08:00 |
Coffee & Registration |
08.30 |
Chairman's Opening Address & Introduction To Day One
Brigadier Philip Pratley (R'td)
Associate Partner
DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP |
08.50 |
Host Nation Address: The Italian Vision
- Evaluating current Italian strategies for enhancing force capabilities within a network centric environment
- Taking home a clear understanding of the next steps required to create a fully networked force
- Determining the challenges faced during the procurement process and how to overcome them
Lieutenant General Vicenzo Camporini
Chief of Defence General Staff,
ITALIAN ARMED FORCES
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09:30 |
Network Enabled Capability (NEC): Myth And Reality - An
Examination Of The British Army's 'Digitization' Experience
- Reviewing how NEC has been adopted as a revolutionary approach
- Evaluating the current situation of Cormorant, FALCON, DII(FD) and BCIP 5
- (Bowman), focusing on Bowman's evolution, delivery and 2007 trials
- Understanding how we have sought to overcome challenges faced in ICS architectures in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and where we appear to be succeeding
Brigadier Jake Thackray
Commander, 11th Signal Brigade
BRITISH ARMY |
10.10 |
Mid-Morning Coffee & Networking Break
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10:40 |
NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC): Enabling The
Development Of A NATO, Net-Centric, Effects-Based,
Operational Capability
- Understanding the changes required across the entire spectrum of doctrine, organisation, training, materiel, logistics, funding and personnel to achieve NNEC goals
- Achieving decision-making superiority over future adversaries through building networks of networks that link commanders and military units with decision-making tools, automated artificial intelligence systems and common operating pictures
- Integrating individual and organisational culture into NNEC development to overcome the challenge of mindset and national security requirements
Major General Georges D'Hollander
Director, C3 Division
NATO |
11:20 |
Methodology And Technology Applications For Italian Armed
Forces Nec Capability Acquisition
- Enabling national C4ISTAR Reference Architecture: Challenges and solutions
- Exploiting interoperability for legacy and new systems
- The practicalities of implementing network centric capability into Forza NEC
Paolo Neri
Vice President, Large Systems Architecture
SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI |
12:00 |
Networking Lunch |
STREAMED SESSIONS |
STREAM A: ACHIEVING NETWORK ENABLED CAPABILITY IN THEATRE
CHAIRED BY: GROUP CAPTAIN DICK HEMSLEY (R'TD), FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR, COMMAND AND BATTLESPACE MANAGEMENT, UK MOD
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STREAM B: DELIVERING NETWORK ENABLED CAPABILITY FOR EFFECTIVE FORCE TRANSFORMATION
CHAIRED BY: BRIGADIER PHILIP PRATLEY (R'TD), ASSOCIATE PARTNER, DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP
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13:10 Delivering Nec At The Air/land Interface
- Developing an understanding of today's capabilities that support Forward Air Controllers (FAC's) in the network enabled environment
- Identifying the technological, training and operational challenges facing the provision of Close Air Support (CAS)
- Examining future challenges such as digitization and integrated training Brigadier
Geoffrey Dodds
Commander, Joint Air Land Organisation
UK MoD |
13.10 The Italian Transformation Process
- The Italian Joint approach to transformation in a NATO environment
- NEC Land Force: The first step towards the future; transforming and digitizing whilst operating
- The Italian defence industry's contribution to Forza NEC: A thorough integration
- The role of experimentation: A Joint, land based integration test bed
Major General Adriano Vieceli
Chief, Land Transformation Department & Logistics Department
ITALIAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF |
13.45 Operational Information Management: Information Management In The Deployed Battlespace
- Business lead, comms enabled: Developing appropriate command and staff processes for maximum effectiveness
- Information exchange requirements and the balance between voice and data
- Effects-based information management for increased tempo
Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Levine
SO1 Information Management, Command and Control Development Centre
UK MoD |
13.45 Warfighter Networking: Enabling Collaborative Warfare At The Tactical Edge
- Identifying NCW developments to ensure future capability growth
- Evaluating challenges and solutions to fielding capabilities to the warfighter
- Examining the implementation process to achieve effective collaborative warfare
Colonel James "Magic" Henderson
Chief, Warfighter Networking
US AIR FORCE |
14:20 Understanding And Delivering Joint Operational Solutions For Time Sensitive Targets
- Who we are: MAGNAT is the Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) MAGNAT NCW Center that provides cutting-edge solutions based on operational experience
- Introduction to Time Sensitive Targets (TST)
- What are the operational needs required to meet the TST challenge? An answer to this question will be given based on long, real-life experience
- The NCW approach to these challenges
- Description, capabilities and demonstrations including, IAI TWISTER; a Joint Operations Control System, IAI COMPOZIX; a Network Centric Operations Framework and IAI NCW Battle Lab for Joint Operations
Nir Tel-Oren
Business Development
IAI MAGNET DIVISION |
14:20 Interactive Round Table Discussion: Realigning The Procurement Process To Ensure You Meet Future Operational Requirements
Effectively managing the goals and expectations of military and industry throughout the procurement process
Refocusing how requirements are set to ensure they are met sufficiently at the point of delivery
Ensuring all parties involved are working towards shared timelines, set responsibilities and commonly agreed targets
Facilitated by:
Brigadier Philip Pratley (R'td)
Associate Partner
DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP; |
John J. Garstka
Special Assistant for Force Transformation & Analysis, DASD Forces Transformation & Resources, OUSD (Policy)
US DoD |
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| 14.55 Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break |
15.25 Enabling The Network: British Army Strategic CIS Challenges
- Sharing secrets: Overcoming Cold War security paradigms and establishing a security regime fit for coalition operations
- Are civilian systems always the best? Establishing a balance of commercialised and contractorised CIS on the one hand, against bespoke military owned and operated systems on the other
- Evolving into the military equivalent of Amazon or eBay: The role of manoeuvre and CIS commanders in forcing the pace of enterprise solutions and information exploitation
Brigadier David Meyer
Assistant Chief Of Staff, Command and Battlespace Management (Land)
BRITISH ARMY |
15.15 Lessons Learned From Sweden's Delivery Of Networked Based Defence
- Developing a clear understanding of the implementation process required to enable net-centric operations across the Swedish Armed Forces
- Analysing the logistics: Utilising existing systems integrated into a service oriented architecture to make it affordable
- Evaluating new trends in IT to ensure you understand how to build or maintain the network in the right way
Lieutenant General Johan Kihl (R'td)
Former Chief of Staff
SWEDISH ARMED FORCES |
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17.00 |
Network Forces In Stability Operations: 101st Airborne
Division 3/2 And 1/25 Stryker Brigades In Northern Iraq
- Examining unit organisations and resources, and impact on NCOs
- Understanding the roles military and commercial networks played in stability operations in Northern Iraq
- Measuring mission effectiveness: Combat operations, political progress and force protection
Daniel Gonzales
Senior Scientist
RAND |
17.40 |
The UK Agile Thunder Demonstration: A Cooperative
MoD/industry Implementation
- Improving near real-time exchange and accessibility of INTEL products
- Providing dynamic, scaleable IP-like capability with existing communication systems
- Maximising the use of current equipment
- Implementing an air/land network
Ron DeFrees
Director, UK Business Development,
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Senior Representative
ROYAL AIR FORCE |
18.20 |
Chairman's Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception
All conference attendees are invited to
attend a Networking Cocktail Reception
immediately after the close of Day One.
Take this chance to relax and unwind, and
discuss the day's events with your peers.
Sponsored By IVECO |
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ANNUAL GALA DINNER (Sponsored By Northrop Grumman) |