Past event: Military Simulation Training Summit

Exploring the latest trends in simulation training across the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, Marine Corps, and Allied Nations

This year, the Land Forces Training Summit has expanded in scope to become the Military Simulation Training Summit taking place in Celeste Hotel, Orlando, FL on February 25-26, 2025. The conference will showcase the evolution of simulation and simulated training across the military branches and NATO nations. We will explore interoperability, expansion, and implementation of military-simulated training extensively.

This conference will cover how the military is advancing efforts to prepare next generation soldiers with simulated training. There will be a focus on how simulated training is pushing militaries across the world to leverage data for training, advance competency-based training, and prepare to respond to modern day threats.

Simulated training, including synthetic training and Live Virtual Constructive training, isn’t limited to one specific training situation. We will be exploring the depth of training it is being used for and the capabilities the US military and its allies are looking for. Whether it is submarine training, maintenance training, armored vehicle training, there will be an opportunity to meet with the decision-makers to understand its implementation and future requirements.

7 Reasons to Attend Military Simulation Training:

• Receive clear direction from the United States military on how they plan on using simulated training to train the modern soldier
• Hear from decision-makers on how they plan on implementing different aspects of simulated training, including MR, AR, and VR technologies
• Hear from leaders across military branches on how joint training operations are developed and executed
• How national guards throughout the United States stay ready through simulation training
• Understand how the US military is leveraging data to improve synthetic training
• Provide a clear understanding of how AI is used to improve simulation training
• Modernizing training across NATO allies

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It has been very valuable, not just for us as an industry but be able to connect different users and for them to exchange experience

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The event was extremely valuable on the networking side, and it was a pleasure to meet attendees from so many different countries

2025 Chairman

• Dr. Jim Blake PhD, Former PEO STRI, US Army

2025 Speakers

• Brigadier General Christine Beeler, Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Army
• Marwane Bahbaz, Chief Technology Officer, PEO STRI, US Army
• Nick Kioutas, Project Lead, Enterprise Transformation Integration (ETI) Office, US Army
• Lieutenant General Carlo Lamanna, Head of the Training and Doctrine Command, Italian Army
• Brigadier General Arturas Radvilas, Commander Of The Lithuanian Land Forces, Lithuanian Armed Forces
• Colonel Marcus Reynolds, Program Manager for Training Systems, US Marine Corps
• Captain Jerin James, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), US Navy
• Colonel Lisbon Williams, Director, Army Contract Command - Orlando, US Army
• Colonel Anthony Graham, Commander of the Air Force Agency for Modelling and Simulation (AFAMS), US Air Force
• Colonel Scott Cuomo, Commander, Weapons Battalion, US Marine Corps
• Captain George Kessler Jr., Commodore, Surface Combat Systems Training Command, US Navy
• Colonel Nicholas Waldron, Branch Head, Experimentation and Wargaming, Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
• Colonel Stephen Banks, Branch Head for Modelling and Simulation Learning Technologies, NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
• Colonel Todd Hopkins, Commander, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida National Guard
• Colonel Jeremy Pamplin, Commander of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army
• Gaurang Dävé, Cyber Technology Officer, Marine Corps Systems Command
• Christopher Boyle, Technical Director for Fleet Training Technologies, US Fleet Forces Command, US Navy
• Wim Huiskamp, Chief Scientist NATO Modelling & Simulation Group, NATO
• Elizabeth Tygart, Product Manager, Synthetic Training Systems PM Training Systems, Marine Corps Systems Command
• Dr. Keith Brawner, Program Manager, Creative Technologies University Affiliated Research Center (ICT UARC), US Army
• Lieutenant Colonel David Jones, Commander, 705th Combat Training Squadron, US Air Force
• Lieutenant Colonel Dave Hill, Chair, Australian Defence Force Wargaming Association, Australian Army
• Michael Eldred, Deputy Director, Directorate of Simulation, US Army Medical Center of Excellence, US Army
• David Kemp, Ready Relevant Learning Director, PEO MLB, US Navy
• Rachel Germansky, Lead Acquisition Engineer for Range Training Systems, PM TRASYS, Marine Corps Systems Command
• Jim Spinelli, JLVC Modernization Deputy, US Navy
• Colonel Paul Kwon, Clinical Advisor, PEO STRI, US Army
• Jennifer Pagan, Research Psychologist, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, US Navy
• Dr. Al Graziano, Chief Executive Officer, CYBER RANGES
• Col (ret.) Tony Perkins, Head of Sales, Defense, CYBER RANGES
• Gary DeYoung, President, Battlespace Simulations
• Lou Lara, T&S Segment Lead, Saab
• James McArthur, Director, Program Management, Saab
• Dr. Asmus Pandikow, Vice President, Head of Product Unit Land Systems, Saab
• Daryl Wynn, JVLCM Advanced Tech, Department of Defense

Venue

The Celeste Hotel, Orlando, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
4105 North Alafaya Trail, 32826
Orlando, FL, USA

Phone: (407) 207-4700

Group Rate: $199.00 per night, excluding applicable taxes and fees.

Reservation Method: Reserve your room by clicking HERE. We have reserved a selection of rooms at a discounted group rate, subject to availability.

Cut-off date: February 1st, 2025. After that time, the group rate will be offered based on hotel availability only.