2017 Speakers

2017 Speakers Included

Chairman


Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward
Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward
Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & Quartermaster General
Conference chairman

General Officers


General Robert B. Neller
General Robert B. Neller
Commandant of the Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
General David G. Perkins
General David G. Perkins
Commanding General
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Lieutenant General Metodija Velichkovski
Lieutenant General Metodija Velichkovski
Chief of the General Staff
Army of the Republic of Macedonia
Lieutenant General Paul Jaques
Lieutenant General Paul Jaques
Chief of Materiel (Land)
DE&S - UK MoD
Lieutenant General Patrick Sanders
Lieutenant General Patrick Sanders
Commander Field Army
British Army
Lieutenant General Francesco Castrataro
Lieutenant General Francesco Castrataro
Director of Land Armaments
Italian Ministry of Defence
Major General Karl Engelbrektson
Major General Karl Engelbrektson
Commander
Army of Sweden
Major General Robert Talbot-Rice
Major General Robert Talbot-Rice
Director Land Equipment
DE&S, UK MoD
Major General  Robert P. White
Major General Robert P. White
Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss
U.S. Army
Major General David G  Bassett
Major General David G Bassett
Program Executive Officer
Ground Combat Systems (GCS), U.S. Army
Major General Eric  J. Wesley
Major General Eric J. Wesley
Commanding General
U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Brigadier John S. Kolasheski
Brigadier John S. Kolasheski
Commandant
United States Army Armor School
Brigadier General Chris Mills
Brigadier General Chris Mills
Director General, Army Modernization
Australian Army
Brigadier General D.A. Macaulay
Brigadier General D.A. Macaulay
Chief of Staff Army Strategy
Canadian Army
Brigadier Richard Spencer, OBE, ADC
Brigadier Richard Spencer, OBE, ADC
Assistant Chief of Staff for Land & Littoral Manoeuvre and Deputy Commandan
Royal Marines
Brigadier General Andrés Chapa Huidoro
Brigadier General Andrés Chapa Huidoro
Commander, Calvary Brigade “Castillejos”
Spanish Army
Brigadier General Norbert Huber
Brigadier General Norbert Huber
Director Armament and Procurement
MoD Austria
Brigadier General Ovidiu Uifaleanu
Brigadier General Ovidiu Uifaleanu
Commander
Multinational Division South-East (MND-SE)
Brigadier General Bernhard Liechtenauer
Brigadier General Bernhard Liechtenauer
Chief of Staff and Deputy Director, Army Concepts and Capabilities Developm
German Army
Brigadier General  Adnan Ahmad Alragad
Brigadier General Adnan Ahmad Alragad
3rd Division Commander
Jordan Armed Forces
Brigadier General Thomas Oppong-Peprah
Brigadier General Thomas Oppong-Peprah
Chief Staff Officer
Ghana Army HQ
Brigadier General Didi Ben-Yoash
Brigadier General Didi Ben-Yoash
Team Leader, Future Combat Vehicle
Israeli MoD
Brigadier General Jack Singyangwe
Brigadier General Jack Singyangwe
Chief of Policy, Doctrine and Strategic Branch
Zambia Army

