Lunchtime Briefing with Victoria Cope, Commercial Director, Defence Digital, MoD
Join this briefing to discuss how commercial innovation can bolster resilience and economic security.
When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 12:30-13:30.
We are delighted to welcome Victoria Cope, Commercial Director, and Chief Procurement Officer, Defence Digital (Ministry of Defence), to share insights on how modern, secure, and agile commercial approaches are strengthening national resilience and supporting long-term capability.
This briefing will explore how innovative commercial approaches, including strategic procurement and supplier partnerships, can strengthen resilience, drive value, and contribute to stronger economic security through cross-sector collaboration
Join us on the day to explore:
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How innovative commercial models can protect long-term capability in complex environments.
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The role of innovative procurement and supplier partnerships in contributing to stronger economic security
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The cross-sector best practices for driving value and resilience through commercial excellence
Speaker
Victoria Cope MBA CEng CCME FRAeS FCIPS FWorldCC
Victoria Cope is Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer at Defence Digital, where she oversees £4.7bn of annual digital investment across the Ministry of Defence. Her remit spans across the Defence enterprise, driving coherent strategy, procurement excellence and enterprise-wide transformation across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.
With over 20 years’ experience in aerospace, defence and complex public-sector environments, Victoria has built a reputation for aligning commercial strategy with operational outcomes at scale. Prior to joining Defence Digital, she served as Commercial & Category Director at the UK Health Security Agency, within the Government Commercial Function, where she established and led the Commercial and Business Development functions, strengthening capability and delivering measurable value across a nationally critical portfolio.
Victoria’s industry career includes senior roles across FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 organisations, including BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Airbus and Unilever, where she led procurement, commercial, sales and finance functions through periods of growth and transformation.
Victoria’s leadership has been recognised by World Commerce & Contracting, for Strategic Achievement 2025 and Inspiring Women list 2023 and by The Times & Sunday Times as a winner of We Are The City Top 100 Women in Defence (2019). She was also awarded the Marshall of Cambridge Medal by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for her contribution to the industry.
A Chartered Aeronautical Engineer, Victoria holds an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, is a fellow of multiple professional institutions and serves in a number of non-executive and advisory roles, contributing to the development of future talent and industry capability.
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