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Mr James Gavin
Deputy Director UK Defence Innovation Head of Technology Transition,
UK MoD National Armaments Director Group Ministry of Defence
United Kingdom
James Gavin is the Head of MoD Technology Transition, as Deputy Director UKDI The UKDI exists to explore and to accelerate capabilities into Operational use.
Increasingly projects are ‘Agile By Default’ to deliver early operational advantage. The Directorate works closely with all the Front-line Commands, DSTL and the delivery portfolios within the NAD.
James has served in the military, the civil service and industry before joining the MOD. He is a passionate advocate of delivering Operational Advantage through novel ways of working, particularly though collaboration and encouraging diverse thinking and applying Agile & Spiral Development and the use of Industry Mission Partners.
Increasingly projects are ‘Agile By Default’ to deliver early operational advantage. The Directorate works closely with all the Front-line Commands, DSTL and the delivery portfolios within the NAD.
James has served in the military, the civil service and industry before joining the MOD. He is a passionate advocate of delivering Operational Advantage through novel ways of working, particularly though collaboration and encouraging diverse thinking and applying Agile & Spiral Development and the use of Industry Mission Partners.
Sessions
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10-Sep-2025Land ForumDriving integrated digitalisation: Delivering a secure, multi-domain targeting web.
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10-Sep-2025Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) Keynote ForumDefence as a service: Continuous innovation - decoupled manufacturing
