Meet Our Future Indirect Fires Expert Speakers

2026 Speakers

Chair: Paul Daniels, President at P. Daniels Consulting

Chair: Paul Daniels

President
P. Daniels Consulting

Lieutenant General Miles Brown, Deputy Commanding General (DCG), Army Futures Command (AFC) at US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Lieutenant General Miles Brown

Deputy Commanding General (DCG), Army Futures Command (AFC)
US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Antonio Aguto, Former Commanding General, Security Assistance Group Ukraine (SAGU) at US Army

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Antonio Aguto

Former Commanding General, Security Assistance Group Ukraine (SAGU)
US Army

Brigadier General Alric L. Francis, Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team at US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Brigadier General Alric L. Francis

Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team
US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

MG Stephen J. Maranian USA (Ret.), Former CG, 56th AC; FA Cmdt; LRPF CFT Dir. at Consultant for American Rheinmetall

MG Stephen J. Maranian USA (Ret.)

Former CG, 56th AC; FA Cmdt; LRPF CFT Dir.
Consultant for American Rheinmetall

Brigadier General Steven P. Carpenter, Commander, 56th Artillery Command at US Army

Brigadier General Steven P. Carpenter

Commander, 56th Artillery Command
US Army

Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD, Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations at US Army

Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD

Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations
US Army

Colonel Freeman Bonnette, Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems at US Army

Colonel Freeman Bonnette

Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems
US Army

Colonel John Nelson, Commander, Yuma Proving Ground at US Army

Colonel John Nelson

Commander, Yuma Proving Ground
US Army

Colonel Frank Maxwell, Commander, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, V Corps Grafenwoehr, Germany at US Army

Colonel Frank Maxwell

Commander, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, V Corps Grafenwoehr, Germany
US Army

Colonel James Johnson, Army Capability Manager, Field Artillery Brigade-Long Range Fires Battalion at US Army

Colonel James Johnson

Army Capability Manager, Field Artillery Brigade-Long Range Fires Battalion
US Army

Colonel Joseph C. Alexander, Commander, US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), Army Test and Evaluation Command at US Army

Colonel Joseph C. Alexander

Commander, US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Army

Colonel Paul Lashley, Commander, 75th Field Artillery Brigade at US Army

Colonel Paul Lashley

Commander, 75th Field Artillery Brigade
US Army

Colonel Brian Schweers, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps School of Artillery, Fort Sill at US Marine Corps

Colonel Brian Schweers

Commanding Officer, Marine Corps School of Artillery, Fort Sill
US Marine Corps

Colonel Matt Johnson, Commander, White Sands Test Center, Army Test and Evaluation Command at US Army

Colonel Matt Johnson

Commander, White Sands Test Center, Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Army

Colonel Tyler Donnell, Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Cell, Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill at US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Colonel Tyler Donnell

Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Cell, Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill
US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

Colonel Tony Perez, Director, Fire Support Test Directorate at Fort Sill, Oklahoma at US Army

Colonel Tony Perez

Director, Fire Support Test Directorate at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
US Army

Dave Musgrave, Chief Engineer for DEVCOM-AC’s Artillery Fire Control Systems Division at US Army

Dave Musgrave

Chief Engineer for DEVCOM-AC’s Artillery Fire Control Systems Division
US Army

Joseph McPherson, Advanced Technology Integrator, PM Ground Weapon Systems, Marine Corps Systems at US Marine Corps

Joseph McPherson

Advanced Technology Integrator, PM Ground Weapon Systems, Marine Corps Systems
US Marine Corps

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Faucett, Product Manager for Fire Support Systems at US Marine Corps

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Faucett

Product Manager for Fire Support Systems
US Marine Corps

Lieutenant-Colonel Max Riopelle, Commandant,  The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School at Canadian Armed Forces

Lieutenant-Colonel Max Riopelle

Commandant, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School
Canadian Armed Forces

Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor, Product Manager, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, PEO Soldier at US Army

Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor

Product Manager, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, PEO Soldier
US Army

Mr. Jon R. Milner, Director, Business Development – Weapon and Ammunition at American Rheinmetall Defense, Inc. Reston, Virginia

Mr. Jon R. Milner

Director, Business Development – Weapon and Ammunition
American Rheinmetall Defense, Inc. Reston, Virginia

Amit Mahajan, CEO at Phoenix Group Phoenix Group Logo

Amit Mahajan

CEO
Phoenix Group