Meet the Speakers:

2024 CO-CHAIRMEN


Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz
Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz
Former Commander
German Air Force
General (Ret.) Frank Gorenc
General (Ret.) Frank Gorenc
Former Commander
USAFE/AFAFRICA

2024 SPEAKERS


General Ken Wilsbach
General Ken Wilsbach
Commander, Air Combat Command
U.S. Air Force
General Ricardo Augusto Fonseca Neubert
General Ricardo Augusto Fonseca Neubert
Air Force General Support Commander
Brazilian Air Force
General (Ret.) Mark D. Kelly
General (Ret.) Mark D. Kelly
Former Commander, Air Combat Command
U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Günter Katz
Lieutenant General Günter Katz
Commanding General Air Force Forces Command
German Air Force
Lieutenant General Derek C. France
Lieutenant General Derek C. France
Commander, 9th Air Force, USAF Central
U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Luca Goretti
Lieutenant General Luca Goretti
Chief of Staff
Italian Air Force
Lieutenant General David Tabor
Lieutenant General David Tabor
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs
U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Michael Schmidt
Lieutenant General Michael Schmidt
PEO & Director for F-35 Lightning II Program
U.S. Air Force
Major General Jean-Luc Moritz
Major General Jean-Luc Moritz
FCAS Project Operational Chief
French Air and Space Force
Major General Paul Moga
Major General Paul Moga
Commander, Third Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Major General David G. "Baja" Shoemaker
Major General David G. "Baja" Shoemaker
Director of Operations, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
U.S. Air Force
Major General Cezary Wiśniewski
Major General Cezary Wiśniewski
Deputy General Commander
Polish Armed Forces
Air Commodore Howard Edwards
Air Commodore Howard Edwards
Combat Air Force Commander
Royal Air Force
Air Commodore Pete Robinson
Air Commodore Pete Robinson
Commander, Air Combat Group
Royal Australian Air Force
Air Flotilla General Ioan Mischie
Air Flotilla General Ioan Mischie
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
Romanian Air Force
Brigadier General Csaba Ugrik
Brigadier General Csaba Ugrik
Flight Director
Hungarian Defence Forces
Brigadier General Lars Helmrich
Brigadier General Lars Helmrich
Director Air and Space Systems Division
FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Colonel John P. Wagemann
Colonel John P. Wagemann
Commander
Detachment 6
Colonel Emmanuel Thomé
Colonel Emmanuel Thomé
Programme Director, Head of the Combined Project Team (France, Germany and Spain)
FCAS/NGWS
Colonel Timothy Helfrich
Colonel Timothy Helfrich
Director, Agile Development Office
U.S. Air Force
Colonel Glen Whelan
Colonel Glen Whelan
Chief, Next-Gen Air Dominance Division, Directorate of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Combat Command
U.S. Air Force
Christopher Mulder
Christopher Mulder
Director, Air Force International Programs
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Daniele Cucchi
Daniele Cucchi
Aviation Support Programme Manager
NSPA
Jason Hawker
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA
Captain R. Edward Phillips
Captain R. Edward Phillips
Head of Carrier Strike, Force Generation Directorate
Royal Navy
Captain Vincent Isorce
Captain Vincent Isorce
Head of Training Division
French Naval Aviation
David Timm (Jake)
David Timm (Jake)
Future Fighter Training Subject Matter Expert, Futures Division, Directorate of
US Air Combat Command
Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk
Senior Research Fellow for Airpower
RUSI

2024 Industry Speakers


Col (Retd.) Scott "FUG" Gilloon
Col (Retd.) Scott "FUG" Gilloon
Sector Vice President, USAF Strategic Development
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Thomas Grohs
Thomas Grohs
Head of Future Capabilities
Airbus Defence & Space
Jonas Grönberg
Jonas Grönberg
Head of Strategy and Portfolio, Fighter Aircraft
SAAB AB
Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Joseph "Gus" Guastella
Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Joseph "Gus" Guastella
Corporate Vice President and Regional Executive for Europe & Middle East
Northrop Grumman
Marco Gumbrecht
Marco Gumbrecht
Head of Sales Germany and Director Global Business Eurofighter
Airbus Defence & Space
Jennifer Lewis
Jennifer Lewis
President, Airborne Combat Systems, Space & Airborne Systems
L3 Harris
Stephanie Lingemann
Stephanie Lingemann
Senior Director Air Domain
Helsing
J.R. McDonald
J.R. McDonald
Vice President F-35 Business Development
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Giancarlo Mezzanatto
Giancarlo Mezzanatto
CEO
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
Stephan Miegel
Stephan Miegel
Chief Operating Officer Programmes
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
Jon Norman
Jon Norman
VP, Air & Space Defense Systems, Requirements & Capabilities
RTX
Gary North
Gary North
Vice President for Customer Requirements
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Col (Retd.) Robert “Trip” Raymond
Col (Retd.) Robert “Trip” Raymond
Air Force Electronic Warfare Program Lead
L3Harris
Johan Segertoft
Johan Segertoft
Vice President, Head of Business Unit Gripen
Saab AB
Robert "Blend'r" Novotny
Robert "Blend'r" Novotny
Executive Director, F-15 Business Development Air Dominance Boeing Defense, Spac
Boeing