Welcome to the world’s premier armoured vehicles forum
The past year has seen the perceived future threat environment come full circle as unrest in the Middle East persists and NATO faces challenges old and new.By the next conference, NATO will have withdrawn from combat operations in Afghanistan and many governments have indicated an aversion to ‘boots on the ground’. But during a year when the threat from ISIS/ISIL/IS has become manifest and the conflict in Ukraine begs international attention, many have suggested that boots on the ground are almost always necessary to stabilise and ultimately resolve such issues. With boots comes the need for firepower, mobility, protection and information, best provided by a combination of aerial platforms and armoured vehicles.
At IAV XV it will therefore be our duty to ask the pressing questions such as: What technology and platforms are we preparing with one eye on the future and one on the present? How can the modern armoured vehicle continue to adapt and remain capable in 21st century theatres of conflict?
January 2015 will see the International Armoured Vehicles confex move to the internationally renowned home of rugby,Twickenham Stadium in London. As part of our exciting move back to London, the Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP- Secretary of State for Defence, UK Ministry of Defence- and Mr Philip Dunne MP- Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology- have both accepted invitations to deliver ministerial keynote presentations.
We welcome you to join us as at IAV XV to:
- Re-join the largest, annual and international gathering of armoured mobility experts to develop and share your organisation’s capability, knowledge and project management expertise within the largest group of targeted prospective partners, anywhere in the world
- Engage with your customers and supply chains in conference and at the exhibition in order to solve common challenges and to bring forward your modernisation and development agendas
- Explore the future threat environment with the community’s thought leaders, policy makers and innovators and support the community's ability to defeat the enemy by demonstrating your armoured capability
At IAV XV, you will enjoy a unique opportunity to focus on armoured capability and learn, within the constraints of security, how to make the best of the capability in hand and how to focus future requirements. Sharing these varied experiences in this vital field, at a venue that offers the space to exhibit, confer and network with a wide variety of international colleagues on one site is, quite simply, an opportunity that cannot be missed.
So, whether you are a military practitioner, acquisition staffer, decision maker, programme manager, technical expert, industrial supplier or strategic leader, we look forward to welcoming you to Twickenham early next year.
“A very good, well organized meeting place for military and non-military people to exchange ideas. It’s the place to go for up to date trends in the defence business."
Slawomir Wojciechowski, Director, Polish MoD
"The whole event was extremely well organised and ran very smoothly; the perfect mix of debate and defence industry."
Colonel David Swann MBE
"An excellent event."
Zabiela Vidas, LTU MoD Capability, Lithuanian MoD
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Venue & Accommodation
Twickenham Stadium
200 Whitton Road , Twickenham
London,
TW2 7BA, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.twickenhamexperience.com/conferences-events/
Phone: 0208 744 9997
Accommodation
Travel and accommodation are not included in the conference fee; however we have put together a HotelMap that displays discounted accommodation for hotels in the area near to International Armoured Vehicles XV . The map displays live availability and allows you to book directly with each hotel: https://www.HotelMap.com/pro/ML1ZG
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Early Confirmed Speakers for 2015
- The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK MoD
- Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, British Government
- Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Current Commander NATO Allied Land Command, US Army
- Lieutenant General Michael Williamson, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, US DoD
- Lieutenant General Lech Majewski, Commander General Command, Polish MoD (Subject to Confirmation)
- Major General Robert Talbot-Rice, Head Armoured Vehicle Programmes, DE&S
- Major General Mario Ruggiero, Chief of Logistics Department, Italian Army General Staff
- Brigadier Peter Rafferty, Head Operational Support Programmes, DE&S
- Brigadier General Charles Beaudouin, Director of the Technical Section, French Army
- Brigadier Bjarne Nermo, Commander of the Land Systems Division, Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO)
- Brigadier Bob Bruce, Capability Director- Combat, British Army
- Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Head of Force Development Division, Austrian MoD
- Brigadier General Andreas Marlow, Commanding General 41st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, German Army
- Colonel John Cavedo, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles Project Manager, US Army
- Professor Bryn James, Head - Armour & Protection Science & Technology Centre, DSTL
- Representative of General Humberto Oviedo Arriagada, Commander, Chilean Army
- Representative of General Moeldoko, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, Indonesian National Armed Forces (Invited)
- Hans-Josef Maas, AFV Vetronics Project Leader, Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
- Ian Bonallo, Chief of Maintenance, NATO Support Agency
- Dr William Suttie, Land Equipment Science Gateway, DE&S
- Dr Dong-Hyun Kim, Principal Researcher, Agency for Defense Development, RoK
- Ted Maciuba, Deputy Director, Mounted Requirements, Maneuver Center of Excellence, US Army
- Professor Elias Stipidis, Director, VETRONICS RESEARCH CENTRE
- Major Chris Lukose, CO TACTIS (Tactical Indoor Simulator) system, Royal Netherlands Army
- Mark Carter, Senior Manager, Defence Vehicle Engineering, MIRA Ltd
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The agenda is available as PDF under downloads at the right side of the page.
Main Conference: 27th – 28th January 2015
Pre-Conference Focus Day: 26th January 2015
Post-Conference Workshop: 29th January 2015
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