Maximising The Opportunities And Capabilities For Artillery Forward-Deployment
Artillery remains to be the 'King of Battlefield' and this is evident in the wake of current conflicts. With a global market set to be worth almost $20 billion we need to continue discussing the challenges, solutions and opportunities in procurement, collaboration and forward-deployment of our forces' assets, in earnest.
The 24th annual Future Artillery conference remains the world's most influential conference on the artillery topic. We will see new topics such as supply and stockpiles, training and doctrine, loitering munitions and advanced launched effects and many more, all to be discussed with the in-depth knowledge and expert insights of our speaker faculty made up of senior military, government, industry and academia.
Expect to combat your common challenges with the support of NATO members and allies alike, next May with over 500 people in attendance from over 30 nations from across the globe.
Benefits of Attending:
Gain understanding around the strategy into some of Europe's biggest artillery programmes
Hear an in-conflict nation discuss their challenges and how they would like to develop their lethality on the battlefield
Listen to experts speak about preparation to improve supply and stockpiles, encourage realistic training and learn about the misconceptions and concerns with doctrine and legislation
Develop your artillery platforms by getting updated on key NATO member programmes and learning about their modernisation efforts
Discuss the opportunities in munitions and how we can advance our ammunition capabilities and production
Build effective strategy and plans with fellow military and industry to provide a cohesive, interoperable environment
A high quality event with very qualified attendees which was very valuable and thought provoking.
Very valuable… it was extremely informative.
2025 Conference Chairmen
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory KBE CB DL, Master Gunner St. James' Park, British Arm
Osman Tasman [TUR], Land Armaments Coordinator, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
Colonel (Ret'd) Paul Daniels, Indirect Fires Subject Matter Expert, US Army
Greg Ivey, Head of ISR Land / Maritime, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
Christelle Collet [FRA], Land Munitions Officer, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
2025 Speakers
Maria Eagle, Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, UK Parliament
General General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Wooddisse KCB CBE MC, Commander, NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Lieutenant General John Mead OBE [GBR], Deputy Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Major General John Rafferty, Commander, 56th Artillery Command, US Army
Brigadier General Gianluca Figus, Artillery Commander, Italian Army
Brigadier General Antonio Mongio Bergua, Chief of Artillery, Spanish Armed Forces
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR], Chief of Joint Fires and Influence, NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC)
Brigadier Paul Hughes, Head of Engineering Assurance and Certification – Land Domain, UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
Air Commodore Jamie Thompson CBE RAF, Deputy Commander, United Kingdom Space Command
Brigadier General Andrew Bates [USA], DCOS - Operations, NATO MNC-Northeast Brigadier General János József Somogyi, Deputy Commander Operations, Hungarian Defence Force Greg Ivey [CAN], Head of ISR Air, Land & Maritime, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ James Gavin, Head of Future Capability Innovation, DE&S - UK MoD
Colonel Michael Villumsen, Commander Danish Artillery Regiment, Danish Army
Colonel Roman Bobal, Chief of Artillery, Slovak Armed Forces
Colonel Jost Hügel, Chief of Artillery and Commander of the German Artillery School, German Armed Forces (Reserves)
Colonel Freeman Bonnette, Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems, US Army
Colonel Gregory Tomlin, Director, Army Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations, Fort Sill, U.S. Army
Colonel Stephan Sjöberg, Chief of Artillery, Swedish Armed Forces
Peter Burke, Deputy Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint PEO Armaments and Ammunition, US Army
Colonel David Butt, Commander, Royal School of Artillery, British Army
Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Sibilja, Chief of Artillery, Slovenian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Dana R. Lafarier, Fires Threat Integration Staff Officer, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Rauno Viitmann, Fires Lecturer, Former Future Plans Officer, Estonian Military Academy
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Nygren, Artillery School Commander, Swedish Army
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Golonka PhD, Head of the Department of Missile and Artillery Forces, Assistant Professor, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Verstraelen [BEL], Programme Officer of Motorized Capability, French Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Marco Tiberti, C2 and Interoperability Branch Chief, Italian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Ian Welch, Product Manager, Precision Fires and Mortars, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Frédéric Mathieu, Artillery Office - Liaison Officer, French Army
Lieutenant Colonel Jérémy Le Corre, Artillery Capability Development Officer, Plans and Programmes Section, French Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel John Zwicewicz, Director Land Requirements – Artillery Systems, Canadian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore [USA], SO1 Targeting, NRDC - Italy
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Andrew [GBR], Assistant Chief of Staff G35, NRDC-Türkiye
Major Aires Carqueijo, Capabilities Area Coordinator, Portuguese Army Staff
Major Yoann Poffet, Deputy Commander Trials and Training Support Command, Swiss Armed Forces
Major Andrzej Niedzwiecki, Leader of the Artillery Fire Team, Senior Lecturer, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces
Major Jan Haick, Staff Officer Capability Development, Danish Defence Command
Major John Dobson, Joint Effects, Programmes Directorate, British Army
Major Marek Dudas, Senior Officer - Specialist Artillery Development Department of Land Forces, Czech Armed Forces
Major Mark Lewis, SO2 Boxer Futures, Mechanised Infantry [Boxer] Programme, British Army
Captain Janusz Materac, Lecturer, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces
Master Sergeant (Ret'd) Jimmy Arter, Deputy Director, Fires Cell and Targeting, Fort Sill, US Army
Dr Illimar Ploom, Lecturer in Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Baltic Defence College
Dr Charlotte Peet, Head of Joint Effects, Royal Navy
Tim De Zitter, Lifecycle Manager Land Combat Missiles, Belgian Armed Forces
Frederic Peugeot, Branch Chief Ammunition Support Partnership, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
Ricky Hart, Principal Adviser Weapons and Fires, Land Guided Weapons Team, UK Ministry of Defence, DstlGary Jones, Principal Gun Systems Engineer, Dstl
Gary Jones, Principal Gun Systems Engineer, Dstl
James Black, Deputy Director, European Lead, RAND Corporation
Michal Kuc, Section Head of Unmanned Systems Section, Unmanned Systems and Ballistics Centre, Polish Military Institute of Armament Technology
Howard “David” Cavel, Senior Field Artillery Specialist, Fires Cell - Targeting, Fort Sill, US Army
NATO Corps Fires Leadership Meeting Participants
Major General John Rafferty, Commander, 56th Artillery Command, US Army
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR], Chief of Joint Fires and Influence, NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC)
Colonel Frank Maxwell, Commander, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, V Corps, US Army
Colonel Charalampos Lolos [GRC], Assistant Chief of Staff – Fires and Targeting, NRDC-Spain
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore, SO1 Targeting, NRDC - Italy
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Venue
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands, W6 8DR Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Phone: 020 8741 1555
Reservation Method: Reserve your room by clicking on the reservation link below. We have reserved a selection of rooms at a discounted group rate, subject to availability; RESERVE YOUR ROOM HERE.
Group Rate: From £199.00 per night, including breakfast and VAT.
