INTEGRATING UNCREWED & AUTONOMOUS 
SYSTEMS ACROSS THE BATTLESPACE

3 - 4 December 2025 | Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Agenda

Speakers | Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems

Conference Chair:

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

2025 Speakers:

Major General Alex Turner
Major General Alex Turner
Director Army Futures
British Army
British Army
Brigadier General Michael B. Janisch
Brigadier General Michael B. Janisch
Director, Armaments and Defence Technology Agency
Austrian Armed Forces
Austrian Armed Forces
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
Colonel James Howard
Colonel James Howard
Commander, Experimentation and Trials Group (ETG)
British Army
British Army
Colonel Simon Pope
Colonel Simon Pope
Commander, UAS Group
UK MoD
UK MoD
Colonel Jan Mazal
Colonel Jan Mazal
Chief of the Military Robotics Department
Czech Defense University
Czech Defense University
Ross Mckenzie
Ross Mckenzie
UAS Portfolio Lead, Joint Capability Group, Defence Investment
NATO HQ
NATO HQ
Colonel Brian Merkl
Colonel Brian Merkl
Unmanned Systems Division Chief
US Army
US Army
Colonel Kevin Easter
Colonel Kevin Easter
Deputy Director, Army Aviation
US Army
US Army
Captain Artur Varanda
Captain Artur Varanda
Project Officer, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, CEMTEx
Portuguese Army
Portuguese Army
Arbo Probal
Arbo Probal
UxS and C-UxS Program Manager, Force Transformation Command
Estonian Defence Forces
Estonian Defence Forces
Sean Bittick
Sean Bittick
C-UAS and Capability Development Officer
NATO
NATO
Dwayne Hynes *subject to final confirmation
Dwayne Hynes *subject to final confirmation
Chief, Foreign Intelligence Technology
U.S. Army – HQDA
U.S. Army – HQDA
Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Casanova
Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Casanova
Autonomous Weapons Systems Capacity Officer
French Army HQ
French Army HQ
Lieutenant Colonel Robbie Hicks
Lieutenant Colonel Robbie Hicks
SO1 Robotic and Autonomous Systems
British Army
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel Jon Hipkins
Lieutenant Colonel Jon Hipkins
SO1 Operations, Joint Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems Office (JCO).
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence
Luke Gallantree
Luke Gallantree
Senior Principal Systems Engineer
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Nicholas Valentine
Nicholas Valentine
Lead Engineer – Human Machine Teaming
DE&S - UK MoD
DE&S - UK MoD
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