Conference Chairmen


General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL
DSACEUR (Mar 2014 - Mar 2017)
Conference Chair
General (Ret.) David G. Perkins
General (Ret.) David G. Perkins
15th Commander of US Army TRADOC (2014-2018)
Chairman, Mobility and Electrification Sessions
Ted Maciuba
Ted Maciuba
Former Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver CDID, U.S. Army
Chairman, Uncrewed Systems Day

Military and Government Perspectives


HON Douglas R Bush
HON Douglas R Bush
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
U.S. Department of the Army
Dr. Raymond D. O’Toole, Jr.
Dr. Raymond D. O’Toole, Jr.
Acting Director, Operational Test & Evaluation
U.S. Department of Defense
General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
Chief of the General Staff
British Army
Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki
Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki
Commander
Finnish Army
Lieutenant General Erik C. Peterson
Lieutenant General Erik C. Peterson
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
United States Army
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon P.M. Nesmith DCB
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon P.M. Nesmith DCB
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
British Army
Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow
Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow
Vice Chief of the German Army and Commander Basic Military Organisation
German Army
Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga
Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga
Commander Land Forces
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Borton KCB DSO MBE
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Borton KCB DSO MBE
Commander
NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Lieutenant General Nico Tak
Lieutenant General Nico Tak
Commander
1 German-Netherlands Corps
Lieutenant General John S. Kolasheski
Lieutenant General John S. Kolasheski
V Corps Commanding General
U.S. Army
Lieutenant General Shakir Ullah Khattak
Lieutenant General Shakir Ullah Khattak
Chairman Heavy Industry Taxila
Pakistan Army
Major General Géza Attila TAKÁCS
Major General Géza Attila TAKÁCS
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff
Hungarian Armed Forces
Major General Jonny Lindfors
Major General Jonny Lindfors
Commander
Swedish Army
Major General Glenn Dean
Major General Glenn Dean
PEO, Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
U.S. Army
Major General Darren Crook, CBE
Major General Darren Crook, CBE
Director Land Equipment
DE&S - UK MoD
Major General Jason Blain
Major General Jason Blain
Head Land Systems Division, CASG
Australian Defence Force
Major General Francesco Olla
Major General Francesco Olla
Head of III Department (Military Policy and Planning)
Italian Army
Major General José R. Pérez Pérez
Major General José R. Pérez Pérez
Director of Acquisitions, Logistics Support Command (MALE)
Spanish Army
Major General Alain Lardet
Major General Alain Lardet
Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans & Programs
French Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Michael B. Lalor
Brigadier General Michael B. Lalor
Commanding General
US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command
Brigadier General Andre Demers
Brigadier General Andre Demers
Chief of Staff, Strategic Capability Development
Canadian Army
Brigadier General Geoffrey Norman
Brigadier General Geoffrey Norman
Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team
U.S. Army Futures Command
Brigadier General Michael J. Simmering
Brigadier General Michael J. Simmering
Armor School Commandant
U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Brigadier General John M. Cushing
Brigadier General John M. Cushing
Commanding General, Combat Capabilities Development Command
United States Army Futures Command
Brigadier Matt Wilkinson
Brigadier Matt Wilkinson
Head of Vehicle Support Team
DE&S – UK MOD
Brigadier Nick Cowley OBE
Brigadier Nick Cowley OBE
Commander, Combat Manoeuvre Centre, Land Warfare Centre
British Army
Brigadier Tobias Lambert
Brigadier Tobias Lambert
Head, Land Industrial Strategy & SRO LIOS, D Programmes
British Army
Dr. Robert W. Sadowski
Dr. Robert W. Sadowski
Army Chief Roboticist, GVSC, CCDC
U.S. Army Futures Command
Martyn Williams ChPP CEng,
Martyn Williams ChPP CEng,
SRO Mechanised Infantry Programme & Director Boxer Strategic Pipeline
British Army HQ
Robert Vining
Robert Vining
SRO Land Mobility Programme and Head of Army Programmes Support Group
British Army HQ
Mr Mark Goode
Mr Mark Goode
Director Land Mobility Programme
British Army HQ
Colonel Armin Dirks
Colonel Armin Dirks
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support
Bundeswehr
Colonel Jim Howard
Colonel Jim Howard
Deputy Team Leader and Portfolio Lead, Land Combat Vehicles
DE&S - UK MOD
Colonel William Waugh
