Meet The Speakers | Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems

2026 Speakers

Major General Colin Tuley
Commanding General and PAE Maneuver Ground
Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning

Commodore Neil Mathieson
Head of Regulation and Certification
Military Aviation Authority - UK MoD

Brigadier Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin
Head Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre
UK MoD

Brigadier Ed Cartwright
Commander
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team

Brigadier Darren Fisher
Head Defence Land Safety Regulator
UK MoD - Defence Land Safety Regulator

Colonel Benjamin Ingham
AH Adapt
British Army - Joint Aviation Command HQ

Colonel Jim Howard
Commander, Experimentation and Trials Group
Experimentation and Trials Group

Colonel Yevhen Shamataliuk
Deputy Commander
LITPOLUKRBRIG

Colonel Alfred Grethe
Chief, Birds Group
German Army

Captain Joe Pisoni
Director, Layered Counter-UAS Initiative X
NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Lieutenant Colonel Arbo Probal
UxS and C-UxS Program Manager
Estonian Defence Forces

Lieutenant Colonel Michal Nietopiel
Challenge Manager
NATO - DIANA

Lieutenant Colonel Geoffroy Clain
Autonomous Weapons Systems Capacity Officer
French Army HQ

Lieutenant Colonel David Macklin
SO1 Close Combat Robotics and Autonomous Systems
British Army Futures

Lieutenant Colonel Willemsen Reiner
Commander Liberation - 5th Line Battalion
Belgian Land Component

Lieutenant Colonel Jochem Vlaardingerbroek
Commander Robotics and Autonomous Systems Unit, Innovation Branch
Royal Netherlands Army

Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Scarlat
Officer in Charge UAS Class II and III
Romanian Land Forces

Mr. James Gavin
Deputy Director UKDI
MOD National Armaments Director Group

Dr. Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare
RUSI

Ms. Rikke Amilde Seehuus
Research Manager for Autonomous Systems
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

Michael Robbins
President & CEO
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International

Conference Chair:

Major General (Ret'd) James Illingworth
Former Director of Land Warfare
British Army

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Discover the sessions, panel discussions, and keynote presentations shaping Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 2026. Download the agenda to see the topics our speakers will be covering and gain an early look at the discussions driving the future of defence autonomy.

Interested in joining the programme? Get in touch with the team to discuss speaking opportunities.

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