Programme

09:00 - 09:25 Registration

Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available during registration.

09:30 - 10:50 In Conversation: The Global Threat Trajectory

Speakers: 
Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, RUSI  
The Outlook for Ukraine, Russian Force Growth and Long-Term Threat 

Heather Penney, Senior Resident Fellow at the Mitchell Institute 
PLAAF Threat Trajectory and US Air Force and US Navy Readiness Challenges

Dr Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East & North Africa Security, RUSI 
The Middle East Outlook Under a New Administration

10:55 - 11:15 Coffee Break

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

11:20 - 12:40 Expanding European Air Capability Cooperation

Chair: Dr Justin Bronk, Senior Research Fellow for Airpower, RUSI 

Speakers:
Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton
, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force 

Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force
Luftwaffe 

Lieutenant General Luca Goretti, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force
Aeronautica Militare

12:45 - 13:30 Lunch

Lunch will be provided for conference delegates.

13:35 - 14:55 Capability Growth and Remaining Gaps in Frontline Capabilities

Chair: Rachel Ellehuus, Director General, RUSI 

Speakers:
Air Marshal Johnny Stringer
, Deputy Commander, NATO Air Command
Progress Made and Priority Gaps Left to Fill 

William Alberque, Visiting Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center
NATO, Russia and the Missing Nuclear Dimension  

Dr Justin Bronk, Senior Research Fellow for Airpower, RUSI 
Airborne Electronic Warfare as a Critically Under-Resourced Enabler

15:00 - 15:20 Coffee Break

Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be provided for conference delegates.

15:25 - 16:45 Harmonising Different Force Modernisation and Next-Generation Programmes

Chair: Matthew Savill, Director of Military Sciences, RUSI 

Speakers:
Lieutenant General David A. Harris
, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, US Air Force 

Balancing Modernisation ans Current Operations 

Peter Nilsson, Head of Advanced Programmes, Saab Aeronautics
Gripen E/F Roadmap and Next-Gen Concepts 

Mike Baulkwill, Combat Air Strategy Director, BAE Systems
Sustaining Current Fleet Effectiveness, ACPs and Bridging the gap to GCAP