The Global Defence Council (GDC) provides a platform for CVCs in the defense or dual use sectors to connect and explore innovation and investment opportunities, with the intent of finding solutions to a wide range of national security issues facing our world today.
The council executes plans for a variety of programming for its quarterly gatherings, which take place globally. Topics of discussion take place within a closed-door setting to allow meaningful discussions about technical, business, and policy trends relevant to the companies supporting the startup, CVC, and defense industrial base communities.
Council Members
Venture Capital Director
Booz Allen Ventures
General Manager & Vice President Lockheed Martin Ventures
Finance Director, Corporate Development & Strategy, BAE
Venture Capitalist
Weru Investment
Managing Director
Noblis Ventures
Northop Grumman CVC
Managing Partner
In-Q-Tel
Vice President
3M Ventures
Partner, SRI Ventures
& Co-Chair Global Defence Council
Partner, BDC Capital
& Co-Chair Global Defence Council
Media
There has never been a more crucial time to invest in technologies related to defence and security. War in Ukraine and growing geopolitical tensions between the US and China are bringing a new focus to an area that used to be taboo for investors.
Global Corporate Venturing editor Maija Palmer talks to Ryan Lewis, partner at SRI Ventures and Tom Park, partner at BDC Deep Tech Fund, about why they are setting up the GCV Defence Council Advisory Board to foster collaboration between corporate investors looking to invest in this area.
Listen to the podcast here:
Find out more
If you are interested in participating in the Global Defence Council please contact James Mawson for more information.
