RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026

Registration for Day 2 will open between 08:00 and 08:55. Please take your seats at least 5 minutes before the start of the opening conference session.

Chair: Darya Dolzikova, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI
Keynote speaker to be confirmed.

Chair: Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:
Air Chief Marshal Sir Johnny Stringer KCB CBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
Brigadier Nick English MBE PhD, Commander, 1 Aviation Brigade, British Army

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

Chair: Sam Cranny-Evans, Associate Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:
Colonel Jim Hadfield, Commander Designate, 20 Armoured Brigade, British Army
Private Dmytro Zhluktenko, UAV Operator, 413 RAID Regiment
Sam Bendett, Center for Naval Analysis
Jordan Bean, Director of Mission Delivery, Stark

Chair: Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:
Dr Nicole Grajewski, Assistant Professor, Sciences Po
Lieutenant Colonel Sabah Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Armed Forces
Professor David Des Roches
Brigadier General Sheikh Nawaf Bin Mubarak Al-Thani, President of the Council on International Mediation

Lunch will be provided for conference delegates.

Chair: Dr Chris Lewis, Director for Business Growth, Babcock International

Speakers:
Rupert Pearce, National Armaments Director, UK Ministry of Defence
Ned Baker, Managing Director, Helsing UK
Emma Winberg, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic Advantage

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

Chair: Ruben Stewart, Senior Fellow, International Institute of Strategic Studies

Speakers:
Nick Reynolds, Research Fellow, RUSI
Andriy Hrytseniuk, Director, Brave1
Colonel Perry Bishop, Assistant Head Concepts, British Army

Chair: Matthew Savill MBE, Director of Military Sciences, RUSI

Keynote Speaker: Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng, Chief of the Defence Staff, His Majesty's Government