About GDF
A meeting place for total defence
Gothia Defence Forum brings business, investors, academia and policymakers together around one task: strengthening European security, with the Gothenburg region as its hub.
Our vision
The Gothenburg region as an internationally recognised hub for defence, logistics and innovation.
Our mission
- 01Position the Gothenburg region as an internationally recognised hub for defence, logistics and innovation.
- 02Strengthen the flow of capital and the partnerships that drive growth in the defence industry.
- 03Foster dialogue and cooperation between industry, academia and government to improve preparedness.
- 04Attract skills and investment to Sweden and the Nordic region.
The forum
One forum, several meeting places
Gothia Defence Forum is building an annual total defence conference in the Gothenburg region. Through the year the forum also runs seminars, roundtables and networking events together with partners — occasions where the defence industry, capital and decision-makers meet on structured terms.
The forum is run as a cooperative association based in Gothenburg, founded in the autumn of 2025. Its work rests on a code of ethics governing how the forum selects partners, handles conflicts of interest and conducts itself in public.
The organisation
Who we are
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