Conference Day One: Monday, 24 September 2018
8:00 am - 8:50 am Registration, refreshments and networking
8:50 am - 8:55 am National anthem and IQPC welcome remarks
8:55 am - 9:00 am Chairman’s welcome remarks
C4ISR FUTURE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
9:00 am - 9:30 am OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH: KNG’s current and future activities in terms of C4ISR
9:30 am - 10:00 am ICT based military innovations
- Uncovering the issues and inhibitors of the GCC C4ISR process
- Promoting cooperation and information sharing across all defence stakeholders for efficient EW capability
- Developing efficient joint GCC C4ISR networks across J2, J3 military rank
Panellists:
10:00 am - 10:30 am Upgrading the systems of intelligence and surveillance across the region’s armed forces
- Understanding the role of ISR and C2 in the GCC context
- Utilising cutting-edge technologies available
- Improving Middle East command and control integration and functionality
10:30 am - 11:15 am Networking coffee break
INTEROPERABILITY AND JOINT OPERATIONS
11:15 am - 12:00 pm EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Joint GCC C4ISR initiatives for improving tactical advantage for J2 and J3 military ranks
Speakers:
Colonel Dr. Eng. Mohammed Aseeri (Ret.) Assistant Professor National Centre for Radar and Electronics Warfare, KACST, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ayad Aldaijy CIO Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture Saudi Arabia
Brigadier Ali Abdullah Al Qahtani Assistant Director General Administrative Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Brig. Gen. Randolph Staudenaraus Chief, Office of Military Cooperation US State Department Kuwait
Colonel Dr. Eng. Mohammed Aseeri (Ret.) Assistant Professor National Centre for Radar and Electronics Warfare, KACST, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ayad Aldaijy CIO Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture Saudi Arabia
Brigadier Ali Abdullah Al Qahtani Assistant Director General Administrative Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Brig. Gen. Randolph Staudenaraus Chief, Office of Military Cooperation US State Department Kuwait
- Uncovering the issues and inhibitors of the GCC C4ISR process
- Promoting cooperation and information sharing across all defence stakeholders for efficient EW capability
- Developing efficient joint GCC C4ISR networks across J2, J3 military rank
Panellists:
Colonel Dr. Eng. Mohammed Aseeri (Ret.)
Assistant ProfessorNational Centre for Radar and Electronics Warfare, KACST, Saudi Arabia
Brigadier Ali Abdullah Al Qahtani
Assistant Director GeneralAdministrative Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Brig. Gen. Randolph Staudenaraus
Chief, Office of Military CooperationUS State Department Kuwait
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Interoperability and integration of secure communication systems to reduce latency
- Turning information into actionable intelligence by fusing multiple modes of data collection
- Optimising interoperability and integration of communication capabilities across land, sea and air
- Improving cyber security capabilities across current communication channels
DATA FUSION & DISSEMINATION
11:30 am - 12:10 pm INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: How best to equip forces to establish joint cyber-defence operations
- Unifying the direction of cyberspace operations
- Strengthening MOD, MOI and critical infrastructure cyberspace capabilities
- Integrating multi-agency cyber expertise to overcome threats
Panellists:
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Interoperability and integration of secure communication systems to reduce latency
- Turning information into actionable intelligence by fusing multiple modes of data collection
- Optimising interoperability and integration of communication capabilities across land, sea and air
- Improving cyber security capabilities across current communication channels
EXPANDING MARITIME ISR CAPABILITIES
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm SPECIAL SESSION: Data fusion of multi-sensor platforms for enhancing military operations
- Overcoming the challenges inhibiting interoperability amongst militaries in the Middle East
- Integrating systems to work seamlessly across industry and militaries
- Establishing interoperability on existing and future C4ISR structures
Eng. Khalid A. Hameed Al Hammadi
Former Director of GIS DirectorateCentral Informatics Organization
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Big and thick data in the human domain
- Overview of the military strategy in the 21st century
- Discussing the impact on information warfare, human domain, networking etc-
1:30 pm - 2:40 pm Chairman’s closing remarks
1:40 pm - 1:40 pm Lunch break and end of conference day one
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.