Day One: Thursday 29th April 2010

08.30 Coffee & Registration

09.00 Chairman’s Introduction And Welcome

Ian Whitworth
Head, Communications and Information Systems Engineering Group
Cranfield University

09.10 Delivering Tactical Communciations Packages For The US Forces

  • Combined forces deployed networks
  • Operational feedback and lessons learned
  • Plans for the future and integration for SDR

Colonel Thomas Byrge
Commander, 3rd Combat Communications Group
US Air Force

09.50 NCSA: Advancing Tactical Communications Through Service Management And Improved Interoperability

  • Challenges for communications between deployed infrastructure, static HQ and tactical operations
  • Enhanced Telecom Operations MapTM (eTOM) and ITIL v3 for improved Total Quality Management communications systems
  • Overcoming interoperability challenges with national networks
  • NCSA vision for the future of tactical communications

Dag Wilhelmsen
Technical Director
NATO Communications & Information Services Agency (NCSA)

10.30 Coffee & Networking Break

11.00 Battlefield Digitalisation And Information Dominance: Which Way To Efficient And Reliable CIS?

  • Overview of French Armed Forces CIS infrastructure
  • Operational outlook on optimising communications equipment
  • Interoperability between allied forces
  • Procurement plans for the future

Colonel Jean-Marc Vesco
Commanding Officer, 8th Signal Regiment
French Army

11.40 WOLF Project Research And Development

  • Outline for the scope of the WOLF programme
  • Delivering a ‘wireless and robust communication system’ through a European consortium
  • Information processing and situation awareness capabilities
  • Filling the gaps from existing networks and systems

Dr Jan Nilsson
Deputy Research Director, Information Systems
FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency)

12.20 Networking Lunch

13.30 ROBINS AFB: Interoperability Developments And Systems Deployment

  • Role and function of the 689th Combat Communications Wing
  • Overview of deployable communications capabilities
  • Developments of interoperability functions for tactical communications
  • Future plans and way ahead

Senior Officer
689th Combat Communications Wing
USAF

14.10 The Dutch Tactical Communications System: Theatre Independent Tactical Army And Air Force Network (TITAAN)

  • Status and directions of current key military communications projects
  • Radio interfacing
  • Support public safety by TITAAN
  • Roadmap TITAAN next generation and customer requirement trends

Lieutenant Colonel Andre Poot
Head, Design Team (TITAAN), C2 Support Centre
Royal Netherlands Army

14.50 Coffee & Networking Break

15.20 NATO Deployed CIS: Linking Tactical, Operational, And Strategic Communications

  • Current capabilities
  • DCIS support to expeditionary operations
  • Future architecture impacts on tactical communications
  • Interoperability challenges; Current and future

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Delorey
C4ISTAR Branch (DCIS)
NATO Joint Airpower Competence Centre (JAPCC)

16.00 Chairman’s Close And End Of Day One

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