Colonel William Waugh
Programme Director, Armour (Main Battle Tank) Programme
British Army HQ
Colonel Andy Elliott
Colonel Andy Elliott
DACOS Equipment Through Life Support, HQ Field Army
British Army
Colonel Jeremy Johnson
Colonel Jeremy Johnson
AH Protected Mobility, Vehicle Support, Land Environment Operating Center
DE&S - UK MOD
Colonel David Potts
Colonel David Potts
Deputy Hd FCSS
DE&S – UK MOD
Colonel Stuart Nassé
Colonel Stuart Nassé
Assistant Head Military Capability Delivery
British Army Headquarters
Colonel Eric Molenaar
Colonel Eric Molenaar
Head of Land and Joint Projects
Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)
Colonel Hen Ouwehand
Colonel Hen Ouwehand
Project manager Mid Life Update CV90 and Boxer Programme
Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)
Colonel Nat Haden
Colonel Nat Haden
Commander, Understand Group, Headquarters Field Army
British Army HQ
Colonel Fraser Auld
Colonel Fraser Auld
Director of the Royal Canadian Armour Corps
Canadian Armed Forces
Colonel Toby Till MBE
Colonel Toby Till MBE
Commander, Experimentation & Trials Group (ETG)
British Army HQ
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright
Assistant Head of Research & Experimentation, Future Force Development, Army Futures
British Army HQ
Colonel assistant prof. Ing. Jan Mazal, Ph.D.
Colonel assistant prof. Ing. Jan Mazal, Ph.D.
Head of the Military Robotics Department, Faculty of Military Technology of the University of Defense
Czech Armed Forces
Colonel Peter Cowell
Colonel Peter Cowell
AH Tech Design Authority, LEOC
DE&S – UK MOD
Mr Simon Dewdney
Mr Simon Dewdney
Operations and Optimisation Lead, VST
DE&S – UK MOD
David Russell
David Russell
MIV Team Leader
DE&S - UK MOD
Margaret R. Connelly
Margaret R. Connelly
Director, Systems Engineering, Project Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing
PEO IEW&S, U.S. Army
Mr. David Dopp
Mr. David Dopp
Program Lead, Future Battle Platforms, PEO GCS
U.S. Army
Kyle Bruner
Kyle Bruner
Project Manager Force Projection, PEO CS&CSS
United States Army
Alexandra Alonzi
Alexandra Alonzi
BOXER Programme Manager
OCCAR-EA
Dwayne Hynes
Dwayne Hynes
Chief of Foreign Intelligence Technology, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
U.S. Army
Lieutenant Colonel Munetaka HAYASHI
Lieutenant Colonel Munetaka HAYASHI
3rd Development Section Ground System Development Division
ATLA - JAPAN MOD
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke
Commander, Robot Autonomous Systems Cell, 13th Light Infantry Brigade
Royal Netherlands Army
Lieutenant Colonel James de St John-Pryce
Lieutenant Colonel James de St John-Pryce
Commanding Officer - Armoured Trials and Development Unit
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Pearce
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Pearce
Project Manager – Boxer CRV Recon, Land 400-2
Australian Defence Force
Michael Santaspirt, PhD,
Michael Santaspirt, PhD,
Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, and the Chief Futures Officer
US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Marc Nuijten
Marc Nuijten
BOXER System Group Manager
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
Tom Newbery CPhys
Tom Newbery CPhys
Platform Survivability Group
Dstl - U.K. Ministry of Defence
Prof. Bryn James BSc PhD CPhys FInstP
Prof. Bryn James BSc PhD CPhys FInstP
Senior Fellow, Physical Sciences Group, Platform Systems Division
Dstl - UK MOD
Mr. Rob Handley
Mr. Rob Handley
Acting Chief PNT Scientist & PNT Technical Authority, Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing Team,
Dstl - UK MOD
John Crozier MSc SEDC, MINCOSE
John Crozier MSc SEDC, MINCOSE
Principle Vetronics Systems Engineer, Platform Systems Division
Dstl - UK MOD
Alexander Champion
Alexander Champion
Project Manager, Additive Manufacturing
DE&S - UK MoD
Mark J Zhelesnik
Mark J Zhelesnik
Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Networked Lethality
U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Mr Markus Otsus
Mr Markus Otsus
Department of Applied Research
Estonian Military Academy
Matthew Santaspirt
Matthew Santaspirt
Intelligence Representative to TRADOC G2
US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
David Goldstein
David Goldstein
Counter-UAS team lead, Precision Targeting & Integration Branch
US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Major General  (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE
Major General (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE
Founder
Kingfisher Consulting Ltd
Brigadier (Ret.)  Ben Barry
Brigadier (Ret.) Ben Barry
Senior Fellow for Land Warfare
International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK
Professor Peter Roberts
Professor Peter Roberts
Co-Author, War's Changed Landscape, and Senior Associate Fellow
RUSI
Jim Storr
Jim Storr
Author, 'Something Rotten: Land Command in the 21st Century'
Defence Consultant & Professor of War Studies

Industry Thought Leaders


LT Col (Res) Moshe Adler
Force Protection Program Manager,
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Emre Akin
Emre Akin
Strategic Planning and Market Development Director
Nurol Makina
Niklas Ålund
Niklas Ålund
Director Strategy and Business Development
Saab Barracuda
Mr. Bora Beyter
Mr. Bora Beyter
Electronic Warfare Solutions Manager
Aselsan
Giuliano Borghi
Giuliano Borghi
Vice President Engineer & Design
D Cube Srl
Rory Breen
Rory Breen
Strategy and Future Business Director
RBSL
Arend Brünjes
Arend Brünjes
Product Manager Test Rigs -Defence-
RENK Test System GmbH
Jørgen Andreas Bull
Programme Leader C4ISR, Integrated Defence Systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Phil Campion, (AKA Big Phil)
Phil Campion, (AKA Big Phil)
former soldier, author, and TV personality
GETAC Brand Ambassador
Nusret Duyar
Nusret Duyar
Mechanical Design Director
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri
Mr. Tomer Gabso
Mr. Tomer Gabso
Head of Marketing & BD, Multi Domain Warfare Directorate
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
Christoffer Gregers Glæsel
Christoffer Gregers Glæsel
Managing Director
Glaucus
Col (Ret.) Nick Hunter
Col (Ret.) Nick Hunter
Business Development and Sales
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK
Dan Kalfus
Dan Kalfus
Managing Director Company
EuroTrophy GmbH
Gavin Kenneally, PhD
Gavin Kenneally, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
Ghost Robotics
Toni Leikas
Toni Leikas
CBRN Specialist, Training Manager Company
Bertin Environics
Jukka Lemola
Jukka Lemola
Product Manager
Patria
Dan Lindell
Dan Lindell
Director Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems Hägglunds
Benjamin Lindsay
Benjamin Lindsay
Project Development Director, Military Program Division
FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH
Stefan Lischka
Stefan Lischka
Managing Director
ARTEC GmbH
Dr Peter J Meikle
Dr Peter J Meikle
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Universal Motion Simulation (UMS)
Colonel (Ret.) Alan M. Mosher
Colonel (Ret.) Alan M. Mosher
Senior Director, International Strategy
DRS Land Electronics
John Reeve
John Reeve
Business Development Consultant
Elbit Systems UK
Rebecca Richards, Rheinmetall
Rebecca Richards, Rheinmetall
Deputy CEO Vehicle Systems International
Rheinmetall
Col (Ret.) Robert Ryan
Col (Ret.) Robert Ryan
Director of Business Development
Teledyne -FLIR
Martin Schmurr
Martin Schmurr
Sales - Military Test Systems
RENK Test System GmbH
Patrick Shepherd
Patrick Shepherd
Chief Sales Officer
Milrem Robotics
Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman
Chief Executive Officer
Active Safety System Technologies Inc.
Rami Sokolower
Rami Sokolower
Senior Director Land
Elbit Systems Ltd
Sverker Svärdby
Sverker Svärdby
Industrial Partnership Director
Milrem Robotics
Toni Töyrylä
Toni Töyrylä
Product Manager, Vehicles
Patria
Tony White
Tony White
Chief Technology Officer & Ultra Fellow
ULTRA - PCS