Schedule

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 Wednesday, 17 June 2026
  • 8:00 Welcoming participants
  • 8:00 – 8:30 Coffee reception (Espace Nicole Ginoux)
  • 08:30 – 11:30 Opening : GCA B. Baratz – commandant du combat du futur, French Army & MG J-B. Meynard French Armed Forces Health Service + Lecture Karl Friedl (Salle Moebius)
  • 11:30 – 13:30 Lunch break + Posters (Espace Nicole Ginoux)
  • 13:30 – 15:30
    Physical Performance tests and readiness indicators (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: A. Schmidt + S. Foulis
    Nutrition and sustained physical performance (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: C. Thomas + J. Fallowfield
    Psychocognitive readiness for physical performance, resilience, and well-being (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: L. Main + N. Kearns
  • 15:30 – 15:45 Afternoon break
  • 15:45 – 17:45
    From Measurement to Decision Advantage : Operational Monitoring and Predictive Analytics for Warfighter Health and Performance (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: K. Friedl + M. Quiquempoix + A. Sedeaud
    Prevention of musculoskeletal injuriesI (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: L. Thefenne + B. Fisher
    Sleep in High Intensity context (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: F. Sauvet + N. Pattyn + P. Helmhout
  • 8:00 Welcoming participants
  • 8:00 – 8:30 Coffee reception (Espace Nicole Ginoux)
  • 08:30 – 10:00
    Physical Performance tests and readiness indicators 2 (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: J. Drain + T. O'leary
    Impact of physiological states on brain performance (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: C. Verdonk + S. Park
    Challenges for female intregration in High Intensity Conflicts (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: N. Koulmann + J. Greeves
  • 10:15 – 11:30
    Thermoregulation in hot environments (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: P-E. Tardo Dino + K. Levels
    Heat, Thermal Strain, and Physiological Monitoring : From sensing to prediction and real-time risk mitigation in operational environments (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: K. Friedl + M. Quiquempoix + A. Sedeaud
    Non-technical skills in high-intensity conflicts (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: A. Vacher + L. Chaudet
  • 11:30 – 13:30 Lunch break + Posters (Espace Nicole Ginoux)
  • 13:30 – 15:00
    Heatstroke: prevention and management (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: A. Malgoyre + N. Charkoudian
    Use of machine learning model for individal safety in High Intensity Conflicts (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: B. Kingma + M. Buller
    Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in military settings (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: A. Sievert + M. Lovalekar
  • 15:00 – 15:15 Afternoon break
  • 15:15 – 16:15
    Physiology in cold environments 2 (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: C. Bourrilhon + R. Kolegard
    Ethics regarding performance in High-Intensity Conflicts (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: M. Trousselard + N. Pattyn
    Soldiers in extreme environment (diving + confined spaces) (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: O. Castagna + J. Greeves + G. Giersch
  • 16:30 – 17:30 Lecture Jason Lee (Salle Moebius)
  • 17:30 – 21:30 Rooftop aperitif (Beffroi's Rooftop)
Thursday, 18 June 2026 Friday, 19 June 2026
  • 8:00 Welcoming participants
  • 08:30 – 09:30 Lecture Nathalie Pattyn (Salle Moebius)
  • 09:45 – 11:30
    Physical training for high-intensity conflicts (Salle Moebius)
    Mod: B. Nindl + H. Kyrolainen
    Nutrition in hot or cold environment (Le Grand Salon)
    Mod: K. Charlot + E. Howard
    Post-injury rehabilitation and return-to-duty (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    Mod: M. Thomas Pohl + MPR/T. Reilly
  • 11:30 – 13:30 Posters + Lunch Break (Espace Nicole Ginoux)
  • 13:30 – 15:00
    Biomechanics of load carriage and movement (Salle Moebius)
    G. Fordy + J. Drain
    Performance at high altitude (Le Grand Salon)
    P. Fabries + B. Beidleman
    Prevention of musculoskeletal injuries - OTAN HFM RTG 388 (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    R. Gilgen + T. Reilly
  • 15:00 – 15:15 Afternoon break
  • 15:15 – 16:15
    Physiology in cold environments (Salle Lucienne et André Blin)
    T. Ojanen + H. Teien
    Aerospace physiology (Le Grand Salon)
    A. Pavy-Le Traon + I. Mekjavic
    Testimonies from Ukrainian soldiers and round table about physical performance challenges for Ukrainian front soldiers (Salle Moebius)
    Capt. Andrii Babin + Yuliia Zmievska
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Closure (Salle Moebius)
  • 19:30 – 23:00 Cocktail dinner (L'Ecole du Val de Grâce)
  • 08:30 Visit Eurosatory (Eurosatory Exhibition)