Knowledge Partner Session 10: The Integrity Dividend: Strengthening Trust and Competitiveness in European Defence
Mar 25, 2026 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Auditorium
Description
Organised by Transparency International Defence and Security
Europe’s accelerated defence industrial expansion is transforming procurement systems, supply chains, and public expectations. As governments mobilise unprecedented resources to rebuild military capacity and strengthen strategic autonomy, defence governance will become a defining test of institutional resilience and democratic trust. Weak integrity frameworks (spanning industry and public institutions) risk enabling corruption, distorting competition, and undermining the legitimacy of defence investments at precisely the moment when public support is most critical.
This knowledge session will examine how integrity, transparency, and accountability can be embedded across the defence industrial ecosystem—from prime contractors and supply chains to investors and procurement authorities. It will explore how emerging standards in corporate compliance, due diligence, and ESG reporting can be adapted to the specific risk profile of the defence sector, and how collaboration between industry, policymakers, and civil society can translate integrity from a regulatory requirement into a strategic advantage.
Participants will identify practical pathways to align competitiveness, innovation, and security with robust governance and public trust.
SPEAKERS:
- Francesca Grandi, Director, Transparency International Defence and Security (Moderator)
- Juhani Grossmann, Director, Green Corruption Programme, Basel Institute on Governance
- Paraskevi Papantoniou, Head of Unit, Defence Single Market & Hybrid Threats, Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space, European Commission (DEFIS)
- Rosa Rosanelli, Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
- Viktor Pavlushchyk, Head of Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP)
This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD.
