Meet the Speakers:

2025 CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN


Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory KBE CB DL
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory KBE CB DL
Master Gunner St. James' Park
British Army
Brigadier Lee Daley
Brigadier Lee Daley
Commander, Defence College of Support
UK Ministry of Defence
Osman Tasman [TUR]
Osman Tasman [TUR]
Former Land Armaments Coordinator
Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
Colonel (Ret'd) Paul Daniels
Colonel (Ret'd) Paul Daniels
Indirect Fires Subject Matter Expert
US Army

2025 SPEAKERS


Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry
UK Parliament
General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen
General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen
Chief of the General Staff
British Army
Lieutenant General John Mead OBE [GBR]
Lieutenant General John Mead OBE [GBR]
Deputy Commander
NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Lieutenant General Mike Elviss CB MBE
Lieutenant General Mike Elviss CB MBE
Commander Field Army
British Army
Major General John Rafferty
Major General John Rafferty
Commander
56th Artillery Command, US Army
Brigadier General Gianluca Figus
Brigadier General Gianluca Figus
Artillery Commander
Italian Army
Brigadier General Antonio Mongío Bergua
Brigadier General Antonio Mongío Bergua
Chief of Artillery
Spanish Armed Forces
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR]
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR]
Chief of Joint Fires and Influence
NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC)
Brigadier Chris Gent [GBR]
Brigadier Chris Gent [GBR]
Deputy Chief of Staff – Transformation and Integration
NATO Allied Land Command
Brigadier Paul Hughes
Brigadier Paul Hughes
Head of Engineering Assurance and Certification – Land Domain
UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
Colonel Michael Villumsen
Colonel Michael Villumsen
Commander Danish Artillery Regiment
Danish Army
Colonel Roman Bobal
Colonel Roman Bobal
Chief of Artillery
Slovak Armed Forces
Colonel Michael Englis
Colonel Michael Englis
Director of Fires Cell and Targeting, Fort Sill
US Army
Colonel Jost Hügel
Colonel Jost Hügel
Chief of Artillery and Commander of the German Artillery School
German Armed Forces (Reserves)
Colonel Freeman Bonnette
Colonel Freeman Bonnette
Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems
PEO Ground Combat Systems, US Army
Colonel Gregory Tomlin
Colonel Gregory Tomlin
Director, Army Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations
Fort Sill, U.S. Army
Colonel Stephan Sjöberg
Colonel Stephan Sjöberg
Chief of Artillery
Swedish Armed Forces
Peter Burke
Peter Burke
Deputy Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems
Joint PEO Armaments and Ammunition, US Army
Colonel Fabien Stassinet
Colonel Fabien Stassinet
Chief of the Artillery Office
French Army
Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Šibilja
Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Šibilja
Chief of Artillery
Slovenian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Dana R. Lafarier
Lieutenant Colonel Dana R. Lafarier
Fires Threat Integration Staff Officer
US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Rauno Viitmann
Lieutenant Colonel Rauno Viitmann
Fires Lecturer, Former Future Plans Officer
Estonian Military Academy
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Nygren
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Nygren
Artillery School Commander
Swedish Army
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Golonka PhD
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Golonka PhD
Head of the Department of Missile and Artillery Forces, Assistant Professor
General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Verstraelen [BEL]
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Verstraelen [BEL]
Programme Officer of Motorized Capability
French Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Jérémy Le Corre
Lieutenant Colonel Jérémy Le Corre
Artillery Capability Development Officer, Plans and Programmes Section
French Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel John Zwicewicz
Lieutenant Colonel John Zwicewicz
Director Land Requirements – Artillery Systems
Canadian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore [USA]
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore [USA]
SO1 Targeting
NRDC - Italy
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Andrew [GBR]
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Andrew [GBR]
Assistant Chief of Staff G35
NRDC-Türkiye
Lieutenant Colonel Marco Tiberti
Lieutenant Colonel Marco Tiberti
C2 and Interoperability Branch Chief
Italian Armed Forces
Major Aires Carqueijo
Major Aires Carqueijo
Capabilities Area Coordinator
Portuguese Army Staff
Major Yoann Poffet
Major Yoann Poffet
Deputy Commander Trials and Training Support Command
Swiss Armed Forces
Major Andrzej Niedźwiecki
Major Andrzej Niedźwiecki
Leader of the Artillery Fire Team, Senior Lecturer
General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces
Captain Janusz Materac
Captain Janusz Materac
Lecturer
General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces
Master Sergeant (Ret'd) Jimmy Arter
Master Sergeant (Ret'd) Jimmy Arter
Deputy Director, Fires Cell and Targeting, Fort Sill
US Army
Dr Illimar Ploom
Dr Illimar Ploom
Lecturer in Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Baltic Defence College
Dr Charlotte Peet
Dr Charlotte Peet
Head of Joint Effects
Royal Navy
Tim De Zitter
Tim De Zitter
Lifecycle Manager Land Combat Missiles
Belgian Armed Forces
Frederic Peugeot
Frederic Peugeot
Branch Chief Ammunition Support Partnership
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
Ricky Hart
Ricky Hart
Principal Adviser Weapons and Fires, Land Guided Weapons Team
UK Ministry of Defence, Dstl
James Black
James Black
Deputy Director, European Lead
RAND Corporation
Katja Fedina
Katja Fedina
Senior Analyst
RAND Europe
Michał Kuc
Michał Kuc
Section Head of Unmanned Systems Section, Unmanned Systems and Ballistics Centre
Polish Military Institute of Armament Technology
Howard “David” Cavel
Howard “David” Cavel
Senior Field Artillery Specialist, Fires Cell - Targeting, Fort Sill
US Army

NATO Corps Fires Leadership Meeting Participants


Major General John Rafferty
Major General John Rafferty
Commander, 56th Artillery Command
US Army
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR]
Brigadier Rob Alston [GBR]
Chief of Joint Fires and Influence
NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC)
Brigadier Chris Gent [GBR]
Brigadier Chris Gent [GBR]
Deputy Chief of Staff – Transformation and Integration
NATO Allied Land Command
Colonel Frank Maxwell
Colonel Frank Maxwell
Commander, 41st Field Artillery Brigade
V Corps, US Army
Colonel Charalampos Lolos [GRC]
Colonel Charalampos Lolos [GRC]
Assistant Chief of Staff – Fires and Targeting
NRDC-Spain
Lieutenant Colonel Jordy Deneweth [BEL]
Lieutenant Colonel Jordy Deneweth [BEL]
G35 – Section Chief Fire Support
Eurocorps
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore
Lieutenant Colonel John Poore
SO1 Targeting
NRDC - Italy
Major Carlos Del Río Gómez [ESP]
Major Carlos Del Río Gómez [ESP]
Fires Operations – Section Chief
NRDC-Türkiye