Warfighter LIVE: “The P-Word - How Can Platforms Help?” | DSET 2023

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 SystemsNeil Curren - R&D Lead at VRAIAdam Easton - CEO of SimCentricWim Huiskamp - Scientific Advisor at NATO Modelling & Simulation GroupThere 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/Links:Website: https://www.warfighterpodcast.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warfighter-digital/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgiH-cwmyc2I2Iyc8MLYtgTwitter:

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The Warfighter Simulation & Training podcast provides a glimpse into the fascinating future that is being built by militaries and government agencies around the world. The current convergence of emerging technologies brought together from key sectors will deliver an ever increasing force-multiplying benefit to the Warfighter, across all domains. Your hosts, two military veterans who, since leaving their respective services, have amassed over 20 years of experience, working with some of the most innovative companies and users in the Defence Simulation and Training space. Our goal is twofold: firstly to showcase the latest technologies, projects and concepts from across Defence, Government and Industry. Secondly, to provide an educational repository for those new to the industry, where complex subjects and acronyms can be demystified and explained. A reference for the rest of us. We interview leaders from government and industry, as well as subject matter experts who can speak with authority on our bi-weekly episodes. In each episode our aim is to break through the jargon and provide relevant and up to date facts and stories for anyone interested in Defence training and simulation.