Meet the Speakers at Armored Vehicles USA

2026 SPEAKER ROSTER

Event Chair: General (Ret.) David G. Perkins, Former Commanding General at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

Event Chair: General (Ret.) David G. Perkins

Former Commanding General
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Eric Wesley, Former Deputy Commanding General, Army Futures Command at U.S. Army

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Eric Wesley

Former Deputy Commanding General, Army Futures Command
U.S. Army

Major General Curtis D. Taylor, Commanding General, 1st  Armored Division and Fort Bliss at U.S. Army

Major General Curtis D. Taylor

Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss
U.S. Army

Major General Thomas M. Feltey, Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division at U.S. Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Major General Thomas M. Feltey

Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division
U.S. Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Major Gerneral Colin Tuley, Commanding General, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning at U.S. Army

Major Gerneral Colin Tuley

Commanding General, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning
U.S. Army

Brigadier General Beth A. Behn, Commanding General, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) at U.S. Army

Brigadier General Beth A. Behn

Commanding General, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
U.S. Army

Mr. Stephen Bowdren, Program Executive Officer, Land Systems at U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Stephen Bowdren

Program Executive Officer, Land Systems
U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Nick Taylor, Head Combat Vehicles 1, Defence Equipment and Support at UK MoD

Mr. Nick Taylor

Head Combat Vehicles 1, Defence Equipment and Support
UK MoD

Colonel Leon Rogers, Military Deputy to the DASA-PPR at U.S. Army

Colonel Leon Rogers

Military Deputy to the DASA-PPR
U.S. Army

Colonel Jason M. Wingeart, Director for Transformation and Lessons Learned Manager – Armored Brigade Combat at U.S. Army

Colonel Jason M. Wingeart

Director for Transformation and Lessons Learned Manager – Armored Brigade Combat
U.S. Army

Colonel Scott Pence, Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Ground Maneuver, G-8 at U.S. Army

Colonel Scott Pence

Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Ground Maneuver, G-8
U.S. Army

Colonel Ryan Howell, Director of Integration, CPE Ground at U.S. Army

Colonel Ryan Howell

Director of Integration, CPE Ground
U.S. Army

Colonel James Polak, Commander, Aberdeen Test Center at U.S. Army

Colonel James Polak

Commander, Aberdeen Test Center
U.S. Army

Lieutenant Colonel Nick Rinaldi, Project Lead, Overwatch, Army Applications Lab at U.S. Army

Lieutenant Colonel Nick Rinaldi

Project Lead, Overwatch, Army Applications Lab
U.S. Army

Stuart Hartfield, Deputy Division Chief, G-8 Capability Directorate (CD) at U.S. Army

Stuart Hartfield

Deputy Division Chief, G-8 Capability Directorate (CD)
U.S. Army

Steve Dawson, Engineering Director for Capability Program Executive, Ground (Combat Platforms) at U.S. Army

Steve Dawson

Engineering Director for Capability Program Executive, Ground (Combat Platforms)
U.S. Army

John Jolokai, Executive Director, US Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal at U.S. Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

John Jolokai

Executive Director, US Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal
U.S. Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Dr. Macam Dattathreya, Senior Scientific Technical Manager at U.S. Army

Dr. Macam Dattathreya

Senior Scientific Technical Manager
U.S. Army

Will Booz, Direct Fire and Autonomous Armaments Fire Control, DEVCOM AC at U.S. Army

Will Booz

Direct Fire and Autonomous Armaments Fire Control, DEVCOM AC
U.S. Army

Joella Zwack, Security Specialist, DEVCOM Armaments Center, G2 at U.S. Army

Joella Zwack

Security Specialist, DEVCOM Armaments Center, G2
U.S. Army

Michael Clow, Director, Combat and Tactical Wheeled Vehicles at Cypress International

Michael Clow

Director, Combat and Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
Cypress International

2026 CHAIRMAN

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