FELIN Programme and Soldier Protection

08:00 Registration and Coffee Registration and Coffee

08:45 Chairman’s Welcome Address Representation TBC, NATO Land Capability Group 1

09:00 Reduce the Burden and Integrate the Soldier into the Land Environment: A British Perspective and Update Brigadier Mark Gaunt, Head, Soldier Systems Programmes, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence UK Colonel James York, Staff Officer, Dismounted Close Combat, HQ Infantry, British Army No session description available. Brigadier Mark Gaunt Head, Soldier Systems Programmes, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence UK As one of a very few decision makers within Defence Equipment and Support responsible for dismounted soldiers, Brigadier Gaunt is well placed to tell you all about the new structures, people and priorities driving UK approaches to dismounted soldier modernisation. He will be following up his first appearance at Soldier Technology in 2012 by offering you a joint perspective with Colonel Charlie Syk [read more] Colonel James York Staff Officer, Dismounted Close Combat, HQ Infantry, British Army

09:25 High-Performance Digital Sensors for Low-light Level to Benefit the Tactical Operator in Day and Night Operations Gert Nutzel, Chief Technology Officer, Photonis PHOTONIS is developing a portfolio of digital sensors which started with commercialization of the 1.3 Mpixels Lynx CMOS sensor (low temporal noise figures < 4 e rms and extensive detection capabilities based on improved pixel dimensions of 9.7 x 9.7 µm²). Based on this technology, PHOTONIS has now developed an Electron Bombarded (EB) sensor. The EB sensor, making use of State of the Art photocathode technology, outperforms any CMOS sensors under stringent low light conditions, making both sensors very complementary for applications ranging from day mode to the deepest night level conditions. Attend this session to learn more about this breakthrough technology! Learn about the break-through CMOS technology that will greatly improve operational situational awareness for your soldiers Receive details about how the electron-bombarded CMOS is ideal for extreme low-light conditions and where it is most applicable Understand more about the capabilities of the complete range of day-to-deepest night digital sensors available today and how these can benefit your soldiers in diverse mission environments Gert Nutzel Chief Technology Officer, Photonis Information to come

09:50 User Feedback on Protection Capabilities of FELIN Lt Colonel Michel Maury, Programme Manager, FELIN, DGA, France For the first time since 2005 meet and learn from the programme manager of FELIN, the French Future Soldier System programme. Since then much progress has been made in the programme and systems have been tested and deployed in Afghanistan. So don’t miss this briefing from one of the world’s leading soldier system developers to understand: Introduction to the organisation of the FELIN programme: procurement, requirements, users and interaction with industry Recent product and system updates to FELIN and how these will benefit the soldier How the current version of FELIN functioned in Afghanistan and what soldier feedback can tell you about requirements for the ideal soldier system Upcoming modernisation plans for FELIN and opportunities for industry to support Lt Colonel Michel Maury Programme Manager, FELIN, DGA, France As programme manager for FELIN Lt Colonel Michel Maury is responsible for the world's fastest moving and arguably most successful soldier modernisation product in the world. Deployed now in Afghanistan and elsewhere FELIN has proven itself more than up to the challenges of operations in austere environments and there is no better person than Michel to tell you how it achieves this status. This is [read more]

10:25 Sagem's Vision Beyond FELIN Patrick Curlier, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing Optronics & Defence Division, Sagem No session description available. Patrick Curlier Vice President, Business Development & Marketing Optronics & Defence Division, Sagem

Exhibition Zone Activities

Stream AStream B 10:50 Morning Coffee Break and Networking Stream A Morning Coffee Break and Networking 10:50 SME Innovation and R&D Stream B New for 2013 these 15 minute mini-briefings give you information about immediate application of integration-ready power innovations for the soldier. Combining demonstration of real equipment with Q&A you will be able to tell very quickly how these new technologies will benefit your soldiers! Identify new innovation to integrate into your programmes immediately Make new contacts with micro and small businesses at the cutting edge of future technologies so you keep pace with rapid changes in your sector Offer feedback and share your experience in live Q&A to help shape the future capabilities of the dismounted soldier Confirmed Partners Include: Oxis Energy Cynetic Design

11:45 Round Table Discussions11:45 Presentations 11:45 Round Table Discussions No session description available. 11:45 Presentations No session description available.

