Navigating the Changing Battlefield: Enhancing Dismounted Soldier Capabilities Today for Tomorrow 

28 - 29 October 2025 | Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London

Meet the Speakers

2025 Chairman


Major General (Ret'd) Gary Deakin
Major General (Ret'd) Gary Deakin
Former Chief of Staff
NATO Joint Force Command
NATO Joint Force Command

2025 Speakers


Admiral Sir Keith Blount
Admiral Sir Keith Blount
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR)
NATO
NATO
Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist
Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
Swedish Armed Forces - Royal Swedish Navy
Swedish Armed Forces - Royal Swedish Navy
Brigadier Rob Singleton
Brigadier Rob Singleton
Commander
Combat Manoeuvre Centre
Combat Manoeuvre Centre
Brigadier Mike Cornwell
Brigadier Mike Cornwell
Head Future Force Development
British Army
British Army
Brigadier General Artūras Radvilas
Brigadier General Artūras Radvilas
Commander
Lithuanian Land Forces
Lithuanian Land Forces
Brigadier General Per Nilsson
Brigadier General Per Nilsson
Deputy Army Commander
Swedish Armed Forces
Swedish Armed Forces
Brigadier General David Pack OBE
Brigadier General David Pack OBE
Commanding General (Plans), 82nd AB Division
British Army
British Army
Colonel Bradley Sams
Colonel Bradley Sams
Program Manager- Ground Weapons Systems
Marine Corp Systems Command
Marine Corp Systems Command
Colonel Todd Hopkins
Colonel Todd Hopkins
Camp Blanding Joint Training Center
Florida National Guard
Florida National Guard
Colonel Ryan Wylie
Colonel Ryan Wylie
Director, Close Combat Lethality Task Force
US Department of Defense
US Department of Defense
Colonel Massimo Moncada
Colonel Massimo Moncada
Director
NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence
NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence
Colonel Tim Turner
Colonel Tim Turner
Deputy Commander, Army Special Operations Brigade
British Army
British Army
Colonel Pete Brunton
Colonel Pete Brunton
Programme Manager, Land Environment Tactical CIS (LETacCIS) and Assistant Head,
British Army
British Army
Colonel Alessandro Vivarelli
Colonel Alessandro Vivarelli
Head of the Capability Development Branch
Italian Army
Italian Army
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD
Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations
US Army
US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Mullins
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Mullins
Director, ITC-UK
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
Lieutenant Colonel Martin S. Spensberger
Lieutenant Colonel Martin S. Spensberger
G3 Staff Officer Infantry Branch Army Concepts & Capabilities Development Centre
Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Schmidt
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Schmidt
Commanding Officer
3rd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division
Major Sebastian Langvad
Major Sebastian Langvad
Teacher, Complex Operations
Norwegian Defence University College
Norwegian Defence University College
Gunner Joshua Grayek
Gunner Joshua Grayek
Director of Marksmanship, Weapons Training Battalion
United States Marines Corps
United States Marines Corps
Joseph Lyden
Joseph Lyden
Chief Procurement Officer
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Dr. Andrew Roberts
Dr. Andrew Roberts
Head of Army Recruit Health & Performance Research
British Army
British Army
Julie Greeves
Julie Greeves
Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence
Anders Palm
Anders Palm
Project Manager
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Natalia Zwarts
Natalia Zwarts
Research Leader
RAND Europe
RAND Europe
Dr. Nicola Armstrong
Dr. Nicola Armstrong
Senior-Principal Physiologist
DSTL
DSTL
Tom Reed
Tom Reed
Senior Principal Scientist
DSTL
DSTL




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