29 - 30 October, 2024
| Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
Agenda Day 1
8:55 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
9:30 am - 10:00 am
CROSSBOW: FULLY-AUTOMATIC TURRETED MORTAR SYSTEM
10:00 am - 10:30 am
INCREASING THE MOBILITY OF MOUNTED MORTAR SYSTEMS
Colonel Juhana Skyttä -
Inspector of Infantry,
Finnish Army
Captain Panu Kaski - Research Officer, Finnish Army
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE
11:00 am - 11:30 am
US ARMY PERSPECTIVES ON TRAINING MORTAR CREWS FOR FUTURE FIGHTS
Gary Fox -
Director, Office Chief of Infantry,
US Army
11:00 am - 11:30 am
DEPLOYING MOUNTED MORTAR SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO PEER THREATS
Juan Carlos Estrella -
Commercial and Operations Manager,
Milanion NTGS
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: IMPROVING ACCURACY THROUGH MUNITION TECHNOLOGY, FIRE CONTROL AND AIMING: TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
Christopher Foss -
Senior Correspondent, Land,
Shepherd Media
Colonel Juhana Skyttä - Inspector of Infantry, Finnish Army
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
MODERNISING 81MM MORTAR SYSTEMS
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
PATRIA NEMO: SUPERIOR LETHALITY AND SURVIVABILITY
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
INTEGRATING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INTO MORTAR FIRE MISSIONS
Lieutenant Colonel Audun Jorsead -
Head of Tactics Section,
Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
Lieutenant Johan Lovrod - Master Instructor Mortars, Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON MODERNISING MORTAR SYSTEMS
Major Christopher Weis -
Teamleader Light Infantry,
Bundeswehr
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE A: ENHANCING MORTAR SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY
Major Christopher Weis -
Teamleader Light Infantry,
Bundeswehr
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE B: EXTENDING THE RANGE OF MORTAR SYSTEMS
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE C: OPTIMISING C2 SYSTEMS FOR CLOSE FIRE SUPPORT MISSIONS
Lieutenant Colonel Audun Jorsead -
Head of Tactics Section,
Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
Lieutenant Johan Lovrod - Master Instructor Mortars, Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
Lieutenant Johan Lovrod - Master Instructor Mortars, Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE D: MODERNISING MORTAR AMMUNITION FOR FUTURE CONFLICTS
Matthew Terreault -
Chief, Branch Mortars Division, US Combat Capabilities Command,
US Army
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE E: INTEGRATING MORTARS INTO NEW COMBAT ARMS
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TABLE F: NEW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTAR CREWS
Major Damian Gant -
Chief Instructor 120MM, Combined Arms Manouevre School,
British Army
