Speaking

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Keynotes, panels, and workshops on capability and threat assessment, AI in defence, cyber intelligence, and intelligence tradecraft — for defence conferences, professional military education, think tanks, and corporate audiences with material defence or state-threat exposure.

What a session feels like

The publicly-available comparison briefings on Iron Command are the closest thing to a speaker reel. Same voice, same methodology, same confidence-rated analytical style — whether the audience is a YouTube viewer or an investor committee.

Formats

Keynote

30–45 min

Full-session talk. Framed around a specific topic — AI in defence, cyber × AI convergence, or a bespoke analytical theme for your event.

Fireside chat

30–60 min

Moderated conversation with your host. Most natural format for investor and corporate audiences.

Panel

45–60 min

Subject-matter contribution on defence AI, cyber threat, or capability procurement panels.

Workshop

Half-day / full-day

Intelligence methodology applied to a specific commercial or policy question. Small-group format, typically for boards, investment committees, or programme teams.

Guest lecture

60–90 min

Academic or professional-education contexts. OSINT methodology, defence-tech investment, state cyber threat.

Typical audiences

  • Defence industry conferences (Farnborough, DSEI, NATO Edge, AOC)
  • Professional military education (Cranfield, JSCSC, Defence Academy, BRNC, KCL War Studies)
  • Think-tank events (RUSI, Council on Geostrategy, Chatham House, IISS-adjacent)
  • Defence-tech investor events and LP meetings
  • Corporate security, insurance, and CNI forums
  • Allied attaché briefings and defence policy roundtables

Typical talk themes

  • AI in Defence — What's Real, What's Marketing. An operator's read of the UK and NATO defence-AI procurement moment — Asgard, NSSI, sovereign AI strategy.
  • Operational Lessons — Ukraine, Red Sea, Indo-Pacific. What current operations are actually telling us about doctrine, capability, and where the gaps sit.
  • Cyber × AI — Why the Attack Surface Just Got Bigger. State cyber threat and how AI adoption reshapes exposure for corporates, insurers, and CNI.
  • The SITREP Method. Military-intelligence methodology for capability assessment and decision-making. Workshop format.
  • How to Read a Defence-Tech Capability Claim. Intelligence tradecraft applied to procurement and diligence questions. For investors, primes, and programme offices.

Booking

Speaking enquiries

Include event date, audience size, format preference, and whether the engagement is paid, honorarium, or goodwill. Response within 48 hours on weekdays.