KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Interoperability In Coalition Operations

Major General Georges d’Hollander,
C3 Director,
NATO HQ

We are delighted to welcome back Major General Georges D’Hollander to open the interoperability focus day.

As the director of NATO’s entire Consultation, Command and Control staff, Major General Hollander is a key advocate of interoperable C2 systems and a world leader in CIS innovation. Since taking up his post of Director, Major General d’Hollander has been at the centre of advances in NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC), simulation, research and development and coalition training opportunities. He will outline the progress of interoperability in coalition operations by highlighting the following areas:

• Outlining the progress in developing Situational awareness
• Incorporation of joint requirements
• Importance of the human factors to ensure better information exchange

Development Of A Common Application And Network To Provide A Seamless Information Environment Via Shared Services And Providing Joint Capabilities For Blue Force Tracking In An Interoperable Environment

Bert Van Domselaar
Branch Chief - Information services
NATO HQ C3

Bert van Domselaar is the Chief Information Services Branch in the NHQC3S, a staff element at NATO HQ to support the NATO C3 Board. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Information Services Sub-Committee under the NATO C3 Board. His Branch is responsible for policy and standards for information services, information systems and information exchange among which are Tactical Data Links, such as Link 16 and Link 22, and ADatP-3 Message Text Formats. He is the NATO representative in the MIP Steering Group and initiated the ongoing NATO/MIP collaboration to develop a Joint C3 Information Exchange Data Model (JC3IEDM).

His Branch led the quick-win interoperability initiative to develop an interface specification between national Friendly Force Tracking (FFT) Systems, which was successfully deployed in ISAF. He led the development of a new NATO Information Management Policy transferring NATO from a ‘need to know’ to a ‘need to share’ paradigm. 

In support of NATO Network Enabled Capabilities (NNEC), he is leading NATO’s role in developing Core Enterprise Services, in addressing semantic interoperability issues, e.g. ontologies and in specifying information sharing protocols and services.

• Increments to drive Battle Command Product Line (BCPL) Architecture development to capitalise on the Software Product Line
• Incorporation of joint requirements
• Ensuring Interoperability in a federated environment

Developing Procurement And Requirements For Command And Control Architectures For Real Time Operations And Time Sensitive Targeting

Colonel Keith Maxwell (Ret’d) NACMA
(NATO Air Command and Control Management Agency)
Branch Chief, Planning And Architecture Division
NATO

Colonel Maxwell was posted to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), in Mons, Belgium as the head of the Air Command and Control Section in the Operations Division. He retired in September 1998, and is now employed by the NATO Air Command and Control System Agency (NACMA) in Brussels, Belgium as the Chief of the Requirements and Architecture Branch.

• Defining the requirements and procurement procedures
• Forward planning for setting requirements to ‘fuel the system’
• Effective program management

Facing Up To The Interoperability Issues In The EU

Damian Orton
C4i Requirements
European Union

• The complex nature of ESDP operations
• The balance between common and offered capabilities
• Lessons of rapid procurement
• How it fits into the EU Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Management

Managing Talent To Optimise The Human Element Of Interoperability

Dr. Jim Storr
Independent Defence Analyst
and former British Army doctrine writer

Jim Storr has a portfolio career in the defence sector. His principal areas of work are consultancy, teaching, writing and research. He teaches at the UK‘s Defence Academy. His main interest lies in human aspects of military effectiveness.

• Managing and restructuring organisations to maximise efficiency
• Deploying research and technology to improve operational effectiveness through command and control
• Making best use of knowledge: timely and effective decision making
• Reducing the burden: assisting, not overburdening, subordinate headquarters

Enabling Network-Centric Satellite Communications in NATO

Ramon Segura,
Principal Scientist,
NATO C3 Agency

In 1999 Ramon Segura joined the NATO Consultation Command and Control Agency (NC3A), in The Netherlands, as Senior Scientist for military satellite communications. Since 2004, he works as Principal Scientist in the area of deployable communications and information systems (DCIS). His main area of interest are IP convergent and network-centric architectures for interoperable satellite communications.

