Future Land Forces 2024

14:30 14:35

Chairman’s summary of close of conference

14:05 14:30

Raising readiness: Estonia’s national defence development plan

Vahur Karus, Chief of Staff - Estonian Defence Force

13:40 14:05

Lessons from operations in Gaza

Guy Hazoot, Chief of the Lessons Learnt Center - Israeli Ground Forces

13:10 13:15

Chairman’s introduction to closing session

13:15 13:40

Preparing for the next generation of warfighting: balancing readiness vs equipment

Stream D

11:50 12:15

Enhancing interoperability: Finabel's vision for future land operations

Mario Blokken, Director - European Army Interoperability Centre

Stream D

12:15 12:20

Chairman’s closing remarks

Stream D

11:25 11:50

Mission command in urban and subterranean operations

Peter Hofer, Head of Institute – Advanced Officer Training - Theresian Military Academy Austria

Stream D

11:00 11:25

Mountain warfare 2040; the future of fighting in mountains

Dennis Jahn, Doctrine and Standardisation Branch Head - NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence

Stream D

09:25 09:50

Alternative soldier power solutions

Stream D

09:50 10:15

Shaping the future of urban warfare

Shaun Clarke, SO2 Urban Warfare Development - British Army

Stream D

09:00 09:25

Increasing soldier lethality, mobility, and situational awareness with augmented vision

Anthony Gibbs, PM Soldier Warrior - US Army PEO Soldier

Stream C

12:15 12:20

Chairman’s closing remarks

Osman Tasman, Land Armaments Coordinator - NATO HQ Defence Investment Division

Stream C

11:25 11:50

Panel: The Future of Vehicles on a transparent battlefield

Jan Mazal, Head of Military Robotics - Czech Defence University

Ryan Pearce, PM Boxer CRV - Recon Variant - Australian Army

Stream C

11:00 11:25

Armoured vehicles of the future; autonomy and armour

István Okstay, Director of Modernisation Directorate, - Hungarian Defence Force

Stream C

09:50 10:15

Unmanned Ground Vehicle Development

Tuğrul Gazi APA, Program Manager (Main Battle Tank systems) - Turkish SSB

Stream C

09:25 09:50

Improving land forces command and control with autonomy and autonomous systems

Jan Mazal, Head of Military Robotics - Czech Defence University

Stream B

12:15 12:20

Chairman’s closing remarks

Stream C

09:00 09:25

Development of robotic and autonomous systems to support future land forces

Luke Gallantree, Land Robotic and Autonomous Systems Technical Lead - UK MoD Dstl

Stream B

11:50 12:15

Defending troops from current and emerging air threats

Stream B

11:25 11:50

Portable C-UAS solutions

Delivered by Robin Radar Systems

Stream B

11:00 11:25

Counter UAS at the tactical edge

Andrew Durfee, Assistant Product Manager - PdM Medium Caliber - US Army - JPEO Armaments and Ammunition

Stream B

09:25 09:50

How Poland is preparing its air and missile defence

Jaworski Przemysław, Chief of Integrated Missile Defence - Polish Armaments Agency

Stream B

09:50 10:15

Back to the future; opportunities and challenges of integrated air & missile Defence in the European theatre

Stuart Hay, Commander 7th AD Group - British Army

Stream B

09:00 09:25

Protecting operating hubs and manoeuvre forces from aerial attack

Curtis King, Commander 10th Army Air and Missile Defence Command - US Army

12:20 13:15

Lunch and networking

Stream A

12:15 12:20

Chairman’s closing remarks

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

Stream A

11:50 12:15

Developing a (C-)UxS ecosystem for the Portuguese Army: the “Remote and Autonomous Systems” Program

Artur Jorge Abreu Varanda, Member of the Core Project Team, Remote and Autonomous Systems Program - Portuguese Army Experimentation and Technological Modernization Centre

Stream A

11:25 11:50

Impact of UxVs of future operations

Adrian Ciolponea ROU, ACT European Representative - NATO Allied Command Transformation

Stream A

11:00 11:25

Creating agility in the procurement process: exploiting UxVs for operational advantage

Andy McIntyre, Future Capability Innovation Team Leader - UK MoD DE&S

10:15 11:00

Morning coffee and networking

Stream A

09:50 10:15

Enhanced soldier SA capabilities with RAS

Stream A

09:25 09:50

Modernising the kill chain from the strategic level to the edge of battle

Stream A

09:00 09:25

Future ground forces developments for Slovakia

Martin Stoklasa MSc, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic - Slovakian Armed Forces

Stream D

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Stream B

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Stream C

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Osman Tasman, Land Armaments Coordinator - NATO HQ Defence Investment Division

08:00 09:00

Welcome coffee

Stream A

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

Stream D

08:00 09:00

Badge collection and registration

Stream D

16:20 16:45

Protective body armour in extreme working environments

Stream D

16:45 17:00

Chairman’s summary

Stream D

15:55 16:20

Innovative and practical solutions for preparing our next generation of war fighters

