IMH 2026 Conference Chairman:


Major General (Rtd) James Illingworth OBE
Major General (Rtd) James Illingworth OBE
Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command
IMH Conference Chairman
IMH Conference Chairman

2026 Speakers


Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander (DSACEUR) Europe
NATO-ACO-SHAPE
NATO-ACO-SHAPE
Major General David Hafner AM CSC
Major General David Hafner AM CSC
Commander, Aviation Command
Australian Army
Australian Army
Major General Mike Keating
Major General Mike Keating
Chief of Staff
HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Rear Admiral Cho Young-sang
Rear Admiral Cho Young-sang
Commander, ROKN Naval Air Command
Republic of Korea Navy
Republic of Korea Navy
Brigadier General Cain Baker
Brigadier General Cain Baker
Director, Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team
US Army
US Army
Brigadier General David Cruzille
Brigadier General David Cruzille
Commanding General
French Army Aviation
French Army Aviation
Commodore Steve Bolton
Commodore Steve Bolton
Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Brigadier General Wolfgang Luttenberger
Brigadier General Wolfgang Luttenberger
Commander, Air Support Brigade
Austrian Air Force
Austrian Air Force
Brigadier General Francisco Coll Herrero
Brigadier General Francisco Coll Herrero
SP Head of Rotary Wing Aerial Systems
Directorate-General of Arms and Materiel (DGAM)
Directorate-General of Arms and Materiel (DGAM)
Commodore Steve Jose
Commodore Steve Jose
Head of UKMFTS Portfolio
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence
Air Commodore Nicholas Knight
Air Commodore Nicholas Knight
Head Combat Aviation Programmes
British Army
British Army
Commodore Stuart Finn
Commodore Stuart Finn
Commodore Naval Aviation
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Colonel Jeffrey Poquette
Colonel Jeffrey Poquette
Program Manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
US Army
US Army
Colonel Krzysztof Kwiatkowski
Colonel Krzysztof Kwiatkowski
Chief of Combat Aviation Helicopter Branch
General Command of the Polish Armed Forces
General Command of the Polish Armed Forces
Colonel Robert Tyler
Colonel Robert Tyler
Director Air Requirements
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Colonel Brent "Sword" Golden
Colonel Brent "Sword" Golden
Force Application Division Chief
US Joint Staff, J8
US Joint Staff, J8
Colonel Lawrence Jones
Colonel Lawrence Jones
Deputy Division Chief
US Joint Staff, J8
US Joint Staff, J8
Colonel Jorge Inacio
Colonel Jorge Inacio
Commander
Multinational Helicopter Training Centre
Multinational Helicopter Training Centre
Colonel Christian Guntsch
Colonel Christian Guntsch
Advisor to the Air Chief for CH-47F
German Air Force
German Air Force
Captain Broder Nielsen
Captain Broder Nielsen
Commander
German Naval Air Command
German Naval Air Command
Colonel Timothy Jaeger
Colonel Timothy Jaeger
Director, Army Aviation
US Army
US Army
Colonel Krešimir Ražov
Colonel Krešimir Ražov
Commander, 93rd Wing
Croatian Air Force
Croatian Air Force
Mark Langrill
Mark Langrill
Director Rotary Wing and Uncrewed Aerial Systems
DE&S - UK MoD
DE&S - UK MoD
Colonel Guido Krahl
Colonel Guido Krahl
Branch Chief, Army Aviation
Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
Colonel Stefan Okos
Colonel Stefan Okos
Commander, 51st Helicopter Wing
Slovak Air Force
Slovak Air Force
Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Commander
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
Commander Brett Gillies
Commander Brett Gillies
Commanding Officer, 1710 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Arbo Probal
Arbo Probal
UxS and C-UxS Program Manager, Force Transformation Command
Estonian Defence Forces
Estonian Defence Forces
Sandro Martino
Sandro Martino
Program Manager Military Transport Helicopter
Armasuisse
Armasuisse
Cyril Heckel
Cyril Heckel
Program and Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Manager
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
Helen Wheatley
Helen Wheatley
DE&S Hels OC - Future RW Strategy Lead
DE&S - UK MoD
DE&S - UK MoD
James Gavin
James Gavin
UKDI Deputy Director, Head Technology Transition
DE&S
DE&S
Dr. Jack Watling *subject to final confirmation
Dr. Jack Watling *subject to final confirmation
Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare
RUSI
RUSI
Nick Childs
Nick Childs
Senior Fellow
International Institute for Strategic Studies
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Senior Representative
Senior Representative
NA
Military Aviation Authority - UK MoD
Military Aviation Authority - UK MoD
Senior Representative
Senior Representative
NA
Hungarian Air Force
Hungarian Air Force