Future Soldier Technology : Defence & Security : UK

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Richard Hansen " class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen </a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225025.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Paul Cummings" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Colonel Paul Cummings</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">DE&S Dismounted Close Combat DCC Portfolio Leader, DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>Having read for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Liverpool before entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2000, Colonel Paul Cummings commissioned into The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) in December of that year. His career at Regimental Duty saw him based in Germany for his early years with deployments to Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan. Most recently, he commanded 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME between August 2017 and February 2020, deploying the Battalion to Canada twice and to Oman in 2019 where he commanded the Combat Service Support and Theatre Enabling Group for the joint Omani-British Exercise Khanjar Oman. His proudest moment in command was collecting the Worshipful Company of Turner’s trophy on behalf of his soldiers and officers, awarded to the best REME Battalion 2019. His staff appointments have largely been in capability and acquisition, with several tours of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and in logistics as Deputy Chief of Staff 102 Logistic Brigade. His first post in DE&S was as the Heavy Logistic Vehicles Requirements Manager, and then on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel as the Military Assistant to the 3* Chief of Materiel (Land). He returned to DE&S, to the Vehicle Support Team, in 2020 on promotion to Colonel, spending a year as the Senior Operations Manager heading up the Optimisation portfolio, looking to drive efficiencies across the in-service vehicle fleet, before moving to become Deputy Head and, latterly, Acting Head. He was appointed to his current post in May 2022 where he and his team are responsible for delivering Dismounted Close Combat capability - Survivability, Lethality, and Surveillance & Target Acquisition - to the Army and United Kingdom Strategic Command. Colonel Cummings is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College London, and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A keen, although slightly lapsed, cyclist, Colonel Cummings is married to Caroline a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with whom he has two young daughters.</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225027.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">SO1 Soldier Systems, British Army</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon was commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers and Greys) in 1999. He served his early Regimental career in Germany as a Challenger II (Main Battle Tank) troop commander. As a Squadron Commander he converted to a Reconnaissance role serving with 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards.<br /> Operational tours include Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Staff appointments include Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding the UK Support Command in German, Land capability lead in British Embassy in the USA and the programme manager for the CT40 Cannon in Defence Equipment & Support.<br /> He is currently leading the Army’s SoldierWorks team which is taking a ‘platform’ approach to delivering an Integrated Soldier System.</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225156.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Adrian Ciolponea" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Major General Adrian Ciolponea</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, NATO HQ</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>On the 1st of August 2023, Major-General Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea has been appointed as SACT Representative in Europe. Prior to this, he was the Land Component Commander and also a Special Advisor to the Defence Minister. MGen. Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea received his commission in 1988, after graduating the Military School for Officers, Sibiu, as an infantry officer. In 2004, he graduated the High Military Studies Academy, Bucharest. He has been assigned to numerous command and staff positions for operations and training, reconnaissance, special operations and airborne operations (1000 + military jumps), both in Romania and abroad. Starting 2008, he commanded the 1st Special Operations Battalion, starting 2009 the 1st Special Operations Regiment and starting 2011 the 6th Special Operations Brigade. In 2015 he has been appointed Deputy Commander at the 4th Infantry Division and in 2016 became deputy Land Forces Commander for training and operations. During 2017-2021, MGen Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea was the Romanian National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Power Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium and was the Dean of the National Military Representatives. From 2021 to 2022, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Multinational Corps Southeast in Sibiu, Romania. Abroad, he served in a variety of assignments, most notably being: UN Military Observer Democratic Republic of Congo (2000-2001); Staff Officer in Afghanistan (2008, 2010, 2013); Staff Officer in Kosovo (2009). His military education includes several international courses, including: Army's Rangers Course for Officers, USA, (1996 – 1997 completion certificate) Special Operations Course, USA (2005); Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA (2006 - 2007); Advance Program in Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Germany (2010); Counter Terrorism Special Forces Advanced Course, USA (2014); National War College, USA (2014 - 2015). MG Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA's decorations and awards include: UN Medal; The Army Achievement Medal; The Army Commendation Medal; General Staff Badge of Honour; Romanian Army Honour Emblem; Military Veteran Honorific title; Land Forces Emblem of Honour; National Order Military Virtue in rank of Knight; Air Force Emblem of Honour; Naval Forces Emblem of Honour in service of the Homeland – for 25 years of service" Honorary sign. Major-General Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA is married and father of two.</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225727.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Chris Barry CBE" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Major General Chris Barry CBE</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">Director Land Warfare, British Army</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>Major General Chris Barry grew up in Cambridge and was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment, later transferring to The Royal Welsh on command. He completed 15 years at Regimental duty as well as time on the staff of a Bde and a Corps, serving in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Germany, and the Falkland Islands and on repeated operations in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan as well as Iraq and the Yemen.</p> <p>On the General Staff, he has served as Assistant Head of the Army 2020 Programme, Chief of Staff of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, Chief of Staff of the Land Warfare Centre and Commander of the Collective Training Group. Major General Barry is a graduate of both the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Course (Australia) and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was appointed OBE in 2014 and CBE in 2021.</p> <p>His interests include European literature and history. He is the Vice President of Army Boxing and the Colonel of the Regiment, The Royal Welsh.</p> <p>Major General Barry was appointed Director Land Warfare in December 2021.<br />  </p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225031.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Magnus Hallberg" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Major Magnus Hallberg</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">LCG DSS Chairman, NATO/Swedish Armed Forces</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>Infantry officer, the career consists of a mix of different positions within infantry and Mechanized battalions. <br /> Graduated from Staff collage 2002 and completed Battalion Commander Course 2003, since 2004 at Land Warfare Centre development department.<br /> Test and trial manager on Swedish soldier modernization, PM/ReqM on Combat clothing and PPE.<br /> A member of LCG DSS since 2004, Deputy Chairman 2012-18, Chairman 2019---<br /> Involved in the NORDEFCO project on Nordic Combat Uniform as leader of the User Working Group.</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" ><div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225740.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR" class="speaker-image" style="width: 100%; height: auto; " /></div></a><div class="speaker-container"><h3><a href="#pop-speaker-single" style="color: #FFF; text-transform:none; font-size: 20px;" class="open-popup-link speaker-name">Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR</a></h3> <div class="speaker-details">Second Permanent Secretary, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="speaker-profile hidden"><p>Paul Lincoln is the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). He was appointed in May 2023.<br /> <br /> As Second Permanent Secretary, his responsibilities include digital transformation across Defence, security and resilience (including cyber security), space policy, science and technology, safety, net assessment and challenge, trade and economic security, and strategic relationships with industry.<br /> Paul’s career has covered a broad range of roles in the MOD, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office. Prior to his return to the MOD, Paul spent time on secondment to the private sector. <br /> From 2017 to 2021 he was Director General of UK Border Force in the Home Office, with responsibility for protecting border security and overseeing immigration and customs checks. During this time, he successfully led one of the largest law enforcement organisations in the UK, delivering generational improvements to passenger processing and, with a real focus on preparations for Brexit, oversaw one of the largest and most complex EU exit programmes in government. He also led on the cross-government health measures at the border at the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.<br /> <br /> Other senior roles at the Home Office included Director General of the Crime, Policing and Fire Group, and Acting Director General of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.<br /> His roles at the MOD have covered oversight for a range of operational campaigns, defence resourcing, programmes, and security policy.</p> <p><br /> <strong>Second Permanent Secretary Responsibilities</strong><br /> <br /> The Second Permanent Secretary works closely with the Permanent Secretary on all aspects of the Department’s leadership, and has specific Accounting Officer responsibility for digital, innovation and science and technology.<br /> The Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Defence Board and is a non-executive member of the Single Services’ Boards and UK Strategic Command Board.<br />  </p></div></div></div> </div> <script> $(window).ready(function () { $("#keynote-slider").owlCarousel({ //autoPlay: 3000, //Set AutoPlay to 3 seconds slideSpeed: 600, pagination: false, navigation: true, navigationText: ["<", ">"], stopOnHover: true, items: 4, itemsDesktop: [1199, 3], itemsDesktopSmall: [979, 3], center: true, loop: true }); }); </script> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 sponsors marg2"> <div class="buttons"> <a id="hlAll" href="#pop-speakers-all" class="open-popup-link button-white">view all speakers</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pop-speakers-all" class="white-popup mfp-hide"> <br> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Anders Palm</h3> Project Manager, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl01_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225722.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Anders Palm" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Born in Stockholm 1964<br /> Graduated 1984 Certified upper secondary school engineer, computer systems.<br /> Enlisted 1984, Conscript 2nd Lt 1985, 2nd Btn Lappland Brigade I 20, Umeå.<br /> Officer’s academy 1985-1987.<br /> 2Lt 1987<br /> Karlberg Military Academy 1st Lt 1989-1990<br /> Company Commanders School 1992-1993 Captain.<br /> CO Infcoy 1993-1994<br /> Instructors course Mortar/Forward Observer<br /> UNPROFOR 1995, TUZLA <br /> Instructors course FO vehicle 90<br /> 1997 Lifeguards Brigade, I 1, Stockholm<br /> Forward Observer trainer, Mortar Platoon commander. <br /> 2004-2010 Development Officer Lifeguards Regiment.(UAS/UGV, Future soldier program, Unattended Grouns sensors etc.)</p> <p>2010-present FMV, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Optronics section.<br /> Member of NATO Land Command Group Dismounted Soldier Systems Weapons & Sensor Group<br /> Married since 1991, 4 children.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Barry Hollow</h3> Lead Project Raven (Soldier Electronic Architecture) , SoldierWorks, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl02_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225770.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Barry Hollow" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Brigadier General Constantin Nicolaescu</h3> Chief of Staff HQ Multinational Brigade South-East, Romanian Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl03_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225738.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Brigadier General Constantin Nicolaescu" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Brigadier general Constantin NICOLAESCU is the Commander of Headquarters Multinational Brigade South-East, located in Craiova, Romania. Before being assigned to this position, BG Constantin NICOLAESCU held numerous appointments across the Romanian Army. In October 2019, he was assigned as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, for the newest NATO headquarters established in Romania, Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East and on November 19, 2020, he was appointed to his current position.<br /> Brigadier general Nicolaescu has deployed in three missions abroad: Afghanistan 2006, Iraq 2009 and Afghanistan 2013-2014.<br /> In 2019 he graduated from “Carol I” National Defense University with a PhD in Military Sciences. Since 2017, he has been an Associate Professor of the same institution.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho</h3> Analyst and Researcher, Strategic Studies Center, Brazilian Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl04_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225744.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Colonel (Retired) of the Brazilian Army, Paulo Filho completed his studies at the<br /> Brazilian Military Academy (AMAN) in 1990. He has also completed the<br /> Brazilian Army's basic, advanced, and high-level military courses, as well as<br /> specialized courses in Intelligence, Physical Education, International<br /> Humanitarian Law, and the Commander Course for Armored and Mechanized<br /> Units. He has a Master's degree in Military Sciences from the Army Command and<br /> General Staff College, a specialization in Military History from the University of<br /> Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), and a Master's degree in Defense and<br /> Strategy from the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (China). He was an Intelligence Officer for the 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade and an<br /> Instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College, where he made<br /> significant contributions to all teaching sections. Additionally, he served as the<br /> commander of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment.<br /> Furthermore, he was an assistant to the Brazilian Commander of Land<br /> Operations and to the Military Commander of the West.<br /> He was the Strategic Project Brazilian Combatant (COBRA) manager from 2019<br /> to 2021.<br /> In July 2021, Colonel Paulo Filho withdrew from active duty.<br /> Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at the University of<br /> Brasília, a professor of Geopolitics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas<br /> Gerais, and an analyst at the Brasilian Army Center for Strategic Studies.<br /> Additionally, he composes a weekly column for the Brazilian national<br /> newspaper Correio do Povo that addresses strategic and geopolitical matters.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen </h3> Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl05_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Jacques Bouffard</h3> Director, Studies & Foresight, Draguignan Infantry School, French Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl06_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225849.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Jacques Bouffard" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Born of the 12th of January, 1973, colonel Jacques Bouffard is married since 1997, has 6 children and 4 grandchildren.<br /> Graduated from the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr in 1998, he joined the Infantry school in Montpellier for a one year training as a platoon leader. He then chose to serve in the French Foreign Legion ans whas thus appointed to the 4th French Foreign Legion Battalion in Castelnaudary to train the new recruits.<br /> He moved in 2000 to the 2nd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion in Nîmes where he served 6 years as a platoon leader (2000-2002), deputy Coy commander (2002-2004) and Coy commander (2004-2006). During this time, he took part in five different missions & operations in French Guyana, Ivory Coast, Northern Macedonia and Djibouti.<br /> Graduated from the War College in 2010, he joined the staff of the European Rapid Reaction Corps in Strasbourg and was sent in Afghanistan for 6 months inside HQ ISAF, as a plans officer.<br /> Ranked as lieutenant-colonel, he returned in 2012 to the Foreign Legion in French Guyana (3rd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion) where he served two years as the chief of operations dealing in particular with the protection of the Space Centre of Kourou and with the fight against gold smugglers coming from Brazil ans Suriname.<br /> In 2014, he was appointed to the Ministry of the Armed Forces in Paris where he worked 4 years in Human ressources for the army.<br /> Promoted to colonel in 2018, he took command of the 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade, an infantry battalion composed of around 1300 legionnaires. This regiment was paired with the 1st Irish Guard Battalion of the British army and colonel Jacques Bouffard had then the opportunity to assist to the Shamrock & St Patrick‘s day in London.<br /> By summer 2020, he was assigned in Clermont-Ferrand as the chief of staff of the 4th Airmobile brigade. As such, he was deployed in 2021 during 6 months in Chad & Niger as the Chief of Joined operations in the HQ of French operation BARKHANE.<br /> Finally, he joined in 2023 the Infantry school of Draguignan (French Riviera) where he works as the Director for Studies & Foresight.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Nicolas Mueller</h3> Head, Defence Procurement Cooperation, Armasuisse </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl07_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225769.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Nicolas Mueller" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Dr. Nicolas G. Mueller studied chemistry, physics and national security. 6 years research in laser engineering, worked several years as ICRC coordinator/delegate, 1999-2001 in Afghanistan. Worked 2001-2005 as international strategy consultant. Subsequently in Joint Staff as PM Swiss Information Operations Force. 2007-2016 he was the federal crisis management advisor, directed the federal strategic crisis exercises, organized yearly OECD conferences and advised the Swiss Government in crisis early warning and -management. 2017 – 2023 Head Weapons and Ammunition at armasuisse, presently Head Defence Procurement Cooperation. <br /> General staff colonel, former deputy head of operations (G3) of Swiss Land Forces and reconnaissance battalion commander. Adjunct professor at Geneva School of Diplomacy, teaches national crisis management and future of warfare / defence technology.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Norbert Tóth</h3> Deputy Director, Capability Development Office, Hungarian Defence Forces </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl08_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225739.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Tóth" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Colonel Tóth graduated from the Bolyai János Military College (Budapest, Hungary) and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF), at the 12th Air Defense Regiment in 1997. He served his lieutenant years in various Air Defender positions in the city of Gyor (home base of the 12th Regiment). <br /> Colonel Tóth command assignments within the Air Defense have included the positions of a Platoon Commander, Deputy Battery Commander, Operations Planner, Force Protection Officer, S3 Chief, Battalion Commander and Deputy Regiment Commander. <br /> Between 2013 and 2014 Colonel Tóth was working in the Hungarian Defense Staff, Intelligence Directorate, Intelligence Department as an intelligence analyst.<br /> Before his current position, Colonel Tóth was a senior advisor to the Deputy State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence (from 2021 to 2023).<br /> Colonel Tóth holds a Master of Science degree in Military Leadership from the National University of Public Service (Budapest, Hungary) and a Master of Science degree from National Defense University, Eisenhower School (Washington D.C., USA).<br /> In his carrier, Colonel Tóth has been deployed to Afghanistan three times, having served there for a total of twenty-five months. <br /> Colonel Tóth is married – his wife also serves in the HDF – and he is a father of a ten-year-old son.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Norbert Vetter</h3> , Bundeswehr </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl09_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225032.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Vetter" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Colonel<br /> Dipl.-Ing. <br /> Norbert Vetter</p> <p>Married, 2 boys</p> <p>• Born 1965<br /> • Grown up in the Stuttgart area<br /> • 1985-1994 Active Military Service in the Mountain Infantry: company commander<br /> • 1991 Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering<br /> • 1994-1996 Department Manager IT & Organization BJB, Neheim-Hüsten (luminaire industry)<br /> • 1994-2006 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Battalion Staff Officer<br /> • 1996 Bachelor Degree in Business Administration<br /> • 1996-1998 General Manager GRAU Werkzeugsysteme, Schwäbisch Gmünd (automotive industry)<br /> • 1998-2000 Chief Marketing Officer GEIGERtechnik, Garmisch-Partenkichen (automotive industry)<br /> • Since 2000 self employed with the ingenieurbuero norbert vetter (IT-consulting)<br /> • 2001-2003 Managing Partner Kochel.net GmbH, Kochel (IT-consulting)<br /> • 2007-2013 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Battalion Commander<br /> • 2012-2021 Timber trading and hunting outfitter, Catapú, Beira Mocambique<br /> • 2013-2017 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Brigade Chief of Staff<br /> • 2017-2019 Active Reserve Service at the Army Command: Branch head Organization<br /> • 2019-2022 Active Reserve Service at the Army Command: Branch head Land based Operations<br /> • Since 2022 founding Manager “InnovationLab Soldier as a system” at the <br /> Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels, Lubricants and Digitisation</p> <p>Hobbies:<br /> • All terrain cycling<br /> • Mountaineering summer & winter<br /> • (Mountain) hunting<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Paul Cummings</h3> DE&S Dismounted Close Combat DCC Portfolio Leader, DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl10_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225025.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Paul Cummings" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Having read for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Liverpool before entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2000, Colonel Paul Cummings commissioned into The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) in December of that year. His career at Regimental Duty saw him based in Germany for his early years with deployments to Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan. Most recently, he commanded 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME between August 2017 and February 2020, deploying the Battalion to Canada twice and to Oman in 2019 where he commanded the Combat Service Support and Theatre Enabling Group for the joint Omani-British Exercise Khanjar Oman. His proudest moment in command was collecting the Worshipful Company of Turner’s trophy on behalf of his soldiers and officers, awarded to the best REME Battalion 2019. His staff appointments have largely been in capability and acquisition, with several tours of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and in logistics as Deputy Chief of Staff 102 Logistic Brigade. His first post in DE&S was as the Heavy Logistic Vehicles Requirements Manager, and then on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel as the Military Assistant to the 3* Chief of Materiel (Land). He returned to DE&S, to the Vehicle Support Team, in 2020 on promotion to Colonel, spending a year as the Senior Operations Manager heading up the Optimisation portfolio, looking to drive efficiencies across the in-service vehicle fleet, before moving to become Deputy Head and, latterly, Acting Head. He was appointed to his current post in May 2022 where he and his team are responsible for delivering Dismounted Close Combat capability - Survivability, Lethality, and Surveillance & Target Acquisition - to the Army and United Kingdom Strategic Command. Colonel Cummings is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College London, and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A keen, although slightly lapsed, cyclist, Colonel Cummings is married to Caroline a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with whom he has two young daughters.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Pete Brunton</h3> Assistant Head, Land Environment Tactical CIS, Directorate Programmes, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl11_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225768.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Pete Brunton" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Colonel Brunton studied CIS at University before attending the RMAS where he commissioned into the Royal Signals. He has commanded troops in a variety of roles and has deployed on numerous operations including Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. Colonel Brunton led a Squadron in 1 (UK) ADSR and was CO at 16 Signals Regiment. At staff he has completed a Masters in CIS management, supported operations at PJHQ, served at the British Embassy in Washington DC, and acted as the Senior Requirements Manager for LETacCIS before promoting to Colonel as the Programme Manager.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Colonel Peter Hofer</h3> Head of Institute - Advanced Officer Training, Theresian Military Academy Austria </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl12_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225184.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Peter Hofer" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Col Dr. Peter Hofer is Head of the Institute of Advanced Officer Training at Theresian Military Academy being one of the hubs of life-long learning for all active and reserve officers in Austria. He is also head of the IRON NIKE research and development group with a focus on the requirements of a Digital Headquarters and urban operations. Infantry man by trade, Peter has served as platoon and company leader, held various staff appointments, and commanded an infantry battalion. He was deployed on operational tours in Kosovo and Tchad.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov</h3> Chairman of CCIEP under LCGDSS, Danish Artillery Regiment </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl13_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225185.