Symposium Agenda

Wednesday 7 May – AOC Europe Day 1

09:00 – 10:15

Main Stage

SESSION 1

Welcome and Symposium Keynote Address

Dr. Bob Andrews MBE

AOC Director of Global Events

Air Marshall Philip Sturley

CB, MBE, FRAeS, Symposium Chairman

Anthony (Tony) Lisuzzo

AOC President

Lieutenant Colonel Erik Bamford

AOC International Region 1 Director

Dr. Lorenzo Benigni

President, AOC Pretorian Chapter

SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE
General Luciano Portolano

Chief of Defence, Italy

AOC Awards Ceremony
Honouring Dr. Thomas J. Withington & Professor David Stupples

Presented by AOC President Tony Lisuzzo

10:50 – 12:20

Main Stage

SESSION 2

Challenges Ahead in the Electromagnetic Environment

DAY 1 KEYNOTE
Lieutenant General Luca Goretti

Chief of Italian Air Force, Italy

Air Commodore Hugh Smith

Head of Doctrine and Analysis, Integrated Warfare Centre, Ministry of Defence Shrivenham, UK

Rene Kanayama

Senior Researcher, Institute ITSTIME, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy

10:50 – 12:20

Breakout Stage

SPOTLIGHT SESSION A

Focus on Disruptive Technologies in Electromagnetic Operations

SESSION CHAIR
Professor Steve Roberts

Visiting Professor in EW Systems, Cranfield University and the UK Defence Academy, President, UK Chapter AOC

Dr. Shawana P. Johnson

CEO, Global Marketing Insights, Inc, USA

John Besse

Co-Founder and Principal Engineer, ACSYeS Inc, USA

Dr. Tegg Westbrook

Associate Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway

13:20 – 14:50

Main Stage

SESSION 3

Lessons Learnt in the EMO

SESSION KEYNOTE
Major General John Edwards, USAF

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Pentagon, USA

Daniela Pistoia

Chief Scientist of ELT Group, Italy

Mark Pfeiffer

Director International Business Development Products, IABG, Austria

13:20 – 14:50

Breakout Stage

SPOTLIGHT SESSION B

Current and Future Trends in Science and Technology for EW

SESSION CHAIR
Professor David Stupples

Engineering, and Director Space Engineering, City St. George's, University of London, UK

Richard Claridge

Associate Director - Applied Physics, PA Consulting, UK

Dr. Vojtěch Stejskal

Strategy Development, ERA a.s., Czechia

Neil Clelland

Senior Principal Research Scientist, DSTL, UK

15:20 – 16:55

Main Stage

SESSION 4

Dependence on Space for EW Operations

SESSION KEYNOTE
Major General Michael Traut

Commander, German Space Command, Germany

Captain Vanessa Chen

3rd Psychological Operations Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, USA

Rémon ten Bhömer

Analyst, TNO, Netherlands

Thursday 8 May – AOC Europe Day 2

09:00 – 10:30

Main Stage

SESSION 5

Regional and Domain Perspectives on EMO

DAY 2 KEYNOTE
Commander Malte von Spreckelsen

DEU CYBER and INFORMATION Domain Command, Germany

Colonel Ivan Pavlenko

Senior EW Officer and Chief EW and Cyber Directorate, Armed Forces Ukraine

Bas Nieuwenhuijse

Chairman, NATO Maritime EW Syndicate & Dutch Ministry of Defence, Netherlands

11:00 – 12:30

Main Stage

SESSION 6

NATO Special Session: Bringing to life High/Low Mix for NATO MDO

PANEL CHAIR
Professor Mark Elson MBE

Chief Air Survivability, DSTL, and Chair NATO ACG3/SG2, UK

Air Commodore Blythe Crawford

RAF, Commandant Air and Space Warfare Centre, UK

Ziya Kabasakal

Staff Officer DI NATO HQ, Belgium

Lieutenant Colonel Jan (Kunta) Deering

Royal Netherlands Airforce Head EW, Netherlands

Mark Threadgold

Chief EW, DSTL, and NATO SG2 PC Chair, UK

Gerard Elzinga

NATO Digital Staff Branch Head, Brussels, Belgium

11:00 – 12:30

Breakout Stage

SPOTLIGHT SESSION C

The Use of Drones in EW

SESSION CHAIR
Professor David Stupples

Engineering, and Director Space Engineering, City St George's, University of London, UK

Iaroslav Kalinin

CEO, Infozahyst, Ukraine

Dr. Boaz Shuval

CTO, Intelligence, Space, and Cyber Directorate, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems LTD, Israel

Fiodor Stankevitch

VP, Product Development, ATDI, France

13:30 – 15:00

Main Stage

SESSION 7

Modelling, Test, Evaluation and Training

Professor Fiona Clark

Head of Capability, EW Sensing, Leonardo Ltd, UK

LTC Piergiorