PRE-CONFERENCE FOCUS DAYTUESDAY 28TH MAY 2019EXPLOITING AI & ML TO ENHANCE THE OODA LOOPLand forces will need to exploit AI, big data analysis, and machine-learning to penetrate the adversary’s OODA loop and prevail in multi-domain operations and lower-intensity conflict. AI-enabled technologies will be incremental in an era of digital transformation; those who will be first to adopt them, will secure the competitive advantage for their land forces.

The AI & ML Conference Focus Day will examine the changing veracity, velocity, and volume of data - identifying technologies to accelerate complex decision-making for the future force. It will assess the role of machine learning systems in processing diverse information at a greater accuracy and speed.

0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0900 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION FOR THE JOINT FORCELieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

THE ROLE OF AI IN DATA PROCESSING

0915 OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE AND TRANSFORMATION OF ISRb Leveraging C4ISR innovation b Retaining the information advantage in the digital age b Assessing variety, volume, velocity, and veracity of data bOSINT and AI for disparate forms of data and data

analysis while in motion b Employing predictive AI to improve decision-making at

all echelons of warfare Brigadier Michael Dooley, Head Information Exploitation, British ArmyBrigadier Benedict Kite, Head Capability Development, British Army

1015 PROJECT MAVEN b Fielding AI for PED of TUAV, medium altitude, wide-area

motion imageryb Employing AI for image classification to enhance the kill-

chain and close the sensor-shooter gapbOutlining R&D priorities in cloud computing and open

source algorithms Colonel Drew Cukor, Chief, Algorithmic Warfare Cross Function Team, US Marine Corps Subject to Final Confirmation

1045 TRANSFORMING DATA INTO INFORMATION ADVANTAGE b Applying technological advances to increase tempo in

the decision-loopb Enabling agile decision-making by ensuring effective

flow of informationb Assessing procurement priorities and the need to

increase defence budget to attain information advantage Major General Odd-Harald Hagen, Head of the Department of Defence Policy and Long Term Planning, Norwegian Ministry of Defence

LEVERAGING INNOVATION

1115 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

1145 PANEL DISCUSSION: COMMERCIAL INNOVATION FOR THE DEFENCE ENTERPRISEb Technological innovation as a capability enabler:

involving SMEs in the defence procurement cycle b Evaluating ways to better exploit COTS technology and

leverage innovationb Investing into R&D, disruptive innovation, and S&T

synchronisation

1215 LESSONS LEARNED: ACCELERATING PROCUREMENT OF COTSb Speeding up acquisition to keep pace with technological

development in the commercial sectorb Integrating innovation to remain a step ahead of the

rapidly evolving adversarybCOTS and rapid innovation Adrian Holt, Innovation Scout, jHub

1245 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF PRE-CONFERENCE FOCUS DAYLieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

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INCREASING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND SUSTAINING FORCE WITH INCREASED DISTRIBUTION

0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0900 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKSLieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN THE LAND-DOMAIN

0915 HOST-NATION OPENING ADDRESS: ENHANCING C2ISR FOR FUTURE MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONSbOutlining next generation capability strategyb Delivering Future Beyond Line of Sight (FBLOS)

communications for the Armed Forcesb Assessing the Dismounted Situational Awareness

Programme and initiatives supporting crypto, cyber, and interoperability capabilities

bOverview of the ‘Autonomous Warrior’ exercise and the role of RAS in ISR

Major General Rupert T.H. Jones, Commander Standing Joint Force, UK Joint Force Command

0945 MODERNISING THE ARMY FOR THE FUTURE b Focusing on flexibility, collaboration, and speed to deliver

capability to the warfighter b Enabling rapid prototyping to field innovative

technologies bHarnessing advances in AI and big data analysis to

accelerate processing of information and identification of modernisation trends

b Integrating the future operational environment, threat, and technologies to develop and deliver future force requirements

b Assessing implications of modernizing an increasingly electronic multi domain battle space, with a focus on the land domain

Lieutenant General James M. Richardson, Deputy Commander, US Army Futures Command

1015 PANEL DISCUSSION: SECURING ASYMMETRIC ADVANTAGE AGAINST PEER AND NEAR-PEER ADVERSARIESb Leveraging the candour and experience of senior

leadership to generate debate, share insight, and answer questions on the role of reconnaissance aircraft in the future operating environment.