Senior Officers and SMEs


Tim Rowntree
Tim Rowntree
Director
OCCAR
Colonel Torger  Gillebo
Colonel Torger Gillebo
Commander
Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre
Commander Pablo von UNGER Thauby
Commander Pablo von UNGER Thauby
Project Manager for Marine Corps Integrated development, Programs, Research
Chilean Navy
Colonel EP Raul Ramos Peralta
Colonel EP Raul Ramos Peralta
Member of Public Investment Project
Peruvian Army
Colonel John B. Atkinson
Colonel John B. Atkinson
Director, Fires and Maneuver Integration Division, Capabilities Development
U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters
Colonel Kirk Mullins
Colonel Kirk Mullins
Program Manager, Amphibious Combat Vehicle & Head of Enhanced Lethality Ini
U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters
Colonel Kevin Vanyo
Colonel Kevin Vanyo
Military Deputy to the Director, Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
U.S. Army
Colonel Glenn A. Dean
Colonel Glenn A. Dean
Stryker Program Manager
U.S. Army
Colonel Shane Fullmer
Colonel Shane Fullmer
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Joint Program Office Manager
U.S. Army
Colonel Klaus Schiefenbusch
Colonel Klaus Schiefenbusch
Chief of Combat Division: Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre
Bundeswehr
Colonel Paddy  Bond
Colonel Paddy Bond
Commanding Officer, Armoured Trials and Development Unit
British Army Headquarters
Colonel Eric Molenaar
Colonel Eric Molenaar
Head of material, Army Staff
Netherlands Army
Colonel Fausto Ricchetti
Colonel Fausto Ricchetti
Chief of the Office for the Mobility Systems of the Logistics Department
Italian Army
Major Joseph Héon
Major Joseph Héon
Jaguar Programme officer
French Army staff Armament Programme Directorate
Battalion Commander Guillaume  Dufay
Battalion Commander Guillaume Dufay
Program officer infovalidation SCORPION
French Army
Israel Defence Force
Major Roi Siman tov
Weapons Development Department, Armored Branch
Israel Defence Force
U.S. Army
Mr William Norton
Chief Engineer, Hit Avoidance, TARDEC Ground System Survivability
U.S. Army
Bryn James
Bryn James
Head - Armour & Protection Science & Technology Centre
UK Dstl
Dstl
Richard Hooper
Principal Vetronics Engineer, Platform Systems Division
Dstl
Mr. Ton de Heus
Mr. Ton de Heus
Head of the Section Knowledge and Innovation, Ground Systems Department
Netherlands Defense Material Command
Ian Bonallo
Ian Bonallo
Chief, Land Systems Services & Material Management Section
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Ted Maciuba
Ted Maciuba
Deputy Director, Mounted Requirements
US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Dr. William Suttie
Dr. William Suttie
Land Equipment Science Gateway
Dstl
Dr. Mike Dalzell
Dr. Mike Dalzell
Capability Advisor: Mounted Close Combat
Dstl
Dr. Yazid Ahmad, Ph.D.,
Dr. Yazid Ahmad, Ph.D.,
Director Mechanical & Aerospace Technology Division (STRIDE)
Malaysian MoD
BAAINBw
Mr. Hans-Josef Maas
Project Manager and Chairman MILVA, System Technology Ground Combat Division
BAAINBw
Christopher F Foss
Christopher F Foss
Editor
IHS Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Professor Merfyn Lloyd
Professor Merfyn Lloyd
Lately science advisor
DE&S Retired UK MoD
Global Policy Institute
Dr. Andrew Black
Senior Research Fellow
Global Policy Institute

Solution Providers


NIMR Automotive
Major General (Rtd.) Carey Wilks
Chief Operating Officer
NIMR Automotive
ST Kinetics
Brigadier General (Rtd.) Winston Toh
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
ST Kinetics
Lockheed Martin UK – Ampthill
Ian Pritchard
Software Lead, Vehicle Systems Research & Development
Lockheed Martin UK – Ampthill
Lockheed Martin UK – Ampthill
Peter Pietralski
Director, Chief Engineer Vehicles
Lockheed Martin UK – Ampthill
General Dynamics Land Systems UK
David Hind
Executive Director
General Dynamics Land Systems UK
General Dynamics Land Systems UK
Julian Forsyth
Business Development Director
General Dynamics Land Systems UK
Patria Land
Antti Huuskonen
Senior Vice President Business Development
Patria Land
Patria
Jarkko Savenius
Marketing Manager
Patria
Rheinmetall Defence
Peter Hardisty
Managing Director
Rheinmetall Defence
BAE Systems
Simon Jackson
Campaign Leader Challenger 2 LEP
BAE Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
David Bogner
International Marketing Manager
Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
Thales Group
Laurent Letellier
Product Line Manager
Thales Group
Raytheon UK
Neil Glachan
Business Development Manager
Raytheon UK
NEXTER SYSTEMS
Mike Duckworth
Executive Vice President International Affairs
NEXTER SYSTEMS
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Dan Yaziv
Armour Technologies
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Ultra PALS
Tony White
Chief Technology Officer – Land
Ultra PALS
FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH
Benjamin Lidsay
Project Development Director, Military Program Division
FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH
Soucy Defense
Major (Rtd.) Kevin Sloan
International Business Development Manager
Soucy Defense
AmSafe Bridport
Matthew Chuter
Head of Tarian Business Unit
AmSafe Bridport
Texelis
Jean Vandel
Director, Business Development
Texelis
Morgan Advanced Materials
Chris Davies
Technical Director
Morgan Advanced Materials
Milspray Military Technologies
Liz Shivers
President & CEO
Milspray Military Technologies
CMI Defence/ AGUERIS
Jean-Marie SOUFFEZ
Project Leader
CMI Defence/ AGUERIS
American Panel Corporation
Jamie Boulet
Manager
American Panel Corporation
American Panel Corporation
Ken Mahdi
VP of Research and Development
American Panel Corporation
EnerSys
Neil Chilton
Sales Manager
EnerSys
Global Seating Solutions LLC
Mr. David Kiernan
Managing Director
Global Seating Solutions LLC
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