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Counter IED and Force Protection
6 October - 7 October 2010
Counter IED and Force Protection

 

IEDs remain the biggest threat to ISAF forces in Afghanistan, causing more casualties than conventional weapons consistently since 2008. At SAE Media Group’s Counter IED and Force Protection conference, the challenge posed by IEDs will be examined and analysed, and potential solutions presented and assessed. Serving military personnel and experts will provide insight into what has become the biggest issue facing troops in the Middle East, as well as creating an excellent networking environment in which to explore responses to the threat.

An Internationally-focused event, Counter IED and Force Protection is already gathering serious interest from many agencies around the world, such as TRADOC, CALL, Netherlands CIED Joint Task Force, US Air Force, Bundeswehr Technology and Procurement Office and Canadian Forces Land Requirements. Attend the conference and be involved in a wide multi-national forum with the key contributors to NATO and ISAF. 

As IEDs continues to present a significant threat to deployed forces, ensure that you attend this event to respond to one of the most important issues in defence today.

 

For further information contact production@SAE Media Group-online.co.uk or +44 (0)20 7827 6100
 

Major General David E. Quantock, Commanding General, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE), US Army

Lieutenant Colonel Geof McCarthy, Section Head, CIED Projects, Land Requirements, Canadian Forces

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Mike O’Bea, Capability Manager, Virtual Training Combined Arms Centre, TRADOC, US Army

Jim Blackburn, Assistant Capability Director, European Defence Agency

AND CHAIRED BY:

Major (Ret’d) Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises
(Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

Conference agenda

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12:30

Registration & Coffee

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13:00

What are the key objectives in disrupting and attacking insurgent networks?

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13:45

How is the threat likely to evolve over the next 5 years?

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14:30

Afternoon Tea

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15:00

What innovative tools can EOD and C-IED teams utilise to prevent and neutralise the threat and enhance force protection?

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16:00

Practical lessons learned from recent humanitarian and military operations

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17:00

Close of Workshop

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Chris Hunter QGM

Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises (Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

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9:10

The IED as an Enduring Threat - The US Army Way Ahead

Major General David E. Quantock

Major General David E. Quantock, Commanding General, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, US Army

  • The US Army CIED Strategy
  • Strategy Lines of Effort
  • Challenges and Opportunities
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    9:50

    SPECIAL ADDRESS - Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

    Lieutenant Colonel Geoff McCarthy

    Lieutenant Colonel Geoff McCarthy, Section Head, Canadian Forces

  • Operational overview of CF activities in Afghanistan related to IEDs
  • Lessons learned from past attacks
  • Impact of IEDs on training, doctrine and equipment used
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    IED Exploitation by Netherlands Forces

    Major Dick Bouwhuis

    Major Dick Bouwhuis, Staff Officer Technology, Joint Task Force Counter IED

  • What Afghanistan has taught Netherlands Forces
  • Methods in applying these lessons
  • Implications for future training and future deployments
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    11:40

    Incorporating C-IED requirements with holistic Force Protection Requirements in the Ground Combat Vehicle -- Operational Implications

    Colonel Michael Smith

    Colonel Michael Smith, Director, Training, Doctrine and Combat Developments, US Army Armour Centre Command Group

  • How do you balance increased weight against mobility and transportability requirements?
  • Is 'Weight' truly a major operational consideration?
  • How do you strike the balance between defeating the IED and being able to avoid the IED?
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    Effects of IEDs on Future Armoured Vehicle Design

    Major Angus Benson Blair

    Major Angus Benson Blair, SO2 Land Platform Survivability, DSTL

  • Examining the strategic triangle of ‘Protection, Mobility, Firepower’ in the context of hybrid wars
  • Assessing what effect the asymmetric threats of current conflicts will have on future vehicle designs 
  • Will IEDs become a structural driver for the next 50 years?
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    14:20

    MRAP - M-ATV OIL/TTP

    George  Mordica

    George Mordica, Chief, Analysis Division, Center for Army Lessons Learned

  • CALL overview
  • Observations, insights and lessons
  • MRAP / MRAP - M-ATV publications
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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    Research on the Effects of IEDs on Vehicles and Occupants

    Engelbert  Waßmuth

    Engelbert Waßmuth, Branch Manager - VG20, IABG

  • Aspects of protection technologies (Passive, Reactive, and Active)
  • Occupant safety measures
  • Test and Validation methodology of protection against IED threats
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    16:10

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Chris Hunter QGM

    Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises (Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Chris Hunter QGM

    Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises (Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

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    9:10

    Building Collaborative Efforts to Counter IEDs

  • Background to the EDA
  • The EDA approach to encourage collaboration
  • EDA CIED projects from a capabilities and research perspective
  • Jim Blackburn

    Jim Blackburn, Assistant Capability Director, European Defence Agency

    Chiara Gabbrielli

    Chiara Gabbrielli, Counter IED Coordination Officer, European Defence Agency

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    9:50

    Employing Unmanned Systems against IEDs - Training in Command and Control at the Small Unit Level

    Mike  O’Bea

    Mike O’Bea, TRADOC Capability Manager, Virtual Training Combined Arms Centre, US Army PEO STRI

  • Gaps in training small ground and aerial systems employment
  • Preventing skills lapse; sustainment training strategies
  • Lessons from in-theatre
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Making IED Threat Detection an Integral Part of Training

    Professor Alan Hatcher

    Professor Alan Hatcher, , The Intl School For Search & Explosives Engineers

  • Making IED identification and action instinctual
  • Preparing the force to meet the threat 
  • Imparting this training to a wide variety of personnel
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    11:40

    Assault IED Defeat: EOD Support to Hostage Rescue and Counter-suicide Bomber Incidents

    Chris Hunter QGM

    Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises (Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

  • Analysing 'lessons learned' from a number of Assault IEDD operations around the world
  • Outlining the tactics, techniques and procedures
  • Neutralising complex IEDs employed during rapid interdiction operations in hostile (non-permissive) environments
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    The Engineering Aspect of Counter-IED Operations

    Xavier  Thiebaut

    Xavier Thiebaut, School of Engineering, French Army

  • The transformation of Engineers
  • through the restructuring of the French Forces
  • through the comeback in NATO
  • Ways to benefit from the operational challenges
  • development of CIED training
  • development of national CIED capability
  • the Engineer’s role in Force Protection
  • Perspectives for the future
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    14:20

    Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device - VBIED

    Matar Alshamsi

    Matar Alshamsi, Director, Abu Dhabi Bomb Data Center

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    15:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Chris Hunter QGM

    Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises (Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    United Kingdom

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