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>I have been a NCO for 40 years and in the last 30 years been working as an SME on Individual Equipment for the Danish Soldiers. Recently I have been involved in the project for the new Nordic Combat Uniform system as the Danish User Representative.<br /> I have been a member of CCIEP for more than 15 years and since 2021, I have been the Chairman of the Group.<br /> My latest Deployment was to the Afghan National Officers Academy in Kabul in 2014/15 where I acted as a mentor in the S7/Skill at Arms Section.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dave Pheasant</h3> DE&S Future Capability Group, Strategic Command & Air Portfolio Team Leader, DE&S UK MoD </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl14_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225325.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dave Pheasant" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Dave is Team Leader for the Strategic Command and Air portfolios in the Future Capability Group, which is part of the Integrated Battlespace Operating Centre. Having been through DE&S transformation David has seen first-hand how DE&S change has been implemented and embedded and now in the Future Capability Group is working on ways to accelerate the pull through of experimentation and innovation into recognised projects that will deliver capability to the end user.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr D. T. Selvam</h3> Scientist G, DRDO – Defence Research Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl15_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225773.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr D. T. Selvam" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr Darren Browning</h3> Power Sources Lead, Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl16_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225723.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Darren Browning" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Dr Darren Browning works for Dstl as senior technical lead on Power Sources. He manages and performs research into a range of power systems for all three MOD services, but has recently specialised on the dismounted soldier. Darren also leads on a range of international collaborations including chairing the NATO Land Capability Group Power Team of Experts.<br /> Over the past 29 years he has worked for DRA, QinetiQ and now Dstl on many aspects of energy storage including batteries, fuel cells and energy harvesting for a wide range of military and commercial applications</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr Fabio Ibrahim</h3> Research Associate Officer, Helmut Schmidt University - German Bundeswehr University in Hamburg </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl17_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225745.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Fabio Ibrahim" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Dr. Fabio Ibrahim is a research associate officer at Helmut-Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. His research interests include military and police psychology, psychometrics, and Human-Computer interaction. He works with specialised forces of the German Armed Forces and police in aptitude diagnostics and stress management.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr Julie Greeves</h3> Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR, UK Ministry of Defence </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl18_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225522.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Julie Greeves" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Prof Julie Greeves OBE is the Principal Physiologist for the British Army and has over >25 years’ experience undertaking human sciences research for Defence. She leads a team of applied human scientists, who conduct laboratory and field studies to identify evidence-based interventions to optimise human performance. She has recently delivered a 9-year original research programme on Women in Ground Close Combat?closing the gender data gap in Defence on health and performance demands in arduous roles. She holds honorary Chair positions at the School of Medicine UEA, and UCL, is Chair of the NATO 203 Panel on optimising menstrual health of servicewomen, actively supervises PhD students, and has published over 125 original papers in peer-reviewed journals.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr Michael Halwachs</h3> Military Expert for Disaster Management Urban Operations Support Cell, Provincial Military Command Burgenland, Austrian Armed Forces </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl19_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225896.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Michael Halwachs" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Dr Robb Wilcox</h3> Chief Research Officer, US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl20_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225552.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Robb Wilcox" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Elias Lallo</h3> Scientist, Department for Defence and Security, Systems and Technology, Swedish Defence Research Agency </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl21_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225732.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Elias Lallo" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Elias Lallo has a M.Sc. degree in Molecular Science & Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and works as a Scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). His key areas of research focus on battery safety and performance, to ensure robust and safe operation in various military applications.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">James Gavin</h3> Head of the Future Capability Group, DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl22_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225028.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="James Gavin" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>James Gavin is the head of the Future Capability Innovation (FCI) at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).</p> <p>FCI exists to help explore new capabilities and to accelerate into Operational use, as part of the new DE&S Operating model. Increasingly projects are ‘Agile By Default’ to deliver early operational advantage. The Group works closely with all the Front-line Commands, DSTL and central MOD areas such as the DIU and DASA. James has served in the military, the civil service and industry before joining DE&S. He is a passionate advocate of delivering Operational Advantage through a better application of strategic thinking on innovation and inclusive cultures.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Jon Russell</h3> Principle Scientist Platform Systems, DSTL, UK MoD </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl23_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225523.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jon Russell" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Jonathan is a Senior Principal Scientist within the Physical Sciences Group at Dstl, Porton Down, UK. He is technical lead for the Land Systems Programme Dismounted Protection Project, and Dstl’s Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Solder Systems project. He is an active member of the NATO Land Capability Group Dismounted Soldier System (LCGDSS) Combat Clothing Individual Equipment and Protection (CCIEP) group, member of the STANAG 2920 Team of Experts, chair of the Head Borne Systems Team of Experts, and chair of STANAG 2902 Test and Evaluation Criteria for Combat Helmets. He is a subject matter expert in physical protection having joined Dstl in 2005, developing and analysing vulnerability and lethality concepts for UK land vehicles. He has spent the last 12 years working in the dismounted protection domain, researching, developing and supporting UK MOD procurement programmes, and technical lead for INVICTUS – the technical programme board for VIRTUS. Jonathan is also the Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Soldier Systems Project, delivering an articulation of future dismounted soldier system capability that will enhance Ground Manoeuvre operational effectiveness. Focusing on the integration of technology from the broader S&T portfolio: lethality, protection, mobility, C4ISR and sustainability domains.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Jose Collazo-Castillo</h3> Assistant Program Manager, Soldier Tactical Power, US Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl24_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225609.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jose Collazo-Castillo" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Mr. José Collazo-Castillo serves as the Army Liaison to the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD), Industrial Base Policy. In this role, he leverages his expertise in power and energy systems to inform DoD policy and drive strategic initiatives. As a key player in the development of the DoD's battery strategy, he works to establish a standardized testing, evaluation, and validation process focused on safety and performance. Additionally, he fosters international collaboration through partnerships such as Five Eyes (FVEY) and NATO to advance standard battery technology adoption.<br /> Prior to his current position, Mr. Collazo-Castillo was the Program Manager for the Army’s Supply Resiliency for Soldier Power (SRSP) effort, where he led a team of engineers in standardizing a family of rechargeable batteries for the Dismounted Warfighter. He has also made significant contributions in the areas of dismounted intelligent power management, photovoltaic systems, and wireless power transfer systems.<br /> Throughout his career, Mr. Collazo has demonstrated expertise in project management, having served as the Assistant Product Manager for Army PEO Soldier’s Tactical Power team and as a Project Manager for the Navy's Damage Control Personnel Protective Equipment sustainment effort.<br /> As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Soldier Power and Energy Systems, Mr. Collazo-Castillo brings a unique perspective to his work in the OASD. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and is currently pursuing his MBA from Johns Hopkins University.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Klaus Schmitt</h3> Head Batteries Department, Bundeswehr </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl25_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225847.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Klaus Schmitt" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant</h3> Director Dismounted Combat Program, Platforms Branch, Land Capability Division, Australian Army Headquarters </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl26_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225158.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant was born in Leeton, New South Wales. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours from the University of Sydney. He was then employed for three years as an Industrial Chemist with Lombe Scientific. In 1998, Lieutenant Colonel Grant entered the Royal Military College Duntroon, where he graduated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in June 1999. His first posting was to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) where he served as a Rifle and Heavy Weapons Platoon Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed to East Timor as a Platoon Commander with INTERFET in September 1999.<br /> In 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted to Captain and posted to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) as a Rifle Company 2IC. During this posting, he successfully completed the Commando selection and reinforcement courses. In 2004, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando). In 2005, he commanded a Commando Platoon on OP SLIPPER as part of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG). Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed again in 2006 on OP RAMP as the Special Operations Liaison/Operations Officer with the Defence Supplementation Staff (DSS) attached to the Australian Embassy Beirut, Lebanon.<br /> In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to The Royal Military College Duntroon, where he served as an instructor to second and first class cadets. In 2008, he was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the Aide-de-Camp to the Special Operations Commander-Australia.<br /> In 2009, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted and appointed as the Officer Commanding Delta Company, 2nd Commando Regiment. Delta Company was then fulfilling the role of Tactical Assault Group East (TAG-E). In 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed with his company to Afghanistan as part of SOTG XIII, OP SLIPPER. For this deployment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). In 2011, Lieutenant Colonel Grant served as the S3, 2nd Commando Regiment before completing Australian Command and Staff College in 2012. In 2013, he was posted to Army Headquarters as the Staff Officer to Director General Modernisation-Army where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.<br /> Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the SOJ3 in 2014 and the SOJ5 in 2015. In 2016, he was posted as the Special Operations Staff Officer to Military Strategic Commitments and in 2017 he served in the USA as the Special Operations Liaison Officer to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was appointed as the Commanding Officer of The Pilbara Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Grant completed Capability and Technology Management College in 2020 and was posted to the Dismounted Combat Program, Army Headquarters as SO1 Survivability. Currently he is Acting Director of the Dismounted Combat Program.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig</h3> Professor, Virtual Vehicle Research, Graz University of Technology </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl27_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225614.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig is CTO at Virtual Vehicle Research and Professor of Autonomous Driving at Graz University of Technology, Austria. Since 2019 he is invited Guest Lecturer at Stanford University, USA, teaching multi-sensor perception and data fusion. He also teaches vehicle autonomy at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. He is militia officer of the Austrian Armed Forces.<br />  </p> <p>He is Editor-in-Chief of the SAE Int. Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles.<br /> <br /> https://www.sae.org/publications/collections/content/E-JOURNAL-12/<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon</h3> SO1 Soldier Systems, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl28_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225027.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon was commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers and Greys) in 1999. He served his early Regimental career in Germany as a Challenger II (Main Battle Tank) troop commander. As a Squadron Commander he converted to a Reconnaissance role serving with 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards.<br /> Operational tours include Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Staff appointments include Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding the UK Support Command in German, Land capability lead in British Embassy in the USA and the programme manager for the CT40 Cannon in Defence Equipment & Support.<br /> He is currently leading the Army’s SoldierWorks team which is taking a ‘platform’ approach to delivering an Integrated Soldier System.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper</h3> Commanding Officer, Army Trials Unit (ATU), British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl29_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225899.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa</h3> Project Manager, Soldier Systems, Special Operations Troops Centre, Portuguese Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl30_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225894.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa was born on August 3, 1974, in Viseu, and entered the Military Academy in 1994. He was promoted to his current rank on January 1, 2017. He holds qualifications from the Military Academy's Infantry Course, the Captain Promotion Course, the Senior Officer Promotion Course, the Army General Staff Course, and the Joint General Staff Course, as well as several national and NATO specialization courses. Throughout his career, he has served in various Army Units, with notable highlights including:</p> <p>At the Special Operations Troops Center, he performed instruction and operational duties, serving as Platoon and Company Commander. He was also Operations Officer for a Special Operations Detachment in the Kosovo Force (KFOR), in the Kosovo Theater of Operations in 2001, and advisor for the Technical-Military Cooperation Project with the Special Forces Training Center of Mozambique in 2006/2007.</p> <p>At the Military University Institute (IUM), between 2016 and 2018, he was a lecturer in the Human Behavior and Resource Administration Teaching Area, responsible for the Military Organization and Communication and Public Relations subjects in various courses offered at IUM. He also served as Military Advisor at the Institute of Lexicology and Lexicography of the Portuguese Language at the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, was a member of NATO's Public Diplomacy Pilot Project, and an integrated researcher at IUM's Research Center.</p> <p>At the Intervention Brigade Command, between 2018 and 2019, he served in General Staff roles as Head of the Training and Doctrine Division.<br /> At the 14th Infantry Regiment in Viseu, he was Commander of the Command and Services Companies, Deputy Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, and Chief of Staff of the Kosovo Force Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion (KTM) of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2013/2014. Later, between September 2019 and August 2021, he served as Head of the Operations, Intelligence, and Security Section of the 14th Infantry Regiment. He also held the position of Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operationally assigned to the Intervention Brigade.</p> <p>In the context of building the Portuguese Army's capabilities, as part of the Land Force Protection and Survivability Capability, he is the Manager of the subprojects "Light Weaponry," "Sensors and Aiming Aids," and "Protection," integrated into the Soldier Combat Systems Project.</p> <p>Currently, he is the Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Troops Center, since April 11, 2023.</p> <p>His service record includes several commendations and decorations.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Lucy Waldrom</h3> SoldierWorks Human Factors Lead, , SoldierWorks, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl31_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225742.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lucy Waldrom" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major General Adrian Ciolponea</h3> Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, NATO HQ </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl32_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225156.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Adrian Ciolponea" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>On the 1st of August 2023, Major-General Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea has been appointed as SACT Representative in Europe. Prior to this, he was the Land Component Commander and also a Special Advisor to the Defence Minister. MGen. Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea received his commission in 1988, after graduating the Military School for Officers, Sibiu, as an infantry officer. In 2004, he graduated the High Military Studies Academy, Bucharest. He has been assigned to numerous command and staff positions for operations and training, reconnaissance, special operations and airborne operations (1000 + military jumps), both in Romania and abroad. Starting 2008, he commanded the 1st Special Operations Battalion, starting 2009 the 1st Special Operations Regiment and starting 2011 the 6th Special Operations Brigade. In 2015 he has been appointed Deputy Commander at the 4th Infantry Division and in 2016 became deputy Land Forces Commander for training and operations. During 2017-2021, MGen Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea was the Romanian National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Power Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium and was the Dean of the National Military Representatives. From 2021 to 2022, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Multinational Corps Southeast in Sibiu, Romania. Abroad, he served in a variety of assignments, most notably being: UN Military Observer Democratic Republic of Congo (2000-2001); Staff Officer in Afghanistan (2008, 2010, 2013); Staff Officer in Kosovo (2009). His military education includes several international courses, including: Army's Rangers Course for Officers, USA, (1996 – 1997 completion certificate) Special Operations Course, USA (2005); Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA (2006 - 2007); Advance Program in Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Germany (2010); Counter Terrorism Special Forces Advanced Course, USA (2014); National War College, USA (2014 - 2015). MG Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA's decorations and awards include: UN Medal; The Army Achievement Medal; The Army Commendation Medal; General Staff Badge of Honour; Romanian Army Honour Emblem; Military Veteran Honorific title; Land Forces Emblem of Honour; National Order Military Virtue in rank of Knight; Air Force Emblem of Honour; Naval Forces Emblem of Honour in service of the Homeland – for 25 years of service" Honorary sign. Major-General Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA is married and father of two.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major General Chris Barry CBE</h3> Director Land Warfare, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl33_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225727.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Chris Barry CBE" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Major General Chris Barry grew up in Cambridge and was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment, later transferring to The Royal Welsh on command. He completed 15 years at Regimental duty as well as time on the staff of a Bde and a Corps, serving in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Germany, and the Falkland Islands and on repeated operations in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan as well as Iraq and the Yemen.</p> <p>On the General Staff, he has served as Assistant Head of the Army 2020 Programme, Chief of Staff of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, Chief of Staff of the Land Warfare Centre and Commander of the Collective Training Group. Major General Barry is a graduate of both the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Course (Australia) and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was appointed OBE in 2014 and CBE in 2021.</p> <p>His interests include European literature and history. He is the Vice President of Army Boxing and the Colonel of the Regiment, The Royal Welsh.</p> <p>Major General Barry was appointed Director Land Warfare in December 2021.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major Hugh Hemsley</h3> Army DCC Lethality Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl34_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225741.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Hugh Hemsley" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major Magnus Hallberg</h3> LCG DSS Chairman, NATO/Swedish Armed Forces </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl35_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225031.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Magnus Hallberg" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Infantry officer, the career consists of a mix of different positions within infantry and Mechanized battalions. <br /> Graduated from Staff collage 2002 and completed Battalion Commander Course 2003, since 2004 at Land Warfare Centre development department.<br /> Test and trial manager on Swedish soldier modernization, PM/ReqM on Combat clothing and PPE.<br /> A member of LCG DSS since 2004, Deputy Chairman 2012-18, Chairman 2019---<br /> Involved in the NORDEFCO project on Nordic Combat Uniform as leader of the User Working Group.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major Matti Finnila </h3> Research Officer, Finnish Defence Forces, Research Center </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl36_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225182.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Matti Finnila " align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Major Matti Finnilä is a research officer in the FIN Army Research Center. His main field of research are the Small Arms Family 2030, Night Combat Capability 2025 and Soldier Equipment projects of the Dismounted Soldier Program in the Finnish Army. He is also the chief instructor of the Sniper Center of Excellence. Major Finnilä has 22 years' experience in both light and mechanized infantry including two deployments to Afghanistan.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major Michael O'Connor</h3> Capability Director Soldier Modernisation Office, New Zealand Defence Force </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl37_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225030.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Michael O'Connor" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Major O’Connor enlisted into the New Zealand Army in January 1981 serving as an Infantry soldier in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. He has served with the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in both Singapore and New Zealand, and has completed postings to the 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion and reserve infantry units obtaining the rank of Warrant Officer Class One holding a number of senior appointments. Throughout his soldier career Major O’Connor has undertaken a range of regimental, staff and training appointments including postings as an instructor at the Army Schools and Cadre appointments, completing his soldier career in Army General Staff as the infantry career manager. Major O’Connor was commissioned in 2012 as a general list officer at the rank of Captain and appointed as the adjutant for 5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and was subsequently promoted to Major as the Executive Officer in 2015. In 2017 he was posted to Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand as a Staff Officer planning, for overseas operations. He was posted to the Australian Army Land Warfare Centre in 2018 as an instructor at the Officer Training Wing. Major O’Connor has deployed on operations with the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt, the United Nations in East Timor, the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and as a staff officer within the Headquarters of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve based in Kuwait. Major O’Connor is a graduate of the New Zealand Command and Staff College (Joint) and holds a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Victoria University, of Wellington. Major O’Connor was appointed as the Capability Manager Soldier Modernisation Office on 12 December 2021.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Major Nicholas Reynolds</h3> Dismounted Close Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks, British Army </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl38_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225524.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Nicholas Reynolds" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Major Nicholas Reynolds joined the Army in 2012 and has served within a variety of roles within Light Role, Mechanised and Specialised (now Ranger) infantry, gaining operational experience within Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali. Having recently promoted to Major and completed the Battlespace Technology course, he is well suited to his current role, requirements managing for DCC STA, where his breadth of experience and expertise play a crucial role in bringing new STA capabilities into service.