This document provides information about an upcoming conference on future armoured vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe in 2020. It outlines early registration discounts that decrease over time, as well as special rates for military and government representatives. The document details benefits of attending the conference, including hearing updates from armed forces in the region. It lists speakers from various countries who will discuss topics like armoured vehicle programmes, enhancing capabilities, and ensuring interoperability. The agenda outlines presentations over two days covering issues like future infantry fighting vehicles, enhancing mechanization capabilities, and modernizing ground platforms. The document promotes sponsorship opportunities at the event.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear the latest updates from the Czech armed forces
about the critical IFV acquisition programme. Listen to
senior leaders outline the capability requirements and
conceptual operating framework for integrating new
platforms into Czech fi ghting forces.
• Benefi t from hearing how nations are seeking to
generate interoperability to produce effective
deterrence. General offi cers from the region will outline
their respective vision for enhancing both their national
and multinational security.
• An unparalleled opportunity to network with infl uential
ground platform offi cers defi ning the development of
armoured vehicle forces.
• Understand how leading nations are integrating
enhanced systems into their combat platforms to
develop lethality, survivability and mobility of their
manoeuvre forces.
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Angelo Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Central and Eastern Europe’s Most Focused Armoured Vehicles Meeting
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT EXPERTS INCLUDE:
Major General Gary Brito, Commanding General, Maneuver
Center of Excellence, US Army
Major General Norbert Huber, Director Armament and
Procurement, Austrian MoD
Brigadier General Dariusz K. Parylak, Deputy Commander,
11th Armoured Cavalry Division, Polish Land Forces
Brigadier General Claudiu Mihail Sava, Deputy Chief Land Forces
for Operations, Training and Doctrine, Romanian Land Forces
Brigadier General Karel Rehka, Deputy Commander of
Multinational Division North-East, Poland, NATO
Colonel Jan Drozd, Dean University of Defence, Czech Armed
Forces
Colonel Zdenek Mikula, Deputy Commander 7th Mechanised
Brigade, Czech Armed Forces
Colonel Jaroslav Kozu˚bek, Head of Department, Land Forces
Training Development, Czech Armed Forces
u Colonel Jose Maria Gonzalez Casado, Head of Pizzaro
Programme, Weapon and Procurement Directorate, Spanish MoD
Colonel Frank Pieper, Chief Digital Offi cer Army, Directorate
Head, German Army Headquarters
Colonel Bernd Prill, Chief of Armoured Forces Training Division,
German Armed Forces
Colonel Hans-Joerg Voll, Branch Chief, Armoured Corps, Army
Concepts and Capabilities Centre, German Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Schöning, Commander 414 Tank
Battalion, German Army
Major Eero Aija, Commanding Offi cer Scouts Battalion,
Estonian Defence Forces
Mr Robert Elvish, Programme Manager, Air and Land Combat
Systems Programme Manager, NATO Support and Procurement
Agency

2. 8.15 Registration & Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESSES
9.00 Developing the Future of Czech Land Force Strategy
• Utilising modern IFV capabilities to evolve the Czech Armed Forces
into a highly lethal and manoeuvrable fighting force
• Progressing Czech armoured vehicle programmes for maximum
force efficiency
• Modernising Czech Land Force doctrine to fully exploit armoured
assets on the battlefield
Speaker details to be announced, Senior Officer Czech Land Forces
9.40 Enhancing Armoured Vehicle Capacity and Interoperability to
Provide a Flexible Combat Fleet for Future Polish Forces
• Outlining the armoured capacity of the Polish Armed Forces
• Developments in manoeuvre capabilities of Polish armoured
platforms
• Ensuring flexible and adaptive systems and approaches to
armoured combat with allied nations
• Developing systems and doctrine to enhance interoperability
Brigadier General Dariusz K. Parylak, Deputy Commander, 11th
Armoured Cavalry Division, Polish Land Forces
10.20 Speaking Session Reserved for Sponsor
11.00 Morning Coffee
FUTURE IFV’S IN THE CZECH ARMED FORCES
11.30 The Future of the 7th Mechanized Brigade in the Czech Armed Forces
• Discussing the role and capabilities of the 7th Mechanized Brigade
• Examining the role of a future reconnaissance vehicle in the Czech
Armed Forces
• C4I and interoperability considerations for future combat vehicles
• Ensuing key capabilities: mobility and lethality in brigade level
operations
Colonel Zdenek Mikula, Deputy Commander 7th Mechanised
Brigade, Czech Armed Forces
12.10 Speaking Session Reserved for Sponsor
12.50 Analysing the Current and Future Role of Infantry Fighting Vehicles in
the Czech Armed Forces
• The role of the IFV on the battlefield and how these capabilities are
critical to the Czech manoeuvre force
• Approaches to IFV integration and future concepts for
consideration
• Principals informing IFV deployment and tactics
Colonel Jan Drozd, Dean University of Defence Brno, Czech Armed
Forces
1.30 Networking Lunch
ENHANCING INFANTRY MECHANIZATION CAPABILITIES
2.30 Enhancing Romanian Armed Forces Ground Manoeuvre Capability
for Advanced Interoperable Capability
• Discussing the current priority programmes for the Romanian Land
Forces in modernizing its armoured vehicles fleets
• Examining which areas of capability for enhancement: Survivability,
