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0830 Registration/orientation/refreshments 

0900-1000 Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keith Dear
Robert Taylor
Karl Eze Ondas Capital
Darrell Jaya-Ratnam
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Brigadier Stu Nasse Drone Coalition
Nicholas Valentine Defence Innovation
Amos Fox
Franz-Stefan Gady
Ben Tallis Helsing
General Sir Nick Carter
Dr Duncan Stewart

‘(Still) Catastrophically Underestimating AI’
 

Dr Keith Dear

CEO Cassi-ai, former RAF and co-author 2021 SDR. 

Author Insight: 

'Challenges to the Deployment of Autonomous Weapons'

 

Dr Paddy Walker

MD Leon investment group and former Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.

(Howgate author: War Without Oversight: Why we need humans on the battlefield)

1000-1030 break - networking/refreshments 

 

1030-1200 Enablers 

‘Lessons from an SME’

Robert Taylor

CEO of 4GD and former Royal Marine.  

 

 

 

Lt Col Karl Eze

CO HAC and UK Head Ondas Capital.

 

Author Insight:

 

Dr Darrell Jaya-Ratnam​

CEO of DIEManalytics.

(Howgate author: Show Me Don’t Tell Me: Lessons From Defence AI)  

 

1200-1300 break - lunch/networking 

 

1300-1430 Procurement

​Author Insight: 

William (Wilf) Owen

Editor of Military Strategy Magazine, technology writer and former British Army. (Howgate author: Euclid’s Army: Preparing Land Forces for Warfare Today)

 

 

 

​Brigadier Stu Nasse​ OBE

Head (Land) Capability Coalitions / Drone Coalition.  

'Innovation to Integration: Why Good Ideas Fail to be Fielded'

Nicky Valentine

UK Defence Innovation Rapid Innovation Team.

 

 

 

1430-1500 break – networking/refreshments

 

1500-1630 A Warfighting Concept For The European Theatre

 

Author Insight: 

Professor Amos Fox​

Arizona State University and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel.

(Howgate author: MDO: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century)

 

Author Insight:

 

Franz Stefan Gady

Military Analyst.

(Howgate author: MDO: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century)

 

 

 

Dr Ben Tallis

Head of Thought Leadership, Helsing.

General Sir Nicholas Carter GCB CBE DSO 

Strategic Advisor, Helsing

 

 

 

1630-1640 'Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fuss: what to do in the UK Defence quagmire?'

 

 

 

Dr Duncan Stewart

Director Sig Sauer UK.

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Lloyd Fallesen​

Founder and CEO Karve.  

 

 

1640 Howgate Author book signing opportunity

1700 – drinks reception 

 

1800 Close

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