SAFEGUARDING TOMORROW, EXPLORING INNOVATION TODAY: GLOBAL SYNERGY IN EOD OPERATIONS FOR A SECURE FUTURESeptember 24-25, 2024 I Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
Agenda Day 2
Group 1
8:15 am - 8:50 am
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am - 9:30 am
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTER-EO
- Autonomous Solutions in Explosive Ordnance Operations
- Adapting tools and technology in post-conflict environments
- Challenges faced in developing advanced technologies
9:30 am - 10:00 am
THE MISSION OF ARMAC
Ms. BUTH Rothna Buth -
Executive Director,
ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center
- Lessons learned and identified
- Strategies in addressing evolving explosive threats
- Mine Action operations in ASEAN Region
10:00 am - 10:30 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ENABLING AGILE PROCUREMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN AN EVOLVING ENVIRONMENT
- Procurement projects in ground search equipment and tackling the presence of munitions/ERW
- An overview of the current threat landscape and critical challenges
- How can industry help?
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:30 am
THE UN MISSION IN EOD: DEMINING UKRAINE
- The UNDPs strategy to demining Ukraine
- Enhancing the skills and knowledge of the threat
- Information management challenges
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
AI TECHNOLOGY AND SIMULATING C-IED SCENARIOS
Andrew Trautz Ph.D. -
Research Manager,
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
- Counter mine detection and the ERDC work in simulation technology
- Capability gaps in the United States Forces
- How might realistic and immersive simulations improve learning outcomes?
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN MINE ACTION
- Accelerating the adoption of new technologies in demining and munitions disposal
- How to overcome challenges around UAS integration in demining activities?
- Getting permission to fly: the certification of UAS on a national level
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
ADVANCING SETAF-AF OPERATIONS IN AFRICA
Dana Bogard -
C-IED Branch Chief,
SETAF-AF
Major Ian Bloomsburg - Deputy Director, U.S. SETAF-AF
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
INNOVATION IN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK REDUCTION
· An overview and comparison of military, commercial and NGO approaches to IED clearance.
· FSD’s experience in Iraq, Colombia and Afghanistan – Mine and IED clearance in “benign environments”?
· Drones as a tool for explosive hazard clearance or survey operations - dispelling the myth
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN IEDs AND CHALLENGES FACED BY OPERATORS
- Adapting to the evolution of explosive threats: what are the new developments in IEDs detected?
- Technical capabilities: how do different environments require improved adaptability of disposal equipment?
- Unmanned Systems in providing precise and accurate data, improving planning and post-clearance verification
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
REMOTE CONTROL & REMOTE VISION IN GLOBAL DEMINING
- The role of drones and AI in analysing data on mines
- Latest developments in the field and current technologies used to identify and remove mines
- Current challenges in demining across the globe
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
NPAs' INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MUNITIONS REMOVAL
Mr Nicholas Bray -
Global Advisor on Arms Management and Destruction,
Norwegian People’s Aid
- The NPAs approach to disposing and removing cluster munitions
- Risk Education in conflict-affected communities. (this will cover our Conflict Protection and Preparedness approach)
- Operational efficiency in Land Release
