DSET 2022 PROGRAMME
& SPEAKERS

Speakers 2022

Seppo Aaltonen
Seppo Aaltonen
Chief Commercial Officer
Varjo Technologies

Lt Col Adjan Van Andel
Lt Col Adjan Van Andel
Commander
Simulation Center of Excellence Royal Netherlands Army Simulation Center RNLA

Major Stuart Bass
Major Stuart Bass BSc (Hons), CEng, MIET
Executive Officer
103Bn. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Lt Cdr Oliver Brown
Lt Cdr Oliver Brown
Lt Cdr Oliver Brown
Miltary Liaison to LGBT Independent Review
Royal Navy

Felicity Brazington
Felicity Brazington MSc
MOD Modelling & Simulation Community of Interest, DE&S

Maj Sander Cruiming
Maj Sander Cruiming
Staff Officer, M&S Knowledge, Innovation & Policy
Royal Netherlands Army Simulation Center Land Warfare

Dr. Stephen Downes-Martin
Dr. Stephen Downes-Martin
Research Fellow
US Naval War College

Brig Gen William R Glaser
Brig Gen William Glaser
Director
US Army Synthetic training envrionment cross functional team

Kay Hallsworth
Kay Hallsworth
CEO
Gosport Voluntary action

Wg Cdr Ruari Henderson-Begg
Wg Cdr
Ruari Henderson-Begg
DOT(C)A Programme Manager
Air Command HQ
Royal Air Force

Lt Cdr Gordon Jones
Lt Cdr Gordon Jones
SO2 Diversity & Inclusion Policy
eSports, Royal Navy

Paul Monis
Paul Monis
MTAO, DE&S
UK MoD

Tamsin Priscott
Mrs. Tamsin Priscott
Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Commercial Executive & Neuro Inclusivity Network Co-Chair
DE&S.
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

Christian Rouffaer
Christian Rouffaer
Head of the Virtual Reality Unit
International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC

Dr. Robert Siegfried
Dr. Robert Siegfried
Chair at NMSG
NATO Modelling and Simulation Group

David Taylor
David Taylor
Senior Principal System Engineer Immersive Technology Capability Lead
QinetiQ

Jude Tomasello
Jude Tomasello
Program Manager
Medical Simulation and Training Program Management Office
Defence Health Agency

Jez Whitworth
Jez Whitworth
First Coding

Rusmat Ahmed
Rusmat Ahmed
Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Bohemia Interactive Simulations

Grant Bailey
Grant Bailey MSc
Simulation Technical Authority.
Defence Modelling & Simulation Coherence DE&S

Colonel Michael Bassingthwaighte
Colonel Michael Bassingthwaighte DSM
Army Advisor
Australian High Commission London

Jennifer Cassar
Jennifer Cassar
Program Manager, Land Trainers, Simulators & Targetry.
Department of National Defence Canada

Group Captain Paul Coles
Group Captain Paul Coles OBE MA(KCL) MA(OxfBrookes) CMgr MCMI
Assistant Director Plans, Directorate of flying training.
No 22 Group Royal Airforce

Col Arnel David
Col Arnel David
Connections UK & UK Fight Club

W02 Ian Ferguson
W02 Ian Ferguson
Modelling and simulation QGI
Royal School of Artillery Larkhill

Luke Griffiths
Luke Griffiths
Liaison Officer – Army Reserves
Royal Australian Armoured Corps

Rachel Hattersley
Rachel Hattersley
Executive Assistant and Coordinator
Navy Command Headquarters

Andy Higgs
Andy Higgs
Project, Sales and Marketing Manager
AVRT

Jon Lloyd
Mr Jon Lloyd
Senior principal advisor for learning technology research
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Jonny Porter, Hd BD
Jonny Porter
Hd BD
Training & Logistic Solutions LMUK

Capt Oliver Parsons
Capt Oliver Parsons
Founder, Air Force Gaming
USAF

Emilie Reitz
Emilie Reitz
Deputy director
Joint Fires Integration Divisions (JFID) Joint Staff J6

Karen Saunders
Karen Saunders
Programme Executive Officer, Simulation, Training & Instrumentation
PEO STRI, US Army

Capt Rachel Smallwood
Cdr Rachel Smallwood
Organisational Psychologist
Royal Navy

Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor
CEng FIMechE chPP MAPM
Head of Soldier Training and Special Programmes Director Land equipment DE&S
UK MoD

Tim Ventham
Lt Col Tim Ventham
Chief of Staff, Royal School of Artillery
British Army

Gen Eduardo Wolski
Gen Eduardo Wolski
Chief of Brazilian Army Systems Development Center
Brazilian Army

Wg Cdr Atkin-Palmer
Wg Cdr Atkin-Palmer
Air and Space Warfare Centre
RAF Waddington

Dr Christina Balis
Dr Christina Balis
Global Campaign Director
Training & Mission Rehearsal QinetiQ Group

Thomas Bohné
Thomas Bohné
Head of Cyber-Human Lab
University of Cambridge

Sgt Maj Kelly Caswell-Treen
Sgt Maj Kelly Caswell-Treen
Field Hospital RSM
Warrant Officer Class 1
Army Inspectorate

AB Jessica Cornell
AB Jessica Cornell

Cpt Gregor Deeming
Cpt Gregor Deeming
Army reserves
Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry

Lt Col Mike Fernando
Lt Col Mike Fernando
Commanding Officer
Defence School of Healthcare Education

Sgt William Hall
Cpl William Hall
Simulation training manager
Royal marines

Lt Alex Head
Lt Alex Head
Training manager
Royal Navy

Lt Cdr Zachary Holliday
Lt Cdr Zachary Holliday
Director for international training, U.S Navy Surface Warfare School Command.
U.S Navy

Major Tom Mouat
Major Tom Mouat MBE MSc PGCE
Directing Staff of Modelling and Simulation.
Defence Academy of the UK, Cranfield University

Surgeon Captain Kate Prior
Surgeon Captain Kate Prior
Consultant Anaesthetist
Royal Navy

Lt Cdr Laura Robinson
Lt Cdr Laura Robinson
Strategic lead for domestic abuse
Royal Navy

Jonathan Searle
Jonathan Searle
Head of Modelling and Simulation Group.
Defence Academy of the UK, Cranfield University

Dr. Steven Stoddard Ph.D
Dr. Steven Stoddard Ph.D
Director, Center for Army Analysis
Army Modelling & Simulation Office Headquarters, USA

Piers Thynne
Piers Thynne
Executive Directors Operations
McLaren Racing Limited

Col Marcel Wassenaar
Col Marcel Wassenaar
Simulation Center of Excellence
Royal Netherlands Army

Colonel Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin
Colonel Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin MBE
Head Information Warfare Group.
Defence Academy of the UK, Joint Force Development