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Nils Teschner</h3> Technical Project Officer, OCCAR-EA </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl39_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225615.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Nils Teschner" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Currently working as a Technical Project Officer, Nils Teschner is the technical focal point of the Night Vision Capability programme in OCCAR-EA. In this role, he manages technical, ILS & ISS requirements, drafts statements of work, manages risks, and monitors contract execution.<br /> Nils holds MSc degrees in both aerospace engineering and philosophy. From 2004 to 2014, he served in the German Army and left as a Captain. In previous positions, he worked in OCCAR-EA as the Technical Publication Manager for the Tiger helicopter programme and as In-Service Support Officer in the German Army Aviation branch. <br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR</h3> Second Permanent Secretary, UK Ministry of Defence </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl40_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225740.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Paul Lincoln is the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). He was appointed in May 2023.<br /> <br /> As Second Permanent Secretary, his responsibilities include digital transformation across Defence, security and resilience (including cyber security), space policy, science and technology, safety, net assessment and challenge, trade and economic security, and strategic relationships with industry.<br /> Paul’s career has covered a broad range of roles in the MOD, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office. Prior to his return to the MOD, Paul spent time on secondment to the private sector. <br /> From 2017 to 2021 he was Director General of UK Border Force in the Home Office, with responsibility for protecting border security and overseeing immigration and customs checks. During this time, he successfully led one of the largest law enforcement organisations in the UK, delivering generational improvements to passenger processing and, with a real focus on preparations for Brexit, oversaw one of the largest and most complex EU exit programmes in government. He also led on the cross-government health measures at the border at the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.<br /> <br /> Other senior roles at the Home Office included Director General of the Crime, Policing and Fire Group, and Acting Director General of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.<br /> His roles at the MOD have covered oversight for a range of operational campaigns, defence resourcing, programmes, and security policy.</p> <p><br /> <strong>Second Permanent Secretary Responsibilities</strong><br /> <br /> The Second Permanent Secretary works closely with the Permanent Secretary on all aspects of the Department’s leadership, and has specific Accounting Officer responsibility for digital, innovation and science and technology.<br /> The Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Defence Board and is a non-executive member of the Single Services’ Boards and UK Strategic Command Board.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Roland Gebhardt</h3> NVC Project Manager, OCCAR-EA </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl41_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225897.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Roland Gebhardt" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Biography<br /> • Born in 1977<br /> • Joined the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support in 2004.<br /> • Project Manager of Night Vision Equipment of the Bundeswehr 2008 to 2018<br /> • Project Manager of German Heron TP 2018 to 2023<br /> • Joined OCCAR-EA in 2024 as Project Manager of the Night Vision Capability Programme<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Sebastian Gies</h3> Project Lead Soldier System D-LBO, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl42_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225164.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Sebastian Gies" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Dr. Sebastian Gies is the Project Lead for the Soldier System D-LBO (Digitization of Land-Based Operations) at the German Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw; Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support). Graduating from the Philipps-University Marburg after obtaining a B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD (Dr. rer. nat) in physics, he worked at Sandia National Laboratories as a Postdoctoral Appointee before joining the BAAINBw as a project management professional</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Senior Captain Roald De Decker</h3> Assistant Chief Weapons, System Manager Weapons and Sensors , Belgian Armed Forces </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl43_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225938.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Senior Captain Roald De Decker" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p><strong>Work experience</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Job positions:</strong><br /> 2007 – 2012: Royal Military Academy, 162 POL<br /> 2012 – 2013: CC Land Dept Man<br /> 2013 - 2017: Bvr 5/ Li<br /> Plt Cdr B Coy (2013 - 2017)<br /> 2IC C Coy (2015 - 2017)<br /> 2IC A Coy (2017)<br /> 2017 – 2020: MR Sys-LSW, weapon stations<br /> Material Manager<br /> Office Chief<br /> Project Offr<br /> 2020 – 2022: Bvr 5/ Li:<br /> Coy Cdr T Coy<br /> 2022 – 2023: 48 VKHO <br /> 2023 – 2024: MR Sys-SEW, weapons<br /> 2024 - … : Assistant chief Weapons, Optics, Simulation</p> <p><strong>Operations:</strong><br /> 2015: BALTIC PIRANHA (LTU)<br /> 2016: EUTM (MLI)<br /> 2015-2021: OVG (BEL)</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Steffen Gondolff</h3> Fuel Cells Officer, Bundeswehr </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl44_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225848.png?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Steffen Gondolff" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #a51142; margin:30px 5px;"> <div class="col-sm-8" style="vertical-align: top"> <h3 style="padding-left: 0; margin: 0">Wilhelm Sahlen</h3> Scientist, Swedish Defence Research Agency </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl04_rptAllSpeakers_ctl45_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225180.jpg?width=200&height=190&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Wilhelm Sahlen" align="right" style="margin:5px 0 20px 0;" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p>Wilhelm Sahlén is a scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Wilhelm is the deputy Head of Department of the Directed energy weapons and energy department. Wilhelm has a background in mechanical engineering and performs work like researcher and project manager within the area. Most of the projects are towards the Swedish armed forces to ensure a safe implementation of lithium batteries and other energy systems in military applications.</p> </div> </div> <button title="Close (Esc)" type="button" class="mfp-close">×</button> </div> </div> <div id="ctl00_MainContent_divColumntext" class="columntext row" style="margin: 50px 0 50px 0;"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6"> <p><em><strong>Dismounted Situational Awareness Focus Day: 10 March 2025</strong></em></p> <p>The conference will feature a dedicated Dismounted Situational Awareness Focus Day with updates from British and NATO allied armed forces discussing the modernisation of dismounted soldier communications and spatial awareness capabilities using existing and emerging next-generation equipment and technologies.</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6"> <p><em><strong>Main Conference: 11-12 March 2025</strong></em></p> <p>The two-day main conference will cover all other aspects vital to the modernisation of the future soldier. 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The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.<p/> <p/> Our Defence and Intelligence business provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide – including the UK MOD, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), NATO, and the Intelligence Community. Our solutions include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. From our airborne work with sensors alerting warfighters to what's over the next hill, to our autonomous maritime platforms protecting sea lanes and shores, Leidos enables customers to achieve mission success and multi-domain dominance at home and abroad. <p/></div></div><div class="sponsor-elem"><a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/4673.jpg?width=210&height=100" alt="Glenair" /></a><div class="hidden sponsor-name">Glenair</div><div class="hidden sponsor-link">https://www.glenair.co.uk/</div><div class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Glenair is a global manufacturer of interconnect technology for high-reliability applications. Our lightweight/miniature connectors are used on a wide variety of platforms from fixed wing and rotor aircraft, to ground vehicles and every class of UAV. Glenair pioneered the original 6-pin Nett Warrior connector, as well as a second generation 7-pin series with USB-C power integration and delivery. Now Glenair is introducing a signature 12 Amp contact equipped version for higher-current applications that easily integrates into US/NATO, Nett Warrior, and STAR-PAN hub and cable systems. Our Series 804 Mighty Mouse tactical soldier interconnects have become industry standards and are used on more JTAC and DACAS systems than all other miniaturized connector series combined. Glenair multiport STAR-PAN™ USB hub and power distribution systems are designed for maximum open-system compatibility incorporating Ethernet and USB data interfaces. GSA compliant USB 2.0. STAR-PAN™ is both Nett warrior and NATO compatible. The STAR-PAN™ System is capable of smart charging and power distribution utilizing the broad range of current in-service military batteries, as well as Direct Current (DC) power sources. Newly released STAR-PAN™ Mission-Manager adds on-the-fly device integration and hardware management to complex C4ISR systems. The STAR-PAN™ product line is an open architecture system and is compliant with the UK MOD/NATO standard<p/></div></div><div class="sponsor-elem"><a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5073.png?width=210&height=100" alt="Thermoteknix" /></a><div class="hidden sponsor-name">Thermoteknix</div><div class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.thermoteknix.com</div><div class="hidden sponsor-profile">Thermoteknix is a global leader in the design and manufacture of thermal imaging, night vision and fusion systems for defence and security forces. At Future Soldier Technology 2024, Thermoteknix will be demonstrating the latest Fused Night Vision Binocular with AR (FNVG-AR) which utilises the latest night vision technology fused with thermal imaging, combined with an intelligent battery pack (ARTIM) delivering a real-time Augmented Reality overlay. The user can easily interchange between night vision, fused thermal imaging and AR for maximum target detection and surveillance capabilities. FNVG-AR fully integrates with ATAK (or similar Battle Management Systems) to deliver enhanced situational awareness, including Blue Force Tracking, routes, markers, GPS and Compass heading. Thermoteknix, with its AR head-up display systems, together with its range of mission-critical day/night surveillance and target acquisition systems, is supporting Soldier Modernisation programmes worldwide. </div></div><div class="sponsor-elem"><a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/4983.jpg?width=210&height=100" alt="Bren Tronics" /></a><div class="hidden sponsor-name">Bren Tronics</div><div class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.bren-tronics.com</div><div class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Bren-Tronics, Inc. (BTI) is a technology-based Power Systems company with over 45 years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of primary and rechargeable batteries, along with associated chargers and complete power systems. From design to production, BTI maintains complete in-house capabilities to develop fully integrated systems supporting US and Worldwide Military and Commercial markets.<p/> <p>BTI has traditionally supported the dismounted soldier by providing the highest portable power and energy available in the smallest, lightest packages, whilst always maintaining the highest level of safety standards. Through the evolution of rechargeable battery systems, initially with Nickle Cadmium, through Nickle Metal Hydride to the current forefront of technology, Lithium Ion, BTI have consistently provided the warfighter with the best technology available.With reliability at the forefront of user’s requirements, BTI pride themselves with an outstanding field-proven record of dependability. In addition, BTI was the first battery manufacturer of rechargeable batteries to provide a visual state of charge indicator to further enhance the confidence of the user.<p/> <p>Specific to the arena of the Future Soldier ideology, in 2004 BTI were the first to provide a battery specifically designed to be used as a centralised power source for the dismounted soldier. The SMP battery range from Bren-Tronics is unique in so much that the battery is designed around the most energy efficient Li Ion cell available. Consequently, the energy density (run time per weight and size) is the highest currently achievable.<p/> <p>The SMP battery is currently in use by the German IDZ programme and recently the same battery has now been selected as the battery of choice for the Benelux “VOSS” Future Soldier programme.<p/> </div></div><div class="sponsor-elem"><a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5084.png?width=210&height=100" alt="Marathon Targets" /></a><div class="hidden sponsor-name">Marathon Targets</div><div class="hidden sponsor-link">http://marathon-targets.com</div><div class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Marathon Robotics provides Lethality Today to US, NATO, and Coalition Partners on four Continents. We’ve been selected by USMC to provide mobile trailers of Intelligent Robotic Targets at all key CONUS and OCONUS sites. We reinvent Live Fire Training with Intelligent Robots that look, move, and behave like real people. It’s the world’s most realistic live fire training: shoot one robot, the rest autonomously scatter for cover, or self-organize a swarming counterattack.<p/>The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act describes our Autonomous Robotic Targets as “a vast improvement to training modality over existing systems and was value added in all training events/scenarios.”<p/>Trevor Nash of Shepard Defence says: “The Marathon argument is very persuasive, but its challenge is to change a mindset - present for many centuries – that the aim of the range is to ‘train marksmanship.’ That mentality is wrong” overmatch and winning the firefight are more important.”<p/>Marathon also cuts Range Modernization costs and time by 85% through ZIRM (Zero Infrastructure Range Modernization). No need to buy robots: use ZIRM cost avoidance to fund Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) to rent robots for a week or year, with robot operators – 95% of them military veterans. Offices and rental fleets on 4 continents.<p/></div></div><div class="sponsor-elem"><a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5653.jpg?width=210&height=100" alt="Nokia" /></a><div class="hidden sponsor-name">Nokia</div><div class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.nokia.com/industries/defense/</div><div class="hidden sponsor-profile">2024 - Defense At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for digitalization and scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. For defence, we provide cloud, fixed and wireless critical communications solutions that elevate mission intelligence and forge forces’ advantage. For more information, please visit us online: https://www.nokia.com/industries/defense/ </div></div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div id="ctl00_MainContent_divLatestcontent" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center latestcontent" style="padding-bottom:20px;"> <p><strong>Future Soldier Technology 2025 </strong>will return to London larger than ever to discuss Soldier Modernisation Programmes, and how these projects are driving infantry capabilities into the future and making the dismounted soldier more lethal, protected and ready to fight in the challenging conditions of the modern-day battlefield.<br />  </p> </div> </div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="tab_programme"> <div class="programme2"> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $('.streamtabs a').click(function (event) { $(this).tab('show'); var target = $(this).attr('href'); $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: $(target).offset().top }, 800); event.preventDefault(); return false; }); $('.daylist .nav-tabs > li > a, .daylist2 .nav-tabs > li > a').click(function (event) { var target = $(this).attr('href'); 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padding-left:5px"></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><div class="topic-description"><p><em>The <strong>Dismounted Situational Awareness Focus Day </strong>will cover the modernisation of dismounted soldier communications and spatial awareness capabilities using existing and emerging next-generation equipment and technologies</em></p> <p><em>We're thrilled to host an exciting line-up of experts from the British Army, DE&S, Hungarian Defence Forces, Bundeswehr, New Zealand Defence Force, Portuguese Army, Austrian Armed Forces, DRDO – Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), Armasuisse, Helmut Schmidt University - German Bundeswehr University in Hamburg, and more who will share insights into their national programmes and unveil the latest technological breakthroughs.</em></p> <p><em>This convergence of global expertise shaping the future of dismounted soldier situational awareness and communications is an opportunity not to be missed.</em></p></div></div></p></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:20</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Chair's Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225755.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Current and Future DSA Priorities for the UK: Latest Updates from the British Army</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225767.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Pete Brunton" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Pete Brunton, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Assistant Head, Land Environment Tactical CIS, Directorate Programmes, <strong>British Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Update on current DSA project</li> <li>Introduction to Light Forces and Future C4I</li> <li>Strategy driven approach to future procurement<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for DSA Strategic Partner</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">UK Acquisition and Delivery: Adapting and Iterating Delivery to Meet Changes in Operating Environments</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225757.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dave Pheasant" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dave Pheasant, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Strategic Command & Air Portfolio Team Leader, Future Capability Innovation, <strong>DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Setting up acquisition models that can respond to changes in the operating environment.</li> <li>Managing Change - Agile Values and Principles and working to a backlog.</li> <li>Approach to procurement OTS vs Develop.</li> <li>Enabling delivery with Open Architectures<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">NW as Part of the Army's Transformation in Contact (TiC)</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/226559.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Christian Hasbach" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Christian Hasbach, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Product Manager, Soldier Maneuver Systems, PM SWAR , <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Background: NW Overview (Truncate last year's speech to 5-10min BLUF Overview)</li> <li>NW as part of Army's Transformation in Contact (TiC) Overview & (Cross-PEO coordination; Single painted glass COP, ICE, FEDHUB)</li> <li>Software Process Efficiencies (Continuous Innovation / Continuous Delivery)</li> <li>Collaboration with Mission Partners (PLI Sharing, CRSSTALK - ACE)</li> <li>Security Challenges (PLI-CUI, Networks)<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Marlborough Communications Ltd</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Morning Coffee</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Modernising Hungarian Future Soldier Technologies to Ensure Operational Advantage: Latest Updates </h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225758.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Tóth" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Norbert Tóth, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Deputy Director, Capability Development Office, <strong>Hungarian Defence Forces</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of dismounted capability development at HDF</li> <li>Innovative technologies integration to respond to threats</li> <li>Defence and Force Development Program updates<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Rheinmetall</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Radical Versus Incremental Innovation in a Military Context and Resulting Challenges</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225759.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Vetter" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Norbert Vetter, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">, <strong>Bundeswehr</strong></span></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">13:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Networking Lunch</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">14:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">ARMY25 Capability Projects: Latest Updates from Kiwi Works</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225763.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Michael O'Connor" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major Michael O'Connor, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Capability Director Soldier Modernisation Office, <strong>New Zealand Defence Force</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>C4I Net Worked Enabled Army</li> <li>Survivability: Soldier Personal Protection Equipment (SPPE) and the New Zealand Multi-Terrain Pattern uniform (NZMTP)</li> <li>Lethality, Mobility and Sustainability</li> <li>The future NZDF Integrated Soldier System: lessons learned from recent conflicts and areas of focus going forward</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">14:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Trellisware</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">15:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Panel Discussion: Successfully Operating in Complex Urban Environments</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker clearfix"><div class="col-xs-2" style="float: left; padding-left:5px"></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of current projects to enhance soldier performance and overmatch in complex environments</li> <li>Cognitive complexity for dismounted soldiers in urban operations: decision-making in virtual reality</li> <li>Integrating urban operation vehicles to support dismounted forces</li> <li>Challenges faced and areas of priority for future operations<br />  </li> </div></div></p></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225760.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Peter Hofer" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Peter Hofer, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Head of Institute - Advanced Officer Training, <strong>Theresian Military Academy Austria</strong></span></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225761.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Professor, Virtual Vehicle Research, <strong>Graz University of Technology</strong></span></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225762.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Fabio Ibrahim" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Fabio Ibrahim, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Research Associate Officer, <strong>Helmut Schmidt University - German Bundeswehr University in Hamburg</strong></span></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225895.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Michael Halwachs" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Michael Halwachs, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Military Expert for Disaster Management Urban Operations Support Cell, Provincial Military Command Burgenland, <strong>Austrian Armed Forces</strong></span></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">15:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Nokia</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">16:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Afternoon Tea</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">16:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Overview of the Portuguese Army Dismounted Soldier System: Latest Updates and Path Ahead</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225892.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Project Manager, Soldier Systems, Special Operations Troops Centre, <strong>Portuguese Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Developing fully integrated C4I capabilities to deliver enhanced communication capabilities to the soldier</li> <li>Enhancing lethality for the Portuguese dismounted soldier</li> <li>Working with industry to improve soldier protection and survivability <p> </p> </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">17:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Modernising India’s Armed Forces</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225774.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="D. T. Selvam" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>D. T. Selvam, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Scientist G, <strong>DRDO – Defence Research Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of the DRDO’s current modernisation programmes</li> <li>Augmenting India’s defence capabilities and operational advantage</li> <li>Future priorities and areas of focus<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">17:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Delivering Improved Dismounted Situational Awareness through Network-Centric Warfare: The Soldier System D-LBO</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225764.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Sebastian Gies" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Sebastian Gies, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Project Lead Soldier System D-LBO, <strong>Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Current status of the project Soldier System D-LBO</li> <li>Utilizing the D-LBO C2 capabilities to improve situational awareness of the (dismounted) soldier</li> <li>Providing a joint Soldier System: Overcoming integration challenges <br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">18:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Focus Day</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225755.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span></div></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="day_2"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">7:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Registration & Coffee</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:20</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Chair's Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Modernising British Defence: Second Permanent Secretary Keynote Address</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225740.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Second Permanent Secretary, <strong>UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Paul Lincoln is the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). He was appointed in May 2023.<br /> <br /> As Second Permanent Secretary, his responsibilities include digital transformation across Defence, security and resilience (including cyber security), space policy, science and technology, safety, net assessment and challenge, trade and economic security, and strategic relationships with industry.