The Farnborough International Airshow has introduced the Aerospace Global Forum: Finance Summit for its 2026 edition, aimed at connecting aviation firms with capital for growth.
The event will gather financial institutions, including banks and sovereign wealth funds, alongside aerospace leaders to discuss funding for research and development, product scaling, and supply chain resilience. It will debut alongside the airshow, scheduled for July 20-24 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.
Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe and The Sunday Telegraph, will host the summit and moderate its opening panel, titled Resilient Horizons: Strengthening Global Supply Chains and Financing the Future of Aerospace.
The launch coincides with Barclays becoming a strategic partner for Farnborough 2026. Gareth Rogers, chief executive of Farnborough International, stated that access to capital is critical for innovation and sustainable growth in aerospace, defence, and space sectors as they transform.
Matt Hammerstein, Barclays UK Corporate Bank chief executive, noted the summit’s role in aligning public and private capital with sector needs, particularly in defence innovation.