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NATO - The Road Ahead
3 December - 4 December 2008
NATO - The Road Ahead

As the role of NATO continues to evolve, this conference will give you the opportunity to assess the alliance's current capabilities, programmes and direction. Gain a comprehensive overview of capabilities and future operations and analyse how your organisation can meet the future requirements of NATO.

Also take the opportunity to learn about how alliances and interoperability are being achieved within NATO. Analyse civil - military cooperation and the role of standardisation in achieving interoperability. How is NATO and the European Defence Agency working together to ensure 'Transatlantic interoperability' and what is the changing nature of the operational relationship between the EU and NATO?

Attend this conference and ensure that your business has the best strategy in place to work with NATO in the future.



Questions this conference will answer:

What are the national roles and contributions to the overall capabilities of NATO?

What future role do nations see themselves playing?

How are nations developing their capabilities to meet that role?

What assistance do they need from industry and from the wider NATO community?



Confirmed speakers include:

  • Lieutenant General Gian Piero Ristori, Italian Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Comittees, Italy
  • Brigadier General Paulo Terzano, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Division, NATO HQ
  • Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Masek, Deputy Chief, Chemical Corps, Ministry of Defence, Czech Republic
  • Colonel Alex Portelli, Chief, Europe Division, J5, HQ USEUCOM
  • Ambassador Lubomir Ivanov, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, NATO
  • Pjer Simunovic, Director, Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Croatia
  • Nino Mezvrishvili, Head, International Relations and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department, Ministry of Defence, Georgia
  • Lieutenant Colonel Ian Woodbridge, Secretary of the Deployable Forces Coordination Group, NATO SHAPE
  • Ludwig Decamps, Head, Armaments Programme Support Section Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
  • Jorn Brauer, Senior Development Officer, NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA)
  • Major Tom Single, USAF, JAPCC Space Operations, NATO Joint Air Power Competence Centre
  • Dominique Guillerm, Senior Systems Engineer, NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA)
  • Cesare Balducci, Deputy Director, NATO Standardisation Agency
  • Laure Frier, Principal Officer, Planning and Policy Unit, European Defence Agency
  • Tomas Valasek, Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, Centre for European Reform

Confirmed Chairman:

  • Paul Kennedy, Former Director, CIS, Information System Division, NATO C3 Agency, and Independent Consultant, Information Systems and Management Services


PLUS AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP ON 'DOING BUSINESS WITH NATO'



For speaking opportunities please contact James Haggan on +44 (0) 20 7827 6012 or jhaggan@SAE Media Group-online.co.uk

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Jim Keenan

Jim Keenan, LMI International Programme Manager, LMI Government Consulting

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9:10

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9:50

Topic Heading 2

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Topic Heading 3

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11:40

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12:20

Networking Lunch

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13:50

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14:30

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15:10

Afternoon Tea

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15:40

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16:20

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17:00

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy, Independant Consultant, Information Systems and Management Consultancy Services

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9:10

HOST NATION SPECIAL ADDRESS

Lieutenant General Gian Piero Ristori

Lieutenant General Gian Piero Ristori, Italian Military Representative, NATO and EU Military Committees

  • The Italian contribution to the NATO mission
  • Capabilities, programmes and procurement
  • The road ahead for Italian involvement in NATO and future NATO enlargement
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    9:50

    Czech CBRN-E Programme and Evolving Contribution to NATO's Collective Capabilities

    Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Masek

    Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Masek, Deputy, Chemical Corps, Ministry of Defence, Czech Republic

  • Report on Czech involvement in NATO
  • Programmes and capabilities
  • CBRN development and capabilitiy in NATO
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Capability Development within NATO

    Ludwig Decamps

    Ludwig Decamps, Head, Armaments Programme Support Section, NATO HQ

  • Current acquisition programmes
  • Recent developments and trends
  • Road ahead in acquisition
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    11:40

    The Strategic Importance of Space to NATO

    Major Tom Single

    Major Tom Single, USAF, JAPCC Space Operations SME, NATO Joint Airpower Competence Centre

  • Relevance of space
  • Developing space power
  • Looking to the future
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    NATO: The Dynamics for Military Institutional Change

    Lieutenant Colonel Ian Woodbridge

    Lieutenant Colonel Ian Woodbridge, Secretary of the Deployable Forces Coordination Group, NATO SHAPE

  • Operations update - Afghanistan, Balkans, Operation Active Endeavour, training mission in Iraq and Africa
  • NATO Response Force - the future
  • The future of the NATO command structure
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    14:30

    NAMSA - Logistic Support to NATO Operations

    Jorn Brauer

    Jorn Brauer, Senior Development Officer , NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA)

  • Reducing national logistic footprints
  • Projecting military power (strategic lift)
  • Supporting forces in theatre
  • Industry support beyond traditional boundaries
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    EUCOM and NATO

    Colonel Alex Portelli

    Colonel Alex Portelli, Chief, Europe Division, J5, Headquarters US European Command

  • Cooperation between NATO and USEUCOM
  • Shared views and cooperation opportunities?
  • The road ahead and future plans
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    16:20

    French EU Presidency, NATO and European Defence

    Tomas Valasek

    Tomas Valasek, Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, Centre for European Reform

  • Pragmatism on EU - NATO relations
  • The new French outlook on NATO relations
  • How should EU nations respond and how EU - NATO ties can be improved
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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Paul Kennedy

    Paul Kennedy, Independant Consultant, Information Systems and Management Consultancy Services

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    9:10

    Bulgaria's Contribution to the Capability Build-Up of NATO

    Ambassador Lubomir Ivanov

    Ambassador Lubomir Ivanov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, NATO

  • NATO's transformation drivers and their impact on the Bulgarian Armed Forces modernisation process
  • Bridging the gaps in airlift capabilities on the basis of a mix of national and multi-national schemes
  • The Bulgarian approach to the security and stability in the Black Sea region - possible roles for NATO and capabilities needed
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    9:50

    Croatia as a New NATO Member Country

    Pjer Šimunovic

    Pjer Šimunovic, Director, Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Croatia

  • Policy views
  • Strategic priorities
  • Defence reforms
  • Acquisitions and contribution to NATO operations
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Georgian Accession Plans for NATO Membership

    Nino Bakradze

    Nino Bakradze, Head, International Relations and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department , Ministry of Defence, Georgia

  • Defence reforms
  • Current situation and way ahead
  • NATO - Georgia relations
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    11:40

    SPECIAL ADDRESS

    Brigadier General Paolo Terzano

    Brigadier General Paolo Terzano, Deputy Assistant Director, Plans and Policy Division, International Military Staff, NATO HQ

  • Civil - military cooperation in an operational environment
  • Other aspects of civil - military relations
  • Successes and lessons learned
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    Interoperability: A Key Multiplier for NATO

    Cesare Balducci

    Cesare Balducci, Deputy Director, NATO Standardisation Agency

  • NATO standardisation
  • Interoperability as an essential part of capability
  • The future
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    14:30

    ACCS LOC1 - A Big Step Towards Interoperability

    Dominique Guillerm

    Dominique Guillerm, Senior Systems Engineer, NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA)

  • System architecture overview
  • Civil military coordination
  • Military joint environment
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    15:10

    Structured Approach to Capability Development

  • Ensuring development in the field of capabilities (e.g. to enhance Europe's in-theatre lift capability)
  • Increased dialogue between EDA and NATO
  • Michael Hartinger

    Michael Hartinger, Capability Development Plan Project Officer, European Defence Agency

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    15:50

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference Followed by Afternoon Tea

    Workshops

    Doing Business with NATO - Processes, Opportunities, and Challenges

    Doing Business with NATO - Processes, Opportunities, and Challenges

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    2 December 2008
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