2026 Military Flight Training Thought Leaders Include:

Lieutenant General Francesco Vestito
Lieutenant General Francesco Vestito
Commander, Italian Air Force Education and Training Command
Italian Air Force
Italian Air Force
Major General Christian Oppliger
Major General Christian Oppliger
Commander
Swiss Air Force
Swiss Air Force
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Commanding Officer, No 22 Group
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Brigadier General Cihangir Kemal Yüzçelik
Brigadier General Cihangir Kemal Yüzçelik
Commander 2nd Main Jet Base
Turkish Air Force
Turkish Air Force
Brigadier General Oliver Kaladjian
Brigadier General Oliver Kaladjian
Commanding General
French Air and Space Force Academy
French Air and Space Force Academy
Air Commodore Brett Williams
Air Commodore Brett Williams
Officer Commanding Air Academy
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Brigadier General Paolo Rubino
Brigadier General Paolo Rubino
Chief of Staff, Air Education Training Command
Italian Air Force
Italian Air Force
Commodore Anthony Savage
Commodore Anthony Savage
Director General Navy Aviation, Aircrew Training and Commons
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Brigadier General Krzysztof Cur PhD
Brigadier General Krzysztof Cur PhD
Commandant
Polish Air Force University
Polish Air Force University
Air Commodore Rob Caine
Air Commodore Rob Caine
Head of Flying Training
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Colonel Daniel Fernández de Bobadilla
Colonel Daniel Fernández de Bobadilla
Commander 23rd Fighter Wing
Spanish Air and Space Force
Spanish Air and Space Force
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares
Commander
European Tactical Airlift Centre
European Tactical Airlift Centre
Group Captain Mike Jordan
Group Captain Mike Jordan
Commandant No 1 Flying Training School and DCASO
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Colonel Laurianne Denis
Colonel Laurianne Denis
Director Air Simulation and Training
Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Armed Forces
Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Commander
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
Wing Commander Stuart Phillips
Wing Commander Stuart Phillips
Officer Commanding 54 Squadron
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Kirk Teufel
Lieutenant Colonel Kirk Teufel
Commandant, Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center
US Air Force
US Air Force
Commander Jean Duboin
Commander Jean Duboin
Navy Rafale Program Manager
French Navy
French Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Frijters
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Frijters
Head of Department for Operational Training and Readiness
Center for Man in Aviation Aerospace and Operational Physiology Department Mini
Center for Man in Aviation Aerospace and Operational Physiology Department  Mini
Lieutenant Colonel Zoltán SZILI
Lieutenant Colonel Zoltán SZILI
Deputy Commander
MHTC
MHTC
Lieutenant Colonel Arne Boost
Lieutenant Colonel Arne Boost
SME Training Transport Pilots
German Air Force
German Air Force
Frederic Dehais
Frederic Dehais
Neuroergonomics & Human Factors Lab, DCAS
ISAE-SUPAERO / Groupe ISAE
ISAE-SUPAERO / Groupe ISAE
Hayley Reynolds
Hayley Reynolds
Group Leader
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk
Senior Research Fellow for Airpower
RUSI
RUSI
Richard Curzon
Richard Curzon
Head Air Mobility & Air Enablers
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
Jason Hawker
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer NATO Flying Training Europe
NSPA
NSPA
Peter Saunders
Peter Saunders
Director General - NORAD Continental Defence Modernization Office
RCAF
RCAF
Senior Representative
Senior Representative
Finnish
Air Force Command
Air Force Command

CONFERENCE CHAIRS


Lt. General David Nahom
Lt. General David Nahom
Former Commander, Alaskan Command
US Air Force
US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Former Inspector General
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force