<br /> Paul’s career has covered a broad range of roles in the MOD, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office. Prior to his return to the MOD, Paul spent time on secondment to the private sector. <br /> From 2017 to 2021 he was Director General of UK Border Force in the Home Office, with responsibility for protecting border security and overseeing immigration and customs checks. During this time, he successfully led one of the largest law enforcement organisations in the UK, delivering generational improvements to passenger processing and, with a real focus on preparations for Brexit, oversaw one of the largest and most complex EU exit programmes in government. He also led on the cross-government health measures at the border at the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.<br /> <br /> Other senior roles at the Home Office included Director General of the Crime, Policing and Fire Group, and Acting Director General of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.<br /> His roles at the MOD have covered oversight for a range of operational campaigns, defence resourcing, programmes, and security policy.</p> <p><br /> <strong>Second Permanent Secretary Responsibilities</strong><br /> <br /> The Second Permanent Secretary works closely with the Permanent Secretary on all aspects of the Department’s leadership, and has specific Accounting Officer responsibility for digital, innovation and science and technology.<br /> The Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Defence Board and is a non-executive member of the Single Services’ Boards and UK Strategic Command Board.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of current strategy to modernise British Forces</li> <li>Digitalising the UK Defence sector</li> <li>Future priorities and path ahead<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Lead Sponsor - Glenair</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Enhancing British Capabilities to Overcome Future Threats</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225727.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Chris Barry CBE" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major General Chris Barry CBE, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Director Land Warfare, <strong>British Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major General Chris Barry grew up in Cambridge and was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment, later transferring to The Royal Welsh on command. He completed 15 years at Regimental duty as well as time on the staff of a Bde and a Corps, serving in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Germany, and the Falkland Islands and on repeated operations in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan as well as Iraq and the Yemen.</p> <p>On the General Staff, he has served as Assistant Head of the Army 2020 Programme, Chief of Staff of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, Chief of Staff of the Land Warfare Centre and Commander of the Collective Training Group. Major General Barry is a graduate of both the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Course (Australia) and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was appointed OBE in 2014 and CBE in 2021.</p> <p>His interests include European literature and history. He is the Vice President of Army Boxing and the Colonel of the Regiment, The Royal Welsh.</p> <p>Major General Barry was appointed Director Land Warfare in December 2021.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Delivering robust training for today’s personnel to prepare them for tomorrow’s challenges</li> <li>Lessons identified from current and past operations<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor - Leidos</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Morning Coffee</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">NATO LCD DSS Update: Optimising Interoperability to Enhance Dismounted Soldier Capabilities </h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225031.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Magnus Hallberg" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major Magnus Hallberg, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">LCG DSS Chairman, <strong>NATO/Swedish Armed Forces</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Infantry officer, the career consists of a mix of different positions within infantry and Mechanized battalions. <br /> Graduated from Staff collage 2002 and completed Battalion Commander Course 2003, since 2004 at Land Warfare Centre development department.<br /> Test and trial manager on Swedish soldier modernization, PM/ReqM on Combat clothing and PPE.<br /> A member of LCG DSS since 2004, Deputy Chairman 2012-18, Chairman 2019---<br /> Involved in the NORDEFCO project on Nordic Combat Uniform as leader of the User Working Group.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of LCGDSS and ongoing work in Subgroups</li> <li>Soldier system approach within NATO</li> <li>Future challenges and possibilities<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor - Marathon Targets</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Enhancing Fighting Capabilities for the French Dismounted Soldier through a New Infantry Battalion Model</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225849.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Jacques Bouffard" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Jacques Bouffard, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Director, Studies & Foresight, Draguignan Infantry School, <strong>French Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Born of the 12th of January, 1973, colonel Jacques Bouffard is married since 1997, has 6 children and 4 grandchildren.<br /> Graduated from the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr in 1998, he joined the Infantry school in Montpellier for a one year training as a platoon leader. He then chose to serve in the French Foreign Legion ans whas thus appointed to the 4th French Foreign Legion Battalion in Castelnaudary to train the new recruits.<br /> He moved in 2000 to the 2nd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion in Nîmes where he served 6 years as a platoon leader (2000-2002), deputy Coy commander (2002-2004) and Coy commander (2004-2006). During this time, he took part in five different missions & operations in French Guyana, Ivory Coast, Northern Macedonia and Djibouti.<br /> Graduated from the War College in 2010, he joined the staff of the European Rapid Reaction Corps in Strasbourg and was sent in Afghanistan for 6 months inside HQ ISAF, as a plans officer.<br /> Ranked as lieutenant-colonel, he returned in 2012 to the Foreign Legion in French Guyana (3rd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion) where he served two years as the chief of operations dealing in particular with the protection of the Space Centre of Kourou and with the fight against gold smugglers coming from Brazil ans Suriname.<br /> In 2014, he was appointed to the Ministry of the Armed Forces in Paris where he worked 4 years in Human ressources for the army.<br /> Promoted to colonel in 2018, he took command of the 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade, an infantry battalion composed of around 1300 legionnaires. This regiment was paired with the 1st Irish Guard Battalion of the British army and colonel Jacques Bouffard had then the opportunity to assist to the Shamrock & St Patrick‘s day in London.<br /> By summer 2020, he was assigned in Clermont-Ferrand as the chief of staff of the 4th Airmobile brigade. As such, he was deployed in 2021 during 6 months in Chad & Niger as the Chief of Joined operations in the HQ of French operation BARKHANE.<br /> Finally, he joined in 2023 the Infantry school of Draguignan (French Riviera) where he works as the Director for Studies & Foresight.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>New structures for units and platoons for a better adaptation to the modern-day battlefield</li> <li>New equipment to enhance the infantry fighting capabilities</li> <li>A new era in the collaborative fight with the French “SCORPION” combined program<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">13:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Future Capability Innovation: Accelerating Novel Technology into Operational Capability</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225028.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="James Gavin" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>James Gavin, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Head of the Future Capability Group, <strong>DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>James Gavin is the head of the Future Capability Innovation (FCI) at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).</p> <p>FCI exists to help explore new capabilities and to accelerate into Operational use, as part of the new DE&S Operating model. Increasingly projects are ‘Agile By Default’ to deliver early operational advantage. The Group works closely with all the Front-line Commands, DSTL and central MOD areas such as the DIU and DASA. James has served in the military, the civil service and industry before joining DE&S. He is a passionate advocate of delivering Operational Advantage through a better application of strategic thinking on innovation and inclusive cultures.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>New DE&S Operating model, and impacts of Defence Acquisition</li> <li>Lessons learned from Ukraine and the impact MOD and wider demand signal responses.</li> <li>Ways of working</li> <li>Existing Use-cases</li> <li>Upcoming Demand signals<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">13:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Networking Lunch</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box"><ul class="nav nav-tabs streamtabs" role="tablist"><li role="presentation" class="" style="width:auto"><a class="nav-link" href="#stream_16" style="background-color:#F6C324;" aria-controls="stream_16" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-expanded="false">Stream A: Dismounted Soldier Power Solutions</a></li><li role="presentation" class="" style="width:auto"><a class="nav-link" href="#stream_19" style="background-color:#057F95;" aria-controls="stream_19" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-expanded="false">Stream B: Night Vision</a></li></ul><div id="streamcontent" class="tab-content"><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="stream_16"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225723.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Darren Browning" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Darren Browning, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Power Sources Lead, <strong>Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr Darren Browning works for Dstl as senior technical lead on Power Sources. He manages and performs research into a range of power systems for all three MOD services, but has recently specialised on the dismounted soldier. Darren also leads on a range of international collaborations including chairing the NATO Land Capability Group Power Team of Experts.<br /> Over the past 29 years he has worked for DRA, QinetiQ and now Dstl on many aspects of energy storage including batteries, fuel cells and energy harvesting for a wide range of military and commercial applications</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Integrating the Soldier Electronic Architecture (SEA): Key Insights into Project Raven</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225770.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Barry Hollow" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Barry Hollow, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Lead Project Raven (Soldier Electronic Architecture) , <strong>SoldierWorks, British Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>The Soldier Platform</li> <li>Configuration management</li> <li>What does it bring to power management</li> <li>Do you need so much power?</li> <li>Resupply challenges.</li> <li>What it will enable<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Glenair</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Securing the Supply of Advanced Batteries: US DoD Standardization and Collaboration Efforts</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225609.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jose Collazo-Castillo" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Jose Collazo-Castillo, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Assistant Program Manager, Soldier Tactical Power, <strong>US Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Mr. José Collazo-Castillo serves as the Army Liaison to the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD), Industrial Base Policy. In this role, he leverages his expertise in power and energy systems to inform DoD policy and drive strategic initiatives. As a key player in the development of the DoD's battery strategy, he works to establish a standardized testing, evaluation, and validation process focused on safety and performance. Additionally, he fosters international collaboration through partnerships such as Five Eyes (FVEY) and NATO to advance standard battery technology adoption.<br /> Prior to his current position, Mr. Collazo-Castillo was the Program Manager for the Army’s Supply Resiliency for Soldier Power (SRSP) effort, where he led a team of engineers in standardizing a family of rechargeable batteries for the Dismounted Warfighter. He has also made significant contributions in the areas of dismounted intelligent power management, photovoltaic systems, and wireless power transfer systems.<br /> Throughout his career, Mr. Collazo has demonstrated expertise in project management, having served as the Assistant Product Manager for Army PEO Soldier’s Tactical Power team and as a Project Manager for the Navy's Damage Control Personnel Protective Equipment sustainment effort.<br /> As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Soldier Power and Energy Systems, Mr. Collazo-Castillo brings a unique perspective to his work in the OASD. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and is currently pursuing his MBA from Johns Hopkins University.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Standardizing battery designs to reduce supply chain risks, decrease logistics burden, and ensure interoperability for the DoD.</li> <li>Collaborating with partner nations, industry, and academia to adopt advanced battery technology.</li> <li>Strengthening industrial base resilience to enhance battery safety, interchangeability, unit readiness, and environmental sustainability.</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Afternoon Tea</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Enhancing Power Autarky to Ensure Increased Situational Awareness</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225769.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Nicolas Mueller" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Nicolas Mueller, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Head, Defence Procurement Cooperation, <strong>Armasuisse</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr. Nicolas G. Mueller studied chemistry, physics and national security. 6 years research in laser engineering, worked several years as ICRC coordinator/delegate, 1999-2001 in Afghanistan. Worked 2001-2005 as international strategy consultant. Subsequently in Joint Staff as PM Swiss Information Operations Force. 2007-2016 he was the federal crisis management advisor, directed the federal strategic crisis exercises, organized yearly OECD conferences and advised the Swiss Government in crisis early warning and -management. 2017 – 2023 Head Weapons and Ammunition at armasuisse, presently Head Defence Procurement Cooperation. <br /> General staff colonel, former deputy head of operations (G3) of Swiss Land Forces and reconnaissance battalion commander. Adjunct professor at Geneva School of Diplomacy, teaches national crisis management and future of warfare / defence technology.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Why is energy autarky becoming more important?</li> <li>Overview over the energy consuming soldier systems?</li> <li>Technical solutions for energy autarky</li> <li>Outlook: better mission success, endurance and lethality</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">German Dismounted Tactical Power Solutions</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker clearfix"><div class="col-xs-2" style="float: left; padding-left:5px"></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of the IDZ Battery Safety tests: lessons learned</li> <li>Preventing cell propagation: challenges and solutions</li> <li>Increasing battery safety</li> </div></div></p></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225847.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Klaus Schmitt" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Klaus Schmitt, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Head Batteries Department, <strong>Bundeswehr</strong></span></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225848.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Steffen Gondolff" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Steffen Gondolff, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Fuel Cells Officer, <strong>Bundeswehr</strong></span></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Battery Systems and Safety Research for Dismounted Applications</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker clearfix"><div class="col-xs-2" style="float: left; padding-left:5px"></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><div class="topic-description"> <li>Safety and performance challenges in battery systems</li> <li>Characterization methods</li> <li>Developmental areas aligned with future work<br />  </li> </div></div></p></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225180.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Wilhelm Sahlen" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Wilhelm Sahlen, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Scientist, <strong>Swedish Defence Research Agency</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Wilhelm Sahlén is a scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Wilhelm is the deputy Head of Department of the Directed energy weapons and energy department. Wilhelm has a background in mechanical engineering and performs work like researcher and project manager within the area. Most of the projects are towards the Swedish armed forces to ensure a safe implementation of lithium batteries and other energy systems in military applications.</p></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225732.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Elias Lallo" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Elias Lallo, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Scientist, Department for Defence and Security, Systems and Technology, <strong>Swedish Defence Research Agency</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Elias Lallo has a M.Sc. degree in Molecular Science & Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and works as a Scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). His key areas of research focus on battery safety and performance, to ensure robust and safe operation in various military applications.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#F6C324;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">18:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Closing Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225723.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Darren Browning" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Darren Browning, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Power Sources Lead, <strong>Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr Darren Browning works for Dstl as senior technical lead on Power Sources. He manages and performs research into a range of power systems for all three MOD services, but has recently specialised on the dismounted soldier. Darren also leads on a range of international collaborations including chairing the NATO Land Capability Group Power Team of Experts.<br /> Over the past 29 years he has worked for DRA, QinetiQ and now Dstl on many aspects of energy storage including batteries, fuel cells and energy harvesting for a wide range of military and commercial applications</p></div></div></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in" id="stream_19"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225615.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Nils Teschner" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Nils Teschner, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Technical Project Officer, <strong>OCCAR-EA</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Currently working as a Technical Project Officer, Nils Teschner is the technical focal point of the Night Vision Capability programme in OCCAR-EA. In this role, he manages technical, ILS & ISS requirements, drafts statements of work, manages risks, and monitors contract execution.<br /> Nils holds MSc degrees in both aerospace engineering and philosophy. From 2004 to 2014, he served in the German Army and left as a Captain. In previous positions, he worked in OCCAR-EA as the Technical Publication Manager for the Tiger helicopter programme and as In-Service Support Officer in the German Army Aviation branch. <br />  </p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Improving Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) and Night Vision Capabilities for the Dismounted Soldier</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225524.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Nicholas Reynolds" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major Nicholas Reynolds, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Dismounted Close Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks, <strong>British Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major Nicholas Reynolds joined the Army in 2012 and has served within a variety of roles within Light Role, Mechanised and Specialised (now Ranger) infantry, gaining operational experience within Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali. Having recently promoted to Major and completed the Battlespace Technology course, he is well suited to his current role, requirements managing for DCC STA, where his breadth of experience and expertise play a crucial role in bringing new STA capabilities into service.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of current Night Vision capabilities</li> <li>Sensor to Effector mapping - Integrating STA across domains to shorten the sensor-decider-shooter/effector loop and increase lethality for the war fighter</li> <li>Science based optimisation and procurement decisions</li> <li>Current challenges faced – Civilian vs Military spec<br /> <br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Enhancing Night Vision Capability with Multinational Programmes</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225897.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Roland Gebhardt" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Roland Gebhardt, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">NVC Project Manager, <strong>OCCAR-EA</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Biography<br /> • Born in 1977<br /> • Joined the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support in 2004.<br /> • Project Manager of Night Vision Equipment of the Bundeswehr 2008 to 2018<br /> • Project Manager of German Heron TP 2018 to 2023<br /> • Joined OCCAR-EA in 2024 as Project Manager of the Night Vision Capability Programme<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>OCCAR-EA</li> <li>Night Vision</li> <li>Capability Programme</li> <li>Benefi ts of Multinational Night Vision Procurements</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Afternoon Tea</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Thermal Imaging Priorities for the Belgian Dismounted Soldier </h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225938.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Senior Captain Roald De Decker" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Senior Captain Roald De Decker, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Assistant Chief Weapons, System Manager Weapons and Sensors , <strong>Belgian Armed Forces</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p><strong>Work experience</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Job positions:</strong><br /> 2007 – 2012: Royal Military Academy, 162 POL<br /> 2012 – 2013: CC Land Dept Man<br /> 2013 - 2017: Bvr 5/ Li<br /> Plt Cdr B Coy (2013 - 2017)<br /> 2IC C Coy (2015 - 2017)<br /> 2IC A Coy (2017)<br /> 2017 – 2020: MR Sys-LSW, weapon stations<br /> Material Manager<br /> Office Chief<br /> Project Offr<br /> 2020 – 2022: Bvr 5/ Li:<br /> Coy Cdr T Coy<br /> 2022 – 2023: 48 VKHO <br /> 2023 – 2024: MR Sys-SEW, weapons<br /> 2024 - … : Assistant chief Weapons, Optics, Simulation</p> <p><strong>Operations:</strong><br /> 2015: BALTIC PIRANHA (LTU)<br /> 2016: EUTM (MLI)<br /> 2015-2021: OVG (BEL)</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>To cover the entire spectrum: from individual soldier to Coy Cdr</li> <li>Clip-on vs. fusion</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Enhancing the Soldier’s Night Vision to Achieve Increased Overmatch</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225722.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Anders Palm" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Anders Palm, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Project Manager, <strong>Swedish Defence Materiel Administration</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Born in Stockholm 1964<br /> Graduated 1984 Certified upper secondary school engineer, computer systems.<br /> Enlisted 1984, Conscript 2nd Lt 1985, 2nd Btn Lappland Brigade I 20, Umeå.<br /> Officer’s academy 1985-1987.<br /> 2Lt 1987<br /> Karlberg Military Academy 1st Lt 1989-1990<br /> Company Commanders School 1992-1993 Captain.<br /> CO Infcoy 1993-1994<br /> Instructors course Mortar/Forward Observer<br /> UNPROFOR 1995, TUZLA <br /> Instructors course FO vehicle 90<br /> 1997 Lifeguards Brigade, I 1, Stockholm<br /> Forward Observer trainer, Mortar Platoon commander. <br /> 2004-2010 Development Officer Lifeguards Regiment.(UAS/UGV, Future soldier program, Unattended Grouns sensors etc.)</p> <p>2010-present FMV, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Optronics section.<br /> Member of NATO Land Command Group Dismounted Soldier Systems Weapons & Sensor Group<br /> Married since 1991, 4 children.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Image intensifiers vs thermal vision</li> <li>Ensuring operational advantage in all weather conditions</li> <li>Laser protection and the interference of Visual Light Transmission<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#057F95;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">18:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Closing Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225615.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Nils Teschner" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Nils Teschner, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Technical Project Officer, <strong>OCCAR-EA</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Currently working as a Technical Project Officer, Nils Teschner is the technical focal point of the Night Vision Capability programme in OCCAR-EA. In this role, he manages technical, ILS & ISS requirements, drafts statements of work, manages risks, and monitors contract execution.<br /> Nils holds MSc degrees in both aerospace engineering and philosophy. From 2004 to 2014, he served in the German Army and left as a Captain. In previous positions, he worked in OCCAR-EA as the Technical Publication Manager for the Tiger helicopter programme and as In-Service Support Officer in the German Army Aviation branch. <br />  </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="day_3"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Registration & Coffee</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:20</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Chair's Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">8:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Ensuring Continuous Advancements in Soldier Capabilities to Deter and Defend against All Adversaries: Key Insights from NATO’s Allied Commander Transformation</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225156.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Adrian Ciolponea" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major General Adrian Ciolponea, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, <strong>NATO HQ</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>On the 1st of August 2023, Major-General Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea has been appointed as SACT Representative in Europe. Prior to this, he was the Land Component Commander and also a Special Advisor to the Defence Minister. MGen. Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea received his commission in 1988, after graduating the Military School for Officers, Sibiu, as an infantry officer. In 2004, he graduated the High Military Studies Academy, Bucharest. He has been assigned to numerous command and staff positions for operations and training, reconnaissance, special operations and airborne operations (1000 + military jumps), both in Romania and abroad. Starting 2008, he commanded the 1st Special Operations Battalion, starting 2009 the 1st Special Operations Regiment and starting 2011 the 6th Special Operations Brigade. In 2015 he has been appointed Deputy Commander at the 4th Infantry Division and in 2016 became deputy Land Forces Commander for training and operations. During 2017-2021, MGen Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea was the Romanian National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Power Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium and was the Dean of the National Military Representatives. From 2021 to 2022, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Multinational Corps Southeast in Sibiu, Romania. Abroad, he served in a variety of assignments, most notably being: UN Military Observer Democratic Republic of Congo (2000-2001); Staff Officer in Afghanistan (2008, 2010, 2013); Staff Officer in Kosovo (2009). His military education includes several international courses, including: Army's Rangers Course for Officers, USA, (1996 – 1997 completion certificate) Special Operations Course, USA (2005); Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA (2006 - 2007); Advance Program in Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Germany (2010); Counter Terrorism Special Forces Advanced Course, USA (2014); National War College, USA (2014 - 2015). MG Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA's decorations and awards include: UN Medal; The Army Achievement Medal; The Army Commendation Medal; General Staff Badge of Honour; Romanian Army Honour Emblem; Military Veteran Honorific title; Land Forces Emblem of Honour; National Order Military Virtue in rank of Knight; Air Force Emblem of Honour; Naval Forces Emblem of Honour in service of the Homeland – for 25 years of service" Honorary sign. Major-General Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA is married and father of two.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of the role of Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in spearheading NATO’s transformation efforts</li> <li>Anticipating future force requirements in operational environments, including development needs at a tactical level</li> <li>Experimentation and testing as necessary steps for future capabilities integration</li> <li>AI, cognitive superiority and cross-domains command and control<br />   <p> </p> </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">9:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Advanced Individual Combat System (SLIA) – Modernizing the Romanian Individual Fighting System</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225162.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Brigadier General Constantin Nicolaescu" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Brigadier General Constantin Nicolaescu, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Commander of HQ Multinational Brigade South-East, <strong>Romanian Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Enhanced Protection and Mobility</li> <li>Cutting-Edge Communication Systems</li> <li>Upgraded Weaponry and Monitoring<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">10:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Morning Coffee</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Delivering the ‘Future Soldier’</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225025.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Paul Cummings" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Paul Cummings, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">DE&S Dismounted Close Combat DCC Portfolio Leader, <strong>DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Having read for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Liverpool before entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2000, Colonel Paul Cummings commissioned into The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) in December of that year. His career at Regimental Duty saw him based in Germany for his early years with deployments to Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan. Most recently, he commanded 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME between August 2017 and February 2020, deploying the Battalion to Canada twice and to Oman in 2019 where he commanded the Combat Service Support and Theatre Enabling Group for the joint Omani-British Exercise Khanjar Oman. His proudest moment in command was collecting the Worshipful Company of Turner’s trophy on behalf of his soldiers and officers, awarded to the best REME Battalion 2019. His staff appointments have largely been in capability and acquisition, with several tours of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and in logistics as Deputy Chief of Staff 102 Logistic Brigade. His first post in DE&S was as the Heavy Logistic Vehicles Requirements Manager, and then on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel as the Military Assistant to the 3* Chief of Materiel (Land). He returned to DE&S, to the Vehicle Support Team, in 2020 on promotion to Colonel, spending a year as the Senior Operations Manager heading up the Optimisation portfolio, looking to drive efficiencies across the in-service vehicle fleet, before moving to become Deputy Head and, latterly, Acting Head. He was appointed to his current post in May 2022 where he and his team are responsible for delivering Dismounted Close Combat capability - Survivability, Lethality, and Surveillance & Target Acquisition - to the Army and United Kingdom Strategic Command. Colonel Cummings is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College London, and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A keen, although slightly lapsed, cyclist, Colonel Cummings is married to Caroline a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with whom he has two young daughters.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Overview of current priorities for the Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Portfolio</li> <li>Delivering advanced survivability capabilities to the British soldier</li> <li>Lethality and Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA)<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">11:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Equipping the Army for the Next Fight</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225899.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Commanding Officer, <strong>Army Trials Unit (ATU), British Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>The Army Trials Unit</li> <li>Recce-strike at Battalion-level</li> <li>Techcraft<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Enhancing the Lethality, Agility and Resilience of British Soldiers: Latest Updates from SoldierWorks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225027.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">SO1 Soldier Systems, <strong>British Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon was commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers and Greys) in 1999. He served his early Regimental career in Germany as a Challenger II (Main Battle Tank) troop commander. As a Squadron Commander he converted to a Reconnaissance role serving with 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards.<br /> Operational tours include Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Staff appointments include Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding the UK Support Command in German, Land capability lead in British Embassy in the USA and the programme manager for the CT40 Cannon in Defence Equipment & Support.<br /> He is currently leading the Army’s SoldierWorks team which is taking a ‘platform’ approach to delivering an Integrated Soldier System.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Transformation of SWx into Programme</li> <li>Next Generation Hearing Protection</li> <li>Delivery successes <li>RAS</li> <li>FIRES</li> <li>Rapid experimentation and development</li> </li> <li>3D Modelling & the digital twin</li> <li>Women in Dismounted Close Combat</li> <li>What's next<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">12:30</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">The Future Australian Dismounted Combatant - Successful Integration of New and Evolving Technologies</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225158.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Director Dismounted Combat Program, Platforms Branch, Land Capability Division, <strong>Australian Army Headquarters</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant was born in Leeton, New South Wales. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours from the University of Sydney. He was then employed for three years as an Industrial Chemist with Lombe Scientific. In 1998, Lieutenant Colonel Grant entered the Royal Military College Duntroon, where he graduated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in June 1999. His first posting was to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) where he served as a Rifle and Heavy Weapons Platoon Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed to East Timor as a Platoon Commander with INTERFET in September 1999.<br /> In 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted to Captain and posted to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) as a Rifle Company 2IC. During this posting, he successfully completed the Commando selection and reinforcement courses. In 2004, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando). In 2005, he commanded a Commando Platoon on OP SLIPPER as part of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG). Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed again in 2006 on OP RAMP as the Special Operations Liaison/Operations Officer with the Defence Supplementation Staff (DSS) attached to the Australian Embassy Beirut, Lebanon.<br /> In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to The Royal Military College Duntroon, where he served as an instructor to second and first class cadets. In 2008, he was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the Aide-de-Camp to the Special Operations Commander-Australia.<br /> In 2009, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted and appointed as the Officer Commanding Delta Company, 2nd Commando Regiment. Delta Company was then fulfilling the role of Tactical Assault Group East (TAG-E). In 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed with his company to Afghanistan as part of SOTG XIII, OP SLIPPER. For this deployment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). In 2011, Lieutenant Colonel Grant served as the S3, 2nd Commando Regiment before completing Australian Command and Staff College in 2012. In 2013, he was posted to Army Headquarters as the Staff Officer to Director General Modernisation-Army where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.<br /> Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the SOJ3 in 2014 and the SOJ5 in 2015. In 2016, he was posted as the Special Operations Staff Officer to Military Strategic Commitments and in 2017 he served in the USA as the Special Operations Liaison Officer to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was appointed as the Commanding Officer of The Pilbara Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Grant completed Capability and Technology Management College in 2020 and was posted to the Dismounted Combat Program, Army Headquarters as SO1 Survivability. Currently he is Acting Director of the Dismounted Combat Program.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>The importance of continual enhancement of the Australian Dismounted Combat capability.</li> <li>Challenges.</li> <li>The need for integration with the Joint Force.</li> <li>The role of simulation.</li> <li>Current developments in simulation</li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#08478c;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#fff;">13:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#fff;">Networking Lunch</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box"><ul class="nav nav-tabs streamtabs" role="tablist"><li role="presentation" class="" style="width:auto"><a class="nav-link" href="#stream_40" style="background-color:#FF7276;" aria-controls="stream_40" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-expanded="false">Stream A: Soldier Survivability</a></li><li role="presentation" class="" style="width:auto"><a class="nav-link" href="#stream_44" style="background-color:#805297;" aria-controls="stream_44" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-expanded="false">Stream B: Soldier Lethality</a></li></ul><div id="streamcontent" class="tab-content"><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="stream_40"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225185.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Chairman of CCIEP under LCGDSS, <strong>Danish Artillery Regiment</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>I have been a NCO for 40 years and in the last 30 years been working as an SME on Individual Equipment for the Danish Soldiers. Recently I have been involved in the project for the new Nordic Combat Uniform system as the Danish User Representative.<br /> I have been a member of CCIEP for more than 15 years and since 2021, I have been the Chairman of the Group.<br /> My latest Deployment was to the Afghan National Officers Academy in Kabul in 2014/15 where I acted as a mentor in the S7/Skill at Arms Section.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Survivability and Human Factors: The Key User Requirement</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225523.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jon Russell" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Jon Russell, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Principle Scientist Platform Systems, <strong>DSTL, UK MoD</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Jonathan is a Senior Principal Scientist within the Physical Sciences Group at Dstl, Porton Down, UK. He is technical lead for the Land Systems Programme Dismounted Protection Project, and Dstl’s Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Solder Systems project. He is an active member of the NATO Land Capability Group Dismounted Soldier System (LCGDSS) Combat Clothing Individual Equipment and Protection (CCIEP) group, member of the STANAG 2920 Team of Experts, chair of the Head Borne Systems Team of Experts, and chair of STANAG 2902 Test and Evaluation Criteria for Combat Helmets. He is a subject matter expert in physical protection having joined Dstl in 2005, developing and analysing vulnerability and lethality concepts for UK land vehicles. He has spent the last 12 years working in the dismounted protection domain, researching, developing and supporting UK MOD procurement programmes, and technical lead for INVICTUS – the technical programme board for VIRTUS. Jonathan is also the Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Soldier Systems Project, delivering an articulation of future dismounted soldier system capability that will enhance Ground Manoeuvre operational effectiveness. Focusing on the integration of technology from the broader S&T portfolio: lethality, protection, mobility, C4ISR and sustainability domains.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Lessons identified</li> <li>What are the UK doing to assess and improve human factors?</li> <li>What is NATO doing?<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor - Thales</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Increasing Survivability for the British Soldier: Considerations around Requirements and Human Factors</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225742.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lucy Waldrom" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Lucy Waldrom, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">SoldierWorks Human Factors Lead, , <strong>SoldierWorks, British Army</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Outlining current efforts to equip dismounted soldiers with advanced capabilities to enhance resilience and survivability</li> <li>Improving combat clothing that is optimised for different roles</li> <li>Human Factors Integration (HFI)</li> <li>Challenges faced and lessons learned from current conflicts<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Afternoon Tea</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Ensuring Arctic Survivability for the US Soldier</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225552.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Robb Wilcox" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Robb Wilcox, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Chief Research Officer, <strong>US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center </strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Providing the Army with innovative science and technology solution to optimize soldiers’ survivability</li> <li>Protection, sustainment and effectiveness of future soldier equipment</li> <li>Improving the materiel and equipment readiness for Arctic conditions</li> <li>Current S&T efforts for the Arctic<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Human Factors and the Future Soldier: Enhancing Human Performance to Increase Soldier Survivability</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225522.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Julie Greeves" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Dr Julie Greeves, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR, <strong>UK Ministry of Defence</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Prof Julie Greeves OBE is the Principal Physiologist for the British Army and has over >25 years’ experience undertaking human sciences research for Defence. She leads a team of applied human scientists, who conduct laboratory and field studies to identify evidence-based interventions to optimise human performance. She has recently delivered a 9-year original research programme on Women in Ground Close Combat?closing the gender data gap in Defence on health and performance demands in arduous roles. She holds honorary Chair positions at the School of Medicine UEA, and UCL, is Chair of the NATO 203 Panel on optimising menstrual health of servicewomen, actively supervises PhD students, and has published over 125 original papers in peer-reviewed journals.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#FF7276;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Closing Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225185.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Chairman of CCIEP under LCGDSS, <strong>Danish Artillery Regiment</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>I have been a NCO for 40 years and in the last 30 years been working as an SME on Individual Equipment for the Danish Soldiers. Recently I have been involved in the project for the new Nordic Combat Uniform system as the Danish User Representative.<br /> I have been a member of CCIEP for more than 15 years and since 2021, I have been the Chairman of the Group.<br /> My latest Deployment was to the Afghan National Officers Academy in Kabul in 2014/15 where I acted as a mentor in the S7/Skill at Arms Section.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in" id="stream_44"><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:00</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Opening Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Lethality Requirements for the Future British Soldier</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225741.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Hugh Hemsley" /></a></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major Hugh Hemsley, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Army DCC Lethality Requirements Manager, <strong>SoldierWorks</strong></span><div class="topic-description"> <li>Outlining the British Army’s current priorities for delivering increased lethality to the dismounted soldier</li> <li>Insights into the challenges faced in delivering lethality capabilities</li> <li>Looking ahead: future priorities and opportunities <br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">14:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Force Design 2040 and the Brazilian Combatant Project (COBRA): Latest Updates and Priorities</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225744.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Analyst and Researcher, Strategic Studies Center, <strong>Brazilian Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Colonel (Retired) of the Brazilian Army, Paulo Filho completed his studies at the<br /> Brazilian Military Academy (AMAN) in 1990. He has also completed the<br /> Brazilian Army's basic, advanced, and high-level military courses, as well as<br /> specialized courses in Intelligence, Physical Education, International<br /> Humanitarian Law, and the Commander Course for Armored and Mechanized<br /> Units. He has a Master's degree in Military Sciences from the Army Command and<br /> General Staff College, a specialization in Military History from the University of<br /> Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), and a Master's degree in Defense and<br /> Strategy from the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (China). He was an Intelligence Officer for the 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade and an<br /> Instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College, where he made<br /> significant contributions to all teaching sections. Additionally, he served as the<br /> commander of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment.<br /> Furthermore, he was an assistant to the Brazilian Commander of Land<br /> Operations and to the Military Commander of the West.<br /> He was the Strategic Project Brazilian Combatant (COBRA) manager from 2019<br /> to 2021.<br /> In July 2021, Colonel Paulo Filho withdrew from active duty.<br /> Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at the University of<br /> Brasília, a professor of Geopolitics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas<br /> Gerais, and an analyst at the Brasilian Army Center for Strategic Studies.<br /> Additionally, he composes a weekly column for the Brazilian national<br /> newspaper Correio do Povo that addresses strategic and geopolitical matters.<br />  </p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Updates on the Brazilian Army Force Design 2040: Land Force transformation timeline</li> <li>Collaborating with international partners to enhance interoperability and standardisation: insights into Operation CORE</li> <li>Brazilian Combatant Project (COBRA): selective lethality, individual protection & sensing, capability, command and control<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">15:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Afternoon Tea</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Session Reserved for Sponsor</h3></div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">16:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Enhancing Fighting in the Urban Prism of Responsibility by Decyphering the Infrastructural Memory</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225184.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Peter Hofer" /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel Peter Hofer, </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Head of Institute - Advanced Officer Training, <strong>Theresian Military Academy Austria</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Col Dr. Peter Hofer is Head of the Institute of Advanced Officer Training at Theresian Military Academy being one of the hubs of life-long learning for all active and reserve officers in Austria. He is also head of the IRON NIKE research and development group with a focus on the requirements of a Digital Headquarters and urban operations. Infantry man by trade, Peter has served as platoon and company leader, held various staff appointments, and commanded an infantry battalion. He was deployed on operational tours in Kosovo and Tchad.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>The quadruplicity of future military command: urbanization, digitization, artificial intelligence and mission command</li> <li>Mastering the urban operational environment</li> <li>Rapid Data Integration and Visualization in a Digital HeadQuarters (DHQ / RADIV) as key to success</li> <li>Specialized Decision Support: the Urban Operations Support Cell (UOSC)<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:15</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Arctic Challenges to Soldier Lethality</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225182.jpg?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Matti Finnila " /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Major Matti Finnila , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Research Officer, <strong>Finnish Defence Forces, Research Center</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major Matti Finnilä is a research officer in the FIN Army Research Center. His main field of research are the Small Arms Family 2030, Night Combat Capability 2025 and Soldier Equipment projects of the Dismounted Soldier Program in the Finnish Army. He is also the chief instructor of the Sniper Center of Excellence. Major Finnilä has 22 years' experience in both light and mechanized infantry including two deployments to Afghanistan.</p></div><div class="topic-description"> <li>Low light conditions and demands during winter</li> <li>Extreme cold temperature problems for weapons</li> <li>Challenges for power management and comms<br />  </li> </div></div></div></div><div class="event agenda-box row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="row no-gutter" style="background-color:#805297;"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="col-xs-2" style="padding-left:0"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:0"><img src="/_images/newsite/clockw.png" alt="clock" ></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6" style="padding-left:5px"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">17:45</h3></div></div> <div class="col-xs-10 text-right"><h3 style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stream Chair Closing Remarks</h3></div></div></div><div class="keynote-speaker"><div class="col-xs-2" ><div class="row" style="background-color:#fff;"><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-image-circle"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link"><img class="speaker-image img-responsive" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=180&height=180&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " /></a></a></div><div class="col-xs-12 speaker-bio text-center"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link">View Bio</a></div><br/></div></div><div class="col-xs-10" style="overflow:auto;"><p><span class="speaker-name"><strong>Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen , </strong></span><span class="speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, <strong>PEO Soldier, US Army</strong></span><div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>  <div class="daylist2"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist" > <li role="presentation" class="active"><a class="nav-link" href="#day_1" aria-controls="day_1" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" onclick="scrollToPosition(600);">Day one</a></li><li role="presentation" class=""><a class="nav-link" href="#day_2" aria-controls="day_2" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" onclick="scrollToPosition(600);">Day two</a></li><li role="presentation" class=""><a class="nav-link" href="#day_3" aria-controls="day_3" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" onclick="scrollToPosition(600);">Day three</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="tab_speakers"> <div id="speaker-grid"> <div id="pop-speakers-all" class="container-fluid" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <br> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; 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Before being assigned to this position, BG Constantin NICOLAESCU held numerous appointments across the Romanian Army. In October 2019, he was assigned as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, for the newest NATO headquarters established in Romania, Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East and on November 19, 2020, he was appointed to his current position.<br /> Brigadier general Nicolaescu has deployed in three missions abroad: Afghanistan 2006, Iraq 2009 and Afghanistan 2013-2014.<br /> In 2019 he graduated from “Carol I” National Defense University with a PhD in Military Sciences. Since 2017, he has been an Associate Professor of the same institution.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl04_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225744.