9th Annual Military Virtual Training & Simulation Summit
The Official Military Virtual Training and Simulation Event
Defense Strategies Institute’s 9th Annual Military Virtual Training & Simulation Summit will convene leaders from the DoW, Military Services, Federal Government, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to discuss the evolving future of modeling, simulation, and synthetic training. The summit will provide a forum for advancing technologies and strategies that ensure Warfighters and decision-makers remain trained, ready, and lethal for the future fight. The 2026 VT&S Summit will aid in advancing the DoW’s ability to deliver synthetic environments that provide hyper-realistic training scenarios to enhance warfighter readiness, enable lethality, and enforce battlefield cohesion across the services at all echelons, in all domains.
Notice: No Press. No Recordings. Chatham House Rule.
Speaker Details
Moderator:
BG (Ret) William Glaser, USA Former Director, Synthetic Training Environment CFT
Confirmed Speakers:
BG Christine Beeler, USA PEO, Simulation Training & Instrumentation
COL Ted L. Stokes, USA IncomingDirector, Synthetic Training Environment CFT
Col Anthony Graham, USAF Commander, Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation
Col Wynndee Young, USMC PM Training Systems, Marine Corps Systems Command
CAPT Robert Betts, USN Commanding Officer, NAWCTSD
Col Shannon DaSilva, USSF Commander, Space Delta 10, STARCOM
COL Michael K. Stinchfield, USA Chief of Staff, U.S. Army War College
COL Christopher C. Johnes, USA Director, National Simulation Center
Col (Dr.) Richard Speakman, USAF, Commander, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
CAPT Aaron R. Kelley, USN Commanding Officer, Tactical Training Group Atlantic
CSM Michael D. Dills, USA Command Sergeant Major, US Army Medical Research and Development Command
HMCM Christopher M. Cariss, USN Command Master Chief, Naval Medical Research Command
Dr. Ghaith Rabadi Director, School of Modeling, Simulation and Training, UCF
Dr. Randall Hill Vice Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering & Executive Director of ICT, USC
Dr. Haifa Maamar Executive Director of Emerging Technologies, Full Sail University
Dr. Richard Thomas Associate Vice President, Health Sciences Center, WVU
Dr. Benjamin D. Nye Director of Learning Sciences, USC ICT
Dr. Dirk Reiners Joint Faculty, VARLAB, UCF Institute for Simulation and Training
Dr. Doug Maxwell Former Chief Architect, Army Futures Command STE CFT
Jude Tomasello Former PM for Medical Simulation and Training, PMO DHA
Event Topic
Modernization, Networking, TechnologyRelevant Audiences
National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Department of Defense
Active Duty US Military & Government:
$ 0.00
Register by 01/29/2026
Early Registration: Non-profit, Academia, FFRDC:
$ 690.00
Register by 12/19/2025
Standard Registration: Non-profit, Academia, FFRDC:
$ 790.00
Register by 01/29/2026
Advance Registration - Industry & Contractor:
$ 990.00
Register by 11/14/2025
Early Registration - Industry & Contractor:
$ 1,090.00
Register by 12/19/2025
Standard Registration - Industry & Contractor:
$ 1,290.00
Register by 01/29/2026
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