21 - 24 May, 2012
Earls Court Conference Centre, London, UK

About Your Speakers

Each year, Soldier Technology hosts soldier modernisation programme managers from across the globe. You will have the opportunity to hear live soldier systems and equipment procurement updates and meet programme managers face-to-face. Learn soldier system requirements first hand so you can forecast ahead for your organisation.Scroll down to find out more about the soldier modernisation programme managers or contact Saima Qureshi for details on soldiertechnology@wbr.co.uk or call +44 (0) 20 7368 9465.
Brigadier General Dominique  Luzeaux

Brigadier General Dominique Luzeaux

Director Land System Procurement

DGA, French MoD

 

Brigadier General Carew Wilks

Major General Carew Wilks

Director of the Programmes and Technology Group

DE&S, UK MoD

Carew Wilks was educated at Malvern College and read Engineering Science at Oxford University. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1978 and served initially in Germany, UK, Canada and the Falkland Islands. He attended post graduate professional engineer training in electrical and mechanical engineering at the Royal School of Military Engineering, including a construction industry secondment in Australia, then qualifying as a Chartered Electrical Engineer.

He deployed to the first Gulf War in 1990 with a specialist engineering team, following which he served in Berlin as the Area Mechanical and Electrical Engineer. He attended the Army Staff College at Camberley in 1993 before taking command of 5 Field Squadron, a mechanised field engineering Squadron supporting 1 Mech Bde. He led the Squadron on two 6 month operational tours to Bosnia during the civil war, initially with UNPROFOR then subsequently with NATO, carrying out construction, Nation building and de-mining. In 1996 he moved into the MOD Procurement Executive as the project manager for field electrical power. He left to command 529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support) during the Kosovo air campaign, responsible for infrastructure at deployed RAF operating bases in the Middle East and Mediterranean theatres, and was awarded an MBE. On promotion to Lt Col, he moved to the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham as a Lecturer/DS.

From 2000 he commanded 25 Engineer Regiment in Northern Ireland. As Commander Royal Engineers, he led all military engineer operations, and the Foot and Mouth crisis. On promotion to Colonel in 2002 he took command of the Integrated Project Team for Specialist and Utility Vehicles, responsible for the acquisition of light vehicles for Defence, bringing into service Viking, Minacity, and Pinzgauer. Promoted to Brigadier in 2004 he moved to HQ Land as Director, Army Infrastructure Organization, where he led the Army’s capital programme and facilities management for the Army estate worldwide, for which he was awarded the CBE.

He joined MNF-I in Baghdad as Director Energy Operations for General Petraeus in Nov 07, responsible for the security operations, reconstruction and development of Iraq’s oil and electricity sectors, for which the US awarded him the Legion of Merit. He moved to DE&S in Sep 08 as Group Leader for Individual Capability, where he delivered all equipment used by soldiers for dismounted close combat, specifically in Afghanistan. In Apr 11 he was promoted to Maj Gen and is responsible for project and programme management policy and standards across Defence.

Maj Gen Wilks is married to Janey and they have two sons, Mikey and Eddie. He is a keen dinghy sailor, hill walker and deer manager. He previously represented England at target rifle shooting.
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Colonel Yousef Al Aitan

Programmes Department Manager

King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau, Jordanian Armed Forces

Col Eng Yousef Al Aitan, worked for more than 10 years as maintenance officer in Jordan Armed Forces.

Also more than 12 years in king Abdullah 11 Design and Development Bureau as project manager for many projects one of them the Jordanian future soldier project, then land system program manager, then land systems area leader. I worked as programs department manager then as the head of the technical communication until now.

In addition I work now as Jordanian future soldier program manager (2nd phase).

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Colonel Jason Blain

Director, Integrated Soldier Systems, Development Directorate, Defense Materiel Organisation

Australian Department of Defense

 

Chris  Briggs

Chris Briggs

R&D Programme Manager DSTL

UK MoD

 

Phil  Macey

Phil Macey

Business Manager Soldier Systems

SEA Group

 

Helmut Huegle

Helmut Huegle

Head of Soldier Systems

CASSIDIAN

Helmut Huegle was Head of Soldier Systems from 2007 to 2009 with responsibility for all SMP topics at EADS (Warrior21, IMESS (CH), COMFUT (ES)). He worked in Business Development in 2006 for Force Protection and became Chief Engineer Homeland Security (2002 -2006) responsible for LSI projects modernization Federal Police and Border Control (Brazil, Romania). From 1997 to 2001 Helmut was Head of Army Studies - studies and simulation models for Infantry, Engineers, Artillery, C3I.
Colonel Retired Richard Hansen

