SMi Group's Airborne ISR 2019 conference takes place in London this October

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Ensuring Information and Decision Dominance with Airborne Assets
23rd - 24th
OCT
2019Airborne ISRAirborne ISR
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
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CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander
NATO AEW&C Force Command, NATO
EXPERT MILITARY AND TECHNICAL SPEAKERS:
Major General Jörg Lebert, Commander Airborne Early Warning &
Control Force, NATO
Brigadier General Volker Samanns, General Manager NATO Airborne
Ground Surveillance Management Agency, NATO
Colonel Andrew Clark, Commander 9th Reconnaissance Wing,
United States Air Force
Colonel Brendan Cook, Commander 14 Wing (Designated),
Royal Canadian Air Force
Colonel Kristof Conrath, Commander 51 Tactical Air Wing,
German Air Force
Colonel Jason Lamb, Director Intelligence Analysis and Innovation,
United States Air Force
Group Captain David Titheridge, Air Force Advisor Australian High
Commission, Royal Australian Air Force
Colonel Tracy Ward, Commander 693rd Intelligence Surveillance and
Reconnaissance Group, United States Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Bart Hoeben, C4ISR Section Head C2, Royal
Netherlands Air Force
Wing Commander Keith Dear, SO1 Lessons, Joint Forces Command,
UK MoD
Major Bruna Oliveira, Commander 601st Squadron, Portuguese Air Force
Commander Colin McGannity, Programme Manager Military Capability,
UK Ministry of Defence
Mr Peter Elands, Programme Manager Intelligent Imaging Expertise
Group, TNO
Wing Commander (Ret’d) Rob Munday, Unified Vision 2018 Deputy Trial
Manager, NATO
EXPERT INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
Senior Representative, Leonardo
Senior Representative, Airbus
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear the latest developments from a diverse range of nations
including the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Portugal and NATO.
• Listen to briefings from senior officers including the
Commander of the US Air Force’s U2 Wing and 693rd ISR
Group as well as the Commanding General of the NATO
Airborne Early Warning and Control Force.
• Learn about the opportunities to engage with the military
and industry from leading military representatives and senior
technical leaders.
• Explore the lessons learned from the adoption and integration
of new 5th generation platforms and ISR infrastructure.
• Meet and network with military and industry decision makers
in Airborne ISR as well as experts who are defining the future
of technological capabilities.
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2. Register online at www.airborne-isr.net
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company’s marketing strategy. Prime networking
opportunities exist to entertain, enhance and expand your client base within the context of an independent discussion specific to your industry. Should you
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Sadia Malick, Director, on +44 (0)20 7827 6748 or email smalick@smi-online.co.uk
AIRBORNE ISR
Day One | Wednesday 23rd October 2019 www.airborne-isr.net
SUPPORTED BY:
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy
Commander NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 Managing NATO’s C2 Capabilities with the E3 AWACS
Fleet to Monitor Air and Land Threats
• The AWACS fleet today: capabilities and new domains
• Enhancing multidomain C2
• Building resilience and deterrence through
interoperability
Major General Jörg Lebert, Commander Headquarters,
NATO Airborne Early Warning Control Force
9.50 The U-2 Today and Tomorrow: The Future of High-Altitude
Reconnaissance
• The resurgent roles of the U2 in USAF ISR operations
• Discussing the unique modular payload approach for
enhancing the U2’s ISR capabilities
• The advantages of high-altitude reconnaissance
• Designing operations for optimal data collection
Colonel Andrew Clark, Commander 9th Reconnaissance
Wing, United States Air Force
10.30 Speaking Session Reserved for Leonardo
11.10 Morning Coffee
DELIVERING INTEROPERABILITY IN UNMANNED SYSTEMS
11.40 Delivering an Integrated System for NATO Ground
Surveillance to Produce Common Intelligence
• Examining the importance of common surveillance
platforms
• Working with industry to deliver a three-dimensional
system for ground surveillance
• Capability requirements for a modern ground
surveillance platform
• Discussing the road ahead for system verification and
evaluation
Brigadier General Volker Samanns, General Manager,
NATO Airborne Ground Surveillance Management
Agency, NATO
12.20 Speaking Session Reserved for Airbus
1.00 Networking Lunch
ADVANCEMENTS IN MANNED ISR PLATFORMS
2.00 Discussing German ISR Capabilities in the 51st Tactical
Air Wing
• Supporting operations with enhanced tactical ISR
capabilities
• Adapting capabilities for mission specific roles
• Engaging in international training partnerships to adopt
new technologies
Colonel Kristof Conrath, Commander 51 Tactical Air
Wing, German Air Force
2.40 Upgrading Legacy Platforms to Provide Enhanced ISR
Capabilities for the Royal Canadian Air Force
• Discussing the Role of the CP-140 for Canadian ISR
• AIMP block III: Working with enhanced capabilities
• Rigorous testing of platforms to ensure IOC
• Looking beyond the CP-140 toward future platforms
Colonel Brendan Cook, Commander 14 Wing
(Designated), Royal Canadian Air Force
3.20 Afternoon Tea
MARITIME PATROL AND ISR
3.50 Optimising Air Fleets for 5th Generation Maritime Patrol
• Plan Jericho: a small Air Force’s approach to 5th
Generation concepts
• The Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon: platform
technology, integration and networking and its impact
on maritime patrol concepts of operations
• 5th generation systems and expeditionary needs:
security and connectivity in “austere” environments
• Sensors and Shooters: Integration of P-8A Poseidon and
MQ-4 Triton in the kill-chain
Group Captain David Titheridge, Air Force Adviser
Australian High Commission, Royal Australian Air Force
4.30 Utilising the Orion for Diverse Maritime Missions
• The Orion’s capabilities and recent enhancements
• Examining the role of the 601st Wing in conducting a
range of maritime operations with the Orion
• Working with legacy systems to deliver modern
capabilities
Major Bruna Oliveira, Commander 601st Squadron,
Portuguese Air Force
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy
Commander NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO

