Conference Day One: 24 September
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MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: 24 SEPTEMBER 0800 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE JOINT ENABLERS FOR THE FUTURE FORCE 0850 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION FOR THE JOINT FORCE General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander, Joint Forces Command (2013-2016) 0900 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS JFC • Providing the UK Armed Forces with an edge over adversaries for wars in the Information Age • Securing advantage for the future Joint Force through innovation and integration of commercial technologies • The future impact of AI, machine-learning, and autonomy on JFC capability • Assessing the role of jHub and exploring innovative new technology already being developed by partners, allies, and the private sector General Sir Chris Deverell, Commander, UK Joint Forces Command THREAT ENVIRONMENT 0930 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CURRENT THREAT ENVIRONMENT: DETERRING RUSSIA AND CHINA • Examining the current threat environment and establishing procurement priorities to retain competitive edge in the future decade • Assessing the Gerasimov doctrine and Russian capability development initiatives • Evaluating Chinese procurement priorities and advanced AI capabilities • Setting the trajectory for development to deter revisionist-state aggression 1000 CAP ABILITY DEVELOPMENT TO RETAIN STRATEGIC OVERMATCH IN THE FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT • Evaluating the current threat environment and condensing the procurement cycle to mitigate emerging capability gaps • Assessing multi-domain capability development and the future of multi-domain battle • Outlining long-term development priorities for the Norwegian Armed Forces to retain strategic advantage in the Information Age Major General Odd-Harald Hagen, Head of the Department of Defence Policy and Long Term Planning, Norwegian MoD 1030 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING ISR AT JOINT FORCE AND DoD LEVEL 1100 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TRANSFORMING DATA INTO INFORMATION ADVANTAGE AND ENHANCING C2 FOR THE FUTURE JOINT FORCE • Addressing development areas to match expanding capabilities of Russia and China • Enabling agile decision-making by ensuring effective flow of information • Assessing procurement priorities and the need to increase defence budget to attain information advantage General Sir Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff,UK MoD 1130 TRANSFORMING THE OODA LOOP: THE IMPACT OF AI AND BIG DATA • Synchronising S&T integration to maintain strategic advantage • Providing a vision for C3i transformation to accelerate agility of deployed forces • Incorporating AI technology to advance complex decision-making Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Chief Scientist, NATO 1200 ENSURING OPERATIONAL VERSATILITY IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN TOWARDS 2025 • Outlining the direction for development for the Royal Navy • Transforming ISR to enhance battlespace awareness • Assessing emerging requirements and existing technology for data fusion from different assets Major General Rob Magowan, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability),Royal Navy 1230 NETWORKING LUNCH www.asdevents.com - www.asdevents.com/event.asp?id=18835 MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: 24 SEPTEMBER C4I MANAGEMENT 1400 DIGITISA TION OF DEFENCE: STRENGTHENING INFORMATION RESILIENCE • Delivering information capabilities that act as a force multiplier • Exploiting digital technologies and digitalisation to achieve information superiority over an enemy • Using information as a tool to increase effectiveness for the tri-services • Creating an information environment accessible via a single identity, in line with ICT strategy Lieutenant General Ivan Hooper, Chief Executive Officer ISS,UK MoD 1430 FULLY SCALABLE C2 BATTLE MANAGEMENT FOR COALITION OPERATIONS • C2 from government to the front line • Accelerating decision-making and increasing agility of deployed forces • Integrating big data analysis and data fusion to upgrade complex decision-making Major General John S. Kem, Commandant, US Army War College 1500 TECHNOLOGIC AL TRANSFORMATION OF COMMAND AND CONTROL • Reflecting on the Information arriorW 2017 exercise • Driving technology further and faster in to the heart of the Naval Service • Moving away from requirement-led Capability Acquisition to a trial and error approach Colonel Dan Cheesman, Chief Technology Officer, Royal Navy 1530 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING 1600 UK PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF ISR • Providing intelligence products and advice to policy, deployment and research decisions, • Exploiting commercial technology advancements in information collection and management to provide the Joint Force enhanced communications and situational awareness • Synchronising existing sensors and employing big data analysis to discern