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Connections UK 2026 took place on Wed 09 Sep 26 to Thu 10 Sep 26 at Brunel University, London.  Connections 2026 The programme for the event is here, but the flight chaos at Heathrow forced a couple of changes. Please Note:  This year Connections UK emphasised the path from theory into practice. As a change from previous years where the afternoon session formed a 'Games Fair', this year we organised Practitioner Sessions for each afternoon, as a participatory practical period where attendees experienced directly-related games and methods on the themes from the morning presentations and seminars.  Programme Wednesday 09 September 2026: Opening Brief: The Changing of the Guard.    Slides.  Audio. Disaster Village - from Parish Council to Playbook: Daniel Kahn.  Slides.  Audio. The Low Overhead Integrated Wargaming Model (LOIWM): Christopher Webb.  Slides.  Audio. Use of Mixed methods in Analytical Wargaming: the Joint Operational Wargame (JOWG): Johan Elg.  Slides.  There is no audio because Johan was unable to make it because of flight cancellations. Special thanks to Wes from CENTCOM for stepping in at short notice. Improving War Game Development with Theory-Informed AI Assistance: David Swanson.  Slides.  Audio. Multi Domain Operations (MDO) Planning Tool: Angus Henderson.  Slides.  Audio. Thursday 10 September 2026 In-Practice LLM Tools for Visualising Wargames: Cosmo Forbes.  Slides.  Audio. Sweden Regional Development:  Johan Olofsson.  Slides.  Audio. Exploring How Wargame Practitioners can use LLMs Across the Wargaming Cycle: Robert Burks.  Slides.  Audio. Vista Gladiator Wargaming Tools: Charles Bennett.  Slides.  Audio. Ogmia Wargame - Cognitive and the Information Environment of the Czech Republic: Jakub Zavrel.  Slides.  Audio. The Other Side of the Fence - Soviet Cold War Wargames: James Langham.  Slides.  Audio. Blended Wargaming Techniques: Jonny Walker.  Slides.  Audio. Wargaming in China: From PLA's AI-Driven Military Education to Tabletop Wargaming. Alessandro Arduino.  Slides.  Audio. The Intersection of National Defence and Civil Resistance: Alan Edwards.  Slides.  Audio. Baltic Trap: Michael Fowler.  Slides.  Audio. Non-Kinetic Wargaming for Local Authority Emergency Response Training: Paul Mitchell, Kyle Cruickshank.  Slides.  Audio. The Hidden Enemy: Cognitive and Social Biases in Wargaming Practice: Prashant Chandrasekharan.  Slides to follow.  Audio. Edge of Tomorrow: Outlining a Pathway Methodology for Scenario Development: Mari Troskie and Louis Jeffries.   Slides. Air Operations Wargame (AOW): Gustafsson et al.   Slide. Evaluating and Enhancing the Impact of Wargames on Leadership Development: Robert Greyson, Kristopher Lovell & Fraser Patrick.  Slides.   Handout. Closing Brief and Feedback Survey:    Slides.  Audio.  Guidance for Attendees Privacy/Security:  As part of the Connections UK conference proceedings, photos of the event may be put on this website. The assumption is that the name on your badge and your image does not amount to the definition of "personal data" under GDPR. If you do not wish to have a photo with you name/face on it used in this way, you MUST ensure you wear a RED lanyard (available when booking in). New Attendees:   If you have never been to a Connections event before, you are encouraged to attach a Green Dot to your name badge (available when booking in). You won't be alone - at previous events almost half of all attendees were new and we don't expect this event to be different.  Guidance for Speakers Guidelines: The aim and purpose of Connections UK is to help bring together two main audiences: People that have something to say about wargaming in order to help build / generate / broaden the community; and People that want to use wargaming to help understanding in order to find out if it is appropriate for their needs. You are therefore asked to note: Wargaming is mainstream.  To this end, we don't need to waste any time on justifying our existence or apologising for ourselves. All the delegates attending a "professional wargaming conference" will know what they are getting themselves into (and if they aren't, they should be). Let's just assume that they are and you can spend more time concentrating on your area of expertise. Timings are tight.  Please don't overrun as it simply messes up the programme for everyone else. Do not advertise.  It would be remiss to not mention that the cardinal sin for a presenter is to give a thinly veiled advertising slot for your sponsor's products or services. The delegates want to be informed and educated about Wargaming ways, means and methods - you are the expert so please concentrate on these. If any delegate wants more commercial information, they can contact you afterwards. Please include your sponsor's details in a slide at the beginning or the end, but no organisation diagrams or other company details that have nothing to do with the topic. Making Changes.  We understand that you are likely to have to make changes to your presentation. This is completely acceptable, and new versions can be sent at any time up to and including the event date. Conference Proceedings.  We will try to have an audio recording and a PDF copy of your presentation (but not questions) placed on the Connections UK website following the conference, except in the case of Senior Government Officials. You have been invited on the basis that this is acceptable - the clue is in the title "Connections" - we are trying to share information and best practice with each other. Presentation File Formats.  Please provide your presentation in PowerPoint or PDF format, but ODF is acceptable. If you have any questions, please contact the organisers here.