Colonel (ret'd) Richard Hansen

Former Project Manager Soldier Warrior

US Army Defence Acquisition University

COL (R) Richard Hansen, recently retired as Project Manager Soldier Warrior from PEO Soldier offers a candid assessment and perspective of the "Big A" Acquisition process (Requirements, Resourcing, Technology, and Materiel Development) through the eyes (...and Helmet Mounted Display) of Land Warrior and other similar Military Soldier Systems that support the Air, Ground, and Mounted Warfighter. His presentation will glance at 60 years of Soldier systems with the intent to forecast future requirements and the evolutionary acquisition/procurements of capabilities to meet the Warfighters' needs.

Bob Madahar (Prof.),

Bob Madahar (Prof.),

IMD Chief Technologist,

DSTL

 

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Dr Ed Andrukaitis

Manager, Advanced Electrical Power Sources

Defence R&D Canada, Department of National Defence, Canada

 

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Lennart Ljungfelt

President

Aimpoint

Lennart Ljungfelt has a military background. He served as an officer in the Swedish Army for more than 15 years and was appointed President of Aimpoint AB in spring 2003 after working for several years in defence related industry.
Major Matti Honkela

Major Matti Honkela

Programme Manager, Warrior 2020

Armaments Division, Army Command, Finnish Defence Forces

Major Matti Honkela graduated from Finnish Military Academy 1987. He has been working on different development programs and procurement projects since 1996, when he started as a test officer in FDF Armoured Brigade Trials and Development Division. He was transferred to FDFHQ 1999. The programs he has been involved in are: • Medium Range AT Programme • XA-203 development Programme • CV9030 Programme • MBT modernization Programme (LEO2A4) • Image Intensifier 2000 Programme • Short Range AT Programme Now he is working in Army Command Armaments Division and he’s main programs are Soldier modernization program and NH90 helicopter.
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Mark Richter

Program Manager, Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad

US Marine Corps Systems Command

 

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Paul Sibson

Soldier System Architect ISSE

SEA Group Ltd

 

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Per Arvidsson

Chairman, Weapons and Sensors Working Group

NATO Land Capability Group 1 Dismounted Soldier

 

Adam  Best

Adam Best

Research Scientist & Project Leader

CSIRO | Energy Technology

 

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Rune Lausund

Chief Scientist and Programme Manager, NORMANS

Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI)

Rune is Project Manager NORMANS R&D and Chairman LCG/1 C4I & Architecture where he currently is managing 15 people. Current projects and initiatives include a new NORMANS R&D phase started up in February this year and will last for a 2 year and 6 months. Major achievements have included Soldier C4I developments and on going projects increasing ballistic protection without increasing weight, and increased CBRN protection with reduced weight.
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Dr Darren Browning

Capability Lead - Power Sources Team

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

 

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Marcus Bruton

Team Leader, Integrated Soldier System Executive

Defence Equipment and Support, UK MoD

 

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Professor Karen Carr

Director

Centre for Human Systems, Defence Academy, Cranfield University

Professor Karen Carr is Director of the Centre for Human Systems at Defence Academy College of Management and Technology, Cranfield University, Shrivenham.

Karen is a Chartered Psychologist, with degrees in Psychology (MA, Edinburgh) and Ergonomics (MSc, Birmingham), and an MoD-sponsored PhD in Experimental Psychology. Before joining Cranfield University at Shrivenham, Karen spent 21 years in defence industry, initially carrying out human factors research and providing consultancy support in the areas such as Human-Machine Interface, information management, design processes and tools, and synthetic environments. Customers included BAe Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus, Boeing, MoD and DoD. Karen became Head of the Human Factors department in BAE Systems before moving into the company’s Head Office to take on a more strategic role as Director of Capability.

In November 2006 Karen took up her present role to develop the Centre for Human Systems at the Defence Academy. She teaches a range of behavioural topics on courses covering Through Life Capability Management, Engineering, Acquisition and Leadership. She is currently leading an MoD research programme to take a pan-DLOD approach to supporting Cognitive Capability in Defence.

