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Main Conference Day One:
Tuesday 15th April 2008

08.00 Coffee and Registration
08.45 CHAIRED BY
Lee Holloway, RUAG
09.00

The Implementation And Exploitation Of Italian Network Centric Capabilities

Lieutenant General Pietro Finocchio,
General Manager General Directorate for Telecoms, Information Technology,
ITALIAN MOD


09.30

Meeting The Current Operational Capability Requirements That Are Needed For Today’s Battlespace To Enhance NEC Capability Amongst Coalitions

Commodore Eric Fraser ACOS
J6 Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ)
UK MOD


10.00

Air C4ISR Challenges for NATO - The JAPCC view

Lieutenant General Friedrich Wilhelm Ploeger,
Executive Director
Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC)


10.30 Coffee and Networking Break
11.00

Canadian Forces Transformation: Transforming the Networks to Serve the Transformed Force

Major General Hines,
Chief of Staff - Information Management Group - COS(IM)
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES


11.30

The Future Of C4ISTAR In France With Networked Operations

Colonel Gilbert BOTELLA
Operational Consistency Officer & Capability Manager
FRENCH JOINT DEFENSE STAFF


12.00

Explore The Latest Technologies In NCW: Asses How This Influences Digital Natives And Digital Immigrants, And Examine The Impact On The Design Of Your Existing And Future Systems

Colonel Fred Stein (R’td),
Senior Principal Engineer (NCW),
MITRE


12.45

Defining Capabilities For Long Term Development Of The Armed Forces - A Small State’s Perspective

Colonel Stefan Gustafsson,
Head of Strategic Analyses and long term planning, Supreme Commander’s Staff, Plans and Policy
HEADQUARTERS OF THE SWEDISH ARMED FORCES


13.15 Networking Lunch
  STREAM A – COMMUNICATIONS AND SHARED SITUATION AWARENESS
14.30

Communicating Where It Matters: The Potential Of Software Defined Radio (SDR) To Provide Secure, Interoperable, Net-Ready Radio Communications At A Tactical Level

Dr Michael D Street,
Principal Scientist,
NATO CONSULTATION, COMMAND AND CONTROL AGENCY NATO

 
15.00

Building For A Net-Centric Future – Enabling The Individual War Fighter The Ability To Have Accurate Communications On The Battlefield From Higher Command For Enhanced Military Effect

Rear Admiral Robert C. “Willie” Williamson,
USN (Ret) Board of Directors
NCOIC

 
15.30 Coffee and Networking Break
16.00

Implementing Commercial Mobile Satellite Communication Networks To Enable Blue Force Tracking With Instant Messaging Amongst Allies

Colonel Leonard R. Montford
Project Manager, FBCB2
US ARMY

 
16.30

Evolution Of Tactical SATCOM: Enabling The Mobile Warfighter:

David J. Helfgott,
President and Chief Operating Officer,
DATAPATH, INC.

 
17.00

Putting key milestones in place for successful development of concepts and doctrine for operations in order to improve shared awareness

David W VERSAILLES
Director
FRENCH AIR FORCE RESEARCH CENTER (CREA)

 
 

STREAM B – EUROPEAN NEC PERSPECTIVE

CHAIRED BY

Dr. Juan José Martínez
Madrid C4I Systems Head, Integrated Defence Systems
INDRA SISTEMAS SA

14.30

Delivering coherent communications for enhanced Network Enabled Capability:

Colonel Teheux,
J6,
BELGIUM MOD

 
15.00

How Can Legacy Systems Be Transformed Into A NEC Environment?

Hans-Ole Hovgård
Sales Manager
Saab Systems Air/Land Division

 
15.30 Coffee and Networking Break
16.00

Moving Towards An Agile Networked Command And Control; Facing Complexity In Military Operations

Willem Treurniet
C4I Chief Scientist
C4I TNO NETHERLANDS

 
16.30

Enhancing Network Centric Operations As A Core Element Of The Austrian Armed Forces To Enhance Operational Excellence

Brigadier General Hermann Loidolt
Director Communication Information Technology Systems, Chief Information Officer
AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES

 
17.00

Networked Operations : A Key Concept To Improve Situational Awareness In A Comprehensive Approach

Colonel Jacques Sueur,
Project Manager CICDE
FRENCH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