• Establishing the roadmap for service-oriented satellite communications in NATO
• Addressing the challenges of IP convergence and interoperability across NATO and National satcom programmes
• Enabling coalition operations through federations of satcom networks and services

Transforming The Swedish Rescue Services Agency: Reorganising Into A Smaller And More Efficient Unit For Fast And Effective Cooperation And Communications

Kjell Larsson,
Head of Department,
SWEDISH RESCUE AGENCY

The Swedish Rescue Agency works towards improving emergency preparedness for disruptions to important societal services and for periods of high alert.

Much is based on cooperation with other bodies that work for a safer society, i.e. other authorities, the municipalities, and the various voluntary organisations. Kjell will be giving an overview of the challenges of communications in current rescue operations

CHAIRED BY
Lee Holloway, RUAG

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

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

Lieutenant General Wolf was promoted to his present rank in August 2004 and assumed command as Director of the NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA) in Mons, Belgium, on 2 August 2004. He will address

• Building and setting industry requirements
• Developing information security systems
• Ensuring Cyberspace Defence
• Supporting operations

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

Commodore Eric Fraser specialised as a warfare officer and communicator in 1984, subsequently serving in various appointments that included HMS Edinburgh and the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth.

Promotion to Captain and a job as DACOS Ops at PJHQ(UK) followed in 2001 before he took over as Director of the Joint Maritime Operations Training Staff in early 2004.

Commodore Fraser returned to PJHQ as Assistant Chief of Staff J6 on promotion in January 2007.

• Identify the information needs of coalition forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Discuss the challenges faced in providing this capability  - examining the cultural, doctrinal, procedural and technical aspects of interoperability from a theatre perspective
• Highlight some of the recent lessons learned
• Take a forward look at the capabilities required if NEC is to be a reality in operational theatres

Air C4ISR Challenges for NATO - The JAPCC view

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

Lieutenant General Ploeger holds a triple-hatted position at Kalkar / Uedem, Germany: as Commander German Air Force Air Operations Command (GAFAOC), Commander Combined Air Operations Centre 2 and Executive Director Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC).

As Executive Director, Lieutenant General Ploeger supports the Director 6 To Register +44 (0) 207 368 9465 battlespaceinformation@wbr.co.uk www.battlespaceinformation.com of the JAPCC as Joint Air Advisor to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) in order to facilitate joint air power transformation at strategic level.

Lieutenant General Ploeger held various national and international positions, including command positions within the German Air Force, the German Air Staff, the German Ministry of Defence and the Nuclear Planning, Policy and Strategy Section within the German Delegation to NATO in Brussels. He also acted as Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Staff Division Politico-Military Affairs and Arms Control (Fü S III) at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin. He will be focusing on:

• The Aim: Decision Superiority based on NNEC
• Roadmap for NATO Air C4ISR Interoperability and Integration
• Key Aspects: Human Dimension and Knowledge Management
• Key Aspects: Force Development and Governance
• Way ahead to meet the challenges

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

In November 1999 he was posted to the Headquarters of the Peace Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina where he served as the Chief of the Combined and Joint Communications and Information Systems Division (CJ6) until May 2000. Upon return to Canada, he was posted to the Air Staff in Ottawa and assumed the post of Director, Air Force Programs prior to assuming command of 5 Wing/ CFB Goose Bay in 2002.

In June 2004 he was promoted to Brigadier-General and appointed the Canadian Forces J6 and Chief of Staff - Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management) at NDHQ in Ottawa. He was promoted to his current rank in April 2006.

• Evolving from “staff-centric” to “command-centric” networks: “information, not process”
• Integrating Command and Control with “Corporate” systems
• The “interoperability challenge” - it’s not technical; it’s policy
• Changing the culture: sharing and collaborating across boundaries

The Future Of C4ISTAR In France With Networked Operations

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

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

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

Colonel Stefan Gustafsson is currently Head of Strategic Analyses and long term planning, Supreme Commander’s Staff, Plans and Policy. He is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Science and The Royal Swedish Academy of War Science. He is also deputy chairman of the Naval warfare department in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.

• Outlining Key Methodologies
• Building a strategic framework for today and future planning
• Adapt your requirement setting processes to sufficiently include training and fast-evolving technology

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

Michael Street began writing software defined radios in 1992 while studying adaptive behaviour for military wireless communication systems. Since then he worked in industry and government before joining NC3A in 1999.

Currently, he supports the NATO C3 Staff in the development of the future NATO land tactical wireless architecture and its implementation through the development of net-centric waveforms and via software defined radio.

