Hosted by Anduril
Get geared up for day two and reflect on yesterday’s events over breakfast
General (Ret’d) James Hecker, Former Commander, Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA
Lieutenant General David Tabor, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, US Air Force
Cristiano Montrucchio, Chief Engineering & Operations Officer, Eurofighter
FAMILY OF SYSTEMS: OBSERVATIONS FROM COMBAT OPERATIONS
Moderator: Patrick Doherty, Executive Director AF Field Operations/Programs, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Panellists:
Logan Correll, Air Dominance Business Development and Strategy Senior Manager – NGAD FOS, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Kevin Fesler, Executive Director BD and Strategy, Air Dominance, Air Force Systems, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Ron Henry, Executive Director BD and Strategy, Mobility Surveillance and Bombers, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Jeremy Feldhahn, CCA/MQ-28 Strategy Lead, Boeing Defence Australia
Commodore Inge Marcel van Egmond, Commander Air Combat Command, Royal Netherlands Air Force
THE EUROPEAN PATH TO 6TH GENERATION AIR SUPERIORITY: STRATEGIC DECISIONS, BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ROADMAP TO 2040
Moderator: General (Ret’d) James Hecker, Former Commander, Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA
Panellists:
Lieutenant General Silvano Frigerio, General Manager NETMA, NETMA
Colonel Diego José Sánchez Caamaño, Section Head, Plans Division, Spanish Air and Space Force
Oliver Brieger, Head of Chief Engineering for Fighter Aircraft, Airbus
Antoine Peugnet, Director of the FCAS Programme, MTU Aero Engines
Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina, Commander, Naval Aviation Department, Italian Navy
Matthew Isler, Acting VP Regional Executive for Europe and the Middle East, Northrop Grumman
Jason Hawker, Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
Scott Gilloon, Sector Vice President, USAF Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Axel Schulte, Head of Institute of Flight Systems, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Brigadier General Ugrik Csaba, Deputy Chief of Staff, Hungarian Defence Force
SUSTAINING THE AIR FIGHT UNDER ATTACK: LOGISTICS, INDUSTRIAL READINESS, RESILIENCE AND AGILE COMBAT EMPLOYMENT
Moderator: General (Ret’d) James Hecker, Former Commander, Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA
Panellists:
Brigadier General Riivo Valge, Commander, Estonian Air Force
Colonel Mario Schwarz, Chief Air Defence Branch and Chief Dispersed Ops, Swiss Air Force
Anders Jönsson, Senior Sales Strategist, Saab
Andrew Hawkes, Director of X-BAT Campaign, Shield AI
Steve Shepro, Vice President of Integrated Customer Solutions for Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Business
Dr.-Ing. Marcel Stößel, Team Lead Propulsion System Test, R&D, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
HIDDEN POWER AND THERMAL CONSTRAINTS ON NEXT-GENERATION COMBAT AIR CAPABILITY
Moderator: Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Mark Chappell, Former Senior British Military Advisor to US CENTCOM and Former Typhoon Force Commander, Royal Air Force
Panellists:
Colonel Vito Cracas, Assistant Director, JAPCC
Dr.-Ing. Marcel Stößel, Team Lead Propulsion System Test, R&D, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Bryan Grubert, Chief Growth Officer, Attalon
Alex Johnson, Director, Adaptive Engine Programs, Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Business
Captain (RN) Tim Flatman, Deputy Commander, Combat Air Force, Royal Air Force
Wayne Smith, Senior VP Sales, Leonardo Electronics UK
Brigadier General Todd Balfe, Deputy General Fighter Capabilities, Royal Canadian Air Force
EDGE COMPUTING, COMBAT CLOUD AND OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS: ARCHITECTING THE DIGITAL BACKBONE OF FUTURE COMBAT AIR
Moderator: Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Mark Chappell, Former Senior British Military Advisor to US CENTCOM and Former Typhoon Force Commander, Royal Air Force
Panellists:
Brigadier General Carl-Fredrik Edström, Director Air and Space Systems Division, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
Johan Segertoft, Vice President and Head of Business Unit Gripen, Saab
Brigadier General Carl-Fredrik Edström, Director Air and Space Systems Division, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
RESILIENCE, REDUNDANCY AND THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE CHALLENGE IN NEXT-GENERATION PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE
Moderator: Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Mark Chappell, Former Senior British Military Advisor to US CENTCOM and Former Typhoon Force Commander, Royal Air Force
Panellists:
Colonel Andrew Glass, Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Group, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Peisker, Commander, Centre for Electronic Warfare Airborne Weapon Systems, German Air Force
Mark Shushnar, Vice President, Autonomous Airpower, Anduril
Michael Biorn, Director, Business Development, Advanced Development Programs, Lockheed Martin
COMBAT AIR MASS, INDUSTRIAL READINESS AND THE DELIVERY OF OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGE
Moderator: General (Ret’d) James Hecker, Former Commander, Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA
Panellists:
Mark Shushnar, Vice President, Autonomous Airpower, Anduril
Pilar Alvarez, Head of New Generation Fighter, Airbus Defence and Space
Cristiano Montrucchio, Chief Engineering & Operations Officer, Eurofighter Typhoon
Tom Burke, Regional Vice President, UK Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Peter Lee, Principal Strategic Planner, Strategic Studies Group, Lockheed Martin
Johan Segertoft, Vice President and Head of Business Unit Gripen, Saab
General (Ret’d) James Hecker, Former Commander, Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA
Hosted by Helsing
Continue the day’s conversations over cocktails and canapés in the exhibition area
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