Confirmed speakers

Day 1

Rachel Ellehuus, Director General, RUSI

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

Professor Anthony King, Director Strategy and Security Institute, University of Exeter

Major General Alex Turner DSO, Director Futures, British Army

Professor Alexey Boyarski, Leiden University

Ned Baker, Managing Director, Helsing UK

Tom Keatinge, Director Centre for Financial Security, RUSI

Anthony McGee CBE, Director RAPSTONE, British Army

Dr Casey Perley, Director Army Applications Laboratory, US Army

Bobby Vedral, CEO Scyld Capital

Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, RUSI

Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist

Guy Anderson, Head of Country Intelligence Data - Defence Markets, Janes

Paul O'Neill CBE, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI

General Sir James Hockenhull KCB ADC, Commander, UK Strategic Command

Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC, First Sea Lord, Royal Navy

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force

Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, Chairman, RUSI

The Rt Hon Mr John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence

Day 2

Matthew Savill MBE, Director Military Sciences, RUSI

General Christopher Donahue, Commanding General, US Army Europe and Africa

Tom Newman, Chief Executive Land, Babcock

General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army

Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO DSC, Chief of Staff, Australian Army

Dr Christopher Kolenda, Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS 

Colonel Simon Horne OBE, British Army

Dr David Kilcullen, University of New South Wales

Colonel Toby Till, Commander Experimentation and Trials Group, British Army

Juliana Suess, Research Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Louis Mosley, Executive Vice President, Palantir UK

Professor Tracey German, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI

Oleksandra Azarkhina, Co-Founder, We Build Ukraine

Brigadier Ed Cartwright, British Army

Franz-Stefan Gady, Associate Fellow, IISS

Michael Stephens, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI

Professor Eitan Shamir, Managing Director, Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies

Stuart Lyle, Urban Operations Lead, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Emma Beals, Senior Advisor, European Institute of Peace

Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security, RUSI

Major General Michael Keating CBE, Chief of Staff, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, Chief of the German Army

Major General Jonny Lindfors, Commander, Swedish Army

Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General, RUSI

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC, Chief of the Defence Staff

Guy Anderson

Guy Anderson

Head of Country Intelligence Data - Defence Markets, Janes

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Oleksandra Azarkhina

Oleksandra Azarkhina

Co-Founder of the We Build Ukraine Foundation.

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Ned Baker

Ned Baker

Managing Director, Helsing UK

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Emma Beals

Emma Beals

Senior Advisor, European Institute of Peace

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Brigadier Ed Cartwright OBE

Brigadier Ed Cartwright OBE

British Army

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Malcolm Chalmers

Malcolm Chalmers

Deputy Director-General, RUSI

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Rachel Ellehuus

Rachel Ellehuus

Director-General, RUSI

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Dr Jonathan Eyal

Dr Jonathan Eyal

Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships, and International Director, RUSI

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Franz-Stefan Gady

Franz-Stefan Gady

Associate Fellow, IISS

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Professor Tracey German

Professor Tracey German

RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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The Rt Hon John Healey MP

The Rt Hon John Healey MP

Secretary of State for Defence

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General Sir Jim  Hockenhull KBE ADC Gen

General Sir Jim Hockenhull KBE ADC Gen

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Colonel Simon Horne OBE PhD FCEM

Colonel Simon Horne OBE PhD FCEM

British Army

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Shashank Joshi

Shashank Joshi

Defence Editor at The Economist

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Tom Keatinge

Tom Keatinge

Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI

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Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC

Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC

First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy

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Dr David Kilcullen

Dr David Kilcullen

University of New South Wales

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Professor Anthony King

Professor Anthony King

Director of the Strategy and Security Institute, University of Exeter

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng

Chief of the Air Staff, RAF

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Dr Christopher Kolenda

Dr Christopher Kolenda

Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS

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Sir David Lidington KCB CBE

Sir David Lidington KCB CBE

Chairman, RUSI

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Major General Jonny Lindfors

Major General Jonny Lindfors

Commander, Swedish Army

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Lieutenant General Alfons Mais

Lieutenant General Alfons Mais

Chief of the German Army

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Stuart Lyle

Stuart Lyle

Urban Operations Lead, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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Louis Mosley

Louis Mosley

Executive Vice President, Palantir UK

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Tom Newman

Tom Newman

Chief Executive for Land/UK Aviation Sector, Babcock

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Paul O’Neill CBE

Paul O’Neill CBE

RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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Dr Casey Perley

Dr Casey Perley

Director Army Applications Laboratory, US Army

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Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC

Chief of the Defence Staff

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Matthew Savill MBE

Matthew Savill MBE

Director of Military Sciences, RUSI

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General Pierre Schill

General Pierre Schill

Chief of the French Army

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Professor Eitan Shamir

Professor Eitan Shamir

Managing Director, Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies

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Michael Stephens

Michael Stephens

RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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Juliana Suess

Juliana Suess

Research Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs

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Major General Alex Turner DSO

Major General Alex Turner DSO

Director Army Futures

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General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen

General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen

Chief of the General Staff

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