Michael also supports NATO and EU operational commanders and forces with their need for secure mobile communications in theatre. He also chairs the SCIP test and integration working group, defining multinational test criteria, processes and capabilities for the SCIP secure communication standard.

• Fielding interoperable tactical wireless communciations
• Role of SDR in meeting the aims of NNEC
• Designing waveforms to meet current and future requirements
• Software portability
• Applying lessons learned from SCIP to international SDR developments

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

Rear Admiral Robert C. “Willie” Williamson, USN (Ret) joined Raytheon, Network Centric Systems in March 2004. He assumed the newly created position of Director, Naval Integration and Transformation and was assigned additional responsibilities as the Director of Business Development for Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) in December 2004. Currently, Willie is the vice president of International Programs for ICS.

Admiral Williamson served as Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition and Director, Office of Program Appraisal. He was the senior military advisor on the Secretary of the Navy staff.

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

Colonel Montford has said the FBCB2 and the Blue Force Tracking technology variant are taking military war rooms from the era of oversized paper maps with coloured pushpins representing perhapsoutdated location information into a command-and-control scenario of GPS-enabled real-time mapping and messaging for big-picture and small-picture views. Tiered secure access to FBCB2 gives company commanders, platoon leaders, and soldiers their own portable war rooms. Digital encryption cards are installed in every FBCB2 transceiver, and a command-and-control guard serves as the interface between the unclassified Blue Force Tracking network and FBCB2. FBCB2 units have the potential to enhance coalition operations. At the beginning of operation Iraqi Freedom, several British units were equipped with the system, allowing the troops to track nearby U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps forces.

This capability was so successful that the Army is working with the U.S. State Department to allow coalition partners to operate FBCB2s. The Army has a formal agreement with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence permitting the FBCB2 and Bowman programs to share data. His presentation will focus on the following points:

• Benefits of Satellite vs terrestrial communications
• Operational perspectives
• Digital networking enabling BFT and greater situational awareness

Evolution Of Tactical SATCOM: Enabling The Mobile Warfighter:

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

As president and chief operating officer of DataPath, David J. Helfgott is responsible for leading the development and implementation the company’s strategic direction and implement its operational programs. As a 20-year industry veteran, he has extensive experience in satellite, broadband, telecommunications and government networking services. Prior to joining DataPath, Mr. Helfgott served five years as president and CEO of Americom Government Services, Inc., a whollyowned subsidiary of SES Global, S.A., that serves the U.S. government in the areas of civilian and defense broadband communications. Prior to this role, Mr. Helfgott served SES Americom, Inc. as senior vice president of marketing where he led the team responsible for domestic and international marketing strategy, programs and processes. From 1985 to 2000, Mr. Helfgott held senior management positions in sales, marketing and business development for companies such as Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions, eFusion, and MCI Telecommunications.

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)

David W Versailles is currently the director of the Research centre of the French air force (CReA) located in Salon de Provence, France, a structure he created in 2002. He has worked for several European universities (Trento, Trier, etc) and headed the team in charge of economic research at the directorate for economic affairs in the French ministry of Defence (Observatoire économique de la Défense, 2000. David W Versailles gives lectures at Master and PhD levels in several French and European universities, incl. the Belgian Royal military academy. He contributes to several experts groups in France and in Europe. David will focus on:

• Covering all aspects for strategic planning to focus on milestones associated to awareness definition
• Embracing the elements from the co-development of cognitive theory, military doctrine, and the process leading to the series of program specifications
• Ascertain the difference between “individual situation awareness”, “shared awareness of a tactical/operational situation” and “awareness of a shared (tactical/operational) situation”.
• Highlighting the interaction between the systems (software architectures, networks, sensors, human-machine interactions) and the main lines of situation awareness efficiency
• Co-defining the systems, the cognitive workload, the operational doctrine and the level of awareness

STREAM B – EUROPEAN NEC PERSPECTIVE
CHAIRED BY

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

In 1997 he joined Indra Sistemas where he has always worked in the Radar, Command and Control business areas. He has developed a career as analyst, system architect, chief systems engineer and programme manager in long range, doppler and LPI radar programmes and, specially in the last years, in Command and Control Systems for Air Defence and for Amphibious and Land operations. He has recently been appointed as Head of the C4I business unit.

