GULF C4ISR: The Leading Military Communications Conference In The Middle East

Main Conference Day One

20th January 2009

08:00	Coffee & Registration
08.15	Chairperson’s Opening Address
08.30	Understanding The Resources Needed For On Going Development And Modernisation For The UAE Forces Senior Representation GHQ UAE
09.00	The UK’s Current And Future Vision For NEC Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of Staff, Royal Air Force UK

09.30	Overcoming The Challenges Of Implementing C4ISR Systems For NCW General John Jumper (ret’d) Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force to be confirmed
10.00	Delivering Tailored Solutions To Implement Large Systems Into A Single Effective Network For Enhanced Information Sharing And Communication Industry Representative

10.30	Morning Coffee Break
11.15	Enhancing The Capabilities Of Existing ISR Assets Commodore RN (Retd) Peter JF Eberle CBE, Director of Strategy, Mission and Security Systems, General Dynamics UK
11.45	Overcoming The C4I Challenges Facing The Battlespace In The Middle East Major General R. Abdulrhman Alshehri, C4I Consultant RSAF, Saudi Arabia
12.15	C4ISR Enabled Networks And Leadership – A German Perspective Lieutenant General Johann-Georg Dora, Vice Chief of Defence, Bundeswehr, Germany

12.45	Integrating C4ISR Systems Into The Jordanian Armed Forces For Enhanced Communications On The Battlefield Brigadier General Zahid Dawud, Director, C2 department, Jordanian Armed Forces

13.15	Lunch
	STREAM A: NORDIC REGION APPROACH TO NET-CENTRICITY	STREAM B: REQUIREMENTS, TESTING AND ACQUISITION PROCESS
14.25	Chairperson’s Remarks	Chairperson’s Remarks
14.30	Overcoming The Challenges Of Implementing C4I Systems In Denmark Major General Stig Østergaard Nielsen, Commander Tactical Air Command Denmark	Creating Coherent And Secure Military Communication Capabilities In The UAE Senior Representation UAE
15.00	The Swedish Approach To C4ISR And Network Enabled Capability Brigadier General Johan Svensson, Deputy COM ACC Swedish Air Force	Panel discussion Achieving Net-Centricity And Interoperability With The Implementation Of C4ISR Systems Chaired by: Bert van Domselaar, Chief Information Services Branch, NATO HQ C3 Staff Panellists: Major Dr Eng Mohamed N Mubarek Alahbabi, Information Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor, General Headquarters, United Arab Emirates Brigadier General Zahid Dawud, Director, C2 department, Jordanian Armed Forces
15.30	Implementing Net-Centric Information Capabilities For Deployed Operations To Reduce The Sensor To Shooter Cycle And Improve Effectiveness Brigadier General Jon R. Krogstad, Commander, Norwegian Defence CIS Centre, Norwegian Defence Forces	Introducing Effective Structures And Processes That Factor-In How A User Interacts With New Systems Alongside Legacy Technologies For Testing And Implementation Phases Of NEC Industry Representative
16.00	Afternoon Coffee Break
16.30	Roundtable Discussions
18.00	End Of Conference Day 1

Main Conference Day Two

21st January 2009

08.30	Using Emerging Wireless Technologies To Answer Network Centric Operation Objectives Bruno Monfils, President, UAE Centre of Excellence, UAE Armed Forces

09.00	Controlling Cyberspace – A War Fighting Domain?: Reacting To The Threats Of Vulnerable Networks By Implementing And Revolutionising SOA To Manage Software System Interactions Lieutenant General Robert “Bob” Elder, Commander, 8th Air Force and Air Force Cyber Command, USA

09.30	Creating Opportunities And Further Developing The Rapidly Growing Defence Market In The UAE Khaleefa Al Hemairi, Senior Projects Manager, Offset Program Bureau

10.00	Enabling Blue Force Tracking Amongst Allies For Effective Coalition Operations Industry Representative
10.00
10.30	Morning Coffee Break
11.15	A New World – New Demands: Creating Flexibility From Crises To Fourth-Generation Warfare Lieutenant General Johan Kihl (R’td), Former Chief of Staff, Swedish Armed Forces
11.15
11.45	Transformation – A Canadian Perspective: Implementing Information Assurance In Deployed Operations Major General Glynne Hines CoS Information Management Canadian Armed Forces
11.45
12.15	Developing A Strategic Approach To Organisational And Cultural Transformation Change For An Effective Joint Force Colonel Lee Shiang Long, Head, Joint Communications and Information Systems Department, Singapore Armed Forces
12.15
12.45	Identifying And Delivering Future Capabilities Needed For A Networked Battlefield Industry Representative
12.45
13.15	Lunch
15.00	Upgrading And Providing C3 Projects In The South African DoD Major General Mario Brazzoli, Government Information Technology Officer, South Africa
15.00
15.30	Delivering Communication Systems For Land, Sea And Air Platforms To Support Joint Forces To Enable Net-Centricity Senior Representative UAE
15.30
16.00	Afternoon Coffee and End of Conference
14.30 – 16.30	NCW Workshop Lessons Learned From Implementation Of Network Enabled Capability Into The Armed Forces Lieutenant General Johan Kihl (R’td), Former Chief of Staff Swedish Armed Forces
14.30 – 16.30
17.00	End Of Conference Day 2