Speakers

Featuring briefings from 20 PR experts, including:

  • Colonel Steven C Shepard, Commander, Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), US Joint Forces Command
  • Colonel Erich Weissenböck, Project Officer Engage, Capability Directorate, European Defence Agency
  • Colonel Billy D Thompson, 563rd Rescue Group Commander, USAF
  • Commander David Pledger, Commanding Officer, Defence SERE Training Organisation (DSTO), UK MoD
  • Lieutenant Colonel Michael Day, Chief of CSAR Cell, NATO Ramstein
  • Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Felicissimo, Chief Operations Officer, 15th Wing, Italian Air Force
  • Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Schleimer, Acting Area Director JPR, European Air Group
  • Lieutenant Colonel Rhys Hunt, Director of Operations, 129th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard
  • Lieutenant Colonel Sebastiano Franco, AD Logistics, European Air Group
  • Squadron Leader Adam Thompson, SO2 J3 Air, Joint Force HQ, UK MoD
  • Major Brett Hartnett, ANGEL THUNDER Project Officer, USAF
  • Major Tor Cavalli-Björkman, Commanding Officer, SERE School, Swedish Armed Forces
  • Major Bart Holewijn, Staff Officer, Combat Support Branch, NATO JAPCC
  • Major Christopher Johnson, Strategic Communication Advisor, PR Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs, US DoD
  • Lieutenant Commander Rodolfo Calabro, CSAR/Special Ops SME, Combat Support Branch, NATO JAPCC
  • Lieutenant Herve Dechoux, JPR/CSAR Liaison Officer, French Air Force
  • Captain Lasse Brånn, Staff Officer Personnel Recovery, Swedish Armed Forces
  • John Proctor, PR Policy & Standards, Canadian DND