The ‘Indo-Pacific Century’ is now well underway, with the rise of China and India leading a new era of global prominence for the region. As this century of rapid growth and development continues, the region faces a number of considerable security challenges that will have a significant impact on the shape of the future world order.

In such a geo-politically unstable environment, Japan and its allies have renewed their commitment to upholding the “rules-based international order” that has underpinned global military and foreign affairs since the Cold War, but is now being challenged by an increasingly assertive China. With a new government in Tokyo, keen to share their vision for the future of the Indo-Pacific, the DSEI Japan 2023 Conference represented an unmissable opportunity to discover how global partners and industry can enable this vision.

These challenges are not unique to the Indo-Pacific, and the development of deeper alliances with partners in Asia and Europe are vital for enabling cost-effective and efficient solutions. There is much to be gained from technological exchange, but challenges remain on how to effectively do business with Japanese companies on an international stage. 

The Conference examined the most pressing security challenges to nations and militaries of the Indo-Pacific, and how we can develop and deploy emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge in defence capability.

The DSEI Japan 2019 Conference featured 45 world-leading experts from 11 countries and attracted nearly 1,400 delegates with over 20 hours of content across 3 days. 68% of those surveyed said they would definitely attend future editions of the conference.

DSEI Japan is a peer reviewed conference. Technical, policy and conceptual papers from across the research and development community are represented, along with those from the defence and security military and other user communities. 

Sessions will be presented in both Japanese and English, with dual translation available.