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DSEI 2025 - Breakfast Briefings
Join us for the Cyber & Specialist Operations Command Breakfast Briefings, where you can broaden your horizons before the day begins.
A light breakfast will be provided at 0930, offering a chance to network with senior leaders from various departments within our organisation, before the briefings commence.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
| Time | Location | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:45 | Cyber & Specialist Operations Command Forum | Global strategic trends and the future operating environment | Air Vice Marshal Mark Ridgway, Head of Defence Futures (Presenter) |
| 09:45 | Naval Forum | Integrated Global Defence Network (IGDN) | Dr Samantha Griffiths, Director Overseas Bases (Presenter) Air Vice Marshal Mike Blackburn, Director Global Defence Network (Presenter) |
| 10:00 | Cyber & Specialist Operations Command Forum | Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force | Air Vice Marshal Tom Ashbridge, Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Director (Presenter) |
| 10:00 | Naval Forum | Training and education, opportunities for the future Integrated Force | Major General Peter Rowell MBE, Commandant and Chief Executive, UK Defence Academy (Presenter) |
Thursday 11 September 2025
| Time | Location | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:45 | Cyber & Specialist Operations Command Forum | Digital skills for defence and digital bursaries | Jon Forman, Head of the Digital Function, Capability & Comms at National Armaments Director Group (NADG) (Presenter) |
| 09:45 | Naval Forum | Artificial Intelligence, opportunities for the future integrated force | Commodore Rachel Singleton, Head Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (Presenter) |
| 10:00 | Cyber & Specialist Operations Command Forum | Integrated casualty care – modernising the end-to-end care pathway | Major General Phil Carter, Surgeon General, Defence Medical Services (Presenter) |
| 10:00 | Naval Forum | Operational Lessons and implications for the future Integrated Force | Air Vice Marshal Simon Strasdin, Director Integrated Warfare Centre (Presenter) |