Conference Day One: 28th October 2010

08.30 Coffee And Registration

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Geoffrey Quick
GEOINT Advisor
African Space Institute

09:10 Keynote: Isr In The Information Age – Learning From The Media

  • Although Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance is transforming the military’s information gathering capability, it is less clear whether operators and analysts have transformed their practises and procedures to deliver optimal effect
  • The media’s experience with the information age offers significant insight into the challenges faced by modern military forces
  • In particular, how do we generate tactical intelligence of value beyond its initial point of use, whilst bringing higher level intelligence to bear on tactical issues?
  • Whatever the answer, Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance is here to stay and will be an important part of any solution

Air Commodore Garfield Porter
Assistant Director Transformation
Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC)

09:50 EU ISR Strategy, Plans, Roadmaps And Initiatives

  • Persistent intelligence supporting knowledge-based EU operations
  • Implementing an EU Network Enabled Capability including an Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance architecture
  • Information management in a multinational environnent
  • Role of space-based Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance capabilities

Dr. Jan Sjoerd De Vries
Project Officer ISR Collection
European Defence Agency

10.30 Coffee And Networking

11:00 UK RAF: Improving Intelligence Operations Using Tornado Gr4

  • Lessons learned from Helmand province
  • Current Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance capabilities within the range of the Tornado GR4
  • The future requirements of the Tornado GR4 in Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance

Flight Lieutenant Gareth Prendergast
Weapon Systems Officer, 31 Squadron
RAF

11:40 Non Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reeconnaissance – Exploitation Of Non Traditional Capabilities As A Force Multiplier For The Joint Commander

  • NTISR Description
  • ISR Issues and Opportunities in the Joint Operational Environment
  • Leveraging NTISR Capabilities in the Network Enabled Environment
  • Issues associated with the employment of NTISR in the Joint Environment

John L Mahaffey
Senior Scientist, Capability Area Team - 5: Joint ISR
NATO C3 Agency

12.20 Networking Lunch

13:30 Use Of UAVs For The Italian Air Force In Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance

  • The availability and accessibility of UAVs for Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance
  • Training UAV commanders in Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance
  • Current and future requirements for UAVs in Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance

Colonel Vincenzo Sicuso
Air Staff 4° Department Head of UAS Branch
Italian Air Force

14:10 Non Traditional-Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Impact On NATO ISR Interoperability Architecture (NIIA)

  • Background on the NIIA
  • NT-ISR Sources under consideration
  • NT-ISR issues within the NIIA
  • Way ahead for NT-ISR Integration in the NIIA

Col. Stephen J. Anthony
USAF (Ret.), Military Analyst
NATO

14.50 Coffee And Networking

15:30 They Deserve Better: Ridding The Collection Management Process Of Inefficiencies

  • Viewing intelligence planning as similar to mission planning
  • Empowering collection managers to create an effects-based collection strategy through access to the needed tools
  • Visualizing the art of collection planning enhances the ISR and operations link

Major John M Ives
Section Chief, Intelligence Operations Division
U.S. Central Command

16:10 Tactical Relevance Of Traditional And Non Traditional ISR

  • Interactive – Common Intelligence Picture / Common Tactical Picture (I-CIP/CTP) for tactical edge Situational Awareness (SA) and Close Air Support (CAS).
  • I-CIP/CTP to enhance fratricide avoidance
  • I-CIP/CTP to mitigate civilian casualties
  • I-CIP/CTP to identify bogies
  • I-CIP/CTP to enhance C2

Captain Bill Roeting
USN (Ret), JBAIIC Test Director and NPS Principal Investigator
The Naval Postgraduate School

16.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks

Geoffrey Quick
GEOINT Advisor
African Space Institute