24 - 26 February, 2026 I London, United Kingdom

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2025 Speakers

IMH 2025 Conference Chairman:

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE
Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command
IMH 2025 Conference Chairman

IMH 2025 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Rear Admiral (Rtd) Matt Briers CBE
Former Director Carrier Strike, UK MoD
IMH 2025 Conference Co-Chair

2025 Confirmed Speakers

Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell KCB CBE
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
Royal Navy

Major General Alex Turner DSO
Director Army Futures
British Army

Major General David Hafner AM CSC
Commander, Aviation Command
Australian Army

Major General Salvatore Annigliato
Army Aviation Commander
Italian Army

First Admiral Ruzman Bin Mat
Commander, Naval Wing
Royal Malaysian Navy

Major General Muhammad Saeed Anwar Khan
General Officer
Pakistan Army Aviation

Brigadier General Matthew Braman
Director, Army Aviation
US Army

Brigadier General Brendan Cook
Director General Air and Space Force Development
Royal Canadian Air Force

Brigadier General David Cruzille
Commanding General
French Army Aviation

Brigadier General Cain Baker
Director, Future of Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team
US Army

Brigadier General Diego Sismondini
Deputy Commander, 1st Aviation Brigade for Special Operations
Italian Air Force

Brigadier General David Phillips
Program Executive Officer
PEO Aviation

Commodore Steve Bolton
Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures
Royal Navy

Brigadier General David Walsh
Program Executive Officer, Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault and Special Miss
Department of the Navy

Commodore Matt Royals
Commander Fleet Air Arm
Royal Australian Navy

Cyril Heckel
NGRC Programme Manager
NATO Support and Procurement Agency

Brigadier Nick English MBE PhD
Commander
1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team

Mark Langrill
Director Rotary Wing & Uncrewed Air Systems
DE&S - UK MoD

Colonel Roger Waleski Jr.
Commander
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command

Colonel Krešimir Ražov
Commander, 93rd Wing
Croatian Air Force

Colonel Guido Krahl
Branch Chief Army Aviation
Bundeswehr

Colonel Kate Fleeger
Program Manager, PMA-261 H53 Heavy Lift Helicopters
Naval Air Systems Command

Colonel Daniele Mantoani
Commander, 5th Army Aviation Regiment
Italian Army

James Gavin
Head of Future Capability Innovation
DE&S - UK MoD

Colonel Mats-Uno Runeson
Deputy Wing Commander, Helicopter Wing
Swedish Armed Forces

Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Fountain
Director Air Requirements 9 (Tactical Aviation)
Royal Canadian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Ville Siiropää
Technical Director, Army Aviation
Finnish Army

Lieutenant Colonel Emiliano Pellegrini
Subject Matter Expert Attack Helicopters
JAPCC

Lieutenant Colonel Andrius Stuknys
Chief of HQ Engineering Service
Lithuanian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Borowski
Head of Army Aviation Concepts & Deputy Branch Chief Army Aviation
ACCDC - Bundeswehr

Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Hoogsteder
Program Manager SOF Air
Royal Netherlands Air Force

Commander Brett Gillies
Commanding Officer - 1710 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy

Commander Sebastian Schimera
Deputy Head of Planning Department, DEU Naval Air Command
German Navy

Commander Alex Haupt
Incoming Commanding Officer, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron
US Navy

Liam Ball
Senior Principal Rotorcraft Systems Engineer
DSTL - UK MoD

Captain Joe Dransfield
Deputy Head Operations, Operating Assurance Group
Military Aviation Authority

Major Jorge Liquito
AW119 Fleet Manager
Portuguese Air Force

Helen Wheatley
NGRC and NMH Lead
DE&S - UK MoD

Jason Hawker
Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA

Major Simon Jaksetic
151st RW SQ Commander
Slovenian Armed Forces

Major Bart Prins
Staff Officer Attack Helicopter Aviation
Royal Netherlands Air Force

Kevin Luxford
NGRC Technical Section Leader - Principal Technical Officer
NSPA

Stephanie Griffiths
Head of Data Exploitation - 1710 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy

Daniele Cucchi
Aviation Support Programme Manager
NSPA

Major Hristo Valev
Squadron Commander, 24th Helicopter Airbase
Bulgarian Air Force

Nick Childs
Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

2025 Industry Speakers

David Alfano
Head of Next Generation Rotorcraft System
Airbus Helicopters

Patrick Brethous
CEO Special Military Advisor
Airbus Helicopters

Vincent Chenot
H160M Programme Manager
Airbus Helicopters

Cyrille Fevre
Key Account Manager NATO and EU Military Affairs
Airbus Helicopters

Victor Gerin-Roze
Head of UAS Business
Airbus Helicopters

William Sampson
VP, Head of Market Operations
Airbus Helicopters

Giuseppe Cellai
Head of NH90 Product Support
NHIndustries

Cristian Naso
Managing Director NHIndustries and Head of NH90 Program at Leonardo
NHIndustries

Paul Albrow
Business Development for Military Avionics in EuMEA
RTX - Collins Aerospace

Etienne Gomez
Business Development Director Europe
RTX - Collins Aerospace

Kiran Kolluri
Associate Director – Business Development
RTX - Pratt & Whitney Military Engines

Todd Lovell
Technical Fellow and Chief Engineer for Future Vertical Lift
RTX - Raytheon

Air Vice Marshal (ret.) Nigel Colman CB OBE
Vice President Market Development
Leonardo

Roberto Garavaglia
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Rotorcraft Business Evolution
Leonardo

Joseph Evans
Business Operations Manager
Moog Inc

Thaddeus Galloway
Program Manager
Moog Inc.

LTC (Rtd) Joseph Natter
International Sales Manager
Hensoldt Avionics

Steve Doubleday
Chief of Staff, Head of Safety and Business Transformation
Airbus Helicopters UK

Axel Aloccio
NHI President and Head of NH90 Program, Airbus Helicopters
NHIndustries

Jay Macklin
Director, Army, and Air Force (AAFS) Strategy and Business Development
Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company

Mark Ballew
Senior Director, Business Development, Vertical Lift Programs
The Boeing Company

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