Our first foray into the real world, Warfighter Live hosted its first panel discussion at DSET in Bristol and kindly sponsored by VRAI - more about them below. We were joined by a highly experienced guests that brought a diverse range of views to the discussion:

• Lucy Walton - Head of Training at BAE Systems
• Neil Curren - R&D Lead at VRAI
• Adam Easton - CEO of SimCentric
• Wim Huiskamp - Scientific Advisor at NATO Modelling & Simulation Group

There is currently lots of discussion in the Simulation & Training community about the role of Platforms. But what does this word even mean?

We posed a few questions to our panellists to gain some better perspectives and understanding of this complex topic:

• What does the word ‘Platform’ mean to you?
• How can a platform approach improve interoperability for training?
• Can platforms drive the adoption of standards?
• Are ecosystems important for a platform?
• Who is best placed to run a platform - industry or government?
• What are the dangers of a platform approach?
• How do we avoid ‘Platform’ just becoming just a marketing term?
• If you had to replace the world platform with any other word or phrase for defence simulation, what would it be?

An animated discussion ensued, with lots of good points made by all…plus questions from our live event audience!

Hosts:

• Tom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/
• Colin Hillier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinhillier/

Guests:

• Lucy Walton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-walton-9b0332239/
• Neil Curran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-curran1/
• Wim Huiskamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimhuiskamp/
• Adam Easton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-easton-b5a3542b/

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• Website: https://www.warfighterpodcast.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warfighter-digital/
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