11:45 Government Round Tables11:45 Prime Contactor Round Tables11:45 Soldier Modernisation in Central... 11:45 11:45 Government Round Tables Get closer to your customers and partners to understand their needs Exchange information more efficiently in one-on-one dialogues Receive introductions to multiple new contacts 11:45 11:45 Prime Contactor Round Tables Get closer to your customers and partners to understand their needs Exchange information more efficiently in one-on-one dialogues Receive introductions to multiple new contacts Join this round table to meet senior managers from the biggest soldier Prime Contractor in France to understand their requirements for innovation and suppliers. This is a perfect opportunity to build bridges with decision makers behind the biggest defence contracts in France. Don’t miss it! 11:45 Soldier Modernisation in Central and Eastern Europe Hear the latest updates from national leaders of soldier modernisation programmes across Central and Eastern europe to identify common and individual nedes for new equipment.

How Jordan is Priortisiing Investment ...SagemSlovenia's Plan to Invest in Soldier M... How Jordan is Priortisiing Investment in Soldier Modernisation How Jordan is Prioritising Investment in Soldier Modernisation With a smaller specialised army Jordan presents an interesting opportunity for Primes and suppliers alike to work in joint ventures and partnerships to meet new capability requirements. However, working in Jordan requires strong relationships with the right leaders so make sure you join this roundtable with a senior member of the Jordanian defence community to understand how you can achieve success! Don’t miss it!(Leader to be announced shortly) Sagem (Leader to be announced shortly) Slovenia's Plan to Invest in Soldier Modernisation in 2013 Ales Lebar, Senior Advisor, MoD Slovenia No session description available. Ales Lebar Senior Advisor, MoD Slovenia Slovenia has a dedicated team for soldier modernisation and Ales Lebar plays a pivotal role. With over 3 years' experience leading the national soldier modernisation effort Mr Lebar will tell you more about the priorities to protect and connect the future Slovenian soldier and how it will be funded and which organisations are responsible for making all the decisions. This will give you all the inf [read more]

How Indonesia Plans to Invest in Resea...Everything Counts - Finding the Lighte...(Presentation Slot Available) How Indonesia Plans to Invest in Research and Development for Future Soldier System Capabilities (Leader to be announced shortly) Everything Counts - Finding the Lightest Solution Kevin Shearman, Systems Trainer, Saab Training No session description available. Kevin Shearman Systems Trainer, Saab Training Information to come, keep visiting for updates. (Presentation Slot Available) (Presentation Slot Available)

(Previous session continued)(Previous session continued)Assessing the Latest Progress in Polan... (Previous session continued) (Previous session continued) (Previous session continued) (Previous session continued) Assessing the Latest Progress in Poland's TYTAN Project Lt Colonel Marek Kozlowski, Staff Officer, Inspectorate of Armament, Ministry of Defence Poland Lt Colonel Marek Kozlowski Staff Officer, Inspectorate of Armament, Ministry of Defence Poland Information to come, keep visiting for updates.

