10 a.m – 5 p.m – National Liberal Club
The Future of Conflict – a one-day conference brought to you by the Wavell Room, National Liberal Club and the Project for Study of the 21st Century
“The future character of conflict could result in the UK having less discretion than may be assumed… Once engaged, we may not always control the manner in which we fight.” – Defence Concepts and Doctrine Centre Strategic Trends Programme Future Operating Environment 2035, published August 2015
From the streets of Ukraine to the chaos of Kabul airport, the last year has been a savage reminder that 21st-century warfare retains the ability to surprise, shock and confound expectations. Join us to look behind the headlines and ask how changing technology, shifting geopolitics and an evolving relationship between militaries and societies are shaping modern conflict, and what that means for the humans in the middle.
Confirmed speakers include:
Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb (retired): Former Commander Field Army and Director Special Forces
Sally Walker: Former Head of Cyber, GCHQ, and lead for National Cyber Force
Nigel Inkster: Former Assistant Chief, Director for Operations and Intelligence, UK Secret Intelligence Service
Louise Jones: Former Intelligence Corps officer
Douglas Ollivant: Former US Army Officer, US National Security Council Director for Iraq under Bush and Obama administrations (joining remotely)
James Athow-Frost: Major, Parachute Regiment. Editor, Wavell Room
Charlotte Robertson: Captain, Royal Signals
Abigail Watson: Conflict and Security Policy Coordinator, Saferworld
Lt Cmdr Nelson McMillan: Royal Navy reservist and consultant specialising in emerging technology
Elizabeth Faure: Director, London office, United Nations World Food Program
Nikolas Gvosdev: Professor of National Security Studies, US Naval War College (joining remotely)
Noel Hadjimichael: Former Royal Australian Navy officer, now strategic consultant and head of the Defence and Security Network, National Liberal Club
Project for the Study of the 21st Century 