Delivering coherent communications for enhanced Network Enabled Capability:

Colonel Teheux,
J6,
BELGIUM MOD

Colonel Teheux has been in his current position since July 2006. His key achievements in this role have been BELUFIL operation CIS planification (LEBANON) and ALIBORI exercise CIS planification (BENIN). During his presentation he will discuss:

• Overcoming challenges in delivering communication systems for tactical support
• Current plans for implementing NEC capability
• Assessing the changing needs for in CIS and utilising this to plan for the near future
• Looking at recent lessons learned from operations

How Can Legacy Systems Be Transformed Into A NEC Environment?

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

Hans–Ole Hovgaard is Sales Manager at Saab Systems Air/Land Division in Denmark with responsibilities within the Saab Group’s overall C4I and NCO offer, primarily within the areas of C2IS, BMS and MIP.

Since 1983 Mr Hovgaard has been responsible for consultancies, development and sales of Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence Systems in Europe, USA and Asia.

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

Willem Treurniet
C4I Chief Scientist
C4I TNO NETHERLANDS

Willem Treurniet is Chief Scientist C4I at TNO Defence, Security and Safety in The Hague. He is also Programme Manager of a C4I Research Programme TNO is carrying out for the Dutch MoD. As a Software Engineer he has been involved in development of several software systems in support of the Command & Control process in several domains of the Dutch Armed Forces. In the late 90’ he was involved in a research programme on Command & Control at frigate level, studying the feasibility of substantial reduction of the command team. From 2000 on, he has been the lead author of the C4I Policy of the Royal Netherlands Navy and as an Information Architect he has been involved in setting up the corporate Information Architecture of the Dutch MoD. Currently, as a Programme Manager of several Command & Control research programmes, he is responsible for development of a vision on Command & Control in future military operations.

• Addressing the Characterisation of Operations
• Endeavour-like nature - military forces form a limited part of the parties involved
• Complex cause-and-effect network
• Consequences for Command & Control
• Agility / adaptively
• Understanding by Interaction - dynamics of operational
• In-line learning - integration of learning processes with operations
• Three interwoven networks: Social Network, Information Network, ICT network
• Nature, characteristics and points of interest Social Network
• Nature, characteristics and points of interest Information Network
• Nature, characteristics and points of interest ICT Network

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

Brigadier General Hermann Loidolt was assigned Director of Information Technology Acquisition in the Department of Communication and Electronic Equipment in the Ministry of Defense and in 2001he became Maj Gen for the function as Chief Military Observer with UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group India and Pakistan). Since 2002 BGen Loidolt is Director Communication and Information Systems, Commander Command and Control Support Command and Chief Information Officer of the Austrian Armed Forces. In addition to it he has an assignment as Acting National Armament Director for International Affairs, representing Austria at the Board of National Armament Directors in Brussels.

• Updates on the current timelines and objectives to achieve operational excellence
• Future Capabilities Focus
• Methods to optimise requirement settings and procurement

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

Colonel Jacques Sueur,
Project Manager CICDE
FRENCH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

As projects manager at CICDE, Commander Jacques SUEUR has responsibility for the development of concepts, doctrines and experimentations in the area of information and knowledge management including networked operations, situational awareness and ISTAR. He also holds the position of deputy director for the French contribution to US multinational experiment 5 focusing at comprehensive approach.

He started his career in the development of naval command and control systems before being appointed in the procurement agency as department head for joint communication and information systems requirements. In 1999, he was posted as assistant Defense cooperation attaché to the French Embassy in Washington, in charge of C4ISR and space. In 2002, he was assigned as ISR capability adviser to the director of military intelligence.

• Filling the gap between concept and technology
• The full spectrum multiplier effect of Networked Operations
• Sharing the Situational awareness from tactical to strategic

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

Major General Dumitru has been the Chief of the Communications and Information Technology Directorate since September 2002. Since November 2002 he has also been the C3 Military Director and National Representative in the NATO Council for C3. Today General Dumitru will be outlining how Romania is enhancing its network capabilities:

• Re-considering and aligning
• Military operations nature
• Doctrine
• Skills
• Assets
• Future Capabilities moving forward
• C4ISTAR at Brigade level
• C4 ISTAR at Divisional level

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

Brigadier General Otto HALMAI, (Hu. Army) is a native of Budapest, Hungary. In 1991 he assumed duties at the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) Main Communication Center as the head of division, deputy commander. From 1997 up to 2000 he was appointed chief one of the divisions of the HDF Communication Directorate, J6. In 2000 he was charged with bringing into existence the newly established HDF Signal Command. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2002. In March 2003 he was appointed Chief of the HDF Defense Staff Command Directorate (J6), from July 2003 HDF Defense Staff CIS Directorate (J6). From August 2004 up to July 2007 he served as the DOS (Director of Staff) NATO Communications Information Services Agency (NCSA) In July 2007 he was appointed Head of IT & Information Security Department MOD Hungary.