Stream D

15:30 15:55

Preventing chaotic environments from becoming chaotic operations

William Sumption, Executive Officer - Marine Corps Tactics & Operations Group

Stream D

14:20 14:45

The British Army Special Operations Brigade, UK Land SOF, Allied Rapid Reaction Forces and beyond

Timothy Turner, Deputy Commander Special Operations Brigade - British Army

Stream D

13:55 14:20

Creating immersive environments for joint training; improving live-fire training

Delivered by Patriot Products

Patriot

Stream D

13:30 13:55

Modernising our training to create authentic scenarios

Viktor Kalnitski, Rector - Estonian Military Academy

Stream D

11:50 12:15

Intelligent testing and evaluation: PESCO main battle tank simulation and testing programme

Stream D

11:25 11:50

Hungarian platform training developments

Zoltan Fekets, Acting G7 Chief of Land Force Command - Hungarian Army

Stream D

11:00 11:25

Vehicle training solutions and requirements for the Australian Army

Ryan Pearce, PM Boxer CRV - Recon Variant - Australian Army

Stream D

09:25 09:50

Enhancing instrumented training through synthetic wrapping

Delivered by HAVIK

HAVIK

Stream D

09:50 10:15

Enhancing live training exercises with connected simulations

Michiel F. Bon, Department head Knowledge, Innovation & Coordination - Royal Netherlands Army Simulation Center

Stream D

09:00 09:25

Insights from NATO Learning, Modelling, Simulation and Decision Making programmes

Steve Banks, Branch Head for Modelling and Simulation Learning Technologies - NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

Stream C

16:45 17:00

Chairman’s summary

Osman Tasman, Land Armaments Coordinator - NATO HQ Defence Investment Division

Stream C

16:20 16:45

Altay and the way head for main battle tanks

Tuğrul Gazi APA, Program Manager (Main Battle Tank systems) - Turkish SSB

Stream C

15:55 16:20

Keeping equipment in the fight: enabling rapid forward battle damage repair

Delivered by Titomic

Titomic

Stream C

15:30 15:55

Integrated survivability: adapting the use of armour for future land forces

Tom Newbery, UK technical authority on integrated survivability - UK MoD Dstl

Stream C

14:20 14:45

Australian Army BOXER programme update

Ryan Pearce, PM Boxer CRV - Recon Variant - Australian Army

Stream C

13:55 14:20

FACNAV Mounted manoeuvre - Combat Management System

Delivered by Teleplan

Stream C

13:30 13:55

BOXER programme update

Alexandra Alonzi, Programme Manager - OCCAR

Stream C

11:50 12:15

Armoured Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance in extreme conditions.

Stream C

11:25 11:50

Providing assured position and navigation in the digital battlespace

Delivered by Emcore

Stream C

11:00 11:25

OCCAR Land Programmes overview

Alexandra Alonzi, Programme Manager - OCCAR

Stream C

09:50 10:15

The return of the heavy brigades: preparing for the effective use of armour

Gheorghe - Cristian BOANGĂR, Deputy Chief of Staff for Resources - Romanian Land Forces

Stream C

09:25 09:50

Multi-purpose protected mobility platforms - meeting the needs of modern armies

Delivered by Otokar

Stream C

09:00 09:25

Brazilian Army’s strategic programme for armoured forces

Marcelo Rocha Lima, Head of Strategic Project Office – Brazilian Army Staff - Brazilian Army

Stream B

16:45 17:00

Chairman’s summary

Stream B

16:20 16:45

Research in future artillery and rocket weapon systems

Paweł Sweklej, Director - Military Institute of Armament Technology

Stream B

15:30 15:55

US developments and challenges in conventional artillery ammunition

Leon Rogers, Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems - US Programme Executive Office

Stream B

15:55 16:20

Integrating future propulsion; concept to reality

Stream B

14:20 14:45

Operational live fire experiment in an arctic environment

Sven Bjerke, Defence Systems – Land Combat Systems - Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

Stream B

13:55 14:20

Artillery options for expanding the protective envelope

Stream B

13:30 13:55

Enhancing Latvian capabilities for fires communications and interoperability

Arvis Zĩle, Chief of Combat Support Directorate - Joint Headquarters - Latvian Armed Forces

Stream B

11:50 12:15

Future fires plan for the Hungarian Defence Force

Barnabas Bartok, Artillery Branch Head - Hungarian Army Land Forces Command

Stream B

11:25 11:50

Feedback from artillery trials and development

Stream B

11:00 11:25

Estonia fires development plans

Allan Raidma, Artillery Battalion Commander - Estonian Defence Forces

Stream B

09:25 09:50

Hit your artillery target 20 minutes faster than your unautomated enemy

Delivered by Kearfott

Kearfott

Stream B

09:50 10:15

Ensuring fires and wider integration across LANDCOM units

Chris Gent, DCOS Land Integration - NATO Land Command

17:00 19:00

Evening networking and drinks reception

Stream B

09:00 09:25

Developing the artillery and rocket forces for Poland; 2032 and beyond

Grzegorz Potrzuski, Head of the Board of Missile and Artillery Forces, - Polish Armed Forces General Command

