27 - 28 November, 2018
Sofitel Singapore City Centre, Singapore
Sofitel Singapore City Centre, Singapore
Conference Day One – Tuesday 27 November 2018
8:00 am - 8:45 am Morning Refreshment and Registration
8:45 am - 9:00 am Opening Remarks from the Chairperson
9:00 am - 9:40 am Analysing Changing Trends in Strategic and Tactical Military Airlift Operations in APAC
•Understanding the market opportunity and development for military airlift requirements in the region
•Analysing the importance of multi-role platforms to support both strategic and tactical airlift operations in APAC
•Reviewing the latest technological innovations in military aerial logistics and applicability to APAC requirements
•Procurement of new aircraft vs MRO and upgrades: Which are more likely in APAC?
9:40 am - 10:20 am Airbus- The Full Range of Airlift and AAR Solutions
José Luis de Miguel Cortés
Vice President Head of Product MarketingAirbus Defence and Space
10:20 am - 10:30 am Speed Networking
10:30 am - 11:10 am Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am Delivering Strategic and Tactical Mission Objectives through the C-17A and C-130J Platforms: Lessons Learnt from Missions in Afghanistan and SAR Operations
•Understanding how the Air Mobility Group in the RAAF has utilized both the C-17A and C-130J aircraft to successfully execute strategic and tactical airlift operations
•Configuring the C-17A to allow the RAAF to flexibly deploy troops, heavy equipment, combat vehicles and supplies all over the world
•Lessons learnt so far from disaster relief and humanitarian operations- How has the C-17A and C-130J performed against mission requirements?
•Analysing current and future upgrade and procurement plans to meet evolving mission requirements
Wing Commander Dean Bolton
Executive Officer, 86th Wing, Air Mobility GroupRoyal Australian Air Force
11:40 am - 12:20 pm Strengthening the Philippine Air Force’s Airlift Operations
12:20 pm - 1:40 pm Networking Lunch
1:40 pm - 3:40 pm Interactive Discussion Groups
3 Rotations @ 40 Minutes each.
During this part of the conference, delegates will get the opportunity to participate in 3 topics of their choice. Discussion groups are deliberately kept small to ensure that all delegates get the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions, thereby guaranteeing a perfectly tailored experience.
Roundtable A: Multi-Role Capabilities Platform: Can You Do More with Less?
Roundtable B: Best Practices in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations
Roundtable C: Can Maritime Patrol and Airlift Operations Go Hand-in-Hand?
Wing Commander Dean Bolton
Executive Officer, 86th Wing, Air Mobility GroupRoyal Australian Air Force
Colonel Federico B Enriquez PAF (MNSA)
Director for Operations, 220th Airlift WingPhilippine Air Force
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm Indonesia Air Force's Case Study: Best Practice from Regional Air Forces in HADR missions and Multilateral Operations
4:50 pm - 5:30 pm Managing Existing and Legacy Assets in a Rapidly Changing Environment: The RMAF Perspective
•Overview of how the A-400M platform has helped the RMAF achieve strategic airlift operations including air-to-air refueling
•Managing tactical airlift operations including HADR through existing and legacy assets like the C-130s- Current maintenance and upgrade plans
•Doing more with less- analyzing the RMAF’s current strategy of working with SEA nations to complement training and maintenance for aircraft
•Understanding future requirements and airlift modernization capabilities over the next 10 years
Lt. General Dato’ Sri Hj Abdul Mutalib bin AB Wahab
Air Operations CommanderRoyal Malaysian Air Force