• Planning new R&D activity
• Friendly Force Tracking System
• Decision Support Expert System
• Modernisation of existing Equipment
• New Generation Of Wired Broadband
• Communication System
• Broadband Radio System
• Satellite Communication System
• Training and simulation

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

CZECH REPUBLIC ARMED FORCES

The Czech Army is being transformed from a Warsaw Pact model to a corps/brigade based, rapid deployment force along NATO-compatible lines. The limited Czech military budget has forced the MOD to balance everyday operating expenses against the enormous need for restructuring, and rearmament is expected to be a long-term undertaking, with big-ticket acquisitions not beginning for the next several years, depending on the priority of the project. Top modernization priorities for MOD acquisition in the next five years are Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) systems integration and upgrade of air defences.

• Current and future visions of the Czech Republic NEC
• Identifying the key milestones for enhancing these capabilities and setting the processes for swift enhancement
• Conclusions and forward plans for integration

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

In her capacity as the Government Information Technology officer of the DOD, Ms Nengovhela is a full member of the Defence Staff Council and Defence Secretary Board and the Chairperson of the Defence Enterprise Information Systems (DEIS) Board of the DOD. She is currently responsible for Strategic Information Systems Management for the Department of Defence at corporate level and serves as the functional authority for Information Management, Information and Communications Systems Management and the ICT function of the SA DOD.

• ICS Management Capacity of the CMIS
• Division for the DOD
• Information and ICT solutions which are aligned with DOD requirements
• Organisational and ICS Maturity
• Information Management Governance

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

Lt. Col. Miri Sitton is the head of the C4I (Command, Control, Computers, Communication and Intelligence) branch in the material directorate command. Lt. Col. Miri Sitton is responsible for C4I system of systems engineering and enterprise architecture in the IAF HQ.

• Taking into account the need for organisational restructuring to deliver C4I capabilities
• Tools processes and methodologies to deliver capabilities needed
• Future plans in place

The Implementation And Exploitation Of Italian Network Centric Capabilities

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

Major General Pietro Finocchio’s previous posts within the Italian Air Force include, Technical Aeronautical Telecommunications Surveillance Office of Selenia, the Italian electronic manufacturing company; Italian Air Force Experimental Flight Test Centre (RSV), Pratica di Mare; Telecomdife (MOD Procurement Agency for Air Defence, Air Traffic Control, Telecommunication and Informatics).

Nominated General Manager of NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency) Since 27 September 2004, he is General Director of TELEDIFE.

• The Italian approach to overcoming short-term capability gaps in network centric operations
• Understanding the power of knowledge management and the correct exploitation of the network
• Highlighting key Italian programs aimed at overcoming this challenge and implementing network operations

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

Stan C. Newberry, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Senior Technical Director, Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center-East Complex, Langley Air Force Base, Va. As a field operating agency reporting to the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer (SAF/XC), the center executes and implements SAF/XC policy and guidance to better integrate the Air Force Enterprise capabilities into a seamless network. It teams with major commands and Air Force network operations to represent their warfighting requirements for sustainment, modernization and seamless integration of Air Force C4ISR capabilities across the full range of military operations.

