8.00 - Registration And Coffee Registration And Coffee

08.45 - Chairman's Welcome Address Chairman's Welcome Address

09.00 - Identifying Requirements For Contractor Support On Expeditionary Operations. Leverage Technical Expertise, Meet Rapid Deployment And Lower End-To-End Costs Benefits of partnering. rapid process transformation, easier penetration into hard-to-reach regions and on-time service delivery To what extend does partnering enable you to lower your logistics costs? Lessons learned from outsourcing in current NATO operations

09.45 - The Tendering Process. Developing Criteria To Select Contractors With A Track Record Of High Performance Ensuring the best value contract through a competitive procurement strategy Identifying key stakeholders to assist with the contractor selection process Negotiating the framework of contractor agreements. determining precise remits and defining the scope of the partnership

10.30 Morning Coffee Morning Coffee

11.00 Contracted Logistics Support In Operational Environments: The Legal Issues and Their Impacts on the Decision to Outsource Outlining the legal complexities, liabilities and risks associated with contracting logistics support Assessing the extent of the legal “grey zone” and its implications How are private contractors recognised under International Law? How can they be protected? Analysing the implications of the non-combatant status of private contractors Developing a clearly defined contract to ensure contractors deliver

11.45 Evaluating The Operational And Financial Benefits Of Partnering From The Perspective Of The Contractor: Valued-Added Expertise, Improved Performance And Enhanced Efficiency Strategies to maximise technical capability through commercial resource Outlining the complexities and challenges of partnering in a defence environment Identifying how innovative commercial ideas and input can transform defence logistics operations Managing and meeting rapidly changing front-line requirements and developing a strategy to deliver accordingly

12.30 Networking Lunch Networking Lunch

13.30 Supporting High-Risk In-Theatre Contracts: Maintaining The Security Of Personnel And Their Equipment In Theatre Ensuring your partners are fully aware of areas of potential risk across your support chain Collaborating with your partners to develop a robust strategy that reduces, transfers or eliminates risk Adopting a proactive approach to securing and protecting your partners Building your internal capabilities to respond promptly to external risk Communicating accountability to your partners and stakeholders

14.15 Developing A Best-Practice Framework To Define The Role Of The Contractor In Operational Theatre Outlining the three key issues that frame and drive the relationship: direction, purpose and continuity Who should take the lead in terms of ownership and responsibility for managing the partnership? Ensuring ongoing collaboration and cooperation with your partners in a defence environment Giving your partners clear visibility on your core logistics processes Creating shared objectives that yield sustained cost-reduction and enhanced responsiveness

15.00 Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea

15.30 Panel Discussion: Contracted Logistics Support: Solution Or Trap? Are modern military logistics operations equipped to meet modern warfare needs? Will contracted logistics support become an integral part of future military operations? The importance of setting core standards for contracted logistics performance Defining the limitations of a contracted logistics support approach

16.15 Defining Accurate Metrics To Measure And Improve The Performance Of Your Industry Partnership Identifying relevant KPIs to measure the quality of your partnership and identify areas for performance improvement Ensuring all metrics are in line with pre-defined expectations and within the parameters of your service level agreements Establishing a solid feedback mechanism to communicate the results of performance measurement to your industry partner Reviewing your metrics in line with your evolving partner relationship to achieve continuous improvement Integrating contractors to meet NATO military logistics requirements

17.00 Chairman’s Summary Chairman’s Summary

17.15 End Of Focus Day End Of Focus Day