lethality and mobility
• Analysing technologies that are being pursued in the future to
address manoeuvre threats
• The role of interoperability in defining the future of ground
manoeuvre for the Romanian Land Forces
Brigadier General Claudiu Mihail Sava, Deputy Chief Land Forces for
Operations, Training and Doctrine, Romanian Land Forces
3.10 Ensuring Combat Capabilities in Restricted Environments
• Outlining the roles and concepts of the Scouts Battalion
• Developing independent operational capability
• Operational concepts for fighting in restrictive terrain
• Operating mechanised formations in A2/AD environments
Major Eero Aija, Commanding Officer Scouts Battalion, Estonian
Defence Forces
3.50 Afternoon Tea
ENHANCING GROUND PLATFORM SYSTEMS
4.20 The Evolution of the German Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Main
Battle Tank Platforms
• The current and planned capabilities of the Puma IFV including
integrated active protection systems
• Networking C4I systems with dismounted soldiers for enhanced
battlefield situational awareness
• Enhancing the Leopard 2 to improve resilience and battlefield
lethality
• Priorities for the armour branch in future vehicle concepts
Colonel Hans-Joerg Voll, Branch Chief, Armoured Corps, Army
Concepts and Capabilities Centre, German Armed Forces
5.00 Modernisation Developments for Spanish IFV Combat Capabilities
• The Pizzaro programme updates
• Examining the capability scope of ground manoeuvre for Spanish
mechanized vehicles
• Integrating mechanised vehicles into a wider combat vehicle
doctrine
Colonel Jose Maria Gonzalez Casado, Head of Pizarro Program,
Procurement and Weapon Directorate, Spanish MoD
5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Future Armoured Vehicles Central Eastern Europe 2020
Day One Monday 18th May
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3. 8.30 Registration Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.00 Enhancing Ground Maneuver Capability through Successful
Integration of Combat Systems
• Discussing MCOE mission and the pursuit of manoeuvre excellence
• Maneuver Center of Excellence approaches to incorporating
advanced combat systems
• Making formations battle ready through continued capacity
growth
• Reducing cognitive load: Addressing the key challenges to
advanced technology adoption
Major General Gary Brito, Commanding General, Maneuver Center
of Excellence, US Army
9.40 Ensuring Regional Security with Interoperable and Capable Ground
Platforms
• Discussing the security context of the Austrian Armed Forces in
central Europe
• Lessons learned during introduction of combat vehicles
• Austrian combat vehicle updates and development
• Outside the Vehicle: See through armour – situational awareness
for dismounted soldiers
Major General Norbert Huber, Director Armament and Procurement,
Austrian MoD
10.20 Speaking Session Reserved for Sponsor
11.00 Morning Coffee
FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND INTEROPERABILITY
11.30 Generating Multinational Interoperable Capability for Regional
Security and Deterrence
• Outlining the armoured capacity of the Multinational Division
• Methods and systems for ensuring armoured vehicle readiness and
interoperability
• Ensuring flexible and adaptive systems and approaches to
armoured combat with allied nations
• Lessons learned from exercises and divisional deployments
Brigadier General Karel Rehka, Deputy Commander of Multinational
Division North-East, Poland, NATO
12.10 The Digitization of German Armored Brigades
• Operational Requirement
• German C2 – principles
• The TEN Programme (DEU-NLD)
• Tactical Mesh Networks
• Spiral Development
• Test- and Evaluation structures
• Digitization Strategy
Colonel Frank Pieper, Chief Digital Officer Army, Directorate Head,
German Army Headquarters
12.50 Networking Lunch
IFV AND MBT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
1.50 Evolution of IFV Training for Czech Land Forces
• IFVs Construction Schools
• Conceptually establishing the system of training for the crews of the
newly acquired combat (support) vehicles
• Ensuring force interoperability with allied nations
Colonel Jaroslav Kozu˚bek, Head of Department, Land Forces Training
Development, Czech Armed Forces
2.30 German Army Approaches to Platform Enhancement
• Discussing the priorities for the German Armour Training Corps for
land platforms
• The successes of developing well trained and developed units
• Analysing where technology is being exploited to enhance combat
capabilities
• C4I and future areas for digitisation in German armoured
manoeuvre
Colonel Bernd Prill, Chief of Armoured Forces Training Division, Munster
Training Center, German Armed Forces
3.10 Afternoon Tea
CLOSING SESSIONS
3.40 NATO Support and Procurement for Armoured Vehicles
• The role and foundational principles of NSPA
• How NSPA supports national procurement operations
• Pooling resources as a method of enhancing regional capability
• NATO methods and practices for sustaining armoured fleets
Mr Robert Elvish, Programme Manager, Air and Land Combat Systems
Programme Office, NATO Support and Procurement Agency
4.20 Discussing Power Management Systems for Enhanced Platform
Systems
• Outlining the trajectory for platform life extension and power
consumption
• Generating silent-watch capabilities for combat vehicles
• Making power available for surge delivery
• Minimising system impact on power generation
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Schöning, Commander 414 Tank
Battalion, German Army
5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Future Armoured Vehicles Central Eastern Europe 2020
Day Two Tuesday 19th May
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