BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• The only conference focused on the procurement and development of UAV capability in Central and Eastern Europe

• Explore the current needs and challenges facing the region and gain an understanding of UAV’s role in optimising command and control

• Meet senior representatives from leading CEE nations that are actively acquiring and upgrading their UAV capability

• Hear the very latest technological developments from research and industry, that are enhancing operational deployment of UAV

CHAIRMAN:

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Lieutenant General Alikiviadis Stefanis, Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, Hellenic Army

Major General Muhamet Islam Racaj, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Macedonian Armed Forces

Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Konstantinos Loukopoulos, Former International Relations Division Director in the Armaments Secretariat, Hellenic General Staff

Brigadier General Timothy Daugherty, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3 Operations, US Army Europe

Mr Priit Parktal, Head of Procurement Department, Estonian Ministry of Defence

Lieutenant Colonel Jan Drozd, Ph.D., Department of Tactics, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic

Lieutenant Colonel Hrvoje Tomsic, Military Security Intelligence Agency, Croatian Ministry of Defence

Lieutenant Colonel Krista (K.L.A.) Bouckaert, Commander, 4th Artillery Regiment, Canadian Army

Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge, Chief of the RPA/ISR Section, Flying Operations Directorate, German Air Force Command

Mr Marko Gruden, Secretary, Logistics Directorate Ministry of Defence Slovenia

Mr Tomas Pustina, Senior Legal Officer, Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport, Czech Republic

Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Czech Armed Forces

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UAV Technology Central and Eastern Europe

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Improving Procurement and Maximising Operational Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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UAV TECHNOLOGY CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Day One | Wednesday 27th September 2017 www.uav-technology.org

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of

General Staff, Czech Armed Forces

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9.10 The Direction of the Hellenic Army and How the Army is integrating UAV capabilities within the Land Forces

• An overview of the current capabilities of the Army • Working with Allies to improve joint capabilities • How UAV improve operational and strategical decision

making: better Command and Control • Current and future challenges of the Army

Lieutenant General Alikiviadis Stefanis, Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, Hellenic Army General Staff

GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF UAV CAPABILITIES

9.50 How UAVs Play a Central Role in Delivering Information for Optimise Command and Control: A US Army Europe Perspective

• An operational point of view of how UAV can assist ground troops during exercise and live missions

• Working with partner nations to assure a strong and ready Alliance

• The latest developments regarding “small” UAV: quick deployment for a quick response

• Current and future challenges Brigadier General Timothy Daugherty, Deputy Chief of Staff

G3, US Army Europe

10.30 Morning Coffee

11.00 The 4th Artillery Regiment: An Overview of the Current and Future UAV Capabilities

• An overview of the activities and structure of the 4th Artillery Regiment

• Deploying “small” and “big” UAV • Collaborating with partner nations to foster relationships

and improve overall know-how • Current challenges

Lieutenant Colonel Krista Bouckaert, Commander 4th Artillery Regiment, Canadian Army

11.40 Session Reserved for Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems

EASTERN EUROPE UPDATES ON UAV CAPABILITIES

12.20 Estonia’s MoD Overview: Procurement and Acquisition of UAV Capabilities

• National defence development plan to 2022 • Current operational level of UAVs within the Armed Forces • UAVs as essential tool for data gathering and surveillance • Border security: how UAV are and will improve state security • The next steps of Estonia’s MoD to acquiring new capabilities • A focus on Small UAV • Current and future challenges

Mr Priit Parktal, Head of Procurement Department, Estonian Ministry of Defence

1.00 Networking Lunch

2.00 Recent Developments and Updates of the Slovenian Planned Development of Un-Manned Aerial Vehicle Capability

• Current operational level of UAV within the Armed Forces • UAV as an essential tool for data gathering and

surveillance • The next steps of the Slovenian MoD to acquire new

capabilities Mr Marko Gruden, Secretary, Logistics Directorate, Ministry of

Defence, Slovenia

2.40 The Czech Civil Aviation Department: Regulation of Unmanned-Aerial Vehicles in Czech Airspace

• An overview of legal regulations governing UAV flight in Czech Airspace: safety, liability, insurance, privacy

