RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026

Registration will take place between 11:00 and 11:55. Please take your seat at least 5 minutes before the start of the conference.

Rachel Ellehuus, Director-General, RUSI

General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO, Chief of the General Staff, British Army

Chair: Rosalind Roberts, Director of Research, RUSI

Speakers:
Stephen Covington, Consultant, SSP LLC
Elie Tenenbaum, Director, Security Studies Centre, IFRI
Liubov Tsybulska, Director, Join Ukraine

Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available for conference delegates.

Chair: Keir Giles, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

Speakers:
Lieutenant General Mike Elviss CB MBE, Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Major General Jonny Lindfors, Commander, Swedish Army
Brigadier General Jyri Raitasalo, Chief of Logistics, Finnish Defence Command
Lieutenant General Philippe de Montenon, Commander - French Land Forces, French Army

There is a break of 30 minutes between sessions.

Chair: Professor Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:
Lieutenant General Sir Simon Hamilton KBE, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Lieutenant General Michael Wright CMM MMV MSM CD, Commander, Canadian Army
Lieutenant General Dr Christian Freuding, Commander, German Army
Rupert Pearce, National Armaments Director, UK Ministry of Defence

Chair: Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, RUSI

Keynote Speaker: Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Secretary of State for Defence, His Majesty's Government

Delegates are invited to join us for a networking drinks reception between 17:30 and 19:00.