Agenda Day 1

CONTEXTUALISING THE ROLE OF THE DEFENCE ESTATE IN TODAY’S THREAT LANDSCAPE

8:45 am - 8:50 am DEFENCE iQ WELCOME

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Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage

Former Head of Infrastructure
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation

9:00 am - 9:30 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: RESPONSE TO THE UK’S STRATEGIC DEFENCE REVIEW

Sherin Aminossehe - Director of Infrastructure, UK Ministry of Defence

•      What needs to happen going forward following the SDR

•      Strategic ambitions aligning with today’s evolving political policy 

•      Challenges facing the effective implementation of defence infrastructure 

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Sherin Aminossehe

Director of Infrastructure
UK Ministry of Defence

9:30 am - 10:00 am INSIGHTS INTO THE CLYDE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

James Heaton-Smith - Programme Director - Clyde 2070 Future Programme, UK DIO

• Transformation of HMNBC to ensure the safe operation of submarines now and in the future

• The challenges of delivering at the complexity, size and scale required

• The journey to 2070

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James Heaton-Smith

Programme Director - Clyde 2070 Future Programme
UK DIO

10:00 am - 10:30 am INSIGHTS INTO RAF INVESTMENT INTO THE DEFENCE ESTATE

Air Commodore Will Dole - Head of Infrastructure, Royal Air Force

• Overview of current investment programmes

• Pathway for implementation post SDR

• Sustainability initiatives

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Air Commodore Will Dole

Head of Infrastructure
Royal Air Force

10:30 am - 11:30 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

INFRASTRUCTURE TO BOLSTER MILITARY READINESS

11:30 am - 12:00 pm INSIGHTS INTO THE POLISH MILITARY PROPERTY AGENCY

Anna Skowrońska - Director, MILCON Investments, Polish Military Property Agency

• AMW’s agile governance model and collaboration with NATO/US partners

• Infrastructure delivery in a joint-defence environment

• How investment strategy, resilience, and operational readiness are balanced in a national military agency context

Anna Skowrońska, Director, MILCON Investments, Polish Military Property Agency

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Anna Skowrońska

Director, MILCON Investments
Polish Military Property Agency

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CRUCIAL ROLE INFRASTRUCTURE IN UK DEFENCE

Sherin Aminossehe - Director of Infrastructure, UK Ministry of Defence

• How does today’s volatile geopolitical landscape shape defence infrastructure priorities?

• What infrastructure is essential to ensure rapid military deployment and sustained operations?

• How can we ensure our infrastructure is resilient and adaptable in times of crisis or conflict?

• What steps can we take to strengthen supply chain agility and responsiveness?

• How can government, industry, and allies collaborate to build smarter, more secure defence infrastructure?

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Sherin Aminossehe

Director of Infrastructure
UK Ministry of Defence

COST-EFFECTIVE FACILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

·       Current key programmes

·       Procurement strategy to manage supplier relationships

·       Challenges facing effective facility management for the UK defence estate 

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Toni Gray

Commercial FM Project Delivery Head,
Defence Infrastructure Organisation

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Keith Finnigan

Head of Facility Management
Crown Commercial Service *subject to final confirmation

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm INSIGHTS INTO THE DRDC’S DEFENCE R&D FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE

Tony Ghoman - Section Head, Facilities and Project Management, Defence Research and Development Canada

• Strategic leadership in modernizing Canada’s defence R&D capabilities

• Aligning infrastructure, capability planning for future-ready delivery

• Challenges in lifecycle management and future capital investment projects

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Tony Ghoman

Section Head, Facilities and Project Management
Defence Research and Development Canada

• Responses to the UK’s SDR

• Meeting Defences’ Infrastructure Challenges

• DIO’s Strategy and Planning Function

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Colonel Gareth Walker

Deputy Head Customer Support Team - Army and Head Office & Enabling Services
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

ENSURING INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE ARMED FORCES

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm BOLSTERING TRI SERVICE DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE

Brigadier Owen Bunkle - Commander, Defence College of Support, UK Ministry of Defence

•          Insights into large scale infrastructure developments at Worthy Down, as part of Project Wellesby

•          Future investment needed to support the UK’s operational capability

•          Commitment to sustainability

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Brigadier Owen Bunkle

Commander, Defence College of Support
UK Ministry of Defence

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm INSIGHTS INTO NATO’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMME OFFICE

• Delivering deployable infrastructure and life-cycle support for NATO missions

• Managing strategic assets for operational readiness

• Supporting multinational procurement and interoperability

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Air Commodore (Retd.) James Savage

Former Head of Infrastructure
UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation

4:35 pm - 4:35 pm END OF CONFERENCE DAY 1