Past event: Armoured Vehicles South Africa Conference

Leveraging the Experience of the World's Most Authoritative Armoured Vehicle Experts in the Selection of New Investments and Upgrades for the Country that Pioneered Survivability


As part of its Armoured Vehicles series, Defence IQ is proud to announce the inaugural Armoured Vehicles South Africa conference, taking place in Pretoria in August.

With the support of the Chief of the South African Army, and featuring a unique panel of both South African and International Programme Managers, Requirements Setters and End Users, Armoured Vehicles South Africa will be an unparalleled opportunity to gain essential insights into the country's upcoming armoured vehicle procurement decisions, as well as to explore the critical themes of survivability, turret accuracy and through life support.

Based on the success of the flagship annual International Armoured Vehicles event in London, Defence IQ's Armoured Vehicles series has established itself as the most influential and best attended set of meetings for the armoured vehicles community. The events are described as “An ideal combination of regional knowledge and global best practice presentations; formidable conference not to be missed", by Dr Tim Huxley, Executive Director, The International Institute For Strategic Studies (IISS).

 

“Absolutely fantastic - we have probably ignored the Indian Army for too long and would be great to re-engage. Very glad I came.”
Lt Col Julian Muir, Armour Advisor, UKTi-DSO

"The speakers were excellent with their knowledge and know-how"
Ovais Ali, Business Development Officer, Timoney Technology Ltd

The Armoured Vehicles South Africa expert speaker faculty includes:

  • Lieutenant General Solly Zacharia Shoke, Commander, South African Army
  • Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, Divisional Commissioner of Visible Policing, South African Police Service
  • Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander for the UN Stabilisation Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lieutenant General Antonio Gucciardino, General Manager of the Procurement Agency for Land Systems, Italian Army
  • Dr Grace Bochenek, Director, Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) US Army
  • Mr Levent Şenel, Head of Department for Land Platforms, Turkish Ministry of Defence
  • Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys, Chief of the South African Armour Formation, South African Army
  • Brigadier General Chris Roux, Director Army Acquisition, South African Department of Defence (Awaiting Final Approval)
  • Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin, Commandant, US Army Armour School
  • Brigadier General Hans-Peter Kellerhals, Commander of the 11th Armoured Division, Swiss Army
  • Mr Batiste Longuet, Deputy Le Clerc Programme Officer & Technical Engineer, DGA, French Ministry of Defence
  • Colonel Ian Blanks, Team Leader, Support Improvement Team, Through Life Support, Joint Support Chain, UK MoD
  • Colonel Brian Buckels, Programme Manager Light Armoured Vehicles, TACOM, US Army
  • Lieutenant Colonel Marek Kotowski, Land Forces Operational Command, Polish Ministry of Defence
  • Major General S. O. Idoko, Commander of 3 Armoured Division, Nigerian Army
  • Major Vít Ducháček, KBVP Programme Manager, Land Forces Development, General Staff, Czech Armed Forces
  • Danie van der Walt, Chief Marketing Officer, Thales South Africa
  • Prof Waldo E Stumpf, Innovation FundProject T 70044, Technology Innovation Agency and University of Pretoria
  • Colonel Nicolas Lenoir, Commander of the Scorpion Digitization Programme, French Army
  • Thomas H. Miller, PEO Land Systems – PM MTVR/LVSR, USMC
  • Major Carsten Tilmann Rießing, Commander of the 10th Light NBC Armoured Division, German Army
  • Dr Roelf J Mostert Pr Eng, Innovation FundProject T 70044, Technology Innovation Agency and University of Pretoria
  • Mr Jacques N Bester, Innovation FundProject T 70044, Technology Innovation Agency and University of Pretoria
  • Dr Pieter GH Pistorius Pr Eng, Innovation FundProject T 70044, Technology Innovation Agency and University of Pretoria

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Venue & Accommodation

Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria
643 corner of Church and Wessels Streets
Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa
Phone: (27)(12) 429 9999
Fax: (27)(12) 429 9333
Website: www.sheratonpretoria.com

Accommodation
Travel and accommodation are not included in the registration fee, however a number of discounted bedrooms have been reserved at the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel. Please call the hotel directly on Tel: + 27 (0) 12 429 9999 or email pretoria@sheraton.com and quote booking reference IQPC to receive your discounted rate, prices start from R1,861.00 including taxes excluding breakfast. There is limited availability so we do encourage attendees to book early to avoid disappointment.

Event details
Organizer : IQEU
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-1382