FRANCE’S BRIGADIER GENERAL OLIVIER KEMPF (RETD) JOINS INTELLIGENT & AUTONOMOUS DEFENCE SYSTEMS GLOBAL ADVISORY BOARD

Former French Army Digital Transformation and Cyber Defence Leader joins 18-member Global Advisory Board of experts from 13 countries.

FRANCE, October 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Brigadier General Olivier Kempf (Retd), former French Army digital transformation officer and senior NATO strategic adviser, has been selected to serve on the Global Advisory Board of the Intelligent & Autonomous Defence Systems Summit (IADSS), joining an international group of military, strategic, academic and technology experts.

His military career spans operational deployments, international defence cooperation, digital transformation and cyber defence. He served in several operational theatres, including Kuwait, the former Yugoslavia, Côte d’Ivoire, Bosnia and Chad, under national, NATO, European Union and United Nations frameworks.

His senior appointments include service at NATO headquarters, where he headed the Secretary-General’s strategic foresight unit, as well as responsibility for the French Army’s digital transformation and cyber defence policy.

Brigadier General Kempf holds a PhD in Political Science and has taught at leading French institutions, including Sciences Po Paris, HEC, École Polytechnique and École de Guerre. He is the founder and Director of La Vigie, a strategic analysis consultancy, and an associate researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS). He has authored numerous publications on geopolitics, cyber strategy and international security.

His combination of operational military experience, NATO strategic expertise, digital transformation and cyber defence brings valuable perspectives to the IADSS Global Advisory Board.

His selection comes at a time when intelligent, autonomous and connected capabilities are rapidly reshaping defence, while questions around governance, accountability and human supervision are becoming equally important.

With responsible governance and human control receiving growing international attention, the United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross have renewed their call for States to act on autonomous weapon systems, highlighting the need for human control, accountability and appropriate international frameworks.

These developments underline the importance of continued international dialogue, knowledge exchange and shared understanding.

Through its Global Summit Series, hosted across multiple countries, IADSS will bring together governments, armed forces, policymakers, defence experts, research institutions and industry to exchange knowledge, share experiences, learn from past challenges and explore the opportunities and challenges presented by emerging defence technologies. IADSS does not seek to establish rules or policies, but rather to provide an international forum for open dialogue, exchange of perspectives and greater understanding across the global defence community.

The IADSS Global Advisory Board supports this mission by bringing together independent military, strategic, academic and technology expertise.

Beyond the Summit Series, the IADSS Network and Directory will extend engagement throughout the year, connecting defence expertise, institutions, technologies and opportunities across the international defence community.

ABOUT IADSS
The Intelligent & Autonomous Defence Systems Summit (IADSS) is a global summit series organised across strategic regions, bringing together governments, armed forces, policymakers, academia, research institutions and industry to examine the development, operational integration and responsible advancement of intelligent and autonomous defence capabilities.

At the heart of IADSS is a clear principle:
Defence innovation must advance alongside responsible governance, accountability and human supervision.

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