Karen is a member of several extra-mural committees and advisory groups. Currently she chairs the Defence Research Assurance Sub-committee of the Defence Science Advisory Council (DSAC), having been a Council member for several years. She also sits on the Defence Aviation Human Factors Working Group. Previously she was a member of the Council for Aeronautics in Europe working group on safety in global civil air transport, a member of DTI’s Human Factors National Advisory Council, and a member of the NATO Working Group on “Alternative Control Technologies”.

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Dr Patrick Curlier

Vice President, Business Development, Optronics and Defence Division

SAGEM, SAFRAN Group

 

Bob  Dalgleish

Bob Dalgleish

Business Sector Manager, Capability Research and Consultancy

Roke Manor Research

 

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Gabi Dobresco

Chief, Robotics Branch

Israeli MoD

 

Captain Vidar  Engmo

Captain Vidar Engmo

Project Officer, NORMANS

Norwegian Army Office

 

Benjamin  Fuchs

Benjamin Fuchs

Head of Precision Engagement

European Defence Agency

 

David  Goodwin

David Goodwin

Business Development Manager

ABSL Power Solutions Ltd

 

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Dave Hadfield

DES SE LST - Portable Power

Defence Equipment and Support, UK MoD

 

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Major Magnus Hallberg

Programme Manager

Swedish Land Warfare Centre

 

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Mark Helliker

Protection Specialist

DSTL

 

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Brigadier General Norbert Huber

Director, Development Division

Austrian MoD

 

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Nir Israeli

Head of Urban Warfare

Israeli MoD

 

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Lt Colonel Paul James

Former Commanding Officer 40 Commando

Royal Marines

 

Brigadier General (rt’d) Gurmeet  Kanwal

Brigadier General (rt’d) Gurmeet Kanwal

Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies

Indian MoD

 

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Lt Colonel Staffan Lundmark

Programme Manager

Swedish Land Warfare Centre

Lt Colonel Staffan Lundmark is since 1st Jan 2011 CO Soldier Section at the Land Warfare Centre. He started his military carrier at Boden Engineer Regiment. After studies at the Swedish National Defence Collage he served in the Armed Forces Headquarters – Operations Directorate.

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Mike McCarthy

Program Manager and Director of Operations, Future Force Integration Directorate, Mission Command Complex

US Army

 

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Jean-Michel Peitjean

Battlefield Management Systems Expert

DGA, French MoD

Belonging to the French Ministry of Defense, Jean-Michel PETITJEAN is leading a department of experts who work on Battle Management Systems integration and needs for French Army vehicles and soldiers. He contributes in the domain of specification for interoperability of these systems. He is project manager for the MEEFISTO experimentation platform, which allows functional, ergonomic and interoperability BMS testing.

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Colonel Bill Pointing

Dismounted Soldier Systems Team Leader

DE&S, UK MoD

 

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Colonel Peter Rafferty

IPT Leader PCE

DE&S, UK MoD

 

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Dr Karl-Heinz Rippert

Project Leader U42 Soldier Equipment, Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement

BWB, German MoD

 

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Dr Emma Sparks

Lecturer

Centre for Human Systems, Defence Academy, Cranfield University

Dr Emma Sparks is a lecturer within the Centre for Human Systems at the Defence Academy College of Management and Technology, Cranfield University, Shrivenham.

Emma is a Systems Engineer specialising in human systems. She has a doctorate in Systems Engineering for Defence from Cranfield focused specifically on soldier system capability. Emma also holds an MSc in Systems Engineering for Defence from Cranfield and a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science from Chichester. Before joining Cranfield University at Shrivenham, Emma worked for five years as a research scientist first as a graduate with the Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency and latterly as technical lead for future soldier systems at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. During this time Emma was responsible for numerous projects looking at all aspects of human protection and performance including running of trials in extreme environments to the development of processes to define and manage research and development of whole soldier system ensembles. Output from this work led to consultancy with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Adelaide where Emma has worked extensively over the last three years helping them to progress L125, the Australian Soldier Modernisation Programme.

In September 2005 Emma Joined Cranfield University as a lecturer providing education for post graduate students from industry, government and overseas, along with support to a number of military courses which run at the Shrivenham site and bespoke short courses for overseas organisation and government, specialising in systems thinking, enterprise architecture and more recently Human Factors Integration.

