Meet the Speakers | Military Simulation Training Summit

2025 Chairman


Dr. Jim Blake PhD
Dr. Jim Blake PhD
Former PEO STRI
US Army

2025 Speakers


Brigadier General Christine Beeler
Brigadier General Christine Beeler
Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)
US Army
Marwane Bahbaz
Marwane Bahbaz
Chief Technology Officer, PEO STRI
US Army
Nick Kioutas
Nick Kioutas
Project Lead, Enterprise Transformation Integration (ETI) Office, PEO STRI
US Army
Lieutenant General Carlo Lamanna
Lieutenant General Carlo Lamanna
Head of the Training and Doctrine Command
Italian Army
Major General Teri Williams
Major General Teri Williams
Special Assistant to the Director of the Army National Guard
US Army Cyber Matters, US National Guard
Colonel Marcus Reynolds
Colonel Marcus Reynolds
Program Manager for Training Systems
US Marine Corps
Captain Tim James
Captain Tim James
Commanding Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
US Navy
Colonel Lisbon Williams
Colonel Lisbon Williams
Director, Army Contract Command - Orlando
US Army
Colonel Anthony Graham
Colonel Anthony Graham
Commander of the Air Force Agency for Modelling and Simulation (AFAMS)
US Air Force
Captain George Kessler Jr.
Captain George Kessler Jr.
Commodore, Surface Combat Systems Training Command
US Navy
Colonel Nicholas Waldron
Colonel Nicholas Waldron
Branch Head, Experimentation and Wargaming
NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Colonel Stephen Banks
Colonel Stephen Banks
Branch Head for Modelling and Simulation Learning Technologies
NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Colonel Todd Hopkins
Colonel Todd Hopkins
Commander, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center
Florida National Guard
Colonel Jeremy Pamplin
Colonel Jeremy Pamplin
Commander of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
US Army
Gaurang Dävé
Gaurang Dävé
Cyber Technology Officer
Marine Corps Systems Command
Wim Huiskamp
Wim Huiskamp
Chief Scientist NATO Modelling & Simulation Group
NATO
Elizabeth Tygart
Elizabeth Tygart
Product Manager, Synthetic Training Systems PM Training Systems
Marine Corps Systems Command
Dr. Keith Brawner
Dr. Keith Brawner
Program Manager, Creative Technologies University Affiliated Research Center (ICT UARC)
US Army
Lieutenant Colonel David Jones
Lieutenant Colonel David Jones
Commander, 705th Combat Training Squadron
US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Dave Hill
Lieutenant Colonel Dave Hill
Chair, Australian Defence Force Wargaming Association
Australian Army
Michael Eldred
Michael Eldred
Deputy Director, Directorate of Simulation, US Army Medical Center of Excellence
US Army
David Kemp
David Kemp
Ready Relevant Learning Director, PEO MLB
US Navy
Darren Buck
Darren Buck
Deputy Commander and Executive Director of Space Delta 1,
US Space Force
Rachel Germansky
Rachel Germansky
Lead Acquisition Engineer for Range Training Systems, PM TRASYS
Marine Corps Systems Command
Jim Spinelli
Jim Spinelli
JLVC Modernization Deputy
US Navy
Colonel Paul Kwon
Colonel Paul Kwon
Clinical Advisor, PEO STRI
US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Kinneer
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Kinneer
Director of Plans, Operations, Training & Security
Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center and the Pennsylvania National Guard
Jennifer Pagan
Jennifer Pagan
Research Psychologist, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
US Navy
Daryl Wynn
Daryl Wynn
JVLCM Advanced Tech
Department of Defense
Gunner Joshua Grayek
Gunner Joshua Grayek
Director of Marksmanship, Weapons Training Battalion
US Marine Corps
Captain Phillipe Desjardins
Captain Phillipe Desjardins
TDev Instructor, Canadian Forces Training Development Center
Canadian Armed Forces
Dr. Al Graziano
Dr. Al Graziano
Chief Executive Officer
CYBER RANGES
Col (ret.) Tony Perkins
Col (ret.) Tony Perkins
Head of Sales, Defense
CYBER RANGES
Gary DeYoung
Gary DeYoung
President
Battlespace Simulations
Dr. Asmus Pandikow
Dr. Asmus Pandikow
Vice President, Head of Product Unit Land Systems
Saab
Roy Priest
Roy Priest
Director of Business Development
Marathon Targets
Richard Solomon
Richard Solomon
Director, Business Development
Saab
Tony Viggiani
Tony Viggiani
Business Development Manager, Technologies Integration, Training & Simulation
Saab




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