CONFERENCE DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2009
Key speakers:
- Arjan Singh DFC, Marshal, Indian Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal FH Major PVSM AVSM SC VM ADC, Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
- Shri AK Antony, Honourable Defence Minister, Government of India
- Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi PVSM AVSM VM ADC (retd), Former Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
- Air Marshal NAK Browne AVSM VM, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
- Rear Admiral Venkat Shankar VSM, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air), Indian Navy
- Dr. Sanu Kainikara, Air Power Strategist, Air Power Development Centre, Royal Australian Air Force
- Wing Commander Andrew Brookes (retd), International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
- Air Marshal Vinod Patney SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (retd), Former Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Air Command, Indian Air Force
- Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC, Former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
- Air Vice Marshal, Christopher Harper CBE MA FCMI RAF, Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters No. 1 Group, Royal Air Force
- Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
- Dr. Matthias Schmidlin, Eurofighter Typhoon Campaign Director India, EADS
- Speakers to be advised, Gripen
Explore India’s air power policies, strategies, platforms and systems needs in-depth
8:30 Registration, Tea And Coffee Morning Session:
9:30 Inaugural Session
Welcome and opening remarks
10:30 Refreshment Break - Tea & Coffee
11:00 Session I: Air Power Vision, Needs And Future Direction
Key speakers:
Topics to be addressed:
1. India’s vision for air power
- Enhancing India’s air power capabilities
- Safeguarding strategic interests and positioning for the future
- Acquisition targets and India’s 11th Five Year Plan
2. India’s evolution to long-term integrated defence planning
- Building enhanced military capabilities in line with geopolitical objectives
- Modernising and innovating India’s air power capabilities
3. The current and future role of air power - Regional and global perspectives
- The modern air power environment - how air forces have responded
- Future air power imperatives and challenges
- Challenges facing smaller air forces in the current security environment
4. How will the Indian Air Force’s operating environment evolve?
- Emerging roles and threats
- Effectively addressing the need to constantly reassess capabilities, requirements, tactics and procedures
- Identifying and examining innovations needed to meet expanding operational challenges and threats
5. Air power capabilities, strategies and new initiatives across the region
- Positioning to cope with uncertain security challenges and the spectrum of threats
6. Discussion and Q&A
13:00 Networking Lunch
Afternoon session: (includes 30 minute afternoon refreshment and networking break)
14:15 Session Ii: Air Dominance And Future Fighter Platforms
Topics to be addressed:
- The international perspective on next generation multi-role combat aircraft
- Past lessons, future challenges and opportunities
- From MiG21 to Gripen - a seamless transition
- Eurofighter Typhoon
- Anatomy of the 5th generation fighter: flexibility for 21st century
- Key operational performance analysis and platform capabilities
- Delivering integrated technology solutions for today’s modern aircraft
- Air combat modernisation - Enhancing the air superiority role
- The shift to data link control and beyond visual range combat
- Weapon systems integration and sustainment for maximum effectiveness
- Maximising the operational potential of advanced multi-role fighter aircraft
- Test and evaluation challenges and best practices
- Key logistics, maintenance and lifecycle cost considerations
- Discussion and Q&A
Networking Evening:
18:00 Exclusive Cocktail Reception
(Open to conference speakers, delegates and sponsors only)
