Ryan Gregerson is a product marketing manager with BioFire Defense where he works with some of the coolest biotechnology around. He uses his background in biology to teach the CBRN and medical communities about biological pathogen identification using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the

Paulina Frederike Gogacz completed her internship at the NATO Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defence Centre of Excellence in 2024, following a previous internship at the German Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies. She holds a Master’s degree in Intelligence and

Pauline Gareau is the Global CBRN Lead at SERB, a pharmaceutical company specializing in medical countermeasures and the development of antidotes against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats. She joined SERB in 2020 and brings over 10 years of experience in the

Jérôme Le Bris is the Commercial Director for Europe at Proengin, where he leads the company’s business development efforts across European markets. As part of Proengin, Jérôme is deeply committed to understanding the evolving CBRN threats and the operational challenges faced by defense and

During his time with the company, Henri has been involved in all major development projects contributing to the current portfolio. His extensive experience in the industry, has allowed him to foster strong partnerships with key global CBRN laboratories including India, Finland, and The

A former CBRN Defence officer in the Romanian Army, Adriana has 10 years of experience in CBRN Defence standardization and interoperability.

Since 2019, she was appointed by the Director General of OPCW as Inspector – Chemical Weapons Munition Specialist and, later, Senior

Ardalan is an experienced international civil servant and expert in CBRN operations, technology integration, and logistics management. Currently serving as Head of the Technology Hub and Logistics at the OPCW, he leads technology integration and logistics efforts for chemical weapons

Captain (Navy) Dr. Michael Heidinger is the reserve commander of the Bundeswehr CBRN Defence Command, a position he has held since 2017.

Capt. Heidinger studied economics and received his doctorate (Dr. rer. oec.) at Ruhr University Bochum. In his civilian career, he was an executive at

Col. Artem Vlasiuk is currently the Chief of Civil Protection Division of the CBRN Defense Office, the Support Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Col. Vlasiuk has been active duty since 2001, and has developed his CBRN capabilities since. He is a CBRN Defense expert,

Colonel Piotr Wachna, PhD, deputy Dean for Military Affairs, Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, Warsaw. He graduated from the National Defence Academy in 2012. Former battalion commander as well as commander of the 4th Chemical Regiment in

Dr. Andrew Dixon is the Sales Manager at Gasmet Technologies UK Ltd. With over 30 years of experience in the field of gas analysis, Dr. Dixon has established himself as an expert in the industry. He holds a degree in chemistry and a PhD in infrared spectroscopy from Nottingham University in the

Lieutenant Colonel Erin J. Maurer is the CBRN Defense Lead, J3 Force Protection Directorate, at NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands, a position she has held since July 2024.

Chief William Swann| Director Chief | Nashville Fire Department | UNITED STATES

William Swann serves as the Director Chief of the Nashville Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management, a rank he has proudly held since 2018.

Swann first joined the

BG Chris A. McKinney, Deputy Director (J5) of Partnering, Security Cooperation, and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, USEUCOM, APO, AE

Brigadier General Chris A. McKinney was commissioned in 1993 as a Second Lieutenant and selected for the Corps of Engineers. After serving as an

Colonel Oliver Toderiska is head of the CBRN Corps of the Slovak Armed Forces. During the 2^nd Iraq War, in 2003, he was in the Czech and Slovak CBRN protection battalion, and later served in Kosovo in the J3 Conops cell as a specialist officer. He became Chief of the CBRN lab in

Professor Renato Bonora has been affiliated with the University of Padua since 1993. He holds a degree and a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has dedicated his career to research and teaching, with a focus on contaminated site reclamation, safety, and risk analysis.

An expert in CBRN

Dariusz Packi (DHP Safety) is a former Merchant Navy officer with extensive practical knowledge of life-saving and rescue equipment. Throughout his 25-year career in the Personal Protective Equipment industry for HAZMAT and CBRNe scenarios, Dariusz has gained significant expertise and industry

Maj. PhD Eng. Tomasz Otłowski is the commander of the Fire and Rescue Unit No. 6 in Poznan / Specialized Chemical and Ecological Rescue Group "Poznan 6". He has over twenty years of experience as a firefighter and hazardous materials technician. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at

Howard Way is the Director of DVI Resilience Ltd and an experienced investigator specialising in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI). Howard served with London’s Metropolitan Police for over 30 years in a variety of roles including homicide investigation. He has volunteered and specialised in

LTC Marcin Czapeczko currently employed as the Senior Staff Officer in CBRN Defence Directorate of the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces. He is responsible for coordination of the day-to-day activities of all CBRN units, planning major operational projects related to CBRN Defence and

Colonel Michael Firmin is the Director of the Education, Training, and Evaluation Department of the Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence in Vyškov, Czech Republic, a position he has held since June 2022. 

COL Firmin entered the United

Colonel Tomas Unzeitig is currently deployed as the chief of NATO-based international initiative dealing with CBRN Def matters. The initiative is called ‘Framework Nations Concept – CBRN Protection Cluster’ hosted by Germany.

Colonel Unzeitig has graduated at the University of Defence

Dr. Christina Baxter is the CEO of Emergency Response TIPS, LLC which provides practical, evidence-based solutions for emergency response through the development of next generation tools for enhanced situational awareness and responder safety; instructional design materials for instructor-led

After serving in airmobile engineer and nuclear artillery units, Colonel Olivier LION joined the French Army's CBRN service in 1997. Alternating between positions in operational units and staff, he commanded the 2e regiment de dragons, the French Army CBRN regiment, (2014-2016), held the

Professor David Crouch has an extensive background in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) remediation processes and technologies, having worked with numerous international agencies and the private sector. He has worked in Europe, North America, the Far East, Middle East and

Maj. Gen. Cezary WISNIEWSKI– Deputy General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces.

A graduate of the Polish Air Force University (1991) and the Pedagogical University (1997). In 2001 he graduated from the National Defence University of Warsaw. He then completed foreign courses (Squadron

Michael Armistead, Hazmat Specialist, Nashville Fire Department

Michael Armistead currently lives in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and is a HazMat Specialist with the Nashville Fire Department in Special Operations Bureau.

He started his career in 1992 with the