2025 Military Flight Training Thought Leaders Include:

CONFERENCE CHAIRS


Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Former Inspector General
U.S. Air Force
Major General (Ret.) Sylvain Ménard
Major General (Ret.) Sylvain Ménard
Former Chief Fighter and NORAD Capability
Royal Canadian Air Force

2025 Speakers


Lieutenant General Raimondo Nogueira
Lieutenant General Raimondo Nogueira
Commander of the Training Command
Brazilian Air Force
Lieutenant General Silvano “Fritz” FRIGERIO
Lieutenant General Silvano “Fritz” FRIGERIO
Commander of the Italian Air Force Education and Training Command
Italian Air Force
Lieutenant General Brian Robinson
Lieutenant General Brian Robinson
Commander, Air Education Training Command (AETC)
US Air Force
Air Flotilla General Ioan Mischie
Air Flotilla General Ioan Mischie
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
Romanian Air Force
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Townsend
Commanding Officer, No 22 Group
RAF
Major General Pierre Real
Major General Pierre Real
Director
French Air Force Academy
Major General Ioannis Asimakopoulos
Major General Ioannis Asimakopoulos
Commander
Hellenic Air Training Command (HATC)
Major General J.D. Smyth
Major General J.D. Smyth
Chief Fighter NORAD Capability
Royal Canadian Air Force
Brigadier General Edi Turco
Brigadier General Edi Turco
Chief of Staff of the Air Education Training Command / 3rd Air Region, and Head of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) Program Office
Italian Air Force
Brigadier General Ugrik Csaba
Brigadier General Ugrik Csaba
Flight Director
Hungarian Defence Force
Group Captain Neville O'Donnell
Group Captain Neville O'Donnell
Commanding 78 Wing and Director of Training, Air Combat Group
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Commodore Steve Jose
Commodore Steve Jose
Head of UKMFTS Portfolio
DE&S
Colonel Pasquale SAVINO
Colonel Pasquale SAVINO
Commander of Italian Air Force Airlift Training School (S.A.T.A.).
Italian Air Force
Colonel Alessandro FIORINI
Colonel Alessandro FIORINI
Commander of the 72nd Helicopter Flight Training Wing
Italian Air Force
Colonel Vesa Mäntylä
Colonel Vesa Mäntylä
DCOS OPS
Finnish Air Force
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares
Commander
European Tactical Airlift Centre
Colonel Bernhard Hey
Colonel Bernhard Hey
Head of Department Branch Air Education and Training AFFCOM
German Air Force
Jason Hawker
Jason Hawker
Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA
Colonel Sean Karrels
Colonel Sean Karrels
Commander
Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel John Cummings
Lieutenant Colonel John Cummings
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division Chief
US Air Force

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS


Marco Zoff
Marco Zoff
Managing Director
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Dario Marfè
Dario Marfè
Aircraft Division EVP Commercial
Leonardo S.p.A.
Ioannis Papachristofilou
Ioannis Papachristofilou
Vice President Government Aviation
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Johan Linder
Johan Linder
Director Sales & Marketing
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Tim James
Tim James
Managing Director
Ascent Flight Training Ltd
Giuseppe Pietroniro
Giuseppe Pietroniro
VP Simulation and Training Systems (S&TS)
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Marc-Olivier Sabourin
Marc-Olivier Sabourin
Division President
CAE Defense & Security International
Nicholas Yates
Nicholas Yates
Senior Business Development Manager
CAE USA
Patrick Doherty
Patrick Doherty
Executive Director AF Field Operations/Programs
Boeing
Travis “Flak” Willis
Travis “Flak” Willis
International Business Development
The Boeing Company
Peter Fedak
Peter Fedak
Vice President Defence Programs
KF Aerospace
Brendan Pierce
Brendan Pierce
Vice President of Tactical Training
International Tactical Training Centre
Gustavo Ruthes
Gustavo Ruthes
Mental Health Performance Consultant
International Tactical Training Centre
Troy Burling
Troy Burling
General Manager
Ansett Defence
Eric Carney
Eric Carney
Strategy and Business Development Director Air and Commercial Solutions
Lockheed Martin
Peter Ashworth
Peter Ashworth
Program Director Global Training Systems
Lockheed Martin Australia
Sir Stuart Atha
Sir Stuart Atha
Director of Training Strategy
BAE Systems
Lucy Walton
Lucy Walton
Head of Training, FalconWorks®
BAE Systems Air Sector
Christopher Drax
Christopher Drax
Service Development Manager
Airbus
Quirino Bucci
Quirino Bucci
Project Test Pilot for Trainers Aircraft
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Jose Luis Romero
Jose Luis Romero
Training Solutions Designer
Airbus DS
Jeff Tasseron
Jeff Tasseron
Director of Business & Strategy Defence
CAE
Jonas Linde
Jonas Linde
Director Marketing and Sales
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
Karl Josef “Charly” Fürnrohr
Karl Josef “Charly” Fürnrohr
Chief Sales Officer
Grob Aircraft
Tommaso Pani
Tommaso Pani
SVP, Marketing & Strategic Campaigns
Leonardo Aircraft Division
Tommaso Pani
Tommaso Pani
SVP, Marketing & Strategic Campaigns
Leonardo Aircraft Division