3. Alternatively fax your registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
SMi Group is offering companies the opportunity to partner on our dedicated events in order to help raise your company
profile,add value, create awareness of your products/services to our key audience within the defence industry.
Interested in partnering? Contact Maria Mandic, Marketing Executive on +44 (0) 20 7827 6124 or email: mmandic@smi-online.co.uk
AIRBORNE ISR
www.airborne-isr.net Day Two | Thursday 24th October 2019
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy
Commander NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 Leveraging System Capabilities to Produce Actionable
Intelligence in Operations
• Pivoting toward modern threats: retooling ISR to deter near
peer adversaries
• Leveraging the intersection of ISR, cyber and EW capabilities
to create proactive operations
• Engaging with industry to inform future ISR capability
enhancements
• The ABMS system of systems approach to future ISR
operations
Colonel Jason Lamb, Director, Intelligence Analysis and
Innovation, Air Education and Training Command, United
States Air Force
9.50 Examining the Future of ISR Information Dissemination to
Reduce Analyst Workload
• Adopting new data analysis techniques for airborne missions
• Transforming the analyst: looking to the future of ISR
operations with machine dependent systems
• Balancing modern data acquisition rates with data
dissemination rates
• The JFC’s focuses of ISR capability acquisition
• Discussing the importance of automation for decision
dominance in future battlefields
Wing Commander Keith Dear, SO1 Lessons, Joint Forces
Command
10.30 Morning Coffee
UTILISING DATA DISSEMINATION TECHNOLOGY
TO MAINTAIN INFORMATION DOMINANCE
11.00 Operating with the Distributed Common Ground System to
Provide Multi-Branch Intelligence
• Discussing the role of the DCGS in collating and distributing
collected data
• Utilising enhanced PED infrastructure to disseminate globally
sourced data
• Operating a global network of assets to collect and manage
data
• The role of automated systems in the future of ISR data
analysis
• Integrating enhanced data suites from a range of platforms
into the DCGS infrastructure
Colonel Tracy Ward, Commander 693rd Intelligence
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, United States Air
Force
11.40 Speaking Session Reserved for Sponsor
12.20 Adapting to Evolving Threats to Ensure Decision Dominance in
a Data Saturated Environment
• ISR as one of the main contributors to the Common
Operational Picture
• Accelerating the OODA loop at the tactical and operational
level
• Importance of AI to support the COP
Lieutenant Colonel Bart Hoeben, C4ISR Section Head C2, Royal
Netherlands Air Force
1.00 Networking Lunch
ADVANCEMENTS IN ROTARY ISR
2.00 Integrating the Merlin Airborne Surveillance and Control
System for Superior Naval ISR
• The role of the Merlin and Crowsnest in delivering situational
awareness for the Royal Navy Carrier groups
• Managing the merging of SKASaC systems with ASaC
• Discussing the modular ISR capabilities of the Searchwater
radar
• Analysing the advantages of rotary aircraft in ISR operations
Commander Colin McGannity, Programme Manager Military
Capability, UK MoD
AUTOMATING AND FEDERATING DATA DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS
2.40 Using Pattern Recognition Technologies for Intelligent Imagery
Analysis
• Automatic detection of objects and events in airborne imagery
• The role of AI, possibilities for machine learning, new AI
techniques
• The possibilities of on-board ‘edge’ computing
• Automatic interpretation of data: from data to information
to intelligence
• The role of context
• Ethical aspects and meaningful human control
Mr Pieter Elands, Programme Manager Intelligent Imaging
Expertise Group, TNO Safety and Security
3.20 Afternoon Tea
3.50 Federalising Intelligence in Data Rich Environments for Agile
Intelligence Dissemination
• NATO cooperation on JISR data and intelligence sharing
• Federated PED concept supporting analytical burden sharing
• Working in an alliance to share and distribute JISR products
• NATO’s plans for ISR development and cohesion in the future
Wing Commander (Ret’d) Rob Munday, UNIFIED VISION 2018
Deputy Trial Manager, NATO
4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy
Commander NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO

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6. AIRBORNE ISR
Conference: Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October 2019, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
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