The document outlines the 4th Annual Defence Logistics Conference focused on military logistics in Central and Eastern Europe, scheduled for March 5-6, 2019, in Prague. It highlights keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and discussions on enhancing logistical operations among NATO allies. Attendees will gain insights from military leaders and industry experts on current logistics trends and collaborations aimed at improving defense capabilities in the region.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear from key strategic planners and decision makers
from Central and Eastern European militaries, including
host nation senior figures from the Czech Armed Forces
• Examine the latest developments in defence logistics
and hear briefings focussing on the strategic and
tactical levels of defence logistics, ensuring a truly
holistic coverage of the topic
• Benefit from unrivalled networking opportunities, as
senior personnel from the military, government, and
industry come together in this regionally focused event
• Learn first-hand about the future of defence logistics in
the Central and Eastern Europe region, as militaries seek
to increase cooperation and engage in joint logistics
operations
• Gain a clear understanding of the market and meet
key solution providers at the forefront military logistics
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division,
Czech MoD
EXPERT MILITARY AND INDUSTRY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Rear Admiral John Palmer, Commander Land and Maritime,
Defense Logistics Agency, US DoD
Major General Dariusz Lukowski, Chief of Inspectorate for
Armed Forces Support, Polish Armed Forces
Major General Luis Lanchares, Deputy Chief of Staff
Resources, NATO SHAPE
Brigadier General Frederick Maiocco, Deputy Commanding
General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, CG, 7th Mission
Support Command, US Army
Brigadier General Bruno Most, Director, Multinational Medical
Coordination Centre
Colonel Robert ‘Joe’ Dixon, Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 Logistics,
US Army Europe
Colonel Martin Stochl, Deputy Director Czech Logistics
Agency, Czech MoD
Colonel Jan Husak, Director, MLCC
Colonel Istvan Nyitrai, Branch Chief Movement and
Transportation, Hungarian Defence Force Logistics Centre
Captain Milan Zunic, Head of the Logistic Division of the
Croatian Armed Forces General Staff, Croatian Armed Forces
Mr Allan McLeod, Deputy Director Support to Operations,
NATO NSPA
Mr Bruno Cantin, Head of Logistics, NATO HQ
Colonel (GS) Dr Pavel Foltin, Head of Logistics Department,
Faculty of Military Leadership, University of Defence Brno
Speaker TBC, International SOS
Mr Timothy Shipley, President, KH Inc
Mr Falko Pfeuffer, Head of Defence, WEW, a Thielmann
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Mr Graham Grice, Military Account Director, World Fuel
Services Europe Limited

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DEFENCE LOGISTICS CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE
Day One | Tuesday 5th March 2019 www.defence-logistics.eu
MEDIA PARTNERS
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division,
Czech MoD
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
9.10 Transforming and Modernising Czech Armed Forces Logistics
• Evaluating how the modernisation of the Czech Armed Forces
equipment is driving logistics transformation
• Current projects and priorities
• Optimising MRO
• Collaborating with industry for optimisation
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division,
Czech MoD
9.50 Examining the Role of the Defence Logistics Agency (DLA) as
a Key Organisation in the Provision of Logistics Support Both
Worldwide and on a Regional Basis
• Proactively integrating the DLA’s Global Readiness Solutions
to ensure optimal EUCOM, AFRICOM and Service Component
Warfighter Capability
• Leveraging cohesion with the Joint Logistics Enterprise and
promoting inter-agency capabilities and industry partnerships
between allied nations
• Assessing the 2018-2026 Strategic Plan as a means of supporting
US DoD priorities in building force capability and supporting
allied forces
Rear Admiral John Palmer, Commander Land and Maritime,
Defense Logistics Agency, US DoD
10.30 Morning Coffee
REGIONAL UPDATES
11.00 Establishing Beneficial Multinational Logistic Support to Strengthen
and Enable Allied Operations to Reach their Strategic Goals
• Coordinating logistic activity as part of providing civil and
military logistic support to allied forces
• Utilising NATO’s Anaconda 2018 exercise to assess
interoperability and enhance Poland’s current multinational
logistic capabilities
• Assessing current challenges facing Polish multinational logistic
support and examining current infrastructural capacity
Major General Dariusz Lukowski, Chief of Inspectorate for Armed
Forces Support, Polish Armed Forces
11.40 Matching Fuel Demand to Requirements
• Nature of the requirement
• Securing and maintaining supply
• Ensuring quality
• Maximising relationship
Mr Graham Grice, Military Account Director, World Fuel Services
Europe Limited
12.20 Assessing the Logistical Operations of the US Army within Europe and
Evaluating Strategies to Enhance Interoperability with Allied Forces
• Operating across international borders to ensure the security of
supply chains
• Working with host nation support during operations
• Encouraging compliance with allies to realise the full potential
of USAREUR’s logistical command in theatre
Colonel Robert ‘Joe’ Dixon, Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 Logistics,
US Army Europe
1.00 Networking Lunch
UPDATES FROM INDUSTRY
2.00 Sponsor Session Reserved for International SOS
2.40 Military Fuel Procurement Solution
• Aviation and Marine fuels procurement in the commercial
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• Fuel spending transparency, auditability and accountability
• Flexible solution for contract and non-contract fuel
• Solution built for today’s and tomorrow’s military requirements
Mr Timothy Shipley, President, KH Inc
3.20 Afternoon Tea
MILITARY LOGISTICS CAPACITY AND PLANNING
3.50 Ensuring Effective MRO Capabilities and Logistical Support to the
Croatian Armed Forces
• Assessing the efficacy of the current transportation and logistics
execution strategy in place to provide the Croatian military with
sufficient operational capability
• Collaborating with regional partners through joint operations
to enhance existing MRO capacity and further build logistical
sufficiency
• Looking to the future and the current plans in place to support
MRO in the most economically efficient manner
Captain Milan Zunic, Head of the Logistic Division of the
Croatian Armed Forces General Staff, Croatian Armed Forces
4.30 Sponsor Session Reserved for WEW
Mr Falko Pfeuffer, Head of Defence, WEW, a Thielmann Company
5.10 Enhancing Logistical Capabilities in the Provision of Support to
Ensure Operational Success in the Transportation of Resources
• How the Hungarian Defence Forces are optimising in-theatre
support networks
• Working effectively with third-party suppliers in order to increase
the versatility of military transportation
• Upgrading logistics equipment to ensure full preparedness for
operations
Colonel Istvan Nyitrai, Branch Chief Movement and
Transportation, Hungarian Defence Force Logistics Centre
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division,
Czech MoD

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DEFENCE LOGISTICS CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE
www.defence-logistics.eu Day Two | Wednesday 6th March 2019
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division, Czech
MoD
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
9.10 Providing Optimal Levels of Logistic Support to Ensure Operational
Success within the Czech Armed Forces
• Assessing current trends in support and operations being carried
out by the Czech Armed Forces and the logistics framework in
place to facilitate this
• Enhancing logistical interoperability with friendly nations to
enhance and utilise strategic advantages
• Modernising and adapting land based logistic platforms:
increasing multifunctionality for more dynamic logistical support of
military operations
• Looking to the future and the current plans in place to support
MRO provision to pre-existing military infrastructure
Colonel Martin Stochl, Deputy Director Czech Logistics Agency,
Czech MoD
9.50 Setting the Theatre / Military Mobility
• Ensuring supplies reach units spread on remote missions stretching
from the Baltics to South Eastern Europe in a time of war
• Successful implantation of training operations for Allied Nations
across NATO’s Eastern flank
• How the 21st TSC logisticians are chartering the geographic terrain
of the Baltics and Poland to better the Army’s understanding of
possible logjams that can slow the movement of troops in a crisis
Brigadier General Frederick Maiocco, Deputy Commanding
General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, CG, 7th Mission
Support Command, US Army
10.30 Morning Coffee
JOINT LOGISTICS PRORAMME UPDATES
11.00 Optimising the Capabilities in NATO Missions through Enhanced
Logistical Operations and the Promotion of Regional Interoperability
• Assessing the current role of NATO SHAPE as a key organisation in
establishing cohesive logistical operations
• Developing and implementing guidance and procedures
related to all areas of logistics with national authorities and Non-
Governmental Organisations
• Enhancing regional interoperability through refined strategy
and the importance of establishing regional partnerships for
operational success
Major General Luis Lanchares, Deputy Chief of Staff Resources,
NATO SHAPE
11.40 Establishing Effective Plans to Enhance Medical Capabilities — An
Update on the Operations and Efficacy of the Multinational Medical
Coordination Center (MMCC) / European Medical Command (EMC)
• Exploring the frameworks in place to ensure the maintenance of
high level medical support to German forces
• Investigating the current outlook in international cooperation and
the establishment of key networks between and interoperability
between states
• Looking to the future and the creations of fundamentals for a
faster force generation in the execution of future operations
Brigadier General Bruno Most, Director, Multinational Medical
Coordination Centre
12.20 Networking Lunch
INTERNATIONAL LOGISITICS AGENCIES
1.20 Establishing Coordinated and Effective Fuel Supply Chain
Management Across through the NATO Support and Procurement
Agency (NSPA) for Cohesive Mission Preparedness
• Promoting current NSPA capabilities as a competent logistics
framework and a means of enhancing cross nation congruity in
fuel logistics
• Implementing efficient and cost-effective processes to
consolidate the joint logistical needs of allied nations
• Evaluating future operational requirements through regional
situational awareness and subsequent developments in logistical
needs and fuel supply
Mr Allan McLeod, Deputy Director Support to Operations,
NATO NSPA
2.00 How NATO is Facilitating a Greater Level of International
interoperability
• NATO as a capability multiplier
• Enhanced support networks for deployed forces
• Assessing the successes and pitfalls of Trident Juncture 18
Bruno Cantin, Head of Logistics, NATO HQ
2.40 Afternoon Tea
CLOSING SESSIONS
3.10 Assessing the Role and Efficacy of the Armed Forces Logistics
Organisation and its Role in the Logistical Processes of the Czech
Armed Forces
• Modernising and expanding Czech support infrastructure through
supply chains
• Establishing and conducting effective procurement processes,
managing contracts and framework agreements with external
suppliers
• Understanding the benefits afforded by the organisation and its
contribution towards mission critical configuration management
• Exploring the potential for future development of technological
systems and its integration into pre-existing infrastructure
Colonel Jan Husak, Director, MLCC
3.50 Preparation of Future Logistics Officers for Future Military Operations
• Assessing current trends in logistical support and operations
• New approaches and tools for Logistics Analysis
• New Challenges in the Preparation of Future Officers - Military
Logisticians
Colonel (GS) Dr Pavel Foltin, Head of Logistics Department - Faculty
of Military Leadership, University of Defence Brno
4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division, Czech
MoD

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