• Ensuring accurate data is passed to the authorized users in a secure and timely manner
• Developing architectures and open standards to transfer information to strive for a net-centric data transparent capability

Brigadier General Ehrard Drews,
Commander,
BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION CENTRE

Brigadier General Drews has been in his current position since August 2005. His previous positions include Chief of Staff, General Army Office; Chief of Division IV, Organisation, General Army Office; Deputy Commander, Airmobile Operations Division, Veitschochheim; Commander, 34th Armoured Brigade, Diez on the River Lahn and Chief of Staff, MND SE, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina; and Branch Chief Bundeswehr Planning, Planning Staff, FMOD, Bonn/Berlin. His presentation will focus on:

• Defining conclusions from potential future scenarios to map out future capabilities.
• Using modelling and simulation to stimulate the realisation of abilities at an early stage to develop a modern and more reliable task force.
• Coordination all Transformational Work of the Services

Learning by Doing: Practitioner’s Experience of Delivering Transformation

Alan Mears,
Joint C2 Capability Integration Facility
UK MOD

His expertise is in the delivery of air/land integration, joint effects, ISTAR, targeting, C4I systems and experimentation. He is a graduate of the Army Staff College, and the Joint Services Defence College. Alan’s expertise has been developed over a range of operational deployments and appointments over his career.

Alan was mobilised to Afghanistan in May last year where he served as SO1 Jt Targets at HQ ISAF. Working with the HQ ARRC team, he was responsible for developing and delivering the organisation’s targeting and joint fires capability. He also formed part of a small IX team working with CJ6 to design and deliver the application and information layer of the NATO FOC capability. Alan was awarded a COMISAF Commendation for his work on completion of the tour. Alan is currently part of a small team that has set up the MOD’s Joint Command and Control Capability Integration Facility in Shrivenham and will be covering:

• Using UK operational experience to inform the delivery of NEC
• Establishing a common baseline for the user and the delivery agency - matching the ideal to the pragmatic
• The importance of establishing an appropriate mechanism to maintain and exploit the MOD’s corporate knowledge and innovative capacity in support of rapid C4ISTAR capability development

Defining The Canadian Landforce Perspectives For C4ISR Development

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

In 1999 Colonel Mazzolin took up duties in Washington, D.C. responsible for Communication, Command, Control, Computing and Intelligence Systems Interoperability within the American, British, Canadian and Australian (ABCA) Armies Program. He was awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal for his work while serving with the ABCA Program.

Following his return to Ottawa in August 2002, Lieutenant Colonel Mazzolin was appointed the Acting Director of Information Management Security for DND. Since July 2004, he has served as the Commanding Officer of Canadian Forces Station Leitrim and the Canadian Forces Signal Intelligence Operation Centre. Colonel Mazzolin was promoted to his present rank on 21 April 2006 and assumed the duties of Director Land Command Systems Program Management.

• Addressing the need for user requirements for Afghanistan and Iraq
• Procedures for developing capabilities
• Interoperability • Security
• SR2 Development for open standards environment
• Setting out the strategies and procedures for future procurement

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

Captain Jesper Britze
Director
Defence IT Staff,

Office of the Chief of Defence Staff, MOD Denmark Since August 2004 Captain Britze has served at the Danish Defence Command’s project organisation for the Innovation Staff and has written the plan for the structure and implementation of the IT organisation in the new Defence. He was promoted to Captain early in 2005 and was appointed Director Defence IT Staff (J6) with the responsibility for managing and developing the information system throughout the entire ministerial area. During his presentation he will detail how you can successfully adopt commercial structures and technology to the military environment:

• The process and structure in place for implementation
• Overview of the achievements
• Looking in Hindsight and what would have been changed for a swifter and more effective capability
• The future plans

Tackling The Challenges Of Implementing NEC In The French National Program

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

In May 2001, Major General Francois Fayard became director of the Procurement for C4ISR, and thus member of General Delegation for Armament Board of Directors. He was in charge of all the spatial, telecommunication and information systems programmes. In September 2006, he was appointed armament adviser to the French permanent delegation to the North Atlantic Council.

• Implementing strategies to overcome roadblocks and challenges
• Successfully putting in place a time line and schedule for effective procurement
• Recommendations to overcome the challenges of NEC
• Building successful relationships with NATO
• The future vision for French NEC

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

RADM Elizabeth A. Hight is the Vice Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). She helps lead a worldwide organization of more than 6,600 military and civilian personnel responsible for planning, developing, and providing interoperable, global net-centric solutions that serve the needs of the President, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the combatant commanders, and other Department of Defense (DoD) components. Prior to that assignment, RADM Hight was DISA’s Principal Director for Operations and Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations from 2006 to 2007. As Principal Director, she was responsible for providing command, control, communications, computer and intelligence support to the nation’s warfighters.

