Future Artillery Conference 2025

May 20-22, 2025 - London, United Kingdom

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
Brigadier Lee Daley, Commander, Defence College of Support, UK Ministry of Defence
Osman Tasman [TUR], Land Armaments Coordinator, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
Colonel (Ret'd) Paul Daniels, Indirect Fires Subject Matter Expert, US Army

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 John Mead OBE [GBR], Deputy Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Lieutenant General Mike Elviss CB MBE, Commander Field Army, British Army
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 Chris Gent [GBR], Deputy Chief of Staff – Transformation and Integration, NATO Allied Land Command
Brigadier Paul Hughes, Head of Engineering Assurance and Certification – Land Domain, UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
Colonel Michael Villumsen, Commander Danish Artillery Regiment, Danish Army
Colonel Roman Bobal, Chief of Artillery, Slovak Armed Forces
Colonel Michael Englis, Director of Fires Cell and Targeting, Fort Sill, US Army
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 Fabien Stassinet, Chief of the Artillery Office, French 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 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
Lieutenant Colonel Marco Tiberti, C2 and Interoperability Branch Chief, Italian Armed Forces
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 Ko?ciuszko Military University of Land 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
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, Dstl
James Black, Deputy Director, European Lead, RAND Corporation
Katja Fedina, Senior Analyst, RAND Europe
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
Major Carlos Del Río Gómez [ESP], Fires Operations – Section Chief, NRDC-Türkiye

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