David Lockwood

WFEL is an established world leader in tactical military bridging, supplying 40 armed forces across the world for over four decades. Its expertise - built on a century of engineering excellence and innovation - includes concept design, prototype manufacture and full scale production of a range of rapidly-deployable, modern bridging systems for use in military and disaster relief scenarios. It also provide value-added inspection, repair and maintenance, spares and training services, both in the field and at its UK-based engineering site in Stockport, where it employ a team of 250 highly-skilled engineers and support staff. It has in-house research and development function enables WFEL to provide additional military-grade engineering solutions across the defense sector, including aeronautical and vehicular equipment. They are a prime contractor to the UK Ministry of Defense and operate a global sales network working directly with international governments and Non-Governmental Organizations.

Thales International Middle East Egypt is an Egyptian high-technology company that invests in digital and "deep tech" innovations such as connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and quantum technology. The private company is based in Cairo, Egypt, and has subsidiaries in France and Germany. The company provides solutions, services, and products to businesses, organizations, and governments in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains. Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries.

Cobham AES Holdings, Inc. specializes in radar, communication, and electronic warfare systems. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Knowledge Transfer Network Ltd. is a British company that helps organizations interested in innovation in the creative industries to access funding and make connections. The private company provides the rapid transfer of high-quality information on technologies, markets, funding, and partnering opportunities to support UK innovation. The company is based in Islington, UK, and the CEO of the company is Alicia Greated. The company offers knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) to build long-lasting and mutually beneficial collaborations between the working and learning worlds.