• The safety and legal challenges of operating UAV platforms in separated and/or shared airspace

• Boundaries between state/civil aircraft and civil/military rules

• Existing and future co-operation between the Czech Civil Aviation Department and the Czech Armed Forces/Ministry of Transport

Mr Tomas Pustina, Legal Officer, Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport Czech Republic

3.20 Afternoon Tea

3.50 The Growing Threats and Defence Concerns of the EU and NATO: Improving Security and Optimising Resources to Effectively Face and Overcome Challenges

• Past: Significant events that impacted the present • Present: current NATO status: capabilities, objectives,

challenges • Future: How will NATO look like in 2020 • How can NATO and the EU improve cooperation and joint

capabilities by working with allies and partner nations? • A geopolitical overview of the Alliance: the Eastern and Southern border Lieutenant General Konstantinos Loukopoulos, CEO, Formion SA

4.30 The Role of Unmanned Systems in Future Wide Area Networks • How trends in commercial Mobile and Wide Area Networks

are moving away from greater speed and towards greater coverage

• How UAVs will play a key role in satisfying the demand for growing commercial networks

• What this, and other commercial UAV trends, means for access to new technologies which could revolutionise

defence Mr Greg Moore, UAV Specialist, PA Consulting

5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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UAV TECHNOLOGY CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Day Two | Thursday 28th September 2017 www.uav-technology.org

UAV TECHNOLOGY CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Day One | Wednesday 27th September 2017 www.uav-technology.org

HALF DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPTuesday 26th September 2017

Hotel International, Prague, Czech Republic12.30pm - 4.00pm

PROPOSAL OF UAS TRAINING PROGRAMS (THEORY, PRACTICE)

FOR TERRITORIAL DEFENCE FORCES8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of

General Staff, Czech Armed Forces

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9.10 The Army’s Current and Future Developments for Acquiring New Capabilities and Improving Operational Capabilities: A focus on UAV

• The current needs of the Army • How new UAV technologies will be integrated within the

operational and tactical units • Cooperating with other nations to improve the Defence

Forces operational assets Major General Muhamet Racaj, Deputy Chief of the General

Staff, Macedonian Armed Forces

THE USE OF UAV FOR RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE

9.50 Ready to Intervene to Provide National Support: A Focus on UAV

• Disaster response and ready to support lead agencies for domestic emergencies and disaster relief efforts: How UAV provide important reconnaissance information

• Improving national and border defense: Deploying UAV for enhanced surveillance and thus optimizing rapid response

• Working with national civil authorities to improve cooperation and regulations

• Fostering partnerships with defence industries to continue to develop new technological capabilities

• Current and future challenges Major General Scottie D Carpenter, Incoming Deputy

Commanding General Operations, US Army Reserve

10.30 Morning Coffee

11.00 Tactics in Connection with Unmanned Systems • The Computer Assigned Military Decision-Making Process

(CAMDMP) • Decision support systems: Command and Control for military

units • Models for UAV systems: UAV safety manoeuvre and

cooperative aerial reconnaissance

Lieutenant Colonel Jan Drozd, Assistant Professor, University of Defence, Czech Republic UAV TECHNOLOGY

11.40 The Ministry of Defence Steps Forward to Optimising the Use of UAV for Reconnaissance and Surveillance

• Concepts of operation and technology for effectively collecting and sharing aerial intelligence

• Future requirements to greater support operations, considering systems such as micro UAV

• Current and future challenges Lieutenant Colonel Hrvoje Tomsic, Military Security Intelligence

Agency, Croatian Ministry of Defence

UAV TECHNOLOGY

12.20 The Advancement of the German Armed Forces Regarding UAV Technology

• Heron TP: MALE drone (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) • The leading role of Germany in the development of the

Heron TP • The importance of achieving a highly developed European

UAV system Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge, Head ISR & UAS Division,

German Air Force

1.00 Networking Lunch

2.00 Should Robots Decide Who and When to Kill? • Is it ethical to use UAVs? • Should lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) be

allowed to make decisions to kill? • Can LAWS be held responsible for their actions?