 
  STREAM C – EASTERN EUROPE AND INTERNATIONAL NEC PERSPECTIVE
14.30

Romania: Developing And Utilizing Effective Digital And Mobile Communications To Provide Soldier With Command Control Support And Reconnaissance Data

Major General Cristea Dumitru,
Chief of J6 Communications and Information Directorate,
ROMANIAN MOD

 
15.00

Meeting The Requirements For Functioning Network Centric Systems In The Hungarian MoD Through Research And Development And Modernisation Of Existing Equipment

Brigadier General Halmai Otto
Chief of the HDF Defense Staff Command Directorate (J6, Defense Staff CIS Directorate (J6).
HUNGARIAN MOD

 
15.30 Coffee and Networking Break
16.00

Looking Into The Developments Of The Czech Republic’s Integration Of NEC And The Next Steps In Moving Forward

CZECH REPUBLIC ARMED FORCES

 
16.30

Constructing a Strategic Defence Enterprise Information Management and Strategic Framework for Command and Management Information Systems in the South African DoD

Mrs Nengevhola,
Director, Government Information Technology Officer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SOUTH AFRICA

 
17.00

The C4I Efforts And Experience In The IAF In The Last 4-5 Years And Plans In Place To Overcome Future Challenges

Lieutenant Colonel Miri Sition,
Head of C4I Team
ISRAELI AIR FORCE

 
17.30 DRINKS RECEPTION at Hotel Le Plaza


 

Main Conference Day Two:
Wednesday 16th April 2008

08.00 Coffee and Registration
08.45 Chairman’s Opening Address
09.00

Outlining The Main Goals For NCSA For A More Effective Industry And NATO Relationship

Lieutenant General Ulrich H. M. Wolf,
Director,
NCSA


09.30

Cyberspace - A War Fighting Domain: - Shaping Doctrine, Strategy And Policy To Network Air, Space And Cyberspace Capabilities To Ensure The Effective Acquisition Of Information Resources That Are Compliant With Standards And Regulations

Mr. Stan Newberry,
Director, US Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Centre
AFGCIC USA


10.00

The Importance Of Transformation – A German Perspective. Supporting Political-Military Planning And Decision- Making Processes For The Development And Verification Of New Concepts

Brigadier General Ehrard Drews,
Commander,
BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION CENTRE

10.30

Learning by Doing: Practitioner’s Experience of Delivering Transformation

Alan Mears,
Joint C2 Capability Integration Facility
UK MOD


11.00 Networking Coffee Break
11.30

Defining The Canadian Landforce Perspectives For C4ISR Development

Colonel R.G. Mazzolin
Director Land Command Systems Program Management
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES


12.00

Enhancing Your Business Process Capabilities By Adapting Commercial Structures And Technology To The Military Environment

Captain Jesper Britze
Director
Defence IT Staff,
MOD Denmark


12.30

Tackling The Challenges Of Implementing NEC In The French National Program

Major General Francois Fayard Armament Advisor,
French Delegation to NATO
FRENCH MOD


13.00

The US C4ISR Readiness Strategy: Learn How The US Meet Current Requirements Through Manning, Equipping And Training To Achieve The Long Term Improvements In Cost, Schedule And Performance

Rear Admiral Elizabeth Hight
Vice Director Defence Information Systems Agency
DISA


13.30 Networking Lunch
  STREAM A – FORECASTING, PLANNING AND EXPERIMENTAL SYNTHETIC BATTLELABS
15.00

Research To Support The Realisation Of NEC

Geoff Howes
Group Leader NEC Theme Adviser DSTL
UK MOD

 
15.30

Research And Development Experimentation To Deliver NEC

Lieutenant Colonel Arne Norlander,
Staff Officer Innovation and Capability Development
Swedish Armed Forces

 
  STREAM B – ARCHITECTURES AND FRAMEWORK
15.00

Putting The Net Into NATO NETworked Enabled Capability’ and Turning Systems Architecture Into Service Oriented Architecture

Malcolm Green
Leader IPT 6 Static Communications Infrastructure NC3A
NATO

 
15.30

Developing Architectural Framework For NEC In Italy

Lieutenant Colonel. Pompeo Piedimonte
Chief Section - Command & Control Division TELEDIFE,
ITALIAN MOD

 
16.30 End of Conference Day 2