b Examining the role of future, manned, unmanned, and optionally-manned variants of vertical lift reconnaissance platforms in enhancing situational awareness

b Assessing challenges associated with AI for optional manning

b Evaluating survivability, agility, and lethality of future attack reconnaissance aircraft

b Developing rotorcraft designs for a revolutionary increase in capability

b Enhancing interoperability and evaluating modular open systems approach for quick upgrades

b Seizing, retaining, and exploiting the information advantage derived from airborne assets to give ground force commander an asymmetric advantage against peer and near-peer adversaries

b Instituting mobile and expeditionary network infrastructure to enable operations where the electromagnetic spectrum is denied or degraded

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONEWEDNESDAY 29TH MAY 2019

Panelists: Lieutenant General James M. Richardson, Deputy Commander, US Army Futures CommandMajor General Rupert T.H. Jones, Commander Standing Joint Force, UK Joint Force CommandBrigadier Ian Langford, Director General Future Land Warfare, Australian Army

1115 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

1145 DRIVING TRANSFORMATION OUTCOMES AT MISSION SPEED b Providing a bridge between the intelligence and policy

communitiesb Delivering information capabilities that act as a force

multiplier b Exploiting digitisation and AI enabled technology to

achieve information superiority Kevin Meiners, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, US DoD

1215 ACCELERATED WARFARE: AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSPECTIVEb Enabling human-machine teaming to lighten the

cognitive burden for the Warfighterb Assessing the role of RAS at the tactical level – pairing

individual Soldiers with multiple UASbHuman in the loop: ethical considerations associated

with RAS employmentb Addressing human-AI teaming and its impact on the

OODA loop Brigadier Ian Langford, Director General Future Land Warfare, Australian Army

1245 NETWORKING LUNCH

1400 INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION b As the commercial sector is developing at a rapid

pace, how can industry ensure that armed forces retain advantage against asymmetric adversaries in the future operating environment?

bHow can industry support the defence sector in the objective to increase the agility of acquisition?

bHow can we advance innovation from non-traditional defence companies and SMEs?

bWhat technological enablers will transform C2ISR and allow armed forces to retain the competitive edge against near-peer opponents and asymmetric threats?

bHow will air, cyber, and space assets feed into unified land operations?

1430 ACCELERATING RAPID REACTION THROUGH NETWORK ENABLED TECHNOLOGIES b Technological Innovation and Canada’s new Defence

Policyb Enhancing situational awareness, C2, and provision of

real-time actionable intelligencebOutlining future plans and integration of S&T Colonel Mark Parsons, Director of Land Command Information, Canadian Army

1500 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

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INFORMATION ON THE MOVE

1530 THE FUTURE ROLE OF TACTICAL UAVs IN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS b Examining capabilities of the Watchkeeper ForcebOutlining the evolving role of TUAVs in ISR b Providing actionable intelligence and accelerating

decision-making in the context of multi-domain operations

Colonel James Anderson, Commander Watchkeeper Force, British Army

1600 IMPLEMENTING ROBUST SOLUTIONS FOR JISRb Digitising the intelligence cycle in tactical land operations b Implementing NATO’s Joint ISR concept within the

German Armyb Evaluating centralised analytical capabilities, early

warning, and big data analysisb Enhancing communications and IT within the broader

battle management system Colonel Georg Miarka, ACOS Intelligence, German Army

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONEWEDNESDAY 29TH MAY 2019

1630 NATO’S COUNTER-DISINFORMATION STRATEGYb Assessing Russia’s information warfare strategy and

countermeasuresbOutlining NATO’s information capabilities and analysis of

hostile disinformation activitiesb Recognising and impeding hostile propaganda Colonel Saulius Guzevicius, Analysis, Assessment & Military Liaison Officer Strategic Communications Unit, NATO

1700 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONELieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

“Great opportunity to get out of your ‘circle of knowns.’ You hear the same things and do the same things if you don’t make a dedicated effort to mix with different views and experiences. Innovation and exaptation occur via serendipity and can only be achieved by mixing in the right environment; you can’t force it.”

