Thursday, Apr 9, 2026 from 10 am – 2 pm
Battlelab – Wool, England
Overview
Explore the technologies shaping the future of the Digital Targeting Web.
Join us in person at Battlelab for a focused demonstrator and interactive workshop examining the backbone technologies required to enable next-generation defence capabilities.
Backbone Technologies for the Digital Targeting Web
This session will showcase work delivered by NquiringMinds through:
- MoD Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium 2026 Sprint
- MoD DTEP programme
- Telecoms Mission Fund
What to Expect
- Live demonstration: See Synapse technology operating in real-world scenarios
- Interactive workshops: Contribute to discussions on key technical and operational challenges
- Collaborative environment: Engage with peers across defence, industry, and research
Synapse is a distributed, locally synchronisable, and interoperable backbone designed to connect devices, data, and AI in complex environments.
It builds on:
- TAIBOM (Trustable AI Bill of Materials) for AI assurance
- TrustNetz for device and network security
- Alignment with the latest NIST standards
Who Should Attend
- MoD stakeholders
- Defence primes and SMEs
- Researchers and academics
- Investors in advanced technologies
This event is suited to those interested in AI-enabled defence systems, resilient communications, and future operational capability.
Spaces are limited.
Location
Battlelab
Dorset Innovation Park
Wool, Dorset
DT2 8GB
Agenda
- 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee and introductions
- 10:20 – 10:40 Digital Targeting Web backbone requirements
- 10:40 – 11:00 Introduction to Synapse
- 11:00 – 11:30 Live demonstrations
- 11:30 – 12:00 Discussion and Q&A
- 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch and transition to working sessions
- 12:30 – 13:00 Workshop: Trustable AI – from design to operational decision-making
- 13:00 – 13:20 Workshop: Resilient communications in contended networks
- 13:20 – 13:40 Workshop: Defence supply chain and standards
- 13:40 – 14:00 Wrap-up and next steps