Emma brings a unique blend of disciplines to any problem not only having a detailed understanding of the dynamic complexity of humans, and their relationship with technical systems from an engineering perspective, but also the ability to understand complex problems from an abstract standpoint applying breadth as well as depth.

Warrant Officer Steve  Standen

Warrant Officer Steve Standen

Dismounted Close Combat

Royal Marines

 

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Karstern Stern

Project Manager, Product Division Infantry

Rheinmetall Weapons and Munitions

Karsten Stern, born 1976
1995-1998 Training to become MP-Officer, 2nd LT 07/1998
1998 – 2002 Study National Economy at GER AF University Hamburg, 1st LT 01/2001
2002-2004 Dpty Cdr MP Coy Hagenow, 01/03-04/03 GER Provost Marshall Kuwait
2004-2006 Dpty Cdr and Cdr German Army Exhibition, Cpt 04/2004
2006 – 2008 Offr MP Ops and PMO RSC 1st GE/NL NATO Corps
2008 Manager special projects Rheinmetall Weapons & Munitions Infantry

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Lt Colonel Tony Marinos

S01 Capability

HQ Infantry, British Army

Lt Col Tony Marinos is the SO1 Capability at HQ Infantry. His main responsibilities include oversight of the HQ Infantry Capability Branch which provides a “user” input into all aspects of Through Life Capability Management from requirements capture through to fielding and availability management. The branch covers all infantry and dismounted close combat capabilities and has specific responsibility for the integration of a number of Equipment Programme and Urgent Operational Requirement capabilities. In addition he has specific responsibility for doctrine and concepts within HQ Infantry. He has been involved, from a “user” perspective, in the Army’s experimentation programme looking out over the next 10 years and has responsibility for the Dismounted Soldier System Concept of Employment which looks slightly further. He has a broad Infantry background based on 24 years service in The Royal Anglian Regiment and several staff appointments in the UK, Germany and various operational theatres. He is a graduate of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.


James  Thagard PhD

James Thagard PhD

Global Marketing Manager – Helmets

Honeywell Advanced Fibres and Composites

 

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Carl Wallace

CEO

T Worx

Carl Wallace is CEO of T Worx Ventures. As a subject matter expert in banking and technology, he is charged with the sale and license of unique technologies developed by the firm. T Worx Ventures is a venture capital funded special purpose entity designed to identify and commercialize disruptive technologies across a broad number of industries. Currently, these industries include Defense, Bio-Medical, Energy, and Machining - identifying new technology that can bring immediate benefits or significant cost improvements to the end user. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Wallace is currently leading the development of the company's Powered Rail application promising substantial energy management improvements to the individual war fighter worldwide.
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Colonel Erich Weissenbock

Head of Precision Engagement

European Defence Agency

Erich Weissenböck is an Austrian Armed Forces Officer with the rank of a Colonel and a master’s degree in political science. He is currently working at the European Defence Agency in Brussels. There, he is appointed as a Project Officer in the Capabilities Directorate with responsibilities for capability development in Engagement area.

Erich Weissenböck has 25 years soldiers experience from different positions in mechanized infantry brigades, from several multinational operations with UN and NATO as well as in European Military Capability Planning.

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Lt Colonel Martyn Wills

Senior Requirements Manager

Integrated Soldier System Executive, Defence Equipment and Support, UK MoD

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Colonel John Zavarelli

Program Manager Handheld, Manpack and Small Factor

Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio Systems, US Army

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Toivo Horvei

Director Business Development

NFM Group


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Captain Alain Dionne

Department of National Defence, Canada

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Major Alexi Natale

Human Factors Advisor

Department of National Defence, Canada

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Roland Talbot

Director, Business Development

ABSL Power Solutions Ltd

Colonel Alvaro Henrique de Mendonca Rocha

Programme Manager, Combatiente Brasiliero (COBRA)

Brazilian Armed Forces


Jillis Raadschelders

Power Lead

KEMA

Lt Colonel Nicolas Perche

Programme Manager Information Systems

DGA


Susan Torfin

Lead System Engineer, Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad

US Marine Corps

Lt Colonel Christopher Woodburn

Infantry Combat Equipment and Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad Capabilities Integration Officer, Fires and Maneuver Integration Division

US Marine Corps

Barry Harris

Director, International Programmes

Recon Robotics


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Daniel Verwiel

Director, Battle Management Systems Operating Unit

Northrop Grumman Information Systems

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