28 - 30 May, 2019
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, United Kingdom

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO | 30 MAY

8:00 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE

Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support at U.S. Department of Defense

Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo

Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support
U.S. Department of Defense

9:15 am - 9:55 am THE INTEGRATED TACTICAL NETWORK

·         Evaluating deficiencies of the current network, particularly its complexity, fragility, and limited applicability in expeditionary warfare
·         Establishing a unified network to dominate cyber electromagnetic activities
·         Ensuring command post mobility and survivability in a dynamic, lethal combat environment
·         Exploiting AI and advanced interfaces to consolidate intuitive and seamlessly integrated networks for cross domain operations and expeditionary warfare in contested environments 

9:45 am - 10:15 am INDUSTRY INSIGHTS IAI


10:15 am - 10:45 am OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING IN COMBAT SITUATION – AN ITALIAN SOF EXPERIENCE

·         Accelerating decision-making at all echelons
·         Operating in the ‘grey zone’ and advancing situational awareness in COIN operations
·         Ensuring seamless communications network and effective battlespace management
·         Transforming TTPs for future operations
Major General Nicola Zanelli, Commanding General at Italian Joint Special Forces

Major General Nicola Zanelli

Commanding General
Italian Joint Special Forces

10:45 am - 11:15 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

11:15 am - 11:45 am STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND C2ISR FOR COIN OPERATIONS

·         Examining current capabilities and modernisation requirements
·         Establishing resilient communication networks for COIN and urban operations
·         Enhancing mission planning and force execution for 2025 and beyond
·         Developing effective, accurate and informed decision-making

11:45 am - 12:25 pm C2ISR FOR MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS

·         Assessing volatile security dynamics and increasing regional stability in support of enduring US interests
·         Evaluating the role of cyber and space assets in land operations
·         Enhancing situational awareness at the tactical level
Brigadier Philip J Clark, Deputy Director (Operations) J2 at US Central Command

Brigadier Philip J Clark

Deputy Director (Operations) J2
US Central Command

12:15 pm - 12:55 pm THE FUTURE OF SPANISH ARMY ISR IN THE CONTEXT OF MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS

·         Intelligence collection and analysis of non-physical peculiarities in deployed operations
·         Lessons learned from training Iraqi soldiers in ISR tactics as a part of COIN
·         Mapping out future modernisation requirements and development priorities in the near-term
Colonel Angel Gomez Gonzalez, Commander, 1st Intelligence Regiment at Spanish Army

Colonel Angel Gomez Gonzalez

Commander, 1st Intelligence Regiment
Spanish Army

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

·         Examining active protection and target acquisition
·         Employing UAS for intelligence gathering
·         Interoperability and reconnaissance in a multinational task force 

Brigadier General Dan Ionescu, Commander 18th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Brigade at Romanian Land Forces

Brigadier General Dan Ionescu

Commander 18th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Brigade
Romanian Land Forces

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm STRENGTHENING ARMY NETWORKS FOR URBAN OPERATIONS

·         Developing resilient ISR networks to support Jordanian border security
·         Overview of cap\ability modernisation and the JC4ISR Fiber Optic Wide Area Network Programme
·         Enhancing manoeuvrability in complex terrain and information on the move

Colonel Fayiq Jameel Abdullah, Border Security Directorate at Jordanian Armed Forces

Colonel Fayiq Jameel Abdullah

Border Security Directorate
Jordanian Armed Forces

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS IN THE INFORMATION AGE

·         Closing the OODA Loop at tempo in Acquisition
·         Addressing the non-functional elements of successful technology adoption
·         Shifting the mindset from asymmetric warfare to near-peer conflict 

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm C4ISR MODERNISATION

·         Evaluating the planned acquisition of electro-optical sensor systems, tactical UAVs, and ground control systems
·         Addressing the role of tactical UAVs in congested battlespaces
·         Ensuring effective C4i links for dispersed formations
·         Outlining future capability development and modernisation objectives 

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm COMPETING IN THE GREY ZONE: A CROATIAN PERSPECTIVE

·         Incorporating EW and enhancing space/counterspace, cyber, cyber-enabled psychological operations to win in future conflict
·         Achieving unlimited connectivity and sharing data at speed
·         Rethinking current communication circuits for coalition-level operations

5:00 pm - 5:10 pm CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY TWO

Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support at U.S. Department of Defense

Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo

Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support
U.S. Department of Defense