Vice Admiral (Retd) Gonzalo Rios Polastri

former Chairman of the Council of Delegates (2015-2017) Inter-American Defence Board

SAMSEC - 30 June 2021 - Spanish Language Day

8:00 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS AND OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CONTRIBUTION OF THE COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE TO HEMIPHSERIC SECURITY

 The Colombian Air Force’s fight against drug trafficking by air

 Experiences and lessons learned in the Regional Air Interdiction Strategy

 The contribution of the Colombian Air Force to hemispheric security 

8:40 DEVELOPING SEARCH AND RESCUE CAPABILITY

  • Developing new requirements to develop aerial search, rescue, and general patrol missions capability
  • Improving maritime patrol aircraft and naval aviation to conduct SAR operations and improve situational awareness
  • Uruguayan Navy operations within the wider international framework and ensuring that valuable contributions to multi-national efforts are made every time

9:15 PANEL DISCUSSION 1: THREAT RADAR FORUM

  • Common and shared challenges to help steer future collaborative efforts
  • Which emerging threats are concerning their colleagues throughout the region?
  • Sharing insights with industry on how they perceive certain regional threats
  • How this event can achieve deliverables and identify meaningful outcomes

10:15 PANEL DISCUSSION 2: ACHIEVING COMPREHENSIVE MARITIME SECURITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL AND MULTI-NATIONAL CONTEXT

  • Different national perspectives on critical capabilities for better ISR capacity
  • Effective coordination between shore port authorities, operational forces and international partners
  • Achieving a more effective balance of coastal, space, sensor fusion, visualisation and analytics within your force

11:05 PANEL DISCUSSION 3: ACHIEVING COST EFFECTIVE DOMAIN AWARENESS FROM THE AIR AND CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS

  • Range, endurance and availability in the manned vs. unmanned debate
  • The pros and cons of different acquisition models: leasing, ISR as a service, purchase
  • In what areas can industry and End Users work more effectively at delivering cost-effective airborne solutions to domain awareness challenges?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Gonzalo Rios.

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