Meet the Speakers | Military Simulation Training Summit

2026 Conference Chair


Brigadier General William Glaser
Brigadier General William Glaser
Former Director, Synthetic Training Environment CFT
US Army (Ret.)

2026 SPEAKERS


Brigadier General Christine Beeler
Brigadier General Christine Beeler
Commanding General
Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Army (Subject to Final Approvals)
Captain Robert Betts
Captain Robert Betts
Commanding Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
US Navy
Liz Bledsoe
Liz Bledsoe
Program Manager, Training Devices
Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Army (Subject to Final Approvals)
Christopher Boyle
Christopher Boyle
Director of Training Technologies for U.S. Fleet Forces Command
US Navy
Colonel Natasha Coleman
Colonel Natasha Coleman
Project Manager Cyber, Test, and Training
Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Army (Subject to Final Approvals)
Colonel Anthony Graham
Colonel Anthony Graham
Commander, Commander, Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS)
US Air Force
Colonel Ryan Harrington
Colonel Ryan Harrington
Commanding Officer, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic
US Marine Corps Training Command
Elizabeth Tygart
Elizabeth Tygart
Product Manager Synthetic Training Systems
Marine Corps Systems Command PM Training Systems
Kevin Cogan
Kevin Cogan
Innovation Director, Department of the Air Force Chief Model & Simulation Office
US Air Force
Colonel Nicholas Waldron
Colonel Nicholas Waldron
Branch Head, Experimentation and Wargaming
NATO Headquarters
Colonel Stephen Banks
Colonel Stephen Banks
Branch Head for Modelling and Simulation Learning Technologies
NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Dale Whittaker
Dale Whittaker
Project Lead International Programs Office
Program Executive Officer for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Army (Subject to Final Approvals)
Erin Goodrich Baker
Erin Goodrich Baker
Central Florida Tech Bridge Director/ Central Florida Tech Grove Program Manager
US Navy
Lloyd Kleinman
Lloyd Kleinman
Training Technology, International Programs
US Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Willis
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Willis
Program Manager Biological Technologies Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Dr. Melanie Lazarus
Dr. Melanie Lazarus
Dean, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
US Air Force
Rory O'Brien
Rory O'Brien
Chief, ISTD
U.S. Army
Heather Priest
Heather Priest
Senior Scientific Technical Manager for LVC Training Solutions
US Navy




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