2026 AGENDA
Explore the conference programme (subject to change).
Tuesday 22 September
TUE 22
09.35
10.05
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30 min

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Keynote | Technical Air Support : A Key Enabler of Air Power

Lieutenant-General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair
TUE 22
10.10
11.50
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1 hr 40 min

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Panel Discussion | Institutional and Industrial Approaches to Combat Aircraft Support in High-Intensity Operations

Moderator:
Lieutenant-General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair

Rear Admiral
Paul ZANASSI
Head of the Activity Support Division
French Armed Forces General Staff

Brigadier General
Marc-Olivier CROSSONNEAU
Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Support - Deputy DCOS Ops
French Air and Space Force Headquarters

Alberto MOROTE DE LA ROSA
Head of Support & Services
Airbus Helicopters Spain

Laurent BAZIN DE JESSEY
Program Director for Military In-Service Aircraft Support
Dassault Aviation

Marc MANTEL
Director of Customer Support & Services (CSS)
MBDA France

Gilles GAILLOT
Director of Support Strategy and Product Policy for Customer Support & Service (CSS)
Thales France
TUE 22
12.30
14.00
Lunch Break
TUE 22
14.00
15.40
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1 hr 40 min

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Official Address from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces

General
Jérôme BELLANGER
Chief of Staff
French Air and Space Force
Representing the Minister of the Armed Forces and the French Joint Chief of Staff
TUE 22
15.45
16.15
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30 min

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Keynote Address | A European Perspective on Military Aircraft In-service Support in High-Intensity Conflict

Colonel
Edmond TOUDJI
Policy Officer, Defence Industrial Programming
European Commission (DG DEFIS)
TUE 22
16.20
18.00
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1 hr 40 min

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Panel Discussion | European Approaches to Combat Aircraft Support in High-Intensity Operations

Moderator:
Lieutenant-General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair

Major General
Rafael GÓMEZ BLANCO
Director of Engineering and Infrastructure
Spanish Air and Space Force

Major General
Franck MOLLARD
Commander 2024-2026
European Air Transport Command (EATC)

European Affairs Expert, Space & Defense

Colonel
Edmond TOUDJI
Policy Officer, Defence Industrial Programming
European Commission (DG DEFIS)
Wednesday 23 September
WED 23
09.35
10.05
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30 min

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Keynote Address | Towards Comprehensive Support Contracts for Military Aircraft In-Service Support

Brigadier General
Maroussia RENUCCI
Deputy Director
Aeronautical In-Service Support Directorate (DMAé)
WED 23
10.10
11.50
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1 hr 40 min

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Panel Discussion | The Economics of Military Aircraft Support in High-Intensity Conflict: Preparing Industry for Combat Operations

Moderator:
Lieutenant General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair

Chief Engineer
Yannick CAILLIEZ
Director
French Aeronautical Industrial Service (SIAé)

Géraldine THIERCELIN
Head of Air Power Services
Airbus Defence and Space

Éric BERNARD
Director General of Military Support
Dassault Aviation

Laure-Agnès LERNOUT
VP Sales & Operations Planning
MBDA France

Frédéric FOURCIANGUE
Director of Support & Services – Military Engines Division
Safran Aircraft Engines

Olivier BRITZ
Head of Military Aircraft Support Department, France
Safran Helicopter Engines

Sébastien FOURQUET
VP Customer Support & Services (CSS)
Thales DMS - AVS
WED 23
12.30
14.00
Lunch Break
WED 23
14.35
15.05
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30 min

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Keynote Address | An Innovative Industry Supporting Combat Readiness

Marc BOURDON
Head of Design
Sabena Technics
WED 23
15.10
16.15
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1 hr 05 min

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Panel Discussion | Innovation in Military Aircraft Support: Strengthening Air Power in the Near Term

Moderator:
Lieutenant General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair

Rear Admiral
Guenaëlle CREACHCADEC
Deputy Director for Strategy
Aeronautical In-Service Support Directorate (DMAé)

Andréa BROUILLE
First VP for Economic Development and Innovation
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Council

Chief Engineer
Bernard SOULÉ
Director of the Bordeaux Aeronautical Industrial Facility
French Air & Space Force Aeronautical Industrial Service (SIAé)

Hervé FLOCH
CEO
ALPHA – Lasers & Microwaves competitiveness cluster (ALPHA-RLH)

Laurent MONTOYA
Senior Expert & Technology Domain Manager
Airbus Defence and Space

Gauthier HOUËL
Head of Product and Support Services Development Strategy
Dassault Aviation
WED 23
16.20
16.50
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30 min

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Keynote Address | People at the Heart of Military Aircraft Support in High-Intensity Conflict

Major General (Ret.)
Michel ROUAT
High-level Expert in Aeronautical Military In-service Support
French Air and Space Force
WED 23
16.55
18.00
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1 hr 05 min

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Panel Discussion | Training and Technical Readiness for High-Intensity Operations: Armed Forces and Industry

Moderator:
Lieutenant-General (Ret.)
Jean-Marc LAURENT
Director
Defence and Aerospace Chair

Brigadier General
Vital DUCHESNE
Commander of the Air Technical and Logistics Brigade (BATL)
French Air and Space Force

Lieutenant Colonel (Operational Reserve)
Anne-Catherine GUITARD
PAMCo Training Project Lead and Managing Director
Aérocampus

Christophe RAYMOND
Defense Expert
Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional Council

Cédric GEOFFROY
Head of A400 M Orléans Training Center
Airbus Defence and Space

Martial MAHIEU
Head of the Training Department (DTr) - Mérignac
Dassault Aviation

Christophe QUIPOURT
Military Mature Engine Focal Point, Tyne Academy
Safran Aircraft Engines
Thursday 24 September
THU 24
09.30
14.30
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5 hr
Français (France)