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel (Ret.) Paulo Roberto da Silva Gomes Filho</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Analyst and Researcher, Strategic Studies Center</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Brazilian Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Analyst and Researcher, Strategic Studies Center, Brazilian Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Colonel (Retired) of the Brazilian Army, Paulo Filho completed his studies at the<br /> Brazilian Military Academy (AMAN) in 1990. He has also completed the<br /> Brazilian Army's basic, advanced, and high-level military courses, as well as<br /> specialized courses in Intelligence, Physical Education, International<br /> Humanitarian Law, and the Commander Course for Armored and Mechanized<br /> Units. He has a Master's degree in Military Sciences from the Army Command and<br /> General Staff College, a specialization in Military History from the University of<br /> Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), and a Master's degree in Defense and<br /> Strategy from the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (China). He was an Intelligence Officer for the 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade and an<br /> Instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College, where he made<br /> significant contributions to all teaching sections. Additionally, he served as the<br /> commander of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment.<br /> Furthermore, he was an assistant to the Brazilian Commander of Land<br /> Operations and to the Military Commander of the West.<br /> He was the Strategic Project Brazilian Combatant (COBRA) manager from 2019<br /> to 2021.<br /> In July 2021, Colonel Paulo Filho withdrew from active duty.<br /> Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at the University of<br /> Brasília, a professor of Geopolitics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas<br /> Gerais, and an analyst at the Brasilian Army Center for Strategic Studies.<br /> Additionally, he composes a weekly column for the Brazilian national<br /> newspaper Correio do Povo that addresses strategic and geopolitical matters.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl05_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225023.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen " align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel (Ret.) Richard Hansen </a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">PEO Soldier, US Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>As Former Program Manager, Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier, US Army COL (R) Hansen spent 26 years in the US Army in both the war fighting and acquisition fields. He held various command and staff positions in self-propelled, towed, and airborne artillery units and fire support elements. His research, development, and acquisition experience includes various assignments as a product, project, or program manager in electric guns, armored vehicles, and precision guided munitions. In his last 4 years of service as the Project Manager for Soldier Warrior, he was responsible for weapons, clothing, and equipment for aviation crewmen (Air Warrior), dismounted Soldiers (Land Warrior, Ground Soldier Ensemble), and vehicle crewmen (Mounted Soldier).</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl06_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225849.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Jacques Bouffard" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Jacques Bouffard</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Director, Studies & Foresight, Draguignan Infantry School</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">French Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Director, Studies & Foresight, Draguignan Infantry School, French Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Born of the 12th of January, 1973, colonel Jacques Bouffard is married since 1997, has 6 children and 4 grandchildren.<br /> Graduated from the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr in 1998, he joined the Infantry school in Montpellier for a one year training as a platoon leader. He then chose to serve in the French Foreign Legion ans whas thus appointed to the 4th French Foreign Legion Battalion in Castelnaudary to train the new recruits.<br /> He moved in 2000 to the 2nd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion in Nîmes where he served 6 years as a platoon leader (2000-2002), deputy Coy commander (2002-2004) and Coy commander (2004-2006). During this time, he took part in five different missions & operations in French Guyana, Ivory Coast, Northern Macedonia and Djibouti.<br /> Graduated from the War College in 2010, he joined the staff of the European Rapid Reaction Corps in Strasbourg and was sent in Afghanistan for 6 months inside HQ ISAF, as a plans officer.<br /> Ranked as lieutenant-colonel, he returned in 2012 to the Foreign Legion in French Guyana (3rd Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion) where he served two years as the chief of operations dealing in particular with the protection of the Space Centre of Kourou and with the fight against gold smugglers coming from Brazil ans Suriname.<br /> In 2014, he was appointed to the Ministry of the Armed Forces in Paris where he worked 4 years in Human ressources for the army.<br /> Promoted to colonel in 2018, he took command of the 13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade, an infantry battalion composed of around 1300 legionnaires. This regiment was paired with the 1st Irish Guard Battalion of the British army and colonel Jacques Bouffard had then the opportunity to assist to the Shamrock & St Patrick‘s day in London.<br /> By summer 2020, he was assigned in Clermont-Ferrand as the chief of staff of the 4th Airmobile brigade. As such, he was deployed in 2021 during 6 months in Chad & Niger as the Chief of Joined operations in the HQ of French operation BARKHANE.<br /> Finally, he joined in 2023 the Infantry school of Draguignan (French Riviera) where he works as the Director for Studies & Foresight.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl07_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225769.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Nicolas Mueller" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Nicolas Mueller</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Head, Defence Procurement Cooperation</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Armasuisse</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Head, Defence Procurement Cooperation, Armasuisse</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr. Nicolas G. Mueller studied chemistry, physics and national security. 6 years research in laser engineering, worked several years as ICRC coordinator/delegate, 1999-2001 in Afghanistan. Worked 2001-2005 as international strategy consultant. Subsequently in Joint Staff as PM Swiss Information Operations Force. 2007-2016 he was the federal crisis management advisor, directed the federal strategic crisis exercises, organized yearly OECD conferences and advised the Swiss Government in crisis early warning and -management. 2017 – 2023 Head Weapons and Ammunition at armasuisse, presently Head Defence Procurement Cooperation. <br /> General staff colonel, former deputy head of operations (G3) of Swiss Land Forces and reconnaissance battalion commander. Adjunct professor at Geneva School of Diplomacy, teaches national crisis management and future of warfare / defence technology.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl08_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225739.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Tóth" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Norbert Tóth</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Deputy Director, Capability Development Office</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Hungarian Defence Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Deputy Director, Capability Development Office, Hungarian Defence Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Colonel Tóth graduated from the Bolyai János Military College (Budapest, Hungary) and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF), at the 12th Air Defense Regiment in 1997. He served his lieutenant years in various Air Defender positions in the city of Gyor (home base of the 12th Regiment). <br /> Colonel Tóth command assignments within the Air Defense have included the positions of a Platoon Commander, Deputy Battery Commander, Operations Planner, Force Protection Officer, S3 Chief, Battalion Commander and Deputy Regiment Commander. <br /> Between 2013 and 2014 Colonel Tóth was working in the Hungarian Defense Staff, Intelligence Directorate, Intelligence Department as an intelligence analyst.<br /> Before his current position, Colonel Tóth was a senior advisor to the Deputy State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence (from 2021 to 2023).<br /> Colonel Tóth holds a Master of Science degree in Military Leadership from the National University of Public Service (Budapest, Hungary) and a Master of Science degree from National Defense University, Eisenhower School (Washington D.C., USA).<br /> In his carrier, Colonel Tóth has been deployed to Afghanistan three times, having served there for a total of twenty-five months. <br /> Colonel Tóth is married – his wife also serves in the HDF – and he is a father of a ten-year-old son.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl09_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225032.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Norbert Vetter" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Norbert Vetter</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px""></div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">, Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Colonel<br /> Dipl.-Ing. <br /> Norbert Vetter</p> <p>Married, 2 boys</p> <p>• Born 1965<br /> • Grown up in the Stuttgart area<br /> • 1985-1994 Active Military Service in the Mountain Infantry: company commander<br /> • 1991 Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering<br /> • 1994-1996 Department Manager IT & Organization BJB, Neheim-Hüsten (luminaire industry)<br /> • 1994-2006 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Battalion Staff Officer<br /> • 1996 Bachelor Degree in Business Administration<br /> • 1996-1998 General Manager GRAU Werkzeugsysteme, Schwäbisch Gmünd (automotive industry)<br /> • 1998-2000 Chief Marketing Officer GEIGERtechnik, Garmisch-Partenkichen (automotive industry)<br /> • Since 2000 self employed with the ingenieurbuero norbert vetter (IT-consulting)<br /> • 2001-2003 Managing Partner Kochel.net GmbH, Kochel (IT-consulting)<br /> • 2007-2013 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Battalion Commander<br /> • 2012-2021 Timber trading and hunting outfitter, Catapú, Beira Mocambique<br /> • 2013-2017 Active Reserve Service in the Mountain Infantry: Brigade Chief of Staff<br /> • 2017-2019 Active Reserve Service at the Army Command: Branch head Organization<br /> • 2019-2022 Active Reserve Service at the Army Command: Branch head Land based Operations<br /> • Since 2022 founding Manager “InnovationLab Soldier as a system” at the <br /> Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels, Lubricants and Digitisation</p> <p>Hobbies:<br /> • All terrain cycling<br /> • Mountaineering summer & winter<br /> • (Mountain) hunting<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; 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His career at Regimental Duty saw him based in Germany for his early years with deployments to Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan. Most recently, he commanded 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME between August 2017 and February 2020, deploying the Battalion to Canada twice and to Oman in 2019 where he commanded the Combat Service Support and Theatre Enabling Group for the joint Omani-British Exercise Khanjar Oman. His proudest moment in command was collecting the Worshipful Company of Turner’s trophy on behalf of his soldiers and officers, awarded to the best REME Battalion 2019. His staff appointments have largely been in capability and acquisition, with several tours of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and in logistics as Deputy Chief of Staff 102 Logistic Brigade. His first post in DE&S was as the Heavy Logistic Vehicles Requirements Manager, and then on promotion to Lieutenant Colonel as the Military Assistant to the 3* Chief of Materiel (Land). He returned to DE&S, to the Vehicle Support Team, in 2020 on promotion to Colonel, spending a year as the Senior Operations Manager heading up the Optimisation portfolio, looking to drive efficiencies across the in-service vehicle fleet, before moving to become Deputy Head and, latterly, Acting Head. He was appointed to his current post in May 2022 where he and his team are responsible for delivering Dismounted Close Combat capability - Survivability, Lethality, and Surveillance & Target Acquisition - to the Army and United Kingdom Strategic Command. Colonel Cummings is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College London, and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A keen, although slightly lapsed, cyclist, Colonel Cummings is married to Caroline a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with whom he has two young daughters.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl11_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225768.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Pete Brunton" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Pete Brunton</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Assistant Head, Land Environment Tactical CIS, Directorate Programmes</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Assistant Head, Land Environment Tactical CIS, Directorate Programmes, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Colonel Brunton studied CIS at University before attending the RMAS where he commissioned into the Royal Signals. He has commanded troops in a variety of roles and has deployed on numerous operations including Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. Colonel Brunton led a Squadron in 1 (UK) ADSR and was CO at 16 Signals Regiment. At staff he has completed a Masters in CIS management, supported operations at PJHQ, served at the British Embassy in Washington DC, and acted as the Senior Requirements Manager for LETacCIS before promoting to Colonel as the Programme Manager.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl12_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225184.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Colonel Peter Hofer" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Colonel Peter Hofer</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Head of Institute - Advanced Officer Training</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Theresian Military Academy Austria</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Head of Institute - Advanced Officer Training, Theresian Military Academy Austria</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Col Dr. Peter Hofer is Head of the Institute of Advanced Officer Training at Theresian Military Academy being one of the hubs of life-long learning for all active and reserve officers in Austria. He is also head of the IRON NIKE research and development group with a focus on the requirements of a Digital Headquarters and urban operations. Infantry man by trade, Peter has served as platoon and company leader, held various staff appointments, and commanded an infantry battalion. He was deployed on operational tours in Kosovo and Tchad.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl13_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225185.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Command Sergeant Niels Moelleskov</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Chairman of CCIEP under LCGDSS</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Danish Artillery Regiment</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Chairman of CCIEP under LCGDSS, Danish Artillery Regiment</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>I have been a NCO for 40 years and in the last 30 years been working as an SME on Individual Equipment for the Danish Soldiers. Recently I have been involved in the project for the new Nordic Combat Uniform system as the Danish User Representative.<br /> I have been a member of CCIEP for more than 15 years and since 2021, I have been the Chairman of the Group.<br /> My latest Deployment was to the Afghan National Officers Academy in Kabul in 2014/15 where I acted as a mentor in the S7/Skill at Arms Section.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl14_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225325.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dave Pheasant" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dave Pheasant</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">DE&S Future Capability Group, Strategic Command & Air Portfolio Team Leader</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">DE&S UK MoD</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">DE&S Future Capability Group, Strategic Command & Air Portfolio Team Leader, DE&S UK MoD</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dave is Team Leader for the Strategic Command and Air portfolios in the Future Capability Group, which is part of the Integrated Battlespace Operating Centre. Having been through DE&S transformation David has seen first-hand how DE&S change has been implemented and embedded and now in the Future Capability Group is working on ways to accelerate the pull through of experimentation and innovation into recognised projects that will deliver capability to the end user.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl15_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225773.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr D. T. Selvam" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr D. T. Selvam</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Scientist G</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">DRDO – Defence Research Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Scientist G, DRDO – Defence Research Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl16_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225723.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Darren Browning" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr Darren Browning</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Power Sources Lead</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Power Sources Lead, Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr Darren Browning works for Dstl as senior technical lead on Power Sources. He manages and performs research into a range of power systems for all three MOD services, but has recently specialised on the dismounted soldier. Darren also leads on a range of international collaborations including chairing the NATO Land Capability Group Power Team of Experts.<br /> Over the past 29 years he has worked for DRA, QinetiQ and now Dstl on many aspects of energy storage including batteries, fuel cells and energy harvesting for a wide range of military and commercial applications</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl17_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225745.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Fabio Ibrahim" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr Fabio Ibrahim</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Research Associate Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Helmut Schmidt University - German Bundeswehr University in Hamburg</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Research Associate Officer, Helmut Schmidt University - German Bundeswehr University in Hamburg</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr. Fabio Ibrahim is a research associate officer at Helmut-Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. His research interests include military and police psychology, psychometrics, and Human-Computer interaction. He works with specialised forces of the German Armed Forces and police in aptitude diagnostics and stress management.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl18_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225522.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Julie Greeves" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr Julie Greeves</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Prof Julie Greeves OBE is the Principal Physiologist for the British Army and has over >25 years’ experience undertaking human sciences research for Defence. She leads a team of applied human scientists, who conduct laboratory and field studies to identify evidence-based interventions to optimise human performance. She has recently delivered a 9-year original research programme on Women in Ground Close Combat?closing the gender data gap in Defence on health and performance demands in arduous roles. She holds honorary Chair positions at the School of Medicine UEA, and UCL, is Chair of the NATO 203 Panel on optimising menstrual health of servicewomen, actively supervises PhD students, and has published over 125 original papers in peer-reviewed journals.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl19_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225896.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Michael Halwachs" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr Michael Halwachs</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Military Expert for Disaster Management Urban Operations Support Cell, Provincial Military Command Burgenland</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Austrian Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Military Expert for Disaster Management Urban Operations Support Cell, Provincial Military Command Burgenland, Austrian Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl20_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225552.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Dr Robb Wilcox" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Dr Robb Wilcox</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Chief Research Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center </div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Chief Research Officer, US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center </div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl21_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225732.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Elias Lallo" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Elias Lallo</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Scientist, Department for Defence and Security, Systems and Technology</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Swedish Defence Research Agency</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Scientist, Department for Defence and Security, Systems and Technology, Swedish Defence Research Agency</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Elias Lallo has a M.Sc. degree in Molecular Science & Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and works as a Scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). His key areas of research focus on battery safety and performance, to ensure robust and safe operation in various military applications.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl22_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225028.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="James Gavin" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">James Gavin</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Head of the Future Capability Group</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Head of the Future Capability Group, DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>James Gavin is the head of the Future Capability Innovation (FCI) at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).</p> <p>FCI exists to help explore new capabilities and to accelerate into Operational use, as part of the new DE&S Operating model. Increasingly projects are ‘Agile By Default’ to deliver early operational advantage. The Group works closely with all the Front-line Commands, DSTL and central MOD areas such as the DIU and DASA. James has served in the military, the civil service and industry before joining DE&S. He is a passionate advocate of delivering Operational Advantage through a better application of strategic thinking on innovation and inclusive cultures.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl23_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225523.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jon Russell" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Jon Russell</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Principle Scientist Platform Systems</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">DSTL, UK MoD</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Principle Scientist Platform Systems, DSTL, UK MoD</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Jonathan is a Senior Principal Scientist within the Physical Sciences Group at Dstl, Porton Down, UK. He is technical lead for the Land Systems Programme Dismounted Protection Project, and Dstl’s Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Solder Systems project. He is an active member of the NATO Land Capability Group Dismounted Soldier System (LCGDSS) Combat Clothing Individual Equipment and Protection (CCIEP) group, member of the STANAG 2920 Team of Experts, chair of the Head Borne Systems Team of Experts, and chair of STANAG 2902 Test and Evaluation Criteria for Combat Helmets. He is a subject matter expert in physical protection having joined Dstl in 2005, developing and analysing vulnerability and lethality concepts for UK land vehicles. He has spent the last 12 years working in the dismounted protection domain, researching, developing and supporting UK MOD procurement programmes, and technical lead for INVICTUS – the technical programme board for VIRTUS. Jonathan is also the Project Technical Authority for the Dismounted Soldier Systems Project, delivering an articulation of future dismounted soldier system capability that will enhance Ground Manoeuvre operational effectiveness. Focusing on the integration of technology from the broader S&T portfolio: lethality, protection, mobility, C4ISR and sustainability domains.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl24_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225609.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Jose Collazo-Castillo" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Jose Collazo-Castillo</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Assistant Program Manager, Soldier Tactical Power</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">US Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Assistant Program Manager, Soldier Tactical Power, US Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Mr. José Collazo-Castillo serves as the Army Liaison to the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD), Industrial Base Policy. In this role, he leverages his expertise in power and energy systems to inform DoD policy and drive strategic initiatives. As a key player in the development of the DoD's battery strategy, he works to establish a standardized testing, evaluation, and validation process focused on safety and performance. Additionally, he fosters international collaboration through partnerships such as Five Eyes (FVEY) and NATO to advance standard battery technology adoption.<br /> Prior to his current position, Mr. Collazo-Castillo was the Program Manager for the Army’s Supply Resiliency for Soldier Power (SRSP) effort, where he led a team of engineers in standardizing a family of rechargeable batteries for the Dismounted Warfighter. He has also made significant contributions in the areas of dismounted intelligent power management, photovoltaic systems, and wireless power transfer systems.<br /> Throughout his career, Mr. Collazo has demonstrated expertise in project management, having served as the Assistant Product Manager for Army PEO Soldier’s Tactical Power team and as a Project Manager for the Navy's Damage Control Personnel Protective Equipment sustainment effort.<br /> As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Soldier Power and Energy Systems, Mr. Collazo-Castillo brings a unique perspective to his work in the OASD. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and is currently pursuing his MBA from Johns Hopkins University.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl25_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225847.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Klaus Schmitt" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Klaus Schmitt</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Head Batteries Department</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Head Batteries Department, Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl26_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225158.