• The use of AI, machine learning, and data analytics to improve decision-making and operational efficiency

• Utilising cutting-edge sensors and satellite technologies for better situational awareness

• Working with allies and partners to ensure interoperability and share intelligence

General Sir Jim Hockenhull

Commander
Strategic Command

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• 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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SATCOM: AN AIRBORNE ISR ENABLER

• Fundamentals of satellite connectivity for ISR

• Busting the myths of the multi-orbit Landscape

• What is a satcom solution and how is it defined

Michael Tombs

Director, EMEA Mil/Gov
Satcom Direct Government

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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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• Collaborate - how we partner with the British Army to achieve mission success
• Operate - how we employ a digital factory approach to operate at pace and scale
• Innovate - how we capitalise on advances in data, AI and Autonomy to generate a competitive advantage

Chris Briggs

Senior Technical Consultant
Roke

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• C2 solutions for tactical edge connectivity and functionality

• Forwarding interoperability

• Current investment into C4ISR technology

Peter Saunders

Director General NORAD Continental Defence Modernization
Royal Canadian Air Force

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• Under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) Project, NATO is defining a new generation of surveillance and control capabilities which are

expected to fulfil military requirements covering surveillance and tactical control in all domains and in a wide range of operational scenarios.

• The development of the AFSC Concept provides NATO with significant insight into the C4ISR capabilities possible beyond 2035.

Dr. Cagatay Soyer

Alliance Future Surveillance & Control Project Manager
NATO NSPA

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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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• 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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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?

Kjell Jonasson

Dpt. Head of Strategy, Airborne Early Warning
Saab

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• 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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