Meet the Speakers

2025 Chairman


Major General (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE
Major General (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE
Former Chief of Staff
NATO Joint Force Command

2025 Speakers


Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO
General Sir C R V Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen
General Sir C R V Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen
Chief of the General Staff
British Army
Brigadier David Pack OBE
Brigadier David Pack OBE
Colonel-in-Chief
Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR)
Anders Palm
Anders Palm
Project Manager
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD
Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations
United States Army
Col Tim J P Turner
Col Tim J P Turner
Deputy Commander
UK Army Special Operations Brigade
Colonel Alessandro Vivarelli
Colonel Alessandro Vivarelli
Head of the Capability Development Branch
Italian Army
Colonel Pete Brunton
Colonel Pete Brunton
Programme Manager, Land Environment Tactical CIS (LETacCIS) and Assistant Head,
British Army
Major Sebastian Langvad
Major Sebastian Langvad
Teacher, Complex Operations
Norwegian Military Academy
Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts
Head of Army Recruit Health & Performance Research
British Army HQ
Dr. Nicola Armstrong
Dr. Nicola Armstrong
Senior Principal Scientist
DSTL
Dr Julie Greeves
Dr Julie Greeves
Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR
UK Ministry of Defence
Luke Huxtable
Luke Huxtable
Deputy Director for Defence & Security
RAND




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