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Director Dismounted Combat Program, Platforms Branch, Land Capability Division</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Australian Army Headquarters</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Director Dismounted Combat Program, Platforms Branch, Land Capability Division, Australian Army Headquarters</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Brett Grant was born in Leeton, New South Wales. In 1994, he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours from the University of Sydney. He was then employed for three years as an Industrial Chemist with Lombe Scientific. In 1998, Lieutenant Colonel Grant entered the Royal Military College Duntroon, where he graduated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in June 1999. His first posting was to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) where he served as a Rifle and Heavy Weapons Platoon Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed to East Timor as a Platoon Commander with INTERFET in September 1999.<br /> In 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted to Captain and posted to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) as a Rifle Company 2IC. During this posting, he successfully completed the Commando selection and reinforcement courses. In 2004, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando). In 2005, he commanded a Commando Platoon on OP SLIPPER as part of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG). Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed again in 2006 on OP RAMP as the Special Operations Liaison/Operations Officer with the Defence Supplementation Staff (DSS) attached to the Australian Embassy Beirut, Lebanon.<br /> In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to The Royal Military College Duntroon, where he served as an instructor to second and first class cadets. In 2008, he was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the Aide-de-Camp to the Special Operations Commander-Australia.<br /> In 2009, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was promoted and appointed as the Officer Commanding Delta Company, 2nd Commando Regiment. Delta Company was then fulfilling the role of Tactical Assault Group East (TAG-E). In 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Grant deployed with his company to Afghanistan as part of SOTG XIII, OP SLIPPER. For this deployment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). In 2011, Lieutenant Colonel Grant served as the S3, 2nd Commando Regiment before completing Australian Command and Staff College in 2012. In 2013, he was posted to Army Headquarters as the Staff Officer to Director General Modernisation-Army where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.<br /> Lieutenant Colonel Grant was posted to Special Operations Headquarters as the SOJ3 in 2014 and the SOJ5 in 2015. In 2016, he was posted as the Special Operations Staff Officer to Military Strategic Commitments and in 2017 he served in the USA as the Special Operations Liaison Officer to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Grant was appointed as the Commanding Officer of The Pilbara Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Grant completed Capability and Technology Management College in 2020 and was posted to the Dismounted Combat Program, Army Headquarters as SO1 Survivability. Currently he is Acting Director of the Dismounted Combat Program.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl27_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225614.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Professor, Virtual Vehicle Research</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Graz University of Technology</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Professor, Virtual Vehicle Research, Graz University of Technology</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Watzenig is CTO at Virtual Vehicle Research and Professor of Autonomous Driving at Graz University of Technology, Austria. Since 2019 he is invited Guest Lecturer at Stanford University, USA, teaching multi-sensor perception and data fusion. He also teaches vehicle autonomy at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. He is militia officer of the Austrian Armed Forces.<br />  </p> <p>He is Editor-in-Chief of the SAE Int. Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles.<br /> <br /> https://www.sae.org/publications/collections/content/E-JOURNAL-12/<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl28_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225027.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">SO1 Soldier Systems</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">SO1 Soldier Systems, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Hanlon was commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers and Greys) in 1999. He served his early Regimental career in Germany as a Challenger II (Main Battle Tank) troop commander. As a Squadron Commander he converted to a Reconnaissance role serving with 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards.<br /> Operational tours include Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Staff appointments include Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding the UK Support Command in German, Land capability lead in British Embassy in the USA and the programme manager for the CT40 Cannon in Defence Equipment & Support.<br /> He is currently leading the Army’s SoldierWorks team which is taking a ‘platform’ approach to delivering an Integrated Soldier System.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl29_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225899.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lieutenant Colonel Paul Cooper</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Commanding Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Army Trials Unit (ATU), British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Commanding Officer, Army Trials Unit (ATU), British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl30_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225894.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Project Manager, Soldier Systems, Special Operations Troops Centre</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Portuguese Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Project Manager, Soldier Systems, Special Operations Troops Centre, Portuguese Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Lieutenant Colonel Pedro António Marques da Costa was born on August 3, 1974, in Viseu, and entered the Military Academy in 1994. He was promoted to his current rank on January 1, 2017. He holds qualifications from the Military Academy's Infantry Course, the Captain Promotion Course, the Senior Officer Promotion Course, the Army General Staff Course, and the Joint General Staff Course, as well as several national and NATO specialization courses. Throughout his career, he has served in various Army Units, with notable highlights including:</p> <p>At the Special Operations Troops Center, he performed instruction and operational duties, serving as Platoon and Company Commander. He was also Operations Officer for a Special Operations Detachment in the Kosovo Force (KFOR), in the Kosovo Theater of Operations in 2001, and advisor for the Technical-Military Cooperation Project with the Special Forces Training Center of Mozambique in 2006/2007.</p> <p>At the Military University Institute (IUM), between 2016 and 2018, he was a lecturer in the Human Behavior and Resource Administration Teaching Area, responsible for the Military Organization and Communication and Public Relations subjects in various courses offered at IUM. He also served as Military Advisor at the Institute of Lexicology and Lexicography of the Portuguese Language at the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, was a member of NATO's Public Diplomacy Pilot Project, and an integrated researcher at IUM's Research Center.</p> <p>At the Intervention Brigade Command, between 2018 and 2019, he served in General Staff roles as Head of the Training and Doctrine Division.<br /> At the 14th Infantry Regiment in Viseu, he was Commander of the Command and Services Companies, Deputy Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, and Chief of Staff of the Kosovo Force Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion (KTM) of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2013/2014. Later, between September 2019 and August 2021, he served as Head of the Operations, Intelligence, and Security Section of the 14th Infantry Regiment. He also held the position of Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operationally assigned to the Intervention Brigade.</p> <p>In the context of building the Portuguese Army's capabilities, as part of the Land Force Protection and Survivability Capability, he is the Manager of the subprojects "Light Weaponry," "Sensors and Aiming Aids," and "Protection," integrated into the Soldier Combat Systems Project.</p> <p>Currently, he is the Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Troops Center, since April 11, 2023.</p> <p>His service record includes several commendations and decorations.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl31_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225742.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Lucy Waldrom" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Lucy Waldrom</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">SoldierWorks Human Factors Lead, </div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">SoldierWorks, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">SoldierWorks Human Factors Lead, , SoldierWorks, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl32_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225156.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Adrian Ciolponea" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major General Adrian Ciolponea</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">NATO HQ</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, NATO HQ</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>On the 1st of August 2023, Major-General Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea has been appointed as SACT Representative in Europe. Prior to this, he was the Land Component Commander and also a Special Advisor to the Defence Minister. MGen. Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea received his commission in 1988, after graduating the Military School for Officers, Sibiu, as an infantry officer. In 2004, he graduated the High Military Studies Academy, Bucharest. He has been assigned to numerous command and staff positions for operations and training, reconnaissance, special operations and airborne operations (1000 + military jumps), both in Romania and abroad. Starting 2008, he commanded the 1st Special Operations Battalion, starting 2009 the 1st Special Operations Regiment and starting 2011 the 6th Special Operations Brigade. In 2015 he has been appointed Deputy Commander at the 4th Infantry Division and in 2016 became deputy Land Forces Commander for training and operations. During 2017-2021, MGen Constantin-Adrian Ciolponea was the Romanian National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Power Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium and was the Dean of the National Military Representatives. From 2021 to 2022, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Multinational Corps Southeast in Sibiu, Romania. Abroad, he served in a variety of assignments, most notably being: UN Military Observer Democratic Republic of Congo (2000-2001); Staff Officer in Afghanistan (2008, 2010, 2013); Staff Officer in Kosovo (2009). His military education includes several international courses, including: Army's Rangers Course for Officers, USA, (1996 – 1997 completion certificate) Special Operations Course, USA (2005); Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA (2006 - 2007); Advance Program in Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Germany (2010); Counter Terrorism Special Forces Advanced Course, USA (2014); National War College, USA (2014 - 2015). MG Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA's decorations and awards include: UN Medal; The Army Achievement Medal; The Army Commendation Medal; General Staff Badge of Honour; Romanian Army Honour Emblem; Military Veteran Honorific title; Land Forces Emblem of Honour; National Order Military Virtue in rank of Knight; Air Force Emblem of Honour; Naval Forces Emblem of Honour in service of the Homeland – for 25 years of service" Honorary sign. Major-General Constantin-Adrian CIOLPONEA is married and father of two.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl33_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225727.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major General Chris Barry CBE" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major General Chris Barry CBE</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Director Land Warfare</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Director Land Warfare, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major General Chris Barry grew up in Cambridge and was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment, later transferring to The Royal Welsh on command. He completed 15 years at Regimental duty as well as time on the staff of a Bde and a Corps, serving in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Germany, and the Falkland Islands and on repeated operations in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan as well as Iraq and the Yemen.</p> <p>On the General Staff, he has served as Assistant Head of the Army 2020 Programme, Chief of Staff of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, Chief of Staff of the Land Warfare Centre and Commander of the Collective Training Group. Major General Barry is a graduate of both the Joint Advanced Command and Staff Course (Australia) and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was appointed OBE in 2014 and CBE in 2021.</p> <p>His interests include European literature and history. He is the Vice President of Army Boxing and the Colonel of the Regiment, The Royal Welsh.</p> <p>Major General Barry was appointed Director Land Warfare in December 2021.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl34_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225741.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Hugh Hemsley" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major Hugh Hemsley</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Army DCC Lethality Requirements Manager</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">SoldierWorks</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Army DCC Lethality Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl35_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225031.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Magnus Hallberg" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major Magnus Hallberg</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">LCG DSS Chairman</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">NATO/Swedish Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">LCG DSS Chairman, NATO/Swedish Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Infantry officer, the career consists of a mix of different positions within infantry and Mechanized battalions. <br /> Graduated from Staff collage 2002 and completed Battalion Commander Course 2003, since 2004 at Land Warfare Centre development department.<br /> Test and trial manager on Swedish soldier modernization, PM/ReqM on Combat clothing and PPE.<br /> A member of LCG DSS since 2004, Deputy Chairman 2012-18, Chairman 2019---<br /> Involved in the NORDEFCO project on Nordic Combat Uniform as leader of the User Working Group.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl36_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225182.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Matti Finnila " align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major Matti Finnila </a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Research Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Finnish Defence Forces, Research Center</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Research Officer, Finnish Defence Forces, Research Center</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major Matti Finnilä is a research officer in the FIN Army Research Center. His main field of research are the Small Arms Family 2030, Night Combat Capability 2025 and Soldier Equipment projects of the Dismounted Soldier Program in the Finnish Army. He is also the chief instructor of the Sniper Center of Excellence. Major Finnilä has 22 years' experience in both light and mechanized infantry including two deployments to Afghanistan.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl37_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225030.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Michael O'Connor" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major Michael O'Connor</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Capability Director Soldier Modernisation Office</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">New Zealand Defence Force</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Capability Director Soldier Modernisation Office, New Zealand Defence Force</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major O’Connor enlisted into the New Zealand Army in January 1981 serving as an Infantry soldier in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. He has served with the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in both Singapore and New Zealand, and has completed postings to the 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion and reserve infantry units obtaining the rank of Warrant Officer Class One holding a number of senior appointments. Throughout his soldier career Major O’Connor has undertaken a range of regimental, staff and training appointments including postings as an instructor at the Army Schools and Cadre appointments, completing his soldier career in Army General Staff as the infantry career manager. Major O’Connor was commissioned in 2012 as a general list officer at the rank of Captain and appointed as the adjutant for 5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and was subsequently promoted to Major as the Executive Officer in 2015. In 2017 he was posted to Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand as a Staff Officer planning, for overseas operations. He was posted to the Australian Army Land Warfare Centre in 2018 as an instructor at the Officer Training Wing. Major O’Connor has deployed on operations with the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt, the United Nations in East Timor, the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and as a staff officer within the Headquarters of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve based in Kuwait. Major O’Connor is a graduate of the New Zealand Command and Staff College (Joint) and holds a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Victoria University, of Wellington. Major O’Connor was appointed as the Capability Manager Soldier Modernisation Office on 12 December 2021.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl38_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225524.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Major Nicholas Reynolds" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Major Nicholas Reynolds</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Dismounted Close Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Dismounted Close Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Requirements Manager, SoldierWorks, British Army</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Major Nicholas Reynolds joined the Army in 2012 and has served within a variety of roles within Light Role, Mechanised and Specialised (now Ranger) infantry, gaining operational experience within Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali. Having recently promoted to Major and completed the Battlespace Technology course, he is well suited to his current role, requirements managing for DCC STA, where his breadth of experience and expertise play a crucial role in bringing new STA capabilities into service.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl39_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225615.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Nils Teschner" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Nils Teschner</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Technical Project Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">OCCAR-EA</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Technical Project Officer, OCCAR-EA</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Currently working as a Technical Project Officer, Nils Teschner is the technical focal point of the Night Vision Capability programme in OCCAR-EA. In this role, he manages technical, ILS & ISS requirements, drafts statements of work, manages risks, and monitors contract execution.<br /> Nils holds MSc degrees in both aerospace engineering and philosophy. From 2004 to 2014, he served in the German Army and left as a Captain. In previous positions, he worked in OCCAR-EA as the Technical Publication Manager for the Tiger helicopter programme and as In-Service Support Officer in the German Army Aviation branch. <br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl40_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225740.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Second Permanent Secretary</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Second Permanent Secretary, UK Ministry of Defence</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Paul Lincoln is the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). He was appointed in May 2023.<br /> <br /> As Second Permanent Secretary, his responsibilities include digital transformation across Defence, security and resilience (including cyber security), space policy, science and technology, safety, net assessment and challenge, trade and economic security, and strategic relationships with industry.<br /> Paul’s career has covered a broad range of roles in the MOD, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office. Prior to his return to the MOD, Paul spent time on secondment to the private sector. <br /> From 2017 to 2021 he was Director General of UK Border Force in the Home Office, with responsibility for protecting border security and overseeing immigration and customs checks. During this time, he successfully led one of the largest law enforcement organisations in the UK, delivering generational improvements to passenger processing and, with a real focus on preparations for Brexit, oversaw one of the largest and most complex EU exit programmes in government. He also led on the cross-government health measures at the border at the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.<br /> <br /> Other senior roles at the Home Office included Director General of the Crime, Policing and Fire Group, and Acting Director General of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.<br /> His roles at the MOD have covered oversight for a range of operational campaigns, defence resourcing, programmes, and security policy.</p> <p><br /> <strong>Second Permanent Secretary Responsibilities</strong><br /> <br /> The Second Permanent Secretary works closely with the Permanent Secretary on all aspects of the Department’s leadership, and has specific Accounting Officer responsibility for digital, innovation and science and technology.<br /> The Second Permanent Secretary is a member of the Defence Board and is a non-executive member of the Single Services’ Boards and UK Strategic Command Board.<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl41_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225897.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Roland Gebhardt" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Roland Gebhardt</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">NVC Project Manager</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">OCCAR-EA</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">NVC Project Manager, OCCAR-EA</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Biography<br /> • Born in 1977<br /> • Joined the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support in 2004.<br /> • Project Manager of Night Vision Equipment of the Bundeswehr 2008 to 2018<br /> • Project Manager of German Heron TP 2018 to 2023<br /> • Joined OCCAR-EA in 2024 as Project Manager of the Night Vision Capability Programme<br />  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl42_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225164.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Sebastian Gies" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Sebastian Gies</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Project Lead Soldier System D-LBO</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Project Lead Soldier System D-LBO, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Dr. Sebastian Gies is the Project Lead for the Soldier System D-LBO (Digitization of Land-Based Operations) at the German Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw; Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support). Graduating from the Philipps-University Marburg after obtaining a B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD (Dr. rer. nat) in physics, he worked at Sandia National Laboratories as a Postdoctoral Appointee before joining the BAAINBw as a project management professional</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl43_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225938.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Senior Captain Roald De Decker" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Senior Captain Roald De Decker</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Assistant Chief Weapons, System Manager Weapons and Sensors </div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Belgian Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Assistant Chief Weapons, System Manager Weapons and Sensors , Belgian Armed Forces</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p><strong>Work experience</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Job positions:</strong><br /> 2007 – 2012: Royal Military Academy, 162 POL<br /> 2012 – 2013: CC Land Dept Man<br /> 2013 - 2017: Bvr 5/ Li<br /> Plt Cdr B Coy (2013 - 2017)<br /> 2IC C Coy (2015 - 2017)<br /> 2IC A Coy (2017)<br /> 2017 – 2020: MR Sys-LSW, weapon stations<br /> Material Manager<br /> Office Chief<br /> Project Offr<br /> 2020 – 2022: Bvr 5/ Li:<br /> Coy Cdr T Coy<br /> 2022 – 2023: 48 VKHO <br /> 2023 – 2024: MR Sys-SEW, weapons<br /> 2024 - … : Assistant chief Weapons, Optics, Simulation</p> <p><strong>Operations:</strong><br /> 2015: BALTIC PIRANHA (LTU)<br /> 2016: EUTM (MLI)<br /> 2015-2021: OVG (BEL)</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl44_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225848.png?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Steffen Gondolff" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Steffen Gondolff</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Fuel Cells Officer</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Fuel Cells Officer, Bundeswehr</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 speaker-grid"> <div class="col-sm-12" style="margin-top:20px"> <a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details"> <div style="position: relative; width: 250px; height: 250px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; border:2px solid black; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl05_rptAllSpeakers_ctl45_imgSpeaker" class="img-responsive speaker-image" src="/documentportal/speakerimage/225180.jpg?width=250&height=250&bgcolor=white&scale=canvas" alt="Wilhelm Sahlen" align="right" style="width:100%; height:auto; " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="" style="text-align:center; min-height:125px;"> <div class="speaker-name" style="margin-top:20px; font-weight:700;"><a href="#pop-speaker-single" class="open-popup-link" title="Speaker Details">Wilhelm Sahlen</a></div> <div style="margin-top:5px"">Scientist</div> <div style="margin-top:5px; font-weight:700; font-color: #000;">Swedish Defence Research Agency</div> <div class="hidden speaker-details">Scientist, Swedish Defence Research Agency</div> <div class="hidden speaker-profile"><p>Wilhelm Sahlén is a scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Wilhelm is the deputy Head of Department of the Directed energy weapons and energy department. Wilhelm has a background in mechanical engineering and performs work like researcher and project manager within the area. 