International Dismounted Soldier 2025 Conference

International Dismounted Soldier 2025 Returns with a Brand New Format

Within the context of modern asymmetric warfare, today's dismounted soldier is required to operate in a variety of 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. The concept of the transparent battlefield has emerged and changed the dynamics of warfare for the dismounted soldier. Dismounted soldiers not only have to be agile enough to operate across multiple terrains but they also have to be able to operate in an environment where their enemy can potentially see and/or track every movement and activity.

Recognising the various needs of today's dismounted soldier the two-day international conference will feature a top-down, strategic day where senior military leaders, industry and academics will come together to establish the current context in which the dismounted solider has to operate in and provide an overview of what the future looks like in terms of interoperability, the acquisition process, the future of lethality, the impact of urbanisation in warfare on the dismounted soldier and more. The second day takes a tactical, boots on the ground focus, will featuring three streams:

• Stream 1- Lethality and Soldier Systems
• Stream 2- Physical, Cognitive, and Psychological burden on soldiers
• Stream 3- Training and Preparing the dismounted soldier for warfare in the transparent battlefield

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 KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
• General Sir C R V Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, British Army
• Major General Nick Cowley OBE, General Officer Commanding, British Army
• Anders Palm, Project Manager, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
• Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD, Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations, United States Army
• Major Sebastian Langvad, Teacher, Complex Operations, Norwegian Military Academy
• Andrew Roberts, Head of Army Recruit Health & Performance Research, British Army HQ

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