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Defence / Defense Speakers
Specialist conference and keynote speakers on defence issues.
Defence in the twenty-first century encompasses everything from nuclear deterrence to asymmetrical warfare. Whilst new technologies including cyber-warfare and drone and swarm capabilities look like becoming ever more part of the toolkit, at the same time ships, aircraft, and infantry and marine boots on the ground remain fundamental. Assets such as the Lockheed Martin F35 now come with a price tag of between $80m and $110m per aircraft. And a US Navy Ford Class aircraft carrier costs $13 billion. The challenge faced by nations is the affordability of advanced tech whilst dealing with threats from informal and non-state actors who are working on pretty minimal budgets.
Bob Ainsworth
Bob is a former Defence & Armed Forces Minister. His experience within Whitehall is extensive, he speaks at both day conference and after dinner events with equal knowledge, enthusiasm and wit.... [more]
Dr Hans Blix
Dr Hans Blix served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1981-1997, and is now Director General-Emeritus.... [more]
Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, he has piloted Chinook helicopters in over 1,000 hours of Afghanistan combat missions.... [more]
John Hutton
Leading European expert on public policy issues, demographic and economic trends, pension schemes and public health related to ageing population. ... [more]
Mike Jackson
General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO has had a distinguished career, serving in numerous high-profile and difficult roles requiring operational leadership, strategic insight and unfailing good judgement. Gen Sir Mike Jackson is now Senior Advisor... [more]
Lord Mark Malloch-Brown
Served as UK Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the UN, as Deputy Secretary-General, former Vice President at the World Bank & Chief of Staff, UN Secretary General.... [more]
Eliza Manningham-Buller
Eliza Manningham-Buller headed MI5 from 2002 to 2007, leading the organisation though substantial change in the wake of 9/11 and the growing threat from Al-Qaeda. MI5 doubled in size, opened eight new offices and altered its approach to the professio... [more]
Dr Alan Mendoza
Dr Alan Mendoza is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy. ... [more]
Patrick Mercer
Patrick Mercer has a reputation as a lively and uncompromising British conservative politician, whose fascinating career experiences and robust political engagement on security and anti-terrorist issues make him a formidable, direct no-nonsense speak... [more]
Jim Murphy
Former Cabinet Minister, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and voted the most effective Minister in government by politicians of all parties from the House of Commons and House of Lords.... [more]
Julian Rush
Julian Rush is the Science & Environment Correspondent of Channel 4 News and he has recently taken on the Defence brief as well. Whether it be environmental issues like climate change, GM crops and renewable and nuclear energy, or hard science subjec... [more]
Jerry Smith
Specialises in the management of threats from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials.... [more]
Jonathan Tait-Harris
Played a key role in bringing Saddam Hussein, Chemical Ali and other international criminals to justice. Leading war crimes investigator & criminalist.... [more]
Admiral Lord West
Expert on 21st Century security issues including cyber-warfare, asymmetric conflict and drones, as well as national and commercial risk.... [more]
