Conference Programme
Conference sessions, individual topics and confirmed speakers are outlined below - Please visit this page frequently for regular updates. For further information or specific questions, please email : raf.kotowicz@janes.com
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08:00 - Registration and continental breakfast
09:00 - Start of Conference
Conference Chairmen
The Honorable William C Anderson
Former Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment and Logistics, US Air Force
General Sir Jack Deverell
Former Commander NATO Armed Forces North
Professor Tony Edwards
Visiting Professor, Defence Academy of the UK, Cranfield Universitiy
Keynote Address
The Honorable William C Anderson
Former Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment and Logistics, US Air Force
FIRST SESSION:
Future conflicts and their technology requirements
The future character of war and conflict
Rear Admiral Chris Parry
Former DG, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre and Director, Strategic Forecasting
20-year political perspective
Mr Gerald Howarth MP
Shadow Minister for Defence UK
An Industry Perspective
Dr Raffaele Esposito
Chairman, NIAG
Acquisition trends - immediate and longer term
Major General (ret'd) Bill Robins
Visiting Professor, Cranfield University
Panel discussion and Comment from
General Sir Jack Deverell
Former Commander NATO Armed Forces North
SECOND SESSION:
Securing Innovation and Agility
Bringing innovative thinking to defence R&T
Mr Robert Hayes
UK Director, Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments
R&T - an industry perspective
Mr David Butler
Account Director, Research and Supply, VEGA
Delivering effective and affordable Through Life solutions to the front line
Brigadier Jon Brittain
Director Capability Improvement, UK MoD
Mr Victor Chavez
Co-Chair of NDIC Strategy Group on TLCM
• Delivering change – the MoD and industry
• Developing DLoDs through life
• Through life capability improvement
• How to incentivise industry to deliver through life?
• Portfolio management
Innovative approaches to the use of energy
The Honorable William C Anderson
Former Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment and Logistics, US Air Force
Mr Michael Formosa
Engagement Manager, Jane's Strategic Advisory Services
THIRD SESSION:
The Management of Military Programmes
Opening Address: Achieving the best results
Mr James Engle
Director, Armament and Communications-Electronics Division, US Mission to NATO
Delivering project success – the issues facing the Defence Ministries
Mr John Coles
Managing Director, Harcourt Coles - International Procurement Consultant and formerly Team Leader for UK Future Carrier and Trident projects
Delivering project success – the issues facing industry
Mr Murray Easton
Managing Director Submarines, BAE Systems
MoD and Industry - a personal view
Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall
Former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, UK
Delivering C4I Capability for NATO Operations
Group Captain (Retd) Peter Badcock RAF
NATO C3 Agency Representative, SHAPE
The engineering skills for project management – how can they be provided in the UK context?
Professor Tony Edwards
Visiting Professor, Defence Academy of the UK, Cranfield Universitiy
17:00 Close of Conference
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