
- Learn how the SC21 programme is helping companies to reduce lead times and improve quality in real terms
- Get clarity on how to do a CSIP and next steps in your improvement journey
- Gain insight into building stronger, more effective customer relationships
By implementing a CSIP, organisations can drive positive change, enhance performance and contribute to a more sustainable future while meeting business objectives.
This session is undertaken as part of the Enterprise Gateway at Farnborough International Airshow. Designed with SMEs in mind, The Enterprise Gateway is a dynamic platform to learn, connect, and collaborate on the biggest challenges shaping business today.
View more about Enterprise Gateway here.
Insight to drive improvement
Meaningful growth starts with analysing current performance.
To help you take that first step, our FREE assessment tools can evaluate your progress in areas such as competitiveness and ESG and provide a detailed report on how to improve.
Through this knowledge you can create a roadmap for success, identifying quick wins and prioritising other areas that require more focus.
SPECIAL OFFER!!!
Busy team, big priorities? Focus on what matters!
For a limited time only, completing a Baseline Maturity Assessment will unlock a free 1:1 Practitioner session to help review results, prioritise actions and focus effort where it matters most.
The Baseline Maturity Assessment is flexible enough to appeal to SMEs and larger businesses benchmarking multiple sites or supply chain suppliers.
It has been designed by industry supply chain experts from aerospace, defence and automotive sectors, together with input from national and regional partners, to provide an initial holistic report of your performance and, recommendations on how and where you can improve.
T&Cs
Up to one hour of consultation is offered as part of this promotion. It is valid from 1 June – 31 August 2026. Further consultation is at a rate agreed with the Practitioner. The offer is valid once you complete the BMA. There is no cash alternative.