Stream A

16:45 17:00

Chairman’s summary

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

Stream A

16:20 16:45

Maintaining a safe and secure environment; C2 in stabilisation missions

Lorenzo Del Maso, Deputy Commander - EUFOR

Stream A

15:55 16:20

Spectrum Overwatch: discover how innovative multi-platform EW solutions (COTS) give operators the edge in modern combat

Delivered by CRFS

CRFS

Darren Nicholls, EMEA Sales - CRFS

Stream A

15:30 15:55

Hyperspectral imaging for military and security applications

Skralan Hosteaux, Scientific Researcher - Belgian Royal Military Academy

14:45 15:30

Afternoon coffee and networking

Stream A

13:55 14:20

Maintaining information flow in fast moving operations

Hosted by Hexagon

Hexagon

Stream A

14:20 14:45

Building the army of 2040; ensuring war-winning future readiness

Charles Seaberry, Director, AFC Forward Element – Atlantic - US Army - Futures Command (DEVCOM)

Stream A

13:30 13:55

NRDC-GR’s current challenges and future priorities

Anastasios Kolezas, DCOS Communications - NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Greece

Stream A

11:50 12:15

3D perception hardware and impact on Future Land Forces

Charles Hamesse, Research Engineer - Belgium Royal Military Academy

12:15 13:30

Lunch and networking

Hosted by Red Cat

Red Cat

Stream A

11:00 11:25

HQ Multinational Division Centre, from the past into the future; challenges, opportunities and the way ahead

Tibor KRÁLIK SVK, Commander Multinational Division Centre - NATO

Stream A

11:25 11:50

Sharing situational awareness with every echelon

10:15 11:00

Morning coffee and networking

Stream A

09:50 10:15

The use of modern technology in the military decision making process

Łukasz Machna, Lecturer - Department of Mechanized Forces - Poland Military University of Land Forces

Stream A

09:25 09:50

Why Defence Organizations struggle with Enterprise Solutions

Delivered by One Network Enterprises

One Network Enterprises

David P Stephens, EVP, and General Manager, of Government, Aerospace, and Defense Programs - One Network Enterprises

Stream D

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Stream A

09:00 09:25

Maximising battlefield connectivity in contested and non-permissive areas

Stream B

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Stream C

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Osman Tasman, Land Armaments Coordinator - NATO HQ Defence Investment Division

Stream A

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

08:00 09:00

Welcome coffee

08:00 09:00

Badge collection and registration

16:50 19:00

Evening networking and drinks reception

06:15 07:00

5km morning run from Hilton Warsaw City reception

16:45 16:50

Chairman’s summary of day 1

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

16:20 16:45

Transforming and adapting the US Army for a rapidly changing environment

David Meyer, Director of Futures Integration - US Army - Army Futures Command

15:55 16:20

Next-generation of drone systems for short-range reconnaissance; ensuring warfighters have the ISR needed to make critical decisions, quickly

Delivered by Red Cat

Red Cat

15:30 15:55

Future priorities and developments for land forces in the Baltic region

Arturas Radvilas, Commander - Lithuanian Land Forces

14:45 15:30

Afternoon coffee and networking

Hosted by IAI ELTA Systems

14:20 14:45

Ensuring effective deterrence through alliance-wide integration

Chris Gent, DCOS Land Integration - NATO Land Command

13:55 14:20

Next generation vehicle plans to deliver battlefield success

Delivered by BAE Systems

BAESystems

12:15 13:30

Lunch and networking

Hosted by Anduril

Anduril

13:30 13:55

Developing Brigade and Divisional operations for the Swedish Army

Jonny Lindfors, Commander - Swedish Army

11:50 12:15

Training developments and requirements for the British Army

Nick Cowley OBE, Commander Combat Manouevre Centre - British Army

11:25 11:50

Transitioning from the analogue fight with interoperable C4ISR tools

Delivered by Teleplan Globe AS

Simon Oliver, Product Director - Teleplan Globe AS

11:00 11:25

Synchronising Poland’s land forces with allies and partners to execute large-scale ground combat operations

Adam Joks, Deputy Commanding General – Interoperability - US Army V Corps

10:15 11:00

Morning coffee and networking

Delivered by Glenair

Glenair

09:50 10:15

Enhancing shared SA in the NATO land domain through interoperability

Ollie Kingsbury OBE, Deputy Commanding General for Manoeuvre - US Army V Corps

09:25 09:50

STAR-PAN as a power and data management solution on the battlefield

Delivered by Glenair

Glenair

Olivier Gregoire, Business Development for Tactical Interconnect Systems - Glenair

08:50 09:00

Chairman’s introduction

Frédéric Pesme, Former Director of Policy and Capabilities - NATO HQ

09:00 09:25

Host Nation opening address: Polish Army developments out to 2032

Piotr Trytek, Inspector of Land Forces of the General Command of the Armed Forces - Polish Armed Forces (GENCOM)

08:00 09:00

Badge collection and registration

06:15 07:00

5km morning run from Hilton Warsaw City reception