Past event: Future Artillery Conference 2025

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.

Chief of Artillery, Czech Republic Army

Very valuable… it was extremely informative.

Commanding Officer, 10th Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps

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

  • 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
  • Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Ben Hodges, Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (2014-2017)
  • Major General John Rafferty, Commander, 56th Artillery Command, US Army
  • Major General Erb Lyra Leal, Army Artillery Commander, Brazilian Army
  • Brigadier General Gianluca Figus, Artillery Commander, Italian Army
  • Brigadier General Antonio Mongio Bergua, Chief of Artillery, Spanish Armed Forces
  • Brigadier General Simon Doran, Commanding General and Vice Chief of Naval Research, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory & US Futures Directorate
  • 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
  • Brigadier General Sergii Baranov, Chief of Missiles Programmes Office, Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • Greg Ivey [CAN], Head of ISR Air, Land & Maritime, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
  • Colonel Alicia Johnson,  Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), US Army
  • Colonel Jost Hügel, Chief of Artillery and Commander of the German Artillery School, German Armed Forces (Reserves)
  • Colonel Andranyk Hasparian, Chief of Missile Forces and Artillery Development Department, Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • 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
  • Colonel Christopher Sines, Director Land Requirements & Director Royal Canadian Artillery, Canadian Armed Forces
  • Colonel Rodion Kulahin, Fires Support Officer, Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • 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 Dennis Nuppenau, Deputy Commander Danish Artillery Regiment Chief Joint Fire Support Branch, Danish Armed Forces
  • Lieutenant Colonel Todd Mueller, Product Manager Extended Range Cannon Artillery, PEO Ground Combat Systems, US 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 John Dobson, Joint Effects, Programmes Directorate, British Army
  • Major Marek Dudas, Senior Officer - Specialist Artillery Development Department of Land Forces, Czech Armed Forces
  • 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
  • Jonas Granberg, Project Officer Ammunition, Moderator CapTech Missiles & Munitions, European Defence Agency
  • 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
  • Tim Ingersoll, Chief of Section, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

2025 Industry Thought Leaders

  • Paul Livingstone, Chief Executive, UK & NATO, Lockheed Martin
  • Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Howard Bromberg, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development Land Forces, Lockheed Martin
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) James 'JJ' Alder, Business Development Manager (Weapons), Lockheed Martin
  • Dale Butler, International Business Development, Tactical Missiles and Maneuver Combat System, Lockheed Martin
  • Colonel (Ret'd) Olivier Fort, Artillery Marketing Director, KNDS France
  • Bård Frostad, Senior Marketing Director, Surface Radars, SAAB
  • Anton Achmueller, Marketing Manager Combat Systems, KNDS Germany
  • Dr Gennady Yumshtyk, Chief Executive Officer, Paradigm Shift Technologies Inc
  • Major General (Ret'd) Mark Mcdonald, Consultant, AM General
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Einer Berntsen, Manager Business Development, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
  • Colonel (Ret'd) Anthony 'AJ' Johnson, Associate Energetics Manufacturing Process Engineer, Northrop Grumman
  • Eric Axelson, NG Fellow - Missile Products, Northrop Grumman
  • Eric Meunier, Product Line Manager, Thales
  • Jechu Sánchez Loureiro, Business Development & Sales Director, Arquimea
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Simon Briggs, Head of Defence Capability, Tekever
  • Danielle Grant, Associate Director – Long Range Precision Fires International, Raytheon, an RTX Business
  • Alexander Kamlage, Business Development Manager, ESG Elektroniksystem- & Logistik-GmbH
  • Senior Representative, Tiberius, Aerospace
  • Christophe Sonier, Sales Development Executive, Safran Electronics & Defense
  • Major General (Ret'd) Simon Humphrey CBE, Vice President, Hanwha Aerospace
  • Benjamin Campion, CTO, Junghans Defence
  • Senior Representative, General Dynamics, European Land Systems

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
  • Lieutenant General John Mead OBE [GBR], Deputy Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum

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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.
Event details
Organizer : Defence IQ
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-25291