In Conversation: Innovation at the Speed of the Frontline

08 Oct 2026
Keynote Stage
Keynote Stage
Chairperson
Lieutenant General (Ret) Stuart Skeates CB CBE
Lieutenant General (Ret) Stuart Skeates CB CBE, Chairman - Apex Europe
Speakers
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Ridgway
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Ridgway, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Futures and Force Design, Force Development, Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ) - UK Ministry of Defence
Major General (Retd) Karl Ford CB CBE
Major General (Retd) Karl Ford CB CBE, Director of Defence Planning, International Staff - NATO