Speaker Biography

Brigadier James Davis

Director General Systems and Integration

Australian Army, AM, CSC

Brigadier Davis joined the Army in 1995. His formative experiences were in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment which he commanded from 2014-2016. He served on operations in East Timor in 2003 and in Iraq in 2008/2009. From 2017 to 2018 he was the liaison officer to the United Kingdom Land Forces. Brigadier Davis’ staff appointments include Staff Officer Grade One – the Army Plan, Director of the Chief of Army’s Initiatives Group and Director of Joint Concepts. He served as Director General Future Land Warfare from 2022 to 2025. Brigadier Davis is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College (2011) and the School of Advanced Military Studies (2012). He assumed his appointment as Director General Systems and Integration in January 2026 and leads Army’s Fires and Combat Support Programs.