Dr Linda Johansson, Teacher, Swedish Defence University

2.40 The Innovative DualCam for the Detection and Localization of Drones

• DualCam is the first optical-acoustic camera that detects, locates, classifies and reports abnormal events

• Military and civil deployment • Step forwards

Dr Samuele Martelli, Embedded Computer Vision Specialist, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

3.20 Afternoon Tea

3.50 Connecting Industry with World-class Research Tools and Capabilities

• An overview of the Research Centre • The latest research outcome: Fire resisting drone • How can 3D printing revolutionise the UAV sector • Cooperation with Armed Forces • Challenges

Dr Peter Fuhr, Tech Director UAS Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

4.30 Developing Future UAV Capability for Eastern European Nations: NSPA Procurement Strategy and In-Service Support

• NSPA structure and role in equipment support • Developing UAV requirements • Converting these into procurement strategy • In service support for the UAV • Findings and lessons learnt from recent UAV programme

support, such as Heron Senior Representative, Air and Land Combat Systems

Programme Office, UAS and Special Projects Support Section, NSPA

5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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HALF DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPTuesday 26th September 2017

Hotel International, Prague, Czech Republic12.30pm - 4.00pm

PROPOSAL OF UAS TRAINING PROGRAMS (THEORY, PRACTICE)

FOR TERRITORIAL DEFENCE FORCES

Workshop leader bio: Dr Justyna Zdanowska, President, GEO-UAV CEO of GEO-UAV Training Centre located in central Poland; Ph.D. student of Terminology of UAS at Nova University in Lisbon, Portugal; One of the first female UAS instructors in Poland; BVLOS and VLOS UAS operator up to 25 kg; in 2015 awarded a scholarship Short Term Scientific Mission at KU Leuven University in Antwerp, Belgium; active participator of Polish UAS market and the expert in Centre of Strategic Studies and Policy (CASiB).

Workshop Leader: Justyna Zdanowska, President, GEO-UAV

Workshop OverviewThe workshop is an overview of activities concerning market development of emerging new types of trainings for UAS operators in Poland. It includes proposals, actions that have already been taken and tendencies related to both trainings and technology that might be possibly involved in the development of UAS trainings for units of Defence Forces.

Benefits of Attending:• Poland is one of the top world countries with the highest

number of UAS pilots• Development of Defence Forces units in Poland will include

UAS operations that require new standardization• Polish UAS legal regulations are one of the most restrictive

in the world • Development of Defence Forces units in Poland potentially

imposes opportunities for development of UAS market

Workshop Agenda

12.30 Registration & Coffee

1.00 Opening Remarks and Introduction Dr Justyna Zdanowska, President, GEO-UAV

1.10 Legal regulations in Poland • General overview on Polish legal

regulations • Limitations and challenges • Current changes and improvements for

market • The need of standardization UAS

regulations

1.40 Potential of Polish UAS Market and Operators • General overview on Polish UAS markets • The current tendencies in services • Solutions available on market • Challenges limiting the potential

2.10 Afternoon Tea

2.40 Trainings of UAS Operators in Poland • Current situation on training market in

Poland • Different types of trainings: basic,

advanced, pro • Trainings for special purposes: challenges

and solutions • Cooperation with universities and their UAS

programs

3.10 Development of Territorial Defence Forces (TDF) units in Poland & UAS Perspective

• Basic assumptions of TDF units in Poland • Stage of development and proposed

solutions • Technology for TDF available on the

market • Possible ways of development

3.40 Closing Remarks

4.00 End of Workshop

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