Conference Objective

Become a Member

Become a free member of Defence IQ's online community.

Early Bird Discount

Don’t Miss Interactive Workshops

“The Human Element of Intelligence”

09.00 – 12.00
30th April

Led by:

Major Simon Bergman (Ret’d)
Founder
Information Options

“The Challenges of Inter-Agency Intelligence”

13.00 – 16.00
30th April

Led by:

James J. Maxwell Investigator
New York State Police and Unit Coordinator
FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force (NY)

I wish I'd been able to attend this event at the beginning of my SHAPE assignment. It would have helped me to leverage a lot of other help in the info ops field to support NATO's operational efforts.

Lieutenant Colonel Jim Traver NATO Allied Command Operations

“To advance the cause of the MI community through the provision of a facilitated, unclassified forum enabling MI practitioners to build social and professional networks with Allied military operators and analysts; to hear the perspectives of leading manoeuvre force commanders; and to interface and engage with industry and discuss requirements and keep abreast of private sector technology advances”

Projected Conference Audience

Presenting The Keynote Speakers

Combat Commander:	Intelligence Practitioner:
Major General John T. Furlow Commander 36th Infantry Division US Army	Brigadier General Richard Lake Director of Intelligence HQ US Marine Corps

The programme also offers a range of expert practitioners’ perspectives including:

Captain Vernon Bashaw Deputy Director Intelligence US EUCOM	Lieutenant Colonel Michael Dietz Commander, 636rd MI Battalion US Army
Colonel David Benest Director, Security and Resilience Centre UK Defence Academy	Karl Prinslow Foreign Military Studies Office, Joint Reserve Intelligence Center US Army
Colonel (Ret’d) Jim Greer Deputy Director US Army Human Terrain System	Wing Commander Paul Stewart Staff Officer Intelligence Fusion Centre
Colonel (Ret'd) Ian Tunnicliffe Former Intelligence Officer British Army	Brigadier General Richard Lake Director of Intelligence HQ US Marine Corps

What can you expect to achieve at the conference?

Perspectives of combat unit commanders: hear the experiences and opinions of the intelligence function as understood and used by the fighting/manoeuvre arms
Analysis of the implications of the British Army’s experiences of military intelligence in Northern Ireland and the effect on today’s operations
Contextual understanding of the role of intelligence specifically in Counter Insurgency scenarios in historical case studies as well as current operations
Complete analysis of the increasingly vital role of HUMINT with presentations on engaging the ‘green layer’ (local population), analysing the human terrain and psychological operations
Unbeatable networking with pre-eminent military intelligence practitioners from an expected 10 NATO nations

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

Conference Partners

Media Partners

[ Register Now] · [ Next: Conference Day One: Monday 28th April ]