actionable intelligence • Evaluating current focus area, prototyping and experimentation to enhance situational awareness and disrupt offensive operations Brigadier Benedict Kite, Commander, Joint Forces Intelligence Group, UK MoD =1630 DEVELOPING INTEROPERABLE C4ISR FOR THE INFORMATION AGE • Supporting transformation of NATO JISR capability • Delivering resilient communications and information systems to ensure superiority and provision of actionable intelligence • Algorithmic-based technology and block chain to enable big data analysis and data visualisation • Setting the direction for capability development to increase power projection and NATO defence posture Mr Murray Davidson, Director Service Strategy, NATO CIA 1700 CLOSING KEYNOTE: CROATIAN VISION FOR CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION • Outlining strategic objectives and modernisation in compliance with NATO requirements • Examining long-term capability development priorities for the tri-services • Renewing the Croatian Air Force fighting capability to deter emerging threats • Transforming approach to procurement and cooperation with non-traditional defence suppliers General Mirko Šundov, Chief of Defence, Croatian Ministry of Defence 1730 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander, Joint Forces Command (2013-2016) www.asdevents.com - www.asdevents.com/event.asp?id=18835 MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO: 25 SEPTEMBER MANNED-UNMANNED TEAMING 0800 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 0850 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION FOR THE JOINT FORCE General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander, Joint Forces Command (2013-2016) JOINT FORCE DESIGN 0900 ENHANCING COMPLEX DECISION MAKING FOR WARFARE IN THE INFORMATION AGE • Minimising human error and attaining fully scalable combat management for the future joint force • Addressing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to support operational decision making • Outlining future integration of human-machine formations to ensure competitive advantage for the UK Air Marshal Edward Stringer, Director General Joint Force Development & Director Defence Academy, UK MoD 0930 CURRENT EXPERIMENTATION TO TRANSFORM WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY • Advancing operational effectiveness for the current and future force • Examining joint wargaming efforts to align capabilities to the requirements of the future operating environment • Ensuring rapid transitioning of joint concepts to capabilities • Evaluating multinational force development efforts and long-term objectives for automation Rear Admiral Andew J Loiselle, Deputy Director, Future Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff J7 1000 INTEGRATION OF MANNED-UNMANNED TEAMING FOR THE FUTURE JOINT FORCE • Examining current capabilities, lessons learned, and recent developments • Assessing capability gaps and incorporating autonomous technologies to sustain force with increased distribution • Determining areas for development and identifying emerging requirements for the joint force Air Vice-Marshal Bruce H. Hedley, Director Joint Warfare, UK Joint Forces Command 1030 TECHNOLOGY, A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE: A VISION FROM SPAIN • Assessing transformation in Spain´s Armed Forces. Driving considerations to face the technological evolution. • Overviewing RDI initiatives in the Spanish technological landscape. • Reflecting on conceptual development. atestL initiatives: JISR, Cyber defence and Counter-UAS Brigadier General José Antonio Herrera Llamas, Director CCDC - Joint Concept Development Center, Spanish MoD 1100 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING LAND DOMAIN 1130 CRAFTING CONCEPTS AND DOCTRINE FOR UNIFIED LAND OPERATIONS • Strike Brigades: sustaining movement, manoeuvre and long-range patrolling, under armour, for greater distances • Advancing network-enabled autonomous systems for combat scenarios • Developing concepts of operation for human-machine collaboration in the land domain Brigadier Greg Wilson, Head Capability and Strategic Development, British Army 1200 IMPROVING COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE FORCE • Reflecting on lessons learned from concept experimentation and Army arfightingW Challenges • Examining the Army Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Strategy • Facilitating freedom of manoeuvre and increasing force protection through robotics • Establishing development objectives for 2035 and beyond Brigadier General Mark W. Odom, Director, Concept Development and Learning Directorate, US ARCIC 1230 ROBOTICS: A PRIORITY FOR THE GERMAN ARMY • Outlining current capabilities and training exercises with an emphasis on UGVs • Assessing near-term and long-term objectives for robotics and autonomous systems • Supporting modernisation of the Army through miniaturization of UAS for surveillance Colonel Hans-Gert Gaebel, German Army www.asdevents.com - www.asdevents.com/event.asp?id=18835 MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO: 25 SEPTEMBER 1300 ACCELERATING