DAY THREE | THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2024

7:30 am - 8:20 am MORNING REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST NETWORKING COFFEE

8:20 am - 8:30 am CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman

8:30 am - 9:00 am FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT: CAPABILITY TO MEET THE FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

9:00 am - 9:30 am ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, FLEET AIR ARM: FIT TO FIGHT AND WIN AT SEA

Commodore Matt Royals - Commander Fleet Air Arm, Royal Australian Navy

9:30 am - 10:15 am PANEL DISCUSSION: THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION: SHAPING REQUIREMENTS, DOCTRINE AND FORCE STRUCTURE

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman

10:15 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

11:00 am - 11:30 am UNCREWED: THE VIEW FROM THE UK MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY

Brigadier Del Stafford MBE RM - Head Operating Assurance Group, Military Aviation Authority - UK MoD

11:30 am - 12:00 pm UNMANNED AVIATION FOR THE US NAVY

Captain Dennis Monagle - Program Manager PMA 266 Multi-Mission Tactical UAS, Naval Air Systems Command

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE ROLE OF UNCREWED SYSTEMS; THE OPERATION, THE POTENTIAL, THE CHALLENGE

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman
James Gavin - Head of Future Capability Group, DE&S - UK MoD

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm NEXT GENERATION ROTORCRAFT CAPABILITY: 2035 - 40+

Cyril Heckel - NGRC Programme Manager, NATO Support and Procurement Agency

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PEO AVIATION: DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, DELIVERING, ADVANCED AVIATION CAPABILITIES

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm CANADIAN AIR FORCE: ROTARY CAPABILITY 2050+

Brigadier General Chris McKenna OMM, MSC, MSM, CD - Director General Air and Space Force Development, Royal Canadian Air Force

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: PROPULSION FOR THE FUTURE ROTARY WING

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm CHAIRMAN’S SUMMARY REMARKS

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman