2026 Conference Chairs

General (Ret.) James Hecker
General (Ret.) James Hecker
Former Commander
U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa
U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa
General (Ret'd) Frank Gorenc
General (Ret'd) Frank Gorenc
Former Commander
USAFE-AFAFRICA
USAFE-AFAFRICA

2026 SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Air Chief Marshal Sir Johnny Stringer
Air Chief Marshal Sir Johnny Stringer
DSACEUR
NATO SHAPE
NATO SHAPE
General Adrian Spain
General Adrian Spain
Commander
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann
Chief of Staff
German Air Force
German Air Force
Lieutenant General André Steur
Lieutenant General André Steur
Commander
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Lieutenant General David Tabor
Lieutenant General David Tabor
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Vice Admiral David Desfougères
Vice Admiral David Desfougères
Commander of the French Naval Aviation Force
French Navy
French Navy
Major General Tomasz Jatczak
Major General Tomasz Jatczak
Inspector of the Polish Air Force
Polish Armed Forces
Polish Armed Forces
Major General Jeff Smyth
Major General Jeff Smyth
Chief Air & Space Force Development
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Major General Larry Broadwell
Major General Larry Broadwell
Deputy Commander
Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina
Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina
Commander, Naval Aviation Department
Italian Navy
Italian Navy
Air Commodore Chris Layden
Air Commodore Chris Layden
Combat Air Force Commander
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Air Commodore Howard Edwards
Air Commodore Howard Edwards
DCOS Force Preparedness
HQ AIRCOM - NATO
HQ AIRCOM - NATO
Brigadier General Brian Laidlaw
Brigadier General Brian Laidlaw
Director of Operations, Air Combat Command
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Air Commodore Rob Caine
Air Commodore Rob Caine
Head of Flying Training
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Crista-lynn Ferguson
Crista-lynn Ferguson
Director General Fighter Capability
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Colonel Timothy Helfrich
Colonel Timothy Helfrich
Portfolio Acquisition Executive
Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
Colonel John Cummings
Colonel John Cummings
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division Chief, ACC
US Air Force
US Air Force
Group Captain Bill Sanders
Group Captain Bill Sanders
FCAS Requirements Head
Royal Air Force – Future Combat Air System
Royal Air Force – Future Combat Air System
Colonel Vito Cracas
Colonel Vito Cracas
Assistant Director
NATO - Joint Air Power Competence Centre
NATO - Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Colonel Scott Gunn
Colonel Scott Gunn
Commander
U.S. Air Force - 53d Wing
U.S. Air Force - 53d Wing
Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk
Senior Research Fellow for Airpower
RUSI
RUSI
Christoph Bergs
Christoph Bergs
Research Analyst for Airpower
RUSI
RUSI
Jason Hawker
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer NATO Flying Training Europe
NSPA
NSPA
Axel Schulte
Axel Schulte
Head of Institute of Flight Systems
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Senior Representative
Senior Representative
Incoming Commander of Air Force Operative Command of Milan
Italian Air Force
Italian Air Force
Senior Representative
Senior Representative
Incoming Director of Operations
Spanish Air Combat Command
Spanish Air Combat Command

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