Defence Training & Simulation Advisory
Independent strategic advisory on synthetic training, LVC integration, training governance and Nordic & Baltic defence markets.
From Training Systems to Training Capability
Ken-Tore Saade Eriksen · Lt Col (Ret.) · 38 Years Norwegian Army - Former Head of the Norwegian Army Training and Simulation Centre
I/ITSEC 2026 · Accepted Paper & Presenter
Closing the Nordic Synthetic Training Gap — selected for publication in the I/ITSEC 2026 Conference Proceedings and podium presentation, Orlando, 30 Nov–3 Dec.

Eriksen LiveSim Consult

Independent advisory in defence training, simulation and LVC capability integration.

The Practice

Advice across the sector — not for a single portfolio.

Eriksen LiveSim Consult advises defence organisations and the companies that serve them on synthetic training capability across the Nordic and Baltic region. The gap between what is invested in simulation and what is actually gained from it is rarely a technology problem. It is a problem of ownership, governance and adoption.

Led by Ken-Tore Saade Eriksen — former Head of the Norwegian Army Training and Simulation Centre, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), 38 years of service.

Advisory Services

Where the practice adds value.

Nordic & Baltic market entry

Positioning, stakeholder navigation and route to market for international suppliers.

Governance & architecture

Synthetic training governance, capability architecture and LVC integration strategy.

Requirements & procurement

Requirements definition, procurement alignment and capture strategy support.

Executive advisory

Retained advisory, advisory board participation and independent second opinion.

Insights & Speaking

Published thinking on defence training.

This site publishes independent analysis of synthetic training architecture, LVC integration, Nordic defence investment and readiness governance — written from the position of someone who has held national responsibility for these systems.

Conference panels, keynotes and professional forums by invitation — most recently an accepted paper and podium presentation at I/ITSEC 2026 in Orlando, alongside a panellist appearance at ITEC 2026 in London on training transformation.

Formal papers, conference presentations and book contributions — including a chapter published by the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies — are catalogued separately on Publications.

All views expressed on this site are the author’s own.

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Speaking Engagements

Conference panels, keynotes and professional forums on defence training, synthetic capability and readiness governance.

Accepted Paper & Presenter · November–December 2026

I/ITSEC 2026 – Closing the Nordic Synthetic Training Gap

Paper 26406, Closing the Nordic Synthetic Training Gap: From Exercises to Persistent LVC Environments, selected for publication in the I/ITSEC 2026 Conference Proceedings and for podium presentation, following peer review by the I/ITSEC 2026 Conference Committee.

Orlando, FL · 30 November – 3 December 2026

ITEC 2026 International Training and Education Conference, London

Invited Panel Participant · April 2026

ITEC 2026 – Training Transformation

Panel participant on how defence organisations must evolve training systems, synthetic environments and governance to remain operationally relevant.

London · April 2026

Panel Speaker · May 2025

ITEC 2025

Panel speaker on military training, simulation and synthetic capability in allied defence organisations.

Oslo · May 2025

Speaking Enquiries All Engagements → Available for panels, keynotes and industry forums.

Get in Touch

Structured dialogue
before structural risk.

For advisory engagements, speaking invitations and professional contact related to defence training, simulation and Nordic & Baltic market development.

Advisory

Consulting & Strategic Advisory

For market entry support, governance and architecture reviews, capture strategy and retained advisory engagements.

Speaking

Panels, Conferences & Forums

For conference participation, panel discussions, keynotes and professional forum invitations.

Direct ken-tore@eriksenlsc.com +47 928 65 959

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