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Conference Day Two - Thursday 5th June, 2008


08.00
Coffee & Registration
08.30
Chairman's Recap & Introduction To Day Two

Brigadier Philip Pratley (R'td)
Associate Partner
DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP
08.35
Examining The Italian Mod Programmes To Implement Network Centric Capabilities
  • Developing a clear understanding of the outcomes of the national study on NEC
  • Examining and assessing the Italian C4ISTAR architecture
  • Take home methods for overcoming short-term capability gaps in network centric operations
  • Highlighting key Italian programmes aimed at implementing network operations

Lieutenant General Pietro Finocchio
Director General, TELEDDIFE
ITALIAN MoD
09.15
The Austrian Joint Approach To Network Centric Operations (NCO) In A Coalition And Multinational Environment
  • Understanding NCO implementation through project and concept development
  • Adaptation of capabilities to new defense-political challenges
  • Consequent exploitation of innovation in the technological area: Enhancing integration, networking and synergy, of concepts, training, materiel and technology

Brigadier General Hermann Loidolt
Director, Communication Information Technology Systems, Chief Information Officer
AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES
09.55
Net Centricity: The Challenge In This Century
  • What challenges are military and industry stakeholders facing in 21st Century warfare and how can they be overcome?
  • Delivering tangible networked capability enhancements to the Warfighter
  • Spanning platform and service boundaries to leverage system capabilities

Hans Ole Hovgård
Sales Manager, Air & Land Systems
SAAB DANMARK A/S
10.35
Mid-Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11.05
Network Centric Operations: Understanding The Impact Of Networking Across A Spectrum Of Operations
  • Evaluating military support to crisis, stability and major combat operations
  • Determining the importance of technical and social networking to ensure development of net-centric capabilities
  • Examining challenges faced in leading networked organisations and methods to overcome them

John J. Garstka
Special Assistant for Force Transformation & Analysis, DASD Forces Transformation & Resources, OUSD (Policy)
US DoD
STREAMED SESSIONS

STREAM A: INCREASING NETWORKED CAPABILITIES FOR MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

CHAIRED BY: BRIGADIER PHILIP PRATLEY (R'td), ASSOCIATE PARTNER, DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP

STREAM B: EXPLOITING NEC IN AIR & SPACE PLATFORMS

CHAIRED BY: LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHAN KIHL (R'td), FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES

11.45 Israel's Digital Army Programme (DAP): Increase Unit Survivability Through Enhanced Situational Awareness And Ad Hoc Networking For Voice And Data Transmissions
  • Reducing sensor-to-shooter cycles by streaming real-time data to commanders and allowing direct re-transmission of the consolidated data picture back to the field
  • Enabling force coordination at all levels, access to updated situational pictures, improved overall operational capabilities and survivability and accuracy

Colonel Ofer Azari
Technical Programme Officer, Digitized Army Programme, Ground Forces Command
ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES
11.45 The Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) Perspective: Air C4ISR Challenges For NATO
  • Elaborating on the importance of achieving decision superiority based on NNEC HOutlining the roadmap for NATO Air C4ISR interoperability and integration
  • Understanding key aspects of air C4ISR challenges faced, including: Human dimension, governance, force development and knowledge management
  • Examining the steps ahead to meet these challenges

Air Commodore Garfield Porter
Assistant Director Transformation
JOINT AIR POWER COMPETENCE CENTRE
12.20 The Italian NEC Force: Implementing The Networking And Information Infrastructure In The Tactical Environment
  • Exploiting legacy and advanced communications systems as an integrated transport layer QoS oriented
  • Enabling distribution of services at all operational levels
  • Supporting extended secure information exchange

Carlo Guglielmini
Vice President, Proposal Engineering Network Centric Operations, Land and Satellite Systems
SELEX COMMUNICATIONS
12.20 Interactive Round Table Discussion: Enhancing Decision Superiority Through Effective Information Management
  • Take home a clear understanding of how information management can impact force effectiveness during operations
  • Evaluating methods to overcome the challenges that arise from information exchange requirements HDiscuss most effective systems and technologies to enable maximum capabilities

Facilitated by:

Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Levine
SO1 Information Management, Command And Control Development Centre,
UK MoD

Commander Stéphane de Caslou,
Deputy Leader ISTAR, Plans & Policy Division
FRENCH NAVY
 
12.55
Networking Lunch
13.55 Information Management Within The Maritime Environment: Consequences Of Convergence Between Defence And Security
  • Evaluating the maritime environment as a place of culture and skill facing the new IT paradigm
  • Clearly understand the human consequences of the IT revolution within the netcentric arena
  • How has information management evolved to currently provide solutions for operational challenges

Commander Stéphane de Caslou
Deputy Leader ISTAR, Plans & Policy Division
FRENCH NAVY
13.55 The NATO Airborne Early Warning And Control Transformation Programme
  • Overview and implications of the NATO mid-term upgrade
  • How the enhanced capabilities will support NATO Response Force in existing and future missions
  • Contextualising today's transformation efforts in the broader operational picture

Brigadier General Stephen Schmidt
Commander NAEW & C E-3A Component
NATO
14.30 The Creation Of A Swiss ISTAR Battalion
  • The practicalities of transforming your reconnaissance unit into an ISTAR battalion, challenges you may face and how to overcome them
  • Take home practical lessons learned from the transformation process to put to use in your own working environment
  • Evaluate strategies for future developments within the Swiss Army

Lieutenant Colonel André Kotoun
Programme Manager, ISTAR
SWISS ARMY
14.30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF): Enhancing Net-Centric Capabilities For The Warfighter
  • Take home practical lessons from a detailed F-35 interoperability status update
  • Roadmap for the future, planning and flexibility to ensure support of future airborne networks and net-centric environments
  • Evaluating future JSF developments and what they mean for Network Centric Warfare

Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Shanley
Air System Design Integration Lead
US AIR FORCE
 
 
15:05
 Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
15:35
Realising The UK's Network Enabled Capability: The Result Of Experimentation & Analysis
  • Identifying the principle challenges being faced across the UK and where to focus the future direction of NEC across armed forces
  • Prioritising capabilities that need to be addressed in order to meet future operational requirements
  • Methods and techniques for establishing cost effective solutions
  • Understanding the priorities of UK Inform & Command Capability provision

Matthew Cole
Director, Transformation & Network Enabled Capability
QinetiQ
16.15
Networking The Nordic Battlegroup
  • Establishing the EU Battlegroups and assessing different NEC capabilities
  • Uncovering challenges of networking a multi-agency force
  • Assessing the road toward creating a fully networked international force

Brigadier General Karl Engelbrektson
Force Commander, Nordic Battlegroup
SWEDISH ARMED FORCES
16.55
Chairman’s Closing remarks & End Of Main Conference