Conference Day 1: Wednesday, 6 May 2026
C4ISR Global Agenda 2026
7:30 am - 8:40 am
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
C4ISR Global
8:40 am - 8:45 am DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKSC4ISR Global
8:45 am - 9:00 am CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Matt Roper - Chief, Joint ISR, NCIA, C4ISR Global 2025 Chairman
C4ISR Global
9:00 am - 9:30 am SETTING THE STRATEGIC CONTEXT FOR CYBER DEFENCE IN TODAY’S DEFENCE LANDSCAPEC4ISR Global
9:30 am - 10:00 am INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: SAABC4ISR Global
10:00 am - 10:30 am GLOBAL STRATEGIC TRENDS AND FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS• Defence Futures – Defence’s global strategic foresight and concept development
• The future operating environment out to 2040
• Potential implications for C4ISR
Space Operations Summit
8:40 am - 8:45 am DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKSSpace Operations Summit
8:45 am - 9:00 am CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Lieutenant General (ret.) DeAnna Burt - Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force
Lieutenant General (ret.) DeAnna Burt
Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations Cyber, and NuclearUnited States Space Force
Space Operations Summit
9:00 am - 9:30 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE NATO SPACE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, A CATALYST FOR SPACE IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN NATO• NATO’s approach to space
• Improving interoperability in the space domain
• Facilitating commercial integration into NATO’s space framework
Space Operations Summit
9:30 am - 10:00 am DELIVERING END-TO-END SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS THROUGH A MULTI-LAYER HYBRID ARCHITECTURE Maher Khoury - Senior Vice President, International Sales, LeolabsDeep dive into the design of a multi-layered, sovereign hybrid SDA architecture that
unifies national deployments of LeoLabs multi-mission radars with commercial data
from a worldwide sensor network.
By fusing orbital data from radar, optical, and in-space sensors, this architecture would
enable high-fidelity orbital intelligence and end-to-end Space Domain Awareness on a
national scale
Space Operations Summit
10:00 am - 10:30 am THE SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE: PRIORITIES AND PROGRESS IN DELIVERING SPACE AND GROUND SYSTEMS Dr Kelly Hammett - Director and Program Executive Officer (PEO), United States Space Force• Increased transparency and industry collaboration
• Deployment of advanced threat awareness sensors
• Modernisation of satellite control networks
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
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11:00 am - 11:30 am TOWARDS DECISION ADVANTAGE: PDC3, PROJECT OLYMPUS, AND OPERATION HIGHMAST Captain Rory McLay - Director of Joint Digital Integration, Chief 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
Captain Rory McLay
Director of Joint Digital Integration, Chief Combat Systems IntegrationCanadian Armed Forces
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm TRANSFORMATION OF THE BRITISH DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE Major General Matthew Jones - Director Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Defence Intelligence, UK Strategic Command• Progress overview and current capability gaps
• Evolution of defence intelligence
• Military intelligence services
Major General Matthew Jones
Director Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Defence IntelligenceUK Strategic Command
C4ISR Global
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: CRFS John McFadden - Senior Account and Business Development Manager, CRFS
Space Operations Summit
11:00 am - 11:30 am MULTI-SENSOR SUPERIORITY IN ORBIT: ISEE’S MULTISENSOR SATELLITE PLATFORM FOR SPACE RECONNAISSANCE AND DOMAIN AWARENESS FOR SPACE OBJECT TRACKING AND CHARACTERIZATION Robert Greinecker - Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, iSEE• Integrated radar, optical, and infrared sensors on one platform for all-weather, 24/7
coverage
• Multi-phenomenology tracking and characterization across LEO–GEO and cislunar
space
• AI-driven SDA analytics for anomaly detection and early warning
Space Operations Summit
11:30 am - 12:00 pm SKYNET 6: THE UK’S NEXT- GEN MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMME Jason Gnaneswaran - Senior Responsible Owner, SKYNET 6, UK Strategic Command• Overview of progress
• Strategic importance of aligning with the UK’s National Space Strategy
• Challenges of ensuring advanced capabilities meet evolving operational demands
Space Operations Summit
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm BUILDING SOVEREIGN NATION SPACE CAPABILITY Tom Barton - CEO and Co-Founder, AntarisCapability on orbit; industrial base capability
Importance of vendor-neutral software
Regional and global interoperability & supply chain resilience
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
C4ISR Global
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: QUANTUM SYSTEMS Vito Tomasi - Managing Director, Quantum Systems UK
C4ISR Global
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm INSIGHTS INTO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND BASED ISTAR PROGRAMMES Brigadier Matthew Birch - SRO Land ISTAR and Land Information Activities, British Army• Overview of current programmes (ZODIAC), MCBRIDE, SERPENS, WATCHKEEPER, TIQUILLA and ORION
• Current challenges facing these programmes
• Requirements for the future
C4ISR Global
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION: UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF C4ISR INTELLIGENCEDiscussion points:
• How can we transform vast ISR data into real-time, actionable intelligence that drives
mission success?
