0830 Registration/orientation/refreshments 

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0900-1030 Technology

 

‘(Still) Catastrophically Underestimating AI’

Dr Keith Dear – CEO Cassi-ai, former RAF and co-author 2021 SDR. 

 

Author Insight: 

Dr Paddy Walker (Howgate author: War Without Oversight: Why we need humans on the battlefield 2025) – MD Leon investment group and former Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.

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1030-1100 break - networking/refreshments 

 

1100-1230 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 (Howgate author: Show Me Don’t Tell Me: Lessons From Defence AI) – and CEO of DIEManalytics.  

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1230-1330 break - lunch/networking 

 

1330-1500 Procurement

 

Author Insight: 

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

 

Brigadier Stu Nasse - Head (Land) Capability Coalitions / Drone Coalition.  

 

Nicholas Valentine - Lead Engineer, UK Defence Innovation.

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1500-1530 break – networking/refreshments/author book signing

 

1530-1700 A European Way of War?

 

Author Insight: 

Professor Amos Fox – Arizona State University and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and Franz Stefan Gady – military analyst (Howgate authors: MDO: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century)

 

‘MDO: right questions, not right answers’

Ben Tallis – Helsing, Senior Manager, Thought Leadership.

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1700 – drinks reception 

 

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