Light & Medium Armoured Vehicles

Delivering Maximum Survivability, Firepower & Decision Support Capabilities for Current & Future Operations

February 2 - 6, 2009 · Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK

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World Class Speaker Line Up for the Word's Leading Armoured Vehicles Event

Light and Medium Armoured Vechicles Speaker Map

See a map of where this year's speakers come from!

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Keynote Speakers

Mr. Gerald Howarth Shadow Defence Minister UK	Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie Chief of Land Staff Canadian DND
Major General Tim Tyler CB (R'td) Former Director General, Land Equipment, Defence Equipment & Support, UK MoD	Brigadier Simon Levey Assistant Chief of Staff, Land Equipment, HQ Land Forces, UK MoD
Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys Commanding Officer, South African Armour Formation South African Army

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Military Experts

Colonel Kevin Peterson Project Manager, MRAP Vehicle Program US Army	Colonel Crispian Beattie Commander, Command & Control Development Centre, Land Warfare Centre, UK MoD
Colonel Robert Schumitz Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team US Army	Colonel J.F.A.M. van Griensven, Branch Chief Land Forces Requirements, Directorate of Operations Policy, Requirements Plans, Royal Netherlands Army
Colonel Paul R. Lepine Programme Manager, Heavy Brigade Combat Team US Army	Colonel Thomas J. Temple Director, Land Equipment Program Staff Canadian DND
Colonel Jose Carlos Dos Santos Deputy Programme Manager, VBTP-MR, Armoured Personnel Transport Vehicle, Brazilian Army	Rickard Lindstrom Strategic Specialist Combat Vehicles FMV
Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Fragua Project Officer, Future NATO Counter IED Centre of Excellence, Spanish Joint Staff	Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lemaire Land Combat Capabilities Architect, DGA French MoD
Patrick Rey Assistant Director Armament Cooperation European Defence Agency	Major Steen Holm Iversen, Chief of Research and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat Centre
Major Innes Quiroz Operations Officer, PMO-LAV US Marine Corps	Major Neil Unsworth Officer Commanding, Corunna Company, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, British Army
Major Jez Hermer (R'td) Former Officer Commanding, VIKING Training Company Royal Marines	Major Alan Bolster Deputy Project Director, Tank Replacement Project Canadian DND
Andreas Zekorn Engineering & Trials Sub Section Leader, Boxer Programme Division, OCCAR	Dr. Einar Østevold Chief Scientist Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Jonathan Richards Study Leader, Tactical Logistic Analysis Team, DSTL UK MoD	Major Rob Todd SO2W CSS2 (Combat Service Support) UK MoD
Jeremy Smith, Integrated Logistic Support & Through Life Support Lecturer, Defence College of Management & Technology, UK MoD	Colonel Graf Strachwitz Director Army Reconnaissance Corps & ISTAR Training Unit, Bundeswehr

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Industry Professionals

Jean Beugels Product Manager, Vehicle Armour Tencate	Fhleming Christensen Senior Vice President Land Combat Solutions Saab AB
Ulf Deisenroth Founder and CEO IBD Deisenroth Engineering	Dr. Alessandro Pollastrini Marketing & Sales Area Manager, Land Systems Oto Melara
Andrew Simpson UK Defence Advisor Iveco	Mr. Marcos Cotarelo Director Marketing & Sales RUAG Land Systems
Ulf Einefors Senior Director, Market & Business Development BAE Systems	Dr. Moshe Ravid Scientific Adviser Plasan Sasa
Steve Holland MIExpE of SJH Projects on behalf of AML UK Ltd	Rune Werner Vice President Marketing & Sales Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
Pal Andersen Development Manager Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS	John P Wiliszowski Jr. Director for Transformational Logistics Raytheon Technical Services Company

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Chairmen

Christopher Foss Editor Jane's Armour & Artillery	Major General Anthony Stone (R'td) CB FRUSI International Defence Advi sor & Author
Brigadier Charlie Hobson (R'td) Former Director Equipment Capability, EL&S (Expeditionary Logistics & Support) UK MoD	Brigadier Philip Pratley (R'td) Associate Partner Defence Strategy & Solutions LLP