The human terrain has proven hugely important in current conflicts and the capabilities required to influence an audience have seen major developments in recent years. The employment of private sector expertise and new media tools such as online social networking have opened up new opportunities for the IO community, yet the challenges of developing a coherent and culturally astute message remain. Messages must also be coordinated in an often complex, coalition environment and the issue of Measurement of Effect still represents a significant obstacle to progress.

The Information Operations Europe conference series, now in its 8th year, is specifically designed for military staff engaged in influence activities to share key Lessons Learned from ongoing information campaigns, new concepts and policy updates and to understand how techniques for MoE are developing. It is the best attended and most international meeting of its kind in the world.

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• Major General David Morris, Commanding General, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)
• Air Commodore Robert Judson, Director of Targeting and Information Operations, UK Ministry of Defence
• Mark Johnson SES, Executive Director, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, US Strategic Command
• Mark Laity, Chief Strategic Communications and Special Advisor to SACEUR, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, NATO
• James Glassman, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy (Dec ’07 to Jan ’09), US State Department
• General Major Oleksandr LEVCHENKO, Head of Department of Defence Intelligence, Ukrainian MoD
• Colonel Glenn Connor, Chief IO Division, HQ US Africa Command

• Colonel Duncan Barley, Colonel Influence Activity, British Army
• Colonel Charles Eassa, Chief Information Operations Division, US European Command
• Colonel Dietger Lather, Commander, Psyops Centre, Bundeswehr
• Colonel David Haught, Director, US Army Information Proponent Office, Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, Combined Arms Centre, US Army
• General Major Vadym Kokorin (Ret’d), Professor of the Intelligence Faculty, National Defence Academy of Ukraine, former Chief Military Intelligence, HQ Soviet Forces in Afghanistan (1986-1988)
• Simon Bergman, Director, Information Options