13:00 1-2-1 Meetings 1-2-1 Meetings

13:20 Lunch and Networking Lunch and Networking

Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Incr...Stream B:New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Moder... 14:00 Lightweight Combat Proven Protective Armor with Dyneema Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Increase Mobility Richard Gunters, Key Account Manager EMEA, DSM Dyneema No session description available. Richard Gunters Key Account Manager EMEA, DSM Dyneema 14:00 How Rifle Suppressors will Reduce Detection for Future Soldiers Stream B:New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Modernisation to Increase Lethality Per Arvidsson, Chief Engineer Product Manager Small Arms Systems, FMV Spend time with this widely published expert on small arms to understand how improvements to technologies like the suppressor will benefit the soldier in the future. Mr Arvidsson has the experience and the role to help you identify leaders in global small arms modernisation so you can extend your network and learn new facts about upcoming global spending on small arms. During this briefing you will receive detailed information about: The NATO organization, national small arms leaders and how to engage them The role of standardisation in NATO, how it is achieved and what it means to businesses and organisations in the small arms community Update on the NATO Powered Rail as a solution to reduce weight and increase interoperability across the weapon platform Horizon scanning for new small arms technologies so you can identify future national requirements for accessories and platforms Per Arvidsson Chief Engineer Product Manager Small Arms Systems, FMV World renowned for his publications on small arms and respected as the leader of the NATO small arms group Mr Arvidsson is an expert anyone involved in weapons or weapon accessories should meet. Currently focusing on how to improve suppressors among other key challenges facing the soldier Mr Arvidsson returns to Soldier Technology after 2 years' absence. Make sure you attend his briefing.

Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Incr...Stream B:New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Moder... 14:25 Protection at Dismounted Level Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Increase Mobility Dr Simon Holden, Subject Matter Expert, Physical Protection Group, DSTL that you can immediately address to enhance protection for your soldiers Dr Simon Holden Subject Matter Expert, Physical Protection Group, DSTL Simon Holden transferred to the Physical Protection Group in Dstl in 2007, which is the MoD technical authority on armour systems, where he is working, primarily, on protection systems for dismounted personnel. From his briefing you will learn how Dstl interacts with academia and industry to push technology to high Technology and System Readiness Levels (TRL/SRL) for future acquisition programmes [read more] 14:25 Norway's Approach to Increasing Lethality for the Soldier Stream B:New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Modernisation to Increase Lethality Rune Nesland, Programme Manager, Small Arms, FLO Norway Join this briefing from one of Norway’s top experts on lethality to understand how research funding is allocated and the decision process for how it is spent on weapon modernisation. During this briefing you will pick up new information about: The relationships between defence R&D in Norway and the national soldier modernisation programmes NORMANS so you understand who is involved in the biggest decision How Norway is prioritising spending on lethality as a means of improving soldier effectiveness versus other areas of spend Key challenges facing the Norwegian smalls arms modernisation strategy and the lesson you can learn from how these are being tackled Rune Nesland Programme Manager, Small Arms, FLO Norway Information to come, keep visiting for updates.

Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Incr...Afternoon Coffee and Networking 14:50 Next Generation Light Weight Ballistic Helmets Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Increase Mobility James Thagard, Programme Manager Protection, Honeywell No session description available. James Thagard Programme Manager Protection, Honeywell As one of the pre-eminent thinkers on soldier protection worldwide and part of a market-leading team of protection experts at Honeywell, James Thagard is well placed to give you new information about helmet protection that will prove invaluable as you plan your own approach to soldier protection. With case studies from the US Army and other nations Mr Thagard offers you insight you won't find anyw [read more] 14:50 Afternoon Coffee and Networking Afternoon Coffee and Networking Afternoon Coffee and Networking

Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Incr...Stream B: New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Mode... 15:15 New Load and Quality Management Tools to Benefit the Commander and the Dismounted Soldier Stream A: Lightweight Protection for the Soldier to Increase Mobility Aernout Oudenhuijzen, Programme Manager TPI, TNO Netherlands Attend this session to learn a new approach to an old issue: the physical soldier burden. Currently load burdens are such that the soldier is penalised, even in peace time operations, in terms of injuries and/or inability to complete the mission. One of the many collaborative projects between the Royal Netherlands Army and TNO is the creation of load management, cost benefit and decision tools to support the group commander in load/effectiveness/safety. So make sure you join this session to learn more about: Assessing the range of group commander decision aids available today to identify ones of greatest utility and value Details about the cost benefit tools for PPE, how these can be accessed and what advantages these will bring to the commander and the nation Exploring operational performance versus safety when designing new tools that will help reduce the burden for the soldier Aernout Oudenhuijzen Programme Manager TPI, TNO Netherlands Join Aernout Oudenhuijzen, one of the most senior programme leaders in the Dutch defence and security research agency TNO to understand how national soldier modernisation priorities are being reflected and supported through R&D investment. Not only will you find out what Aernout knows about the topic you will also receive time with Aernout to understand who is working on which proj [read more] 15:15 Lethality Workshop: Identifying the Correct Mix of Weapons to Achieve the Required Lethal Effect Stream B: New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Modernisation to Increase Lethality Phil Macey, Programme Manager Research and Technical Support, SEA Group No session description available. Phil Macey Programme Manager Research and Technical Support, SEA Group Join Phil Macey, Research Programme Manager for SEA’s research supporting UK Dstl’s Soldier Research Programme for an exclusive workshop on lethality. He has over 20 years of operational experience as infantry commander serving around the world and has directed Staff at UK Staff College and will also draw on international experience of running Defence related workshops to give you a timely and hig [read more]

Afternoon Coffee and NetworkingStream B: New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Mode... 15:40 Afternoon Coffee and Networking Afternoon Coffee and Networking Afternoon Coffee and Networking 15:40 (Previous session continued) Lethality Workshop: Identifying the Correct Mix of Weapons to Achieve the Required Lethal Effect Stream B: New Approaches to Weapons Integration and Modernisation to Increase Lethality Phil Macey, Programme Manager Research and Technical Support, SEA Group Attend this new workshop to explore best combinations of firepower for the infantry platoon to identify the ideal mix of weapons to achieve the required lethal effect. You should join this session if you are involved in weapon procurement because this workshop will identify criteria to be applied when setting future weapon requirements giving you crucial information to build a winning strategy. Learn a systems view to lethality and not specifically focus on one weapon type (eg the rifle) to achieve a given capability Discuss future capability requirements for lethality Explore the nature of future infantry conflict – this workshop will interrogate future lethality needs of infantry post Afghanistan. About your Workshop Leader: Phil Macey, Programme Manager Research & Technical Support, SEA Group Research Programme Manager for SEA’s research support to UK DSTL’s Soldier Research Programme Over 20 years of operational experience as infantry commander serving around the world Directing Staff at UK Staff College International experience of running Defence related workshops Phil Macey Programme Manager Research and Technical Support, SEA Group Join Phil Macey, Research Programme Manager for SEA’s research supporting UK Dstl’s Soldier Research Programme for an exclusive workshop on lethality. He has over 20 years of operational experience as infantry commander serving around the world and has directed Staff at UK Staff College and will also draw on international experience of running Defence related workshops to give you a timely and hig [read more]

16:25 R&D Programmes in Support of Dismounted Capability 16:25 R&D Programmes in Support of Dismounted Capability Ross Jones, Programme Leader (Land) - Tactical ISTAR/ Lethality/ Mobility, DSTL No session description available. Ross Jones Programme Leader (Land) - Tactical ISTAR/ Lethality/ Mobility, DSTL As the lead for dismounted soldier programmes at the UK's defence research and development agency Ross Jones is highly qualified to give you insight into current priorities in ISTAR, mobility and C4i to help you understand where capability gaps lie and what the UK soldier needs from industry and allied nations. Mr Jones' remit covers more than 63 programmes so make sure you allocate enough time to [read more]

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17:15 NSPA Support to Nations Douglas Plymale, Branch Chief, Special Projects, NATO Support Agency No session description available. Douglas Plymale Branch Chief, Special Projects, NATO Support Agency As Branch Chief of the Special Projects team in NATO's recently restructured Support Agency, Doug is excellently placed to tell you all about the priorities for procurement support to NATO nations currently planned and what all the changes in structure mean for budgets, allocation of resources and collaboration on international soldier projects. This briefing and this opportunity to spend time wit [read more]

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