The Annual General Meeting for the
Global Intelligence & C4 Community
29-30 April 2025
| Hilton Syon Park, London, UK
Conference Day 1: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
C4ISR Global Agenda 2025
ENHANCED ISR CAPABILITIES FOR THE MODERN BATTLESPACE
7:30 am - 8:40 am
MORNING REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST NETWORKING COFFEE
8:45 am - 8:50 am
DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKS
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Matt Roper -
Chief, Joint ISR, NCIA,
C4ISR Global 2025 Chairman
9:00 am - 9:30 am
GLOBAL STRATEGIC TRENDS AND FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Ridgway -
Head of Defence Futures,
Integration Design Authority - Strategic Command
• Defence Futures – Defence’s global strategic foresight and concept development
• The future operating environments out to 2040
• Potential implications for C4ISR
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Ridgway
Head of Defence FuturesIntegration Design Authority - Strategic Command
9:30 am - 10:00 am
INSIGHTS INTO US DIRECTORATE FOR INTELLIGENCE
Rear Admiral Joshua Himes -
Vice Director for Intelligence,
US Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Coordinating joint intelligence doctrine and architecture
• Managing intelligence for joint warfighting assessments
• Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessments for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance under the Joint Requirements Oversight Council
Rear Admiral Joshua Himes, Vice Director for Intelligence, US Joint Chiefs of Staff
10:00 am - 10:30 am
DELIVERING C4ISR ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS IN THE NEW DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT OPERATING MODEL
Commodore Phil Game -
Director of Sense, Decide and Communicate,
DE&S
• Utilising advanced sensors and surveillance systems to gather real-time data
• Implementing sophisticated command and control systems to support decision-making
• Challenges for delivering and integrating pan-environmental C4ISR capabilities and opportunities for improvement through the new DE&S Op Model
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND READINESS
11:00 am - 11:30 am
MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND READINESS THROUGH UNMANNED AIRBORNE ISR
• Bolstering the capability to operate at high altitudes for extended periods over a large geographical area
• Integrating new technology seamless with existing system architecture
• Setting requirements for the modern battlespace
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
SAAB AIRBORNE COMMAND & CONTROL SUPPORTING EUROPE AND NATO
Magnus Enger -
Product Director, GlobalEye,
Saab
• SAAB AEW&C systems in NATO/Europe
• GlobalEye and multi-domain operations
• AEW&C future Operations and Command
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
TOWARDS DECISION ADVANTAGE: PDC3, PROJECT OLYMPUS, AND OPERATION HIGHMAST
Major General Peter Dawe -
Chief of Combat Systems Integration,
Canadian Armed Forces
- PDC2 as optimal decision-advantage: agile, data-driven, Day Zero interoperable
- Evolution and results of Project Olympus
- Way Forward with Operation HIGHMAST
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
UTILISING AI AND AUTONOMY FOR NEXT GENERATION ISR
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
AIR-IQ: INTELLIGENCE IN THE SKY, CONNECTIVITY ON DEMAND
Sanaa Saadani-Keller -
Head, Aviation and Maritime Business Development,
Viasat
· Gain a deeper understanding of how SATCOM enhances AISR capabilities
· Explore how next-generation networking unlocks mission success with seamless SATCOM integration
· Deliver powerful, always on connectivity solutions – leveraging our satellites today and into the future
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
ADDRESSING THE SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF ADOPTING NEXT GENERATION C4ISR CAPABILITY
Air Vice-Marshal David Arthurton -
Director of Strategy and Military Digitisation,
UK Strategic Command
• Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence
• Adoption of Data Centric Security and Zero Trust
• Delivering enterprise scale and partner interoperability
Air Vice-Marshal David Arthurton
Director of Strategy and Military DigitisationUK Strategic Command
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
ADVANCING THE CAPABILTY OF DRONES AND UAVS FOR TODAY’S THREAT CONTEXT
Colonel Ali Ashour -
Senior Engineering Officer, KCG - Ministry of Interior - State of Kuwait &,
PDRC Researcher, University of Strathclyde
Air Vice-Marshal David Arthurton - Director of Strategy and Military Digitisation, UK Strategic Command
Dr. Cagatay Soyer - Alliance Future Surveillance & Control Project Manager, NATO NSPA
Peter Saunders - Director General NORAD Continental Defence Modernization, Royal Canadian Air Force
Colonel Gianluca Chiriatti - Head, C5ISR and Space Branch, Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion on the transformative role of drones and uncrewed systems in C4ISR within today’s defence landscape. Our expert panellists will delve
into the latest technological advancements, operational applications and the future integration of these cutting-edge systems in multi-domain operations.
• Innovative Sensor Technologies: Exploring the latest sensor advancements and their impact on ISR capabilities
• AI and Machine Learning Integration: Enhancing functionality and autonomy of drones through AI and ML
• Future Trends: Predictions on upcoming technological breakthroughs in uncrewed systems
• Ethical considerations for increasing reliance on automation
• Real-World Deployments: Lessons learned from recent military missions involving drones
• Challenges and Solutions: Addressing operational challenges such as interoperability and data management
• Lessons identified: Key takeaways from past deployments to inform future strategies
Colonel Ali Ashour
Senior Engineering Officer, KCG - Ministry of Interior - State of Kuwait &PDRC Researcher, University of Strathclyde
Air Vice-Marshal David Arthurton
Director of Strategy and Military DigitisationUK Strategic Command
Peter Saunders
Director General NORAD Continental Defence ModernizationRoyal Canadian Air Force
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR ADVANCED DATA FUSION AND ANALYTICS
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
OPERATIONALISING MARITIME INTEROPERABILITY USING ZTDF
Shannon Vaughn -
General Manager, Virtru Federal,
Virtru
• Secure Collaboration: Virtru’s ZTDF technology enables protected data sharing between maritime allies while maintaining security and sovereignty
• Field-Proven: Our solutions currently secure coalition communications across networks without compromising operational security
• Future-Ready: ZTDF provides the secure foundation for integrating advanced analytics and AI while maintaining persistent data protection controls
4:05 pm - 4:35 pm
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS NEEDED FOR TOMORROW’S BATTLESPACE
Edward Ebbern -
Founding Partner,,
MD One
• Anticipating technological warfare in the Indo-pacific region
• Incorporating commercial technologies into the C4ISR battlespace
• Incubating novel technology to strengthen critical infrastructure
4:35 pm - 5:05 pm
"HEY SIGINT GPT – ADVISE ON MY ENEMIES INTENTIONS!” - HOW OPERATOR-CENTRIC AI PROVIDES REAL ADDED-VALUE IN THE FIELD.
Jürgen M. Halder -
Vice President Airborne SIGINT,
Hensoldt
· Reality check on AI
· AI that really matters
· Data GPT
· Trinity house agreement
5:05 pm - 5:35 pm
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN DATA FUSION AND ANALYTICS
Captain Dr Patrick Jungkunz -
Head Portfolio Management and Innovation,
Bundeswehr Centre for Digitalisation
• Overcoming data silos
• Ensuring data accuracy and reliability
• Leveraging AI and machine learning for data analysis
Captain Dr Patrick Jungkunz
Head Portfolio Management and InnovationBundeswehr Centre for Digitalisation