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ACCELERATING DECISION-MAKING AND CLOSING THE SENSOR-SHOOTER GAP

0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0900 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKSLieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

C2 AND AGILE DECISION-MAKING

0915 THE INTEGRATED TACTICAL NETWORKbEvaluating deficiencies of the current network,

particularly its complexity, fragility, and limited applicability in expeditionary warfare

bEstablishing a unified network to dominate cyber electromagnetic activities

bEnsuring command post mobility and survivability in a dynamic, lethal combat environment

bExploiting AI and advanced interfaces to consolidate intuitive and seamlessly integrated networks for cross domain operations and expeditionary warfare in contested environments

Major General David Bassett, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), US Army

0945 FORCE MULTIPLIER - ADVANCED TACTICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEMSbChanging warfare threats and their impact on the

developmentbof weapon systemsbThe operational need to improve the effectiveness

of TacticalbSituational Awareness & lethalitybElta presents - Advanced tactical situational

awareness systems

1015 OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING IN COMBAT SITUATIONS – AN ITALIAN SOF EXPERIENCEbAccelerating decision-making at all echelonsbOperating in the ‘grey zone’ and advancing

situational awareness in COIN operationsbEnsuring seamless communications network and

effective battlespace managementbTransforming TTPs for future operationsMajor General Nicola Zanelli, Commanding General, Italian Joint Special Forces

1045 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWOTHURSDAY 30TH MAY 2019

1115 STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND C2ISR FOR COIN OPERATIONSbExamining current capabilities and modernisation

requirementsbEstablishing resilient communication networks for

COIN and urban operationsbEnhancing mission planning and force execution

for 2025 and beyondbDeveloping effective, accurate and informed

decision-makingMajor General Nicacio Martínez-Espinel, Commander, Colombian National Army Subject to Final Confirmation

1145 C2ISR FOR MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONSbAssessing volatile security dynamics and increasing

regional stability in support of enduring US interestsbEvaluating the role of cyber and space assets in

land operationsbEnhancing situational awareness at the tactical

levelBrigadier Philip J Clark, Deputy Director (Operations) J2, HQ US Central Command

1215 THE FUTURE OF SPANISH ARMY ISR IN THE CONTEXT OF MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONSb Intelligence collection and analysis of non-physical

peculiarities in deployed operationsb Lessons learned from training Iraqi soldiers in ISR

tactics as a part of COIN b Mapping out future modernisation requirements

and development priorities in the near-termColonel Angel S. Gomez Gonzalez, Commanding Officer 1st Intelligence Regiment, Spanish Army

1245 NETWORKING LUNCH

INFORMATION RESILIENCE AND DIGITISATION

1400 ROMANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON ISR MODERNISATIONbExamining active protection and target acquisition bEmploying UAS for intelligence gathering b Interoperability and reconnaissance in a

multinational task force Brigadier General Dan Ionescu, Commander 18th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Brigade, Romanian Land Forces

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1430 STRENGTHENING ARMY NETWORKS FOR URBAN OPERATIONSbDeveloping resilient ISR networks to support

Jordanian border securitybOverview of cap\ability modernisation and

the JC4ISR Fiber Optic Wide Area Network Programme

bEnhancing manoeuvrability in complex terrain and information on the move

Colonel Fayiq Jameel Abdullah, Border Security Directorate, Jordanian Armed Forces

1500 INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS IN THE INFORMATION AGEbClosing the OODA Loop at tempo in AcquisitionbAddressing the non-functional elements of

successful technology adoptionbShifting the mindset from asymmetric warfare to

near-peer conflict Mr Murray Davidson, Director Service Strategy, NATO Communications and Information Agency

1530 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWOTHURSDAY 30TH MAY 2019

1600 C4ISR MODERNISATION bEvaluating the planned acquisition of electro-optical

sensor systems, tactical UAVs, and ground control systems

bAddressing the role of tactical UAVs in congested battlespaces

bEnsuring effective C4i links for dispersed formations

bOutlining future capability development and modernisation objectives

Major Kondylis Georgios, SME, Hellenic Armed Forces

1630 COMPETING IN THE GREY ZONE: A CROATIAN PERSPECTIVEb Incorporating EW and enhancing space/

counterspace, cyber, cyber-enabled psychological operations to win in future conflict

bAchieving unlimited connectivity and sharing data at speed

bRethinking current communication circuits for coalition-level operations

Confirmed Representative, Croatian Armed Forces

1700 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY TWOLieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, Former Director Defense Intelligence, US Army

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