Ground Combat Vehicles 08

Delivering Vehicle Survivability & Lethality Requirements for Contemporary Forces

September 16 - 17, 2008, Westin Grand Hotel, Berlin, GERMANY



Main Conference Day 1 - 16th September 2008


08.40 Registration And Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Speech

09.10 The Future Security Environment And Threats Facing Allied Land Forces

  • Potential threats and challenges posed from a security stance
  • Mitigating the danger through increased awareness of current operational threats
  • Appropriate reactions to overcome the challenges faced

Major Andrew Godefroy
Strategic Analyst, Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs
Canadian Army

09.50 The Future Of Combat Armour For The German Armed Forces

  • General perspectives
  • The "light" question
  • The GE-approach
  • Research and technology
  • Current German Projects, including the Leopard II MBT, Puma IFV, Armoured Personnel Carriers

EDirBWB Heinz-Joachim Wolf
Head of Land Combat Project Division, Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement BWB
German MoD

10.30 Networking Coffee Break

11.00 Missions, Objectives And The Role Of NATO From The Current Operational Environment To Future Capabilities

  • Assessment of the current missions and agenda for the NATO Army Armament Group (NAAG)
  • Facing the threats for NATO land forces, with a focus on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and counter measure technologies
  • Analysis of NATO military capabilities and future NATO requirements to counter the evolving threat Brigadier General

Jacques Levet
Chairman & French Army Chief of Staff
NATO Army Armaments Group

11.40 Survivability Systems For Crew Areas Of Combat Vehicles

  • Micro climates for personnel in combat vehicles
  • Micro climates for electronics in combat vehicles
  • Blast seats as an IED defence mechanism

Glen Gallant
Director of Micro Climate Systems
Allen Vanguard

12:20 The Necessity Of Multi-Purpose Broadband Protection In-Theatre

  • Challenges in armour development
  • Advanced materials against asymmetric threats
  • Multi-purpose protection
  • Experience in theatre

Mr Ulf Deisenroth
President
IBD Deisenroth

13.00 Networking Lunch

14.10 Global Developments In Integrated Survivability

  • Complex threats within the contemporary operating environment
  • Integrated survivability developments
  • A step-change in armour protection: Defensive Aid Suites (DAS)

Major James Green
S02 Light AFV, Land Systems
UK MoD

14.50 Capabilities and Requirements of Armoured Forces in Urban Environment

  • Threat analysis for the urban environment
  • Analysis of current requirements for urban environments
  • Development programmes for armoured vehicles

Confirmed representative from Armour Training Centre, Budeswehr

15.20 Coffee And Networking Break

16.00 US Army Mounted Force Modernisation Strategy

  • How the contemporary operational environment has changed
  • Modernizing the mounted force until 2024
  • Incorporating spinout technologies derived from the Future Combat System (FCS)
  • The Soldier as the centerpiece of all formations

Colonel David Teeples
Deputy Commanding General, US Army Armour Centre
US Army

16.40 High Level Balanced Protection And Mobility: A Nexter Solution

  • The VBCI Armoured Vehicle Family
  • Meeting the French Army requirements

Patrick Pillot
Vice President Europe
Nexter Systems

17.20 Networking Drinks Reception

18.30 Ground Combat Vehicles 2008 Gala Dinner

Join your fellow delegates on the evening of 16 September for the second annual gala dinner, and conclude the first day of Ground Combat Vehicles 2008 in the best possible way.