Overview
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the outcome of the war will determine the terms of European security for years to come. There is therefore an acute and strategic need to determine what should underpin the continent’s security and how NATO allies must mobilise to deliver upon that vision.
At the same time, the capabilities employed in Ukraine have indicated the extent of the changes in land warfare that are on the horizon. The fidelity of stand-off sensors and the evaporation of rear area security pose far-reaching challenges to established concepts of operation. How armies ensure that they are modernising to be prepared for the next fight, rather than the last, must drive priorities in investment and experimentation, for the next fight may not be in Europe and may impose very different quandaries.
Land Warfare Conference 2023, run in partnership between the Royal United Services Institute and the British Army’s Chief of the General Staff, aims to bring together the land forces community from across the UK’s partners and allies worldwide to address the conceptual challenges of the future.
This year’s conference will focus on the lessons from Ukraine, the future demands placed on alliance members through NATO, the requirements for a future force, and how the military can recruit the right talent and build an appropriate relationship with the defence industry to deliver it. The conference will explore how armies must mobilise not just to win the fight today but to secure tomorrow.
Tickets
In Person Conference Tickets
- RUSI Member price: £180 (incl. VAT)
- Non-Member price: £360 (incl. VAT)
- Non-Member concession price: £240 (incl. VAT)
-Â Students, under 30s, over 65s and serving military personnel are eligible for our non-member concessionary rate.
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Online Conference Tickets
- RUSI Member price: £36 (incl. VAT)
- Non-Member price: £72 (incl. VAT)
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Programme
Day 1: 26 June 2023, 12:00 - 17:00
Day 2: 27 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00
Speakers
Speakers include:
General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen: Chief of the General Staff of the British Army
Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Chairman of the Centre of Defence Strategies, Ukraine
Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, Commander of the Finnish Army
Lieutenant General Iulian Berdilă, Commander of Romanian Land Forces
Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Professor Nina Kollars, US Naval War College
Major General (Retd) Mick Ryan AM, Author
Major General John Kline, TRADOC, US Army
Major General James Bowder OBE, Director of Futures, British Army
Michael Kofman, Director of the Russia Programme, Center of Naval Analysis
Brigadier General Herve Pierre, Commander of 9 Marine Infantry Brigade, Armee de Terre
Brigadier General Jonathan Byrom, Commander of Multi-Domain Task Force 2, US Army
Agenda
Day One
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Registration and Coffee
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Keynote Opening Remarks
Chair: Sir David Lidington KCB CBE – Chairman, RUSI
Speaker: Gen Sir Patrick Sanders KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen – Chief of the General Staff, British Army
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Session One: Lessons from Ukraine
Chair: Prof Tracy German – Reader in Defence Studies, King’s College London
Speakers:
Mr Andriy Zagorodnyuk – Chairman, Centre for Defence Strategies
Lt Gen Sir Ralph Wooddisse KCB, CBE, MC – Commander Field Army, British Army
Michael Kofman – Director Russia Studies Programme, Center for Naval Analysis
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Coffee Break
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Session Two: NATO's New Force Posture
Chair: Prof Ursula Schroeder – Director of Research on European Peace and Security, University of Hamburg
Speakers:
Lt Gen Pasi Välimäki – Commander Land Forces, Finnish Army
Maj Gen Greg Anderson – Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division, US Army
Lt Gen Nick Borton DSO, MBE – Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, British Army
Maj Gen Matthew Van Wagenen – DCOS Ops, SHAPE
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Coffee Break
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Session Three: Mobilising Industry
Chair: Prof Justin Bronk – Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology, RUSI
Speakers:
Lt Gen Sharon Nesmith – Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Louise Atkinson – Managing Director, Defence Equipment, BabcockÂ
Alex Cresswell – CEO, Thales UK
Wendy Gilmour – Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO
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Keynote Closing Remarks
Chair: Dr Jonathan Eyal – Associate Director, RUSI
Speakers: The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP – Secretary of State for Defence
Day Two
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Registration and Coffee
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Opening Keynote Address
Chair: Prof Malcolm Chalmers – Deputy Director General, RUSI
Speakers: The Rt Hon James Heappey MP – Minister for the Armed Forces
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Session One: The Future Force
Chair: Shashank Joshi – Defence Editor, The Economist
Speakers:
Dr Jack Watling – Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, RUSI
Maj Gen James Bowder OBE – Director of Futures, British Army
Dean Rosenfield – Managing Director, Saab UK
Prof Nina Kollars – Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute, US Naval War College
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Coffee Break
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Session Two: The Skills for Tomorrow
Chair: Air Cdre Paul O'Neill CBE – Director Military Siences, RUSI
Speakers:
Lt Gen Ian Cave CBE – Commander Home Command, British Army
Maj Gen John Kline – TRADOC, US Army
Marianne Green – Director, Deloitte
Col James Leask – AH Workforce Plans, Personnel Directorate, British Army
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Lunch
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Session Three: Integrating the Force
Chair: Fred Hargreaves OBE – Director of Strategy - L3Harris
Speakers:
Brigadier General Herve Pierre – Commander 9 Marine Infantry Brigade, Armee de Terre
Brig Gen Jonathan Byrom – Commander, Multi Domain Task Force 2, US Army
Sarah Randall – Head of Business Development, TacCIS, General Dynamics
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Coffee Break
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Session Four: The Wider Utility of Land Power
Chair: Dr Sidharth Kaushal – Research Fellow Sea Power RUSI
Speakers:
Maj Gen (Retd) Mick Ryan AM – AuthorÂ
Lt Col Sean McCulloch – Staff Officer, NZDF
Prof Nina Wilen – Director, Africa Programme, Egmont Institute for International Relations
Gen Pierre Schill – CEMAT, Armee de Terre
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Closing Remarks
Chair: Dr Jack Watling – Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, RUSIÂ
Speaker: Gen Patrick Sanders KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen – Chief of the General Staff, British Army
