The Ruddy Nice mission is to be a driving force to strategically connect organisations in the Aerospace and Defence sector, lead the way with innovation, spark conversation to drive change, and empower businesses to grow.
As the brainchild of Ruddy Nice CEO – Tess Butler, the first Defence Simulation Education and Training (DSET) conference was in 2016 and has grown year on year consistently to provide a community for collaboration and engagement throughout the year. DSET invests in technology, people and skills, and gives the Military the opportunity to educate Industry in a challenge led approach.
Whilst many organisations might have merely tolerated the hybrid approach in recent years – DSET has actively embraced it and seen it as a way to progress and grow. Leveraging it and using this capability to connect the DSET Community for the benefit of business development and relationship with the Defence sector.
DSET 2022 was the best year yet with over 1000 delegates, across 32 countries during the 4-day hybrid event.
And, there is always more to be done…
Growing to such an extent means that forming a DSET Committee is now essential to help shape and steer its objectives and further development. The DSET Committee members will be asked to reach into their own networks to support the conference programme and help us to retain the amazing quality of content that we have delivered so far.
We are launching this endeavour and seeking to select representatives from across the Defence sector, with stakeholders from military, government, academia and industry.
Bring your challenges to the table and we will challenge you to think differently.
Whilst experience and wisdom are vital for any committee, so is a diversity of thought. Instead of just sending your head BD rep, we invite you to bring your up-and-coming talent to represent your organisation. Allowing them to see and understand the problems in the Defence sector and work with key players to solve them. This will benefit their skill development and have a positive impact on the organisation. They will see problems you might not recognise, and gain the critical thinking practice to resolve them.
With this in mind, the DSET Intern Programme continues to gain momentum. It is super important to bring in new and emerging talent from a variety of backgrounds, education, and ages. This enables all organisations in the Defence sector to broaden representation and more importantly – diversity of thought. By actively engaging with new talent, you will answer existing challenges and provide a future capability for the military, industry and academia.
Here is what one DSET Intern had to say about the programme and being able to access the DSET Conference at no cost:
“ It was my first exposure to the industry around Wargaming and now I can see that it was a very valuable exposure. But had there been a cost for the tickets I would probably have been unsure about attending a new [to me] event. Curiosity wouldn’t have been enough to overcome the cost barrier. Having that barrier removed meant it was a no-brainer.” – Natan, DSET Intern
We want you to be involved and contribute to these initiatives, contact the Ruddy Nice Programmes Director – Abbie Pierce, to register your interest and find out more: [email protected]
Register your interest to be part of the DSET committee here
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