Speakers | International Military Helicopter

24 - 26 February 2026 I Novotel London West, London, United Kingdom

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2026 Early Confirmed Speakers

Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander (DSACEUR) Europe
NATO-ACO-SHAPE

Major General David Hafner AM CSC
Commander, Aviation Command
Australian Army

Major General Mike Keating
Chief of Staff
HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

Brigadier General Cain Baker
Director, Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team
US Army

Brigadier General David Cruzille
Commanding General
French Army Aviation

Commodore Steve Bolton
Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures
Royal Navy

Colonel Krzysztof Kwiatkowski
Chief of Combat Aviation Helicopter Branch
General Command of the Polish Armed Forces

Colonel Brent "Sword" Golden
Force Application Division Chief
US Joint Staff, J8

Colonel Jeffrey Poquette
Program Manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
US Army

Colonel Timothy Jaeger
Director, Army Aviation
US Army

Captain Broder Nielsen
Commander
German Naval Air Command

Colonel Lawrence Jones
Deputy Division Chief
US Joint Staff, J8

Colonel Robert Tyler
Director Air Requirements
Royal Canadian Air Force

Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Commander
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command

Colonel Krešimir Ražov
Commander, 93rd Wing
Croatian Air Force

Mark Langrill
Director Rotary Wing and Uncrewed Aerial Systems
DE&S - UK MoD

Cyril Heckel
Program and Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Manager
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

Helen Wheatley
DE&S Hels OC - Future RW Strategy Lead
DE&S - UK MoD

2025 Speakers

Major General David Hafner AM CSC
Commander, Aviation Command
Australian Army

Major General Salvatore Annigliato
Army Aviation Commander
Italian Army

Brigadier General David Cruzille
Commanding General
French Army Aviation

Brigadier General Diego Sismondini
Deputy Commander, 1st Aviation Brigade for Special Operations
Italian Air Force

Commodore Steve Bolton
Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures
Royal Navy

Mark Langrill
Director Rotary Wing & Uncrewed Air Systems
DE&S - UK MoD

Colonel Krešimir Ražov
Commander, 93rd Wing
Croatian Air Force

James Gavin
Head of Future Capability Innovation
DE&S - UK MoD

Colonel Mats-Uno Runeson
Deputy Wing Commander, Helicopter Wing
Swedish Armed Forces

Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Fountain
Director Air Requirements 9 (Tactical Aviation)
Royal Canadian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Ville Siiropää
Technical Director, Army Aviation
Finnish Army

Lieutenant Colonel Emiliano Pellegrini
Subject Matter Expert Attack Helicopters
JAPCC

Lieutenant Colonel Andrius Stuknys
Chief of HQ Engineering Service
Lithuanian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Hoogsteder
Program Manager SOF Air
Royal Netherlands Air Force

Commander Brett Gillies
Commanding Officer - 1710 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy

Liam Ball
Senior Principal Rotorcraft Systems Engineer
DSTL - UK MoD

Major Jorge Liquito
AW119 Fleet Manager
Portuguese Air Force

Helen Wheatley
NGRC and NMH Lead
DE&S - UK MoD

Jason Hawker
Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA

Major Simon Jaksetic
151st RW SQ Commander
Slovenian Armed Forces

Kevin Luxford
NGRC Technical Section Leader - Principal Technical Officer
NSPA

Stephanie Griffiths
Head of Data Exploitation - 1710 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy

Daniele Cucchi
Aviation Support Programme Manager
NSPA

2025 Industry Speakers

David Alfano
Head of Next Generation Rotorcraft System
Airbus Helicopters

Patrick Brethous
CEO Special Military Advisor
Airbus Helicopters

Vincent Chenot
H160M Programme Manager
Airbus Helicopters

Cyrille Fevre
Key Account Manager NATO and EU Military Affairs
Airbus Helicopters

Victor Gerin-Roze
Head of UAS Business
Airbus Helicopters

William Sampson
VP, Head of Market Operations
Airbus Helicopters

Giuseppe Cellai
Head of NH90 Product Support
NHIndustries

Cristian Naso
Managing Director NHIndustries and Head of NH90 Program at Leonardo
NHIndustries

Paul Albrow
Business Development for Military Avionics in EuMEA
RTX - Collins Aerospace

Etienne Gomez
Business Development Director Europe
RTX - Collins Aerospace

Kiran Kolluri
Associate Director – Business Development
RTX - Pratt & Whitney Military Engines

Todd Lovell
Technical Fellow and Chief Engineer for Future Vertical Lift
RTX - Raytheon

Roberto Garavaglia
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Rotorcraft Business Evolution
Leonardo

Joseph Evans
Business Operations Manager
Moog Inc

Thaddeus Galloway
Program Manager
Moog Inc.

LTC (Rtd) Joseph Natter
International Sales Manager
Hensoldt Avionics

Steve Doubleday
Chief of Staff, Head of Safety and Business Transformation
Airbus Helicopters UK

Axel Aloccio
NHI President and Head of NH90 Program, Airbus Helicopters
NHIndustries

Jay Macklin
Director, Army, and Air Force (AAFS) Strategy and Business Development
Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company

Mark Ballew
Senior Director, Business Development, Vertical Lift Programs
The Boeing Company

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