• Data as the ‘digital backbone’ to ensure operational integration across all domains

• Making data accessible, standardised and secure through the Defence Data Framework

• Initiatives to integrate AI and machine learning into defence operations

Charles Forte

Chief Information Officer
UK Ministry of Defence

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• Research into enhancing information and knowledge management

• Experimenting and validating new processes

• Ensuring systems are robust, adaptable, and capable of meeting current and future challenges

Colonel Mietta Groeneveld

Director, Command and Control Centre of Excellence
NATO

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• Overview of current programmes (ZODIAC), MCBRIDE, SERPENS, WATCHKEEPER, TIQUILLA and ORION

• Current challenges facing these programmes

• Requirements for the future

Brigadier Matthew Birch

SRO Land ISTAR and Land Information Activities
British Army

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• Utilising advanced sensors and surveillance systems to gather real-time data

• Implementing sophisticated command and control systems to support decision-making

• Challenges for delivering and integrating pan-environmental C4ISR capabilities and opportunities for improvement through the new DE&S Op Model

Commodore Phil Game

Director of Sense, Decide and Communicate
DE&S

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• Anticipating technological warfare in the Indo-pacific region

• Incorporating commercial technologies into the C4ISR battlespace

• Incubating novel technology to strengthen critical infrastructure

Edward Ebbern

Innovation Lead
NavyX

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• PDC2 as optimal decision-advantage: agile, data-driven, Day Zero interoperable
• Evolution and results of Project Olympus
• Way Forward with Operation HIGHMAST

Major General Peter Dawe

Chief of Combat Systems Integration
Canadian Armed Forces

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• Command Advantage as the critical edge gained by ensuring that our command and control (C2) capabilities (Joint Functions) consistently outperform our adversaries

in every scenario.

• Treating C2 as a key capability, on par with Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), or Fires

• Ensuring that we are agile, coherent, proactive and providing operational advantages

Alec Bain

Senior Principal C2 Analyst
DSTL - UK MoD

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• Investment into resilient network architecture

• Case study insights into multidomain operations

• Requirements for the future of secure systems

Todd Hashbarger

Command and Control Division Chief
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acqusition and Sustainment

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Join us for an enlightening panel discussion featuring industry leaders on the forefront of C4ISR technology. This session will delve into the latest advancements aimed

at accelerating decision-making across allied forces from the initial surveillance of threats to operational decisions. Our expert panellists will explore how cutting-edge

technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and real-time data integration are revolutionising the C4ISR landscape.

• What should the future joint C4ISR ecosystem consist of; how will this retain an advantage against near-peer competitors?

• Within the context of increasingly multi-domain battlespaces, how do we ensure that intelligence is collaboratively gathered and efficiently disseminated

to relevant commands?

• How do we best utilise the joint capabilities of allies and partners, establishing interoperability between systems?

• Overview of current satellite capabilities

• Integration of satellite data with ground-based systems

• Future developments in space technology

Henny Sands

Head of Telecommunications
UK Space Agency

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• Utilising AI and machine learning for faster decision making
• Enhancing connectivity in challenging environments
• Ethical considerations for increasing reliance on automation

Colonel Gianluca Chiriatti

Head, C5ISR and Space Branch
Joint Air Power Competence Centre

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• Current priorities and programmes

• Integrating new technologies into existing systems

• Collaboration with academia and industry

Captain Andy Berner

Commanding Officer, Office of Naval Research GLOBAL
US Navy

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