DAY TWO | WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2024

7:20 am - 8:10 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 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: ROTARY AVIATION FOR THE BRITISH ARMY

9:00 am - 9:30 am MODERNIZING SUSTAINMENT FOR ENDURING AND FUTURE WEAPON SYSTEMS

Major General Thomas O'Connor - Commanding General, US Army Aviation and Missile Command

9:30 am - 10:00 am THE AIRBUS FLEET IN THE HANDS OF THE OPERATOR - Thought Leadership from Airbus

10:00 am - 10:45 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

10:45 am - 11:15 am DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH ROTARY AVIATION AND TRAINING TO MATCH CAPABILITY

11:15 am - 12:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: TRAINING DELIVERY TO MATCH TOMORROWS PLATFORMS

Major General (Retd) James Illingworth OBE - Former Director Land Warfare & Former Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command, IMH 2024 Conference Chairman
Group Captain Andy Baron - Commandant No 1 Flying Training School and Commandant Defence College of Air and Space Operations, Royal Air Force

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm MAXIMUM HELICOPTER AVAILABILITY FOR THE UK ARMED FORCES

Keith Bethell - Director Helicopters, DE&S - UK MoD

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm SPIKE WEAPON SYSTEM NEW CAPABILITIES - Thought Leadership from Rafael

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm FUTURE FLIGHT PATH: SIMULATED ANALYSIS FOR CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE ROTORCRAFT

Liam Ball - Principal Rotorcraft Systems Engineer, DSTL - UK MoD

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

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm ITALIAN NAVY ROTARY OPERATIONS: TODAY AND TOMORROW

Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina - Commander of the Fleet Air Arm, Italian Navy

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm GERMAN ARMY ROTARY AVIATION: VISION TO MATCH THE OPERATING CONTEXT

Colonel Guido Krahl - Branch Head, Army Aviation, ACCDC - German Army

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION: MAXIMISING PLATFORM POTENTIAL

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

5:45 pm - 6:00 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

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm DRINKS RECEPTION