Program - 2017
Morning Registration with Refreshments
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speech
His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, UAE, & Ruler of Dubai (or Representative)
Welcome Speech
Major General Ibrahim Naser Al Alawi, Commander, UAE Air Force and Air Defense
Gift Ceremony and VIP Group Photograph
Session One
Shaping the Environment: Adapting Operations to a Distributed Information Network
Moderator: Gary North, Vice President for Customer Requirements, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
09:40 – 10:00
New Roles and Missions: Integrating Future 4th & 5th Generation Capabilities into Counter-Insurgency Operations
General Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson
Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
10:00 – 10:15
Closing the Sensor-Shooter Gap: Increasing ISR and Targeting Capacity against an Asymmetrical Threat
Brigadier General Rashed M. Al Shamsi
Deputy Commander, UAE Air Force and Defense
10:15 – 10:30
Connecting the Battlespace: Defining C4I Requirements in a 4th & 5th Generation Coalition Environment
Lieutenant General Enzo Vecciarelli
Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force
Interactive Panel Discussion
Presentation of Gifts
Mid-morning networking session with refreshments
Session Two
Developing a Shared Joint Picture: Leveraging Air Power’s Asymmetrical Advantages
Moderator: Paul Casey, UAE General Manager, Northrop Grumman International
11:30 – 11:45
Examining the SMARTer Tanker Concept: Utilizing Air Mobility Assets as a Coalition Force Multiplier
Air Vice Marshal Leigh Gordon
Head, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Royal Australian Air Force
11:45 – 12:00
Cooperative Engagement Capability: Directing Shared Sensor Data toward a Maritime and Ballistic Missile Threat
Vice Admiral John C. Aquilino
Commander, Naval Forces Central Command, United States Navy
12:00 – 12:15
Examining Future Manned & Unmanned Platform Architecture and Interactions: Addressing the Air Operations Connectivity and Network Sharing Challenges
Air Commodore Philippe Adam
Commander for Operations, Aviation Brigade, French Air Force</p>
Interactive Panel Discussion
Presentation of Gifts
Afternoon networking session with refreshments
Sessions Three
Defining the Future Requirements: Preparing for a New Sensor Fused Battlespace
Moderator: Christopher J. Davis, President, Raytheon International, Incorporated
13:15 – 13:30
Leveraging Innovation to Build the Future Force
Lieutenant General Michael J. Hood CMM
Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force
13:30 – 13:45
Future Plans and Priorities for 5th Generation Training: Striking a Balance between LVC and Live Training
Air Vice Marshall Gerry M. Mayhew CBE
Commander, No. 1 Group, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
13:45 – 14:00
Building a Fifth Generation Air Force: Reshaping Defense into an Integrated Fighting Force
Air Commodore Robert Adang
Deputy Director, European Air Group (EAG), Royal Netherlands Air Force
Interactive Panel Discussion
Presentation of Gifts
A Perspective on the Future of Air Power
Marillyn A. Hewson
Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Summary and Closing Remarks for Conference
Lunch
Speakers
Hear from the global leaders in air power
General
Charles Q. Brown, Jr. Chief of Staff,
United States
Air Force
Lieutenant General
J.D. (Dennis) Luyt Commander,
Royal Netherlands
Air Force
Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim N. Al Alawi Commander,
UAE Air Force
& Air Defence
Lieutenant General
Al Meinzinger Commander,
Royal Canadian
Air Force
Air Marshal
Gerry Mayhew
CBE Deputy Commander (Operations),
Royal Air Force
Lieutenant General
Gregory Guillot Commander,
Ninth Air Force,
Southwest Asia, U.S.
General
Stéphane Mille Chief of Staff
of the French Air
and Space Force
Lieutenant General
Ingo Gerhartz Chief of the
German
Air Force
Air Commodore
Dave Paddison Commander,
Joint Task Force 633,
Royal Australian Air Force
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