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From our airborne work with sensors alerting warfighters to what's over the next hill, to our autonomous maritime platforms protecting sea lanes and shores, Leidos enables customers to achieve mission success and multi-domain dominance at home and abroad. <p/></span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl02_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5084.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Marathon Targets</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Gold Sponsor</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://marathon-targets.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Marathon Robotics provides Lethality Today to US, NATO, and Coalition Partners on four Continents. We’ve been selected by USMC to provide mobile trailers of Intelligent Robotic Targets at all key CONUS and OCONUS sites. We reinvent Live Fire Training with Intelligent Robots that look, move, and behave like real people. It’s the world’s most realistic live fire training: shoot one robot, the rest autonomously scatter for cover, or self-organize a swarming counterattack.<p/>The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act describes our Autonomous Robotic Targets as “a vast improvement to training modality over existing systems and was value added in all training events/scenarios.”<p/>Trevor Nash of Shepard Defence says: “The Marathon argument is very persuasive, but its challenge is to change a mindset - present for many centuries – that the aim of the range is to ‘train marksmanship.’ That mentality is wrong” overmatch and winning the firefight are more important.”<p/>Marathon also cuts Range Modernization costs and time by 85% through ZIRM (Zero Infrastructure Range Modernization). No need to buy robots: use ZIRM cost avoidance to fund Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) to rent robots for a week or year, with robot operators – 95% of them military veterans. Offices and rental fleets on 4 continents.<p/></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="buttons buttons_ed" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> <a id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl07_rptSponsors_ctl03_lnkPopup" class="button-white open-popup-link" href="#pop-gold-sponsor">view all Gold Sponsors</a> <a href="#pop-sponsor" class="button-white open-popup-link">Sponsor the conference</a> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="col-md-12" style=""> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <ul style="float: none; text-align: center;"> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl01_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5040.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">3M</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.3m.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>We strive to set the standard for confidence and trust by providing rugged, reliable protective communication equipment.<p/> <p>3M™ PELTOR™ solutions for today’s modern warfighter have been designed for use in combat and combat support operations, specifically, for use with firearms and ballistic combat helmets. The hearing protectors feature external microphones for environmental listening (aka Talk-Through) capability, so operators can maintain auditory situational awareness while still protecting their hearing. With more than 70 years of experience the PELTOR brand promises quality communication solutions that help provide an excellent balance of comfort and protection. The advanced engineering and technology inherent with the PELTOR brand fits with the high standard of quality and innovation of a continuously evolving range of product solutions that you, our customers, come to expect from 3M.<p/> </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl02_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5272.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">INVISIO</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.invisio.com.</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><P>INVISIO is a global market leader within advanced communication and hearing protection systems for security and defense forces. The company develops and sells advanced systems that enable professionals in noisy and mission critical environments to communicate and work effectively, while protecting their hearing.<P/>INVISIO systems are based on simplicity, modularity and flexibility to fit the communication needs of both the mounted and dismounted professional, regardless of operational requirements.Seamless plug and play integration between headsets, control units, intercoms, and interface cables is key to the versatility of the INVISIO system, as it allows for deployment of new equipment without the need for updating existing INVISIO equipment.<P/>The solutions are developed for specific end-user applications and marketed under the two brands INVISIO and Racal Acoustics. Sales are via the headquarters in Copenhagen and sales offices in the USA, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Thailand and via a global network of partners. Read more on www.invisio.com. </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl03_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5653.jpg?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Nokia</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.nokia.com/industries/defense/</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile">2024 - Defense At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for digitalization and scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. For defence, we provide cloud, fixed and wireless critical communications solutions that elevate mission intelligence and forge forces’ advantage. For more information, please visit us online: https://www.nokia.com/industries/defense/ </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl04_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5054.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">rheinmetall</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Rheinmetall - Taking responsibility in a changing world <p/> As an integrated technology group, the listed company Rheinmetall AG , headquartered in Düsseldorf, stands for a company that is as strong in substance as it is successful internationally, and that is active in various markets with an innovative range of products and services. Rheinmetall is a leading international systems supplier in the defence industry and at the same time a driver of forward-looking technological and industrial innovations in the civilian markets. The focus on sustainability is an integral part of Rheinmetall's strategy. The company aims to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2035. Through our work in various fields, we at Rheinmetall take on responsibility in a dramatically changing world. With our technologies, products and systems, we create the indispensable basis for peace, freedom and sustainable development: security. <p/> </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl05_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5487.jpg?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Thales</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">https://www.thalesgroup.com/en</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Thales is a global technology leader in the defence, aerospace, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains. With its 30,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, working with customers and local partners around the world.<p/></span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl06_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5014.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Ultra</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Sponsors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.ultra-pcs.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Ultra specialises in providing application engineered tailored solutions. We focus on our customers’ mission critical and intelligent systems in the defence, security, critical detection & control markets. Our capabilities and technologies can be found on many of the world’s long-term military programmes.<p/>UltraLYNX is a key component in the realisation of future dismounted situational awareness systems; Increased operational tempo, improved operational agility and effectiveness. By empowering the user to employ UltraLYNX as their role or mission demands, for the first time soldier technology can truly adapt to the users needs and evolve with the constant and rapidly changing situation on a modern battlefield.<p/>Designed from the ground up to deliver smart, open architecture, capable of providing users with a simple plug and play function of a range of common bearer and end user devices, while also providing the necessary technological infrastructure to support future systems growth and development; UltraLYNX provides the definitive standard for future soldier systems and delivers a truly integrated, scalable and open solution to meet current and future close combat challenges head on.<p/></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="buttons buttons_ed" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> <a id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl09_rptSponsors_ctl07_lnkPopup" class="button-white open-popup-link" href="#pop-sponsors">view all Sponsors</a> <a href="#pop-sponsor" class="button-white open-popup-link">Sponsor the conference</a> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="col-md-12" style=""> <h3>Exhibitors</h3> <ul style="float: none; text-align: center;"> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl01_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5477.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Bertin Exensor</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">https://www.exensor.com/</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Founded in 1987, Bertin Exensor is a world leading provider of networked Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems, providing tailored sensor solutions to customers all over the world. From our headquarters in Lund, Sweden, our network communications and research lab in Kalmar and our production site in Basingstoke, UK, we design, develop, and produce rugged UGS solutions to meet the most stringent demands of our customers. With firsthand experience in Force/FOB Protection, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and monitoring of critical assets and sensitive areas Bertin Exensor have designed solutions for both military and homeland security applications. Part of the French group ‘Bertin Technologies’, Bertin Exensor has a strong capability offering, well-established and trusted within the Defence and Security industry. <p/></span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl02_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/4983.jpg?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Bren Tronics</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.bren-tronics.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl02_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>Bren-Tronics, Inc. (BTI) is a technology-based Power Systems company with over 45 years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of primary and rechargeable batteries, along with associated chargers and complete power systems. From design to production, BTI maintains complete in-house capabilities to develop fully integrated systems supporting US and Worldwide Military and Commercial markets.<p/> <p>BTI has traditionally supported the dismounted soldier by providing the highest portable power and energy available in the smallest, lightest packages, whilst always maintaining the highest level of safety standards. Through the evolution of rechargeable battery systems, initially with Nickle Cadmium, through Nickle Metal Hydride to the current forefront of technology, Lithium Ion, BTI have consistently provided the warfighter with the best technology available.With reliability at the forefront of user’s requirements, BTI pride themselves with an outstanding field-proven record of dependability. In addition, BTI was the first battery manufacturer of rechargeable batteries to provide a visual state of charge indicator to further enhance the confidence of the user.<p/> <p>Specific to the arena of the Future Soldier ideology, in 2004 BTI were the first to provide a battery specifically designed to be used as a centralised power source for the dismounted soldier. The SMP battery range from Bren-Tronics is unique in so much that the battery is designed around the most energy efficient Li Ion cell available. Consequently, the energy density (run time per weight and size) is the highest currently achievable.<p/> <p>The SMP battery is currently in use by the German IDZ programme and recently the same battery has now been selected as the battery of choice for the Benelux “VOSS” Future Soldier programme.<p/> </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl03_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5648.jpg?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">L3Harris </span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.l3harris.com </span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl03_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Visit L3Harris.com for more information.<p/></span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl04_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5657.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Steatite </span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.steatite-communications.co.uk/</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl04_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"> Steatite is the UK’s only re-seller of Persistent Systems Wave Relay products, including the astounding MPU5 secure MANET radio. The company is at the forefront of advanced radio communications with an emphasis on defence, security and autonomous vehicle applications. However, our technology and knowledge extends far beyond this, making us well placed to help you with your most challenging communications requirements Behind the delivery of every Steatite Communications deployment is a group of skilled, motivated and dedicated experts. This team combines decades of valuable and varied industry experience with incredibly detailed product knowledge, the result of which is a team of specialists at the top of their class to guide you with the selection and deployment of your Steatite Communications system. </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl05_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5073.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">Thermoteknix</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://www.thermoteknix.com</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl05_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile">Thermoteknix is a global leader in the design and manufacture of thermal imaging, night vision and fusion systems for defence and security forces. At Future Soldier Technology 2024, Thermoteknix will be demonstrating the latest Fused Night Vision Binocular with AR (FNVG-AR) which utilises the latest night vision technology fused with thermal imaging, combined with an intelligent battery pack (ARTIM) delivering a real-time Augmented Reality overlay. The user can easily interchange between night vision, fused thermal imaging and AR for maximum target detection and surveillance capabilities. FNVG-AR fully integrates with ATAK (or similar Battle Management Systems) to deliver enhanced situational awareness, including Blue Force Tracking, routes, markers, GPS and Compass heading. Thermoteknix, with its AR head-up display systems, together with its range of mission-critical day/night surveillance and target acquisition systems, is supporting Soldier Modernisation programmes worldwide. </span> </div> </li> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl06_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5447.jpg?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">TRELLISWARE TECHNOLOGIES</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Exhibitors</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">https://www.trellisware.com/</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl06_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions. TrellisWare’s technology is a critical component of modern tactical networks. The TrellisWare® TSM® waveform is incorporated into a wide range of systems, including TrellisWare radios, trusted industry partner radios, and multiple government and commercial solutions.<p/>Our highly adaptable network facilitates secure mission-critical voice and data delivery in the most severe conditions. The result is an exceptionally robust, flat network that provides unprecedented scalability and supports hundreds of nodes, using less spectrum than any other Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) technology. <p/>TrellisWare is delivering the next generation of communications for defense, public safety, and uncrewed markets When Nothing Else Works™.<p/></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="buttons buttons_ed" style="margin-bottom: 40px;"> <a id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl11_rptSponsors_ctl07_lnkPopup" class="button-white open-popup-link" href="#pop-exhibitors">view all Exhibitors</a> <a href="#pop-sponsor" class="button-white open-popup-link">Sponsor the conference</a> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="col-md-12" style=""> <h3>Supported by</h3> <ul style="float: none; text-align: center;"> <li style="float:none; width:210px; margin:25px;text-align:center; display:inline-block;"> <div class="sponsor-elem"> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link "><img id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl13_rptSponsors_ctl01_imgSponsor" class="sponsor-image" src="/_media/partners/5609.png?width=200" /></a><br /> <a href="#pop-sponsor-single" class="open-popup-link view_det">View details</a> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl13_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblName" class="hidden sponsor-name">SoldierWorks</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl13_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblType" class="hidden sponsor-type">Supported by</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl13_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblLink" class="hidden sponsor-link">http://</span> <span id="ctl00_MainContent_ctl13_rptSponsors_ctl01_lblProfile" class="hidden sponsor-profile"><p>SoldierWorks is a cross functional team consisting of Civil Servants, Military Personnel, and partners in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) who work together to enhance our soldier’s capability further. 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The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.<p/> <p/> Our Defence and Intelligence business provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide – including the UK MOD, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), NATO, and the Intelligence Community. Our solutions include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. 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We’ve been selected by USMC to provide mobile trailers of Intelligent Robotic Targets at all key CONUS and OCONUS sites. We reinvent Live Fire Training with Intelligent Robots that look, move, and behave like real people. It’s the world’s most realistic live fire training: shoot one robot, the rest autonomously scatter for cover, or self-organize a swarming counterattack.<p/>The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act describes our Autonomous Robotic Targets as “a vast improvement to training modality over existing systems and was value added in all training events/scenarios.”<p/>Trevor Nash of Shepard Defence says: “The Marathon argument is very persuasive, but its challenge is to change a mindset - present for many centuries – that the aim of the range is to ‘train marksmanship.’ That mentality is wrong” overmatch and winning the firefight are more important.”<p/>Marathon also cuts Range Modernization costs and time by 85% through ZIRM (Zero Infrastructure Range Modernization). 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The SoldierWorks team was established with a single focus’ to put the soldier at the centre of the solution. By optimising the performance of the individual Soldier to enhance lethality, survivability, agility and resilience, enabling our soldiers to fight and to win across the full spectrum of war fighting scenarios. The SoldierWorks team continues to exploit the Army’s experimentation programme, across Human Factors, Survivability, lethality and C4i putting emerging technologies in the hands of the &soldier to support the development of new capabilities. This supports design, development and delivery of enhancements to the soldier’s performance and equipment. The team speed up the introduction of new soldier system capabilities . 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From our headquarters in Lund, Sweden, our network communications and research lab in Kalmar and our production site in Basingstoke, UK, we design, develop, and produce rugged UGS solutions to meet the most stringent demands of our customers. With firsthand experience in Force/FOB Protection, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and monitoring of critical assets and sensitive areas Bertin Exensor have designed solutions for both military and homeland security applications. 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(BTI) is a technology-based Power Systems company with over 45 years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of primary and rechargeable batteries, along with associated chargers and complete power systems. From design to production, BTI maintains complete in-house capabilities to develop fully integrated systems supporting US and Worldwide Military and Commercial markets.<p/> <p>BTI has traditionally supported the dismounted soldier by providing the highest portable power and energy available in the smallest, lightest packages, whilst always maintaining the highest level of safety standards. Through the evolution of rechargeable battery systems, initially with Nickle Cadmium, through Nickle Metal Hydride to the current forefront of technology, Lithium Ion, BTI have consistently provided the warfighter with the best technology available.With reliability at the forefront of user’s requirements, BTI pride themselves with an outstanding field-proven record of dependability. In addition, BTI was the first battery manufacturer of rechargeable batteries to provide a visual state of charge indicator to further enhance the confidence of the user.<p/> <p>Specific to the arena of the Future Soldier ideology, in 2004 BTI were the first to provide a battery specifically designed to be used as a centralised power source for the dismounted soldier. The SMP battery range from Bren-Tronics is unique in so much that the battery is designed around the most energy efficient Li Ion cell available. 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<option>Very Reverend</option> <option>Very Reverend Dr</option> <option>Vice Admiral</option> <option>Vice Admiral d'escadre</option> <option>Vice Admiral Sir</option> <option>Vice Amiral d'escadre</option> <option>Vice Chairman</option> <option>Vice President</option> <option>Viscount</option> <option>Warrant Officer</option> <option>Wing Commander</option> <option>Other</option> </select> <div style="display:none;"> <input type="text" id="speak_title_other" name="speak_title_other" value="" class="form-control title_group" style="margin:10px 0 0 178px; background-color: #ccc;" spellcheck="false" disabled="disabled" /> </div> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("#speak_title").change(function () { if ($("option:selected", this).text() == 'Other') { $('#speak_title_other').prop('disabled', false); $('#speak_title_other').css({ 'background-color': '#fff' }); $('#speak_title_other').parent().slideDown(); } else { $('#speak_title_other').val(''); 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</div> <div class="ctrl-grp"> <label class="title"> What is the topic you wish to speak about?</label> <textarea id="speak_topic" name="speak_topic" class="form-control"></textarea> </div> <div class="ctrl-grp checkbox-grp"> <div><input id="speak_returning" name="speak_returning" type="checkbox" /></div> <label for="speak_returning"> I'm a returning speaker from a previous event</label> </div> <div class="ctrl-grp"> <label class="title"> Where did you hear about SAE Media Group?</label> <input type="text" id="speak_hear" name="speak_hear" value="" class="form-control" /> </div> <input id="speak_submit" type="submit" value="SUBMIT DETAILS" class="log_btn" /> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pop-attend-group" class="white-popup mfp-hide"></div> <div id="pop-attend" class="white-popup mfp-hide"> <div style="width: 100%"> <h3 id="popTitle">I would like to attend an event</h3> <h3 id="popGroupTitle">Group Booking</h3> <h4 id="popGroupSubTitle" style="padding-left:80px;">Please complete the below form and a member of SAE Media Group’s booking team will be in contact within 24 hours</h4> <div class="register_sec"> <form id="attend_form" action="" method="post"> <div class="ctrl-grp" id="divAttendConf"> <label class="title">Which conference are you interested in attending?</label> <select id="attend_conf" name="attend_conf" class="register-select conf_group"> <option value="">Select ...</option><option value="6030">Counter UAS Technology USA </option><option value="6043">Energy From Waste</option><option value="6029">Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling</option><option value="6057">Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices </option><option value="6061">Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology</option><option value="6060">Mobile Deployable Communications</option><option value="6063">UAV Technology USA</option><option value="6064">Counter UAS Homeland Security USA</option><option value="6065">RNA Therapeutics </option><option value="6073">AI in Drug Discovery</option><option value="6075">Future Soldier Technology</option><option value="6077">Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems</option><option value="6080">Counter UAS Technology Europe</option><option value="6103">Loitering Munitions USA</option><option value="6081">Smart Water Systems</option><option value="6084">Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness</option><option value="6083">Military Space Situational Awareness </option><option value="6068">Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices East Coast</option><option value="6093">Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe</option><option value="6094">Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe</option><option value="6067">Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices West Coast</option><option value="6097">Future Soldier Technology USA</option><option value="6099">MILSATCOM USA</option><option value="6092">Injectable Drug Delivery</option><option value="6106">Counter UAS Middle East & Africa</option><option value="6101">Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems USA</option><option value="6112">Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA</option><option value="6114">The Space Logistics Conference</option><option value="6115">Defence Exports</option><option value="6108">Counter UAS Homeland Security Europe</option><option value="6118">UAV Technology</option><option value="6133">Defence Aviation Safety</option><option value="6105">Counter UAS Commercial Shipping</option><option value="6121">Airborne ISR</option><option value="6125">Global MilSatCom 2025</option><option value="6130">Air and Missile Defence Technology </option><option value="6132">Loitering Munitions</option><option value="6128">Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability</option> </select> </div>   <div class="indent"> <div class="ctrl-grp" id="divGroupSize"> <label>Group size</label> <input type="text" id="attend_groupSize" name="attend_groupSize" value="" class="form-control" spellcheck="false" /> </div> <div 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/> </div> </div> <div class="ctrl-grp checkbox-grp" id="divAttendReturning"> <div><input id="attend_returning" name="attend_returning" type="checkbox" /></div> <label for="attend_returning">I'm a returning attendee from a previous event</label> </div>  <input id="attend_submit" type="submit" value="SUBMIT DETAILS" class="log_btn" /> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pop-sponsor" class="white-popup mfp-hide"> <div style="width: 100%"> <h3 id="hSponsorExhibit">I would like to sponsor/exhibit at an event</h3> <div class="register_sec"> <form id="sponsor_form" action="" method="post"> <div class="ctrl-grp" id="divWhichConf"> <label class="title">Which conference are you interested in sponsoring?</label> <select id="sponsor_conf" name="sponsor_conf" class="conf_group"> <option value="">Select ...</option><option value="6030">Counter UAS Technology USA </option><option value="6043">Energy From Waste</option><option value="6029">Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling</option><option 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