Dismounted Operations In Today's Euro-Atlantic Security Enviornment
The Changing Character Of Conflict The International Dismounted Soldier returns at a crucial time for the Euro-Atlantic alliance.
The dynamics of complex modern conflict are changing. A new kind of asymmetric warfare can be observed across modern conflicts, and an ever more transparent battlefield where enemy forces can potentially track and detect all communication and movement on the battlefield opens up a whole new host of challenges for today’s dismounted soldier. As a result, key questions have arisen: how are nations increasing their asymmetric warfare capabilities and exploiting enemy weaknesses? How is the Euro-Atlantic alliance training and preparing today’s dismounted soldier for a transparent battlefield? Today's dismounted soldiers are required to operate in a variety of different environments and terrains (including littoral, cold weather, urban, desert and jungle) for which they need to be trained and equipped with the right technology on their physical person and externally to aid in their missions. With more modern conflicts taking place in urban environments, requiring close and more frequent contact with civilians, how are nations equipping their forces the complexities of such operations in this era of urban conflict? This event will provide the platform the thorough interrogation of these pressing questions and concerns.
Future Soldier Modernisation With this changing face of conflict, technological advancement must match the pace of change to ensure dismounted soldiers are appropriately equipped for modern and future battlefields. Nations are actively engaging with industry towards the goals of future modernisation, focusing on solutions and technologies aiding in increasing soldier lethality, enhancing dismounted situational awareness, enabling tactical communications in complex environments, shaping the global security environment, maintaining sovereignty and deterring and defending the Euro-Atlantic.
Recognising this pace of change, this year’s event adopts a new format, with strategic day focusing on the themes of interoperability, the changing character of conflict, building combat-ready forces and the current Euro-Atlantic security environment. The second day takes a tactical focus with three dedicated streams on: a) increasing soldier lethality, b) innovating soldier systems and enhancing performance, and c) training, simulation and wargaming for the modern & future battlefields.
Join us in London for tactical and strategic level briefings, networking sessions, and discussions!
What's New in 2025?
30+ new speakers from across the globe, including representation from US, UK, Canada, Lithuania, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Expanded exhibition space in a brand new location, featuring more industry leaders than before
Brand new format featuring a strategic day and an Implementation day with three dedicated streams
More networking opportunities for building connections with fellow military, government, and industry colleagues
Benefits of Attending
Hear from infantry and marine corps leaders on how they are training the next generation of dismounted soldiers for combat in a transparent battlefield.
Get an overview of all the latest technology and equipment on the current market and being developed on the horizon being used to aid the dismounted soldier in their mission.
Join the two-day event to hear a variety of perspectives from the strategic, top-down perspective of the commanders and chiefs of armed forces who will set the tone and establish the context within which the dismounted soldier is operating to the tactical and technical viewpoints of the sergeant majors, commanding officers, and regimental soldiers working with this technology.
Get updates on how technological advancements and developments (including the switch from 5.56 to 6.8mm caliber rifles) is changing the face of combat as we know it.
Listen to senior military and industry leaders as they engage in collaborative discussion on how to streamline the procurement process.
30+ Military, industry, and academic leaders within the dismounted soldier space delivering everything from high-level strategic briefings to tactical, boots on the ground presentations with perspectives from the lived experience of the dismounted soldier.
Themes for this Year Include:
Advancing Lethality & Survivability
Soldier Modernisation & Technological Advancements in Soldier Systems
Training & Preparing the Dismounted Soldier for the modern and future battlefield
Alleviating Physical, Psychological & Cognitive Burden on the dismounted soldier
2025 Chairman
Major General (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE, Former Chief of Staff, NATO Joint Force Command
2025 Speakers
Admiral Sir Keith Blount, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), NATO
General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, UK Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Swedish Armed Forces - Royal Swedish Navy
Brigadier Nick Wight-Boycott, Commander, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Brigadier Rob Singleton, Commander, Combat Manoeuvre Centre
Brigadier Mike Cornwell, Head Future Force Development, British Army
Brigadier General Art?ras Radvilas, Commander, Lithuanian Land Forces
Brigadier General Per Nilsson, Deputy Army Commander, Swedish Armed Forces
Brigadier General David Pack OBE, Commanding General (Plans), 82nd AB Division, British Army
Colonel Todd Hopkins, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida National Guard
Colonel Ryan Wylie, Director, Close Combat Lethality Task Force, US Department of Defense
Colonel Tim Turner, Deputy Commander, Army Special Operations Brigade, British Army
Colonel Pete Brunton, Programme Manager, Land Environment Tactical CIS (LETacCIS) and Assistant Head,, British Army
Colonel Michele Sciannamea, Director, NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence
Colonel Alessandro Vivarelli, Head of the Capability Development Branch, Italian Army
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD, Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Mullins, Director, ITC-UK, U.S. Army Futures Command
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Schmidt, Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Major Sebastian Langvad, Teacher, Complex Operations, Norwegian Defence University College
Gunner Joshua Grayek, Director of Marksmanship, Weapons Training Battalion, United States Marines Corps
Joseph Lyden, Chief Procurement Officer, NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Andrew Roberts, Head of Army Recruit Health & Performance Research, British Army HQ
Julie Greeves, Research Director, Army Health and Performance Research AHPR, UK Ministry of Defence
Anders Palm, Project Manager, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Senior Representative, Staff Officer, Bundeswehr
Natalia Zwarts, Research Leader, RAND Europe
Dr. Nicola Armstrong, Senior Principal Scientist, DSTL
Tom Reed, Senior Principal Scientist, DSTL
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Venue
Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington 4-18 Harrington Gardens, SW7 4LH Kensington, London, UK
Tel: 020 7373 6030
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