24 - 25 March, 2025 I Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, London
Conference Day Two
PREPARING FORCES FOR TOMORROWS BATTLES
Welcome
8:15 am - 8:50 am
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Upscaling Support and Resilience to Deployed Medical Facilities
9:00 am - 9:30 am
ENHANCING READINESS ACROSS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
· Observations from recent EUCOM medical activities
· Working with Allies to strengthen systems in preparation for potential systems
· Anticipating future challenges for medical operations in the European theatre
9:30 am - 10:00 am
REACTING TO A MASS CASUALTY SCENARIO IN EUROPE
Brigadier General Dr Thomas Harbaum -
Commanding Officer of the Bundeswehr Military Hospital in Hamburg,
Bundeswehr
· Working with allies to train and prepare for mass casualties in Europe
· Germany’s medical support to Ukraine throughout the conflict
· Developing capabilities for future medical operations in challenging environments
Brigadier General Dr Thomas Harbaum
Commanding Officer of the Bundeswehr Military Hospital in HamburgBundeswehr
10:00 am - 10:15 am
PLASMA EVERYWHERE
Richard Meehan -
President & CEO,
Velico
10:15 am - 10:45 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
Response to Sustained Casualties At Scale
10:45 am - 11:15 am
LITHUANIA’S PERSPECTIVE ON PLANNING FOR CONFLICT
Colonel Inga Jancevicienė -
Chief of Joint Medical Department,
Lithuanian Armed Forces
· Lithuania’s preparation and planning for mass casualties
· Optimising logistics to treat patients more efficiently during conflict
· Improving civilian/military cooperation to prepare for war and strengthen systems
11:15 am - 11:45 am
PREPARING A CLINICAL RESPONSE TO MAJOR INCIDENTS
Colonel Tim Steele -
AH Strategy, Joint Medical Capability,
Defence Medical Services
· Considering current capacities for treating mass casualties in case of conflict
· Delivering scalable RAMP in coordination with civilian stakeholders
· Exploring new capabilities and technologies to enhance preparedness
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE RESILIENCE
Dr Mike Prentice -
National Director Resilience,
NHS
· The critical role of civilian/military cooperation in times of conflict
· Ensuring a cohesive approach to healthcare delivery with key stakeholders
· Current initiatives to plan for potential conflict
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS WITH KALÉO
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
Multi-Domain Integration of Healthcare: A Global Perspective
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
INNOVATING FOR THE FRONTLINES: FINDING SOLUTIONS TO MILITARY MEDICAL CHALLENGES
Colonel Harvey Pynn -
Head, jHub Med,
UK Strategic Command
· Overview of jHub Med’s successful projects and current work
· Driving innovation within the medical space by leveraging commercial technologies
· Applying new technologies to medical capabilities, logistics, and planning
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS WITH KINDEVA
Greg Burel -
Former Director of U.S. Strategic National Stockpile,
Kindeva Drug Delivery
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
SUSTAINED BLOOD SUPPLY DURING CONFLICT
Colonel Tom Woolley OBE -
AH Research, Emeritus Defence Professor Anaesthetics and Critical Care,
Defence Medical Directorate
· Continuing research and innovation to advance blood capabilities
· Addressing the challenges of blood supply during conflict and the need to build supplies
· Improving logistics for the transportation and warming of blood products
Colonel Tom Woolley OBE
AH Research, Emeritus Defence Professor Anaesthetics and Critical CareDefence Medical Directorate
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
ENSURING THE SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF NATO’S SUPPLY CHAIN FOR OXIME-BASED NERVE AGENT ANTIDOTES
Thomas Gründemann -
CEO & MD,
Ferak Berlin
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
OBSERVATIONS FROM NATO CWIX AND IT INTEROPERABILITY
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
A NEW MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE FOR THE BATTLEFIELD
J'aime Conrod -
VP, Government Business & Healthcare Policy,
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
- What was the Challenge?
- What’s Old is New Again
- Key Advantages of the New Medical Countermeasure
- Amneal’s Commitment to Innovation & Supporting the Warfighter
Rehabilitation At Scale
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
RENOVATOR: PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AT SCALE
Brigadier Phil de Rouffignac -
SRO RENOVATOR,
Defence Medical Services
· Progress and observations from RENOVATOR since the evasion of Ukraine
· Challenges associated with providing physical rehabilitation at scale in complex environments
· Integrating new technologies to offer improved rehabilitation with NATO assistance
