Meet the Speakers

Moderator


Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander
US Army Special Operations Command

Speakers and Panelists Include:


Brigadier General Walter Rugen
Brigadier General Walter Rugen
Director, Future Vertical Lift CFT
US Army Futures Command
Brigadier General Michael C. McCurry
Brigadier General Michael C. McCurry
Director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
US Army
Brigadier General Rob Barrie
Brigadier General Rob Barrie
Program Executive Officer, Aviation
US Army
Brigadier Steve Hussey
Brigadier Steve Hussey
Head of Capability Air Manoeuvre
British Army
Air Commodore Robert Adang
Air Commodore Robert Adang
Commander Defence Helicopter Command
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Colonel Philip J Ryan
Colonel Philip J Ryan
Commanding Officer
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
Colonel Scott Anderson
Colonel Scott Anderson
UAS Project Manager, PEO Aviation
US Army
Colonel David Phillips
Colonel David Phillips
Program Manager, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, PEO Aviation
US Army
Colonel Chris McKenna
Colonel Chris McKenna
Commander, 1 Wing, 1 Canadian Air Division
Royal Canadian Air Force
Major General Andreas Hannemann
Major General Andreas Hannemann
Commander Rapid Forces Division
Bundeswehr
Brigadier General Andreas Pfeiffer
Brigadier General Andreas Pfeiffer
Deputy Commander, Rapid Forces Division
Bundeswehr
Pat Collins
Pat Collins
Senior Fellow, Helicopters Operating Centre
DE&S, UK MoD
Michael Schaefer
Michael Schaefer
Programme Manager, A400M and NH90/TIGER Programme Office
NSPA

Industry Partner Speakers


Keith Flail
Executive Vice President, Advanced Vertical Lift Systems
Bell
Mike Moody
Senior Manager, Integrated Product Support - Future Vertical Lift
Bell
Tom Dubois
Technical Fellow and FVL Chief Systems Architect
L3Harris
Jay Macklin
Director, Future Vertical Lift, Business Development
Sikorsky Aircraft

Defence IQ Team Includes:


Benjamin McClatchie
Executive Producer
Defence IQ
Oliver Marks
Portfolio Director
Defence IQ