• What role do AI and machine learning play in enhancing predictive intelligence, and
how can these tools be trusted in the operational environment?
• In what ways are China and Russia leveraging data-driven capabilities to challenge
Western dominance, and how should allied forces respond?
• How can we ensure data integrity and interoperability across multi-domain operations
and allied networks?
• What are the strategic risks and benefits of integrating commercially sourced ISR
data into defence operations?
Space Operations Summit
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm DYNAMIC SPACE OPERATIONS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SDA AND C2 SYSTEMS Clinton Clark - Senior Director of Growth, Space, Anduril• Update on recent satellite activities
• Impact on SDA systems and what’s required to manage the uncertainty
• Impact on C2 systems and how to manage the engagement(s)
Space Operations Summit
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm INSIGHTS FROM THE UK’S SPACE COMMANDSpace Operations Summit
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION: SECURITY IN SPACE WILL DEFINE SECURITY ON EARTH, HOW CAN WE SECURE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE FOR ALLIED PARTNERS IN SPACEDiscussion points:
• How are C4ISR frameworks being adapted to meet the demands of contested space
environments?
• How can space-based ISR be better integrated into tactical decision-making across
multi-domain operations?
• What technologies are critical to ensuring satellite resilience against cyber and
electronic threats from adversaries, like China and Russia?
• What are the challenges and opportunities in achieving secure, interoperable
collaboration among allied Space Forces?
• How should defence stakeholders approach the growing reliance on commercially
provided space-based ISR capabilities?
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING
C4ISR Global
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm INSIGHTS INTO THE US STRATEGIC SPACE AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICE Deven Lowman - Director of C4 & Missile Defense, Strategic Space and Intelligence Office, OUSD A&S• C4 Tech innovation aligning with the evolving threat context
• Missile defence
• Current capability gaps
Deven Lowman
Director of C4 & Missile Defense, Strategic Space and Intelligence OfficeOUSD A&S
C4ISR Global
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm NATO HQ PRIORITIES: ARMAMENTS AND MAJOR CAPBILITY PROGRAMMES Greg Ivey - Director, Armaments and Major Capability Programmes, NATO• Multi domain integration
• Interoperability with allies
• Current challenges with the sharing of data in today’s geopolitical landscape
C4ISR Global
5:00 pm - 5:05 pm CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS Matt Roper - Chief, Joint ISR, NCIA, C4ISR Global 2025 ChairmanSpace Operations Summit
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE MILITARY IMPLICATIONS FOR SPACE• Enhancing defence & security with geospatial intelligence
• The ESA’s work in fostering global security and innovation
• Developing resilient space infrastructure for defence applications
Space Operations Summit
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE NORWEGIAN SPACE AGENCY Steinar Thomsen - Director - PNT, SatCom and Security, Norwegian Space Agency• Innovative technologies advancing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing in space
• Current projects and investment into SatCom
• Capability gaps aligning with the evolving threat context
Space Operations Summit
5:00 pm - 5:05 pm CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS Lieutenant General (ret.) DeAnna Burt - Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force
Lieutenant General (ret.) DeAnna Burt
Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations Cyber, and NuclearUnited States Space Force
