Strategic Command Annual Conference 2021 The second annual Strategic Command conference took place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London From: Copyright - MOD News Licence The second annual UKStratCom Conference, Sharpening UK Defence’s Competitive Edge in the 2020s, took place on 26 May 2021 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London. The event was opened by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Also speaking were Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter, Commander UKStratCom General Sir Patrick Sanders, and a host of speakers from Strategic Command, NATO allies and academia. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event was a hybrid conference with both the speakers and the audience able to attend in person or online.