Meet the Speakers

Military & Government Speakers

Andy Start
Andy Start
National Armaments Director
Uk Ministry of Defence
Uk Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General David Harris
Lieutenant General David Harris
Deputy Chief of Staff and Air Force Futures
Air Force Futures, A5/7
Air Force Futures, A5/7
Air Vice-Marshal Name Redacted
Air Vice-Marshal Name Redacted
Commander National Cyber Force
UK Government
UK Government
Commodore Rachel Singleton MBE
Commodore Rachel Singleton MBE
Head of the Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence
Brigadier (Ret'd) John Ridge
Brigadier (Ret'd) John Ridge
Chief Adoption Officer
NATO Innovation Fund
NATO Innovation Fund
Dina Kakaras
Dina Kakaras
Deputy Director, Defence Digital & Head of Commercial X
UK MoD
UK MoD
Anita Friend
Anita Friend
Head of DASA
UKDI
UKDI
Jyoti Hirani-Driver
Jyoti Hirani-Driver
COO and Acting Managing Director
NATO DIANA
NATO DIANA
Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky
Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky
Partner
NATO Innovation Fund
NATO Innovation Fund
Colonel Charles Seaberry
Colonel Charles Seaberry
Director - Atlantic
US Army Futures Command
US Army Futures Command
Dale Turetski
Dale Turetski
Deputy Commander
Canadian Joint Operations Command
Canadian Joint Operations Command
James Gavin
James Gavin
Deputy Director UKDI
MOD NAD UK Defence Innovation
MOD NAD UK Defence Innovation
Anis Mourad
Anis Mourad
Business Growth & Finance Partner
Defence and Security Accelerator
Defence and Security Accelerator
Dr Simona Soare
Dr Simona Soare
Professor of Innovation, Technology, and Strategy
University of Lancaster
University of Lancaster
Commander Michael Hutchinson
Commander Michael Hutchinson
Captain Patrick Blackett
NavyX
NavyX
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Keegan
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Keegan
SO1 Defence
Battle Lab
Battle Lab
Professor Joe Burton
Professor Joe Burton
Professor of International Security
Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Ricardo Lopez
Ricardo Lopez
Acting Chief of Acquisition Planning and Development Office
NSPA
NSPA
Rob Black
Rob Black
Professor
Manchester University
Manchester University
Derrick Trimble
Derrick Trimble
Professional Speaker
Toastmasters International
Toastmasters International
Brigadier Jamie Balfour
Brigadier Jamie Balfour
Head of Digital Strategy, Defence Digital, NAD Group
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence
Freddie Martin
Freddie Martin
Programme Director Test and Evaluation Transformation
UK MoD
UK MoD
Furlan FunkeKaiser
Furlan FunkeKaiser
Senior T&F
MOD(NL)
MOD(NL)
Dilan Koc
Dilan Koc
CTO Task Force Maven
Shape
Shape
Yori Kamphuis
Yori Kamphuis
Lead Counter AI
TNO
TNO
Name Redacted
Name Redacted
Deputy Director - Defence
National Cyber Security Centre
National Cyber Security Centre

SME & VC Speakers

Andriy Dovbenko
Andriy Dovbenko
Founder
UK-Ukraine TechExchange
UK-Ukraine TechExchange
Nicholas Nelson
Nicholas Nelson
Venture Partner
SuperAngel
SuperAngel
Robert Bush
Robert Bush
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rivelin Robotics Limited
Rivelin Robotics Limited
Yaroslav Filimonov
Yaroslav Filimonov
Chief Executive Officer
Kvertus (Ukraine)
Kvertus (Ukraine)
Paul Keating-Brown
Paul Keating-Brown
Business Development Director
Force Development Services Ltd
Force Development Services Ltd
Gordon Meadow CMarTech FIMarEST
Gordon Meadow CMarTech FIMarEST
CEO
Seabot Maritime
Seabot Maritime
Major General (Ret'd) Veiko-Vello Palm
Major General (Ret'd) Veiko-Vello Palm
COO
Frankenburg Technologies OÜ
Frankenburg Technologies OÜ
Vadym Burukin
Vadym Burukin
Director and Co-Founder
Huless
Huless
Brigadier Sara Sharkey
Brigadier Sara Sharkey
Strategy Director
Prolinx Ltd.
Prolinx Ltd.
Peter Spayne
Peter Spayne
Founder
R2AI
R2AI
James Thomas
James Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
JET Connectivity
JET Connectivity
Jack Wang
Jack Wang
Partner
Project A
Project A

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