• Strategies to ensure Installation Planning Effectiveness,
• Developing training strategies for long term improvements in performance
• Executing Installation of systems while taking into account cost and performance measures

Research To Support The Realisation Of NEC

Geoff Howes
Group Leader NEC Theme Adviser DSTL
UK MOD

Geoff Howes works in Dstl’s Joint System Department, which leads the delivery of key cross-cutting systems work. He provides support to the MoD both as NEC technical adviser and as an experienced analyst able to respond to ‘fastballs’ requiring high quality, short timescale input from Dstl.

As NEC Theme Adviser Geoff provides S&T advice to key MoD stakeholders involved in the overall realisation of NEC, such as the Senior Responsible Owner for NEC (Gen. Andrew Figgures) and the Director of Equipment Capability with responsibility for C4 Capability (Brig. Simon Shadbolt).

Since 2004 Geoff has represented the UK in international research collaboration under The Technical Co-operation Programme serving as National Lead for the Technical Panel: Concept Development & Experimentation Sciences (CD&E).

• Holistic framework for defining research to enable NEC realisation
• End-to-end studies of Military Capabilities enabled by Networking
• The human dimension as a cross-cutting issue
• Effective exploitation of research activities

Research And Development Experimentation To Deliver NEC

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

LtCol Arne Norlander (Swedish Air Force) is currently assigned to a staff officer position where he directs innovation and capability development.Previously LtCol Norlander held the position of Senior Scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency where he directed the agency’s program for Network Based Defence Technologies, and conducted basic research in the domain of Complex Distributed Cognitive Systems.LtCol Norlander is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications. He received the IBC International Order of Merit in the year 2000, and in 2001 he was awarded the ABI International Medal for Scientific Excellence for his outstanding research in the Human Factors and Systems Engineering domains.

• Risk and Strategy in NEC Development
• An international outlook on NEC development
• Future concepts and structures of NEC
• Critical human, cultural and organizational issues
• Science and technology in NEC development
• Fostering innovation in NEC
• Sample projects and applications

Understanding the user from an operational perspective: Practical experiences from ISAF

Lieutenant Colonel Exterkate,
Branch Chief
A2 PLANS AND REQUIREMENTS

For the last two years, Lt Col Exterkate has been heavily involved in ISTAR issues pertaining to the Air Component level. He has been deployed to Afghanistan as Chief CCIRM and Theatre Collection Manager for ISAF VIII and recently I played a very significant role in the development of the CONOPS for the NATO buy/lease option of a Full Motion Video Airborne Theatre ISR capability in support of ISAF. Lt. Col Exterkate is a member of the Allied Ground Surveillance Users Working Group and a member of the core planning team of Trail Quest 07.

• The current NATO C4ISTAR position
• Looking at the upcoming programmes
• Key challenges that ISAF are facing
• The road ahead: what does the future hold?

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

IPT 6 is tasked with evolving legacy communications infrastructures into a successful realization of the future fixed static network and associated services essential to support the full C3 requirements of NATO. This embraces the full life-cycle of the programme, from concepts and requirements definition through acquisition implementation and the ultimate hand-over to the operational community.

• Processes and procedures for creating agile and responsive communication infrastructure
• Defining service interface points
• Striving to achieve information sharing on information critical issues

Developing Architectural Framework For NEC In Italy

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

From 2000 to 2003, Lt.Col. Piedimonte was assigned to the NATO Programming Centre in Glons BELGIUM as Senior System Analyst. He was responsible for testing and delivery to the NATO Countries of NIRIS system.

At the end of the NATO tour in 2003 Lt.Col. Piedimonte moved to the CIS Division of the Italian-MOD procurement agency TELEDIFE where in September 2004 was assigned to the presently job position. He was part of the Italian delegation to the Steering Group of NATO Network Enabled Capability - Feasibility Study.

• Examining EU frameworks for C4I joint operations
• Achieving effectiveness though strategic decision making and joint command
• How to create an interoperable infrastructure when working with nations with different system maturity
• Enhance defence capabilities through strategic alignment of data, IT and architecture

Using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) As A Key Enabler To Come Closer To NATO Standardisation For Network Enabled Capability

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE

• Seamless exchange of information between units and NGOs
• Faster adaptability and deployment of new technology and functionality
• Devising a framework of standardised, platform independent technologies for producing, discovering, invoking, subscribing to and manage services
• Bridging the communication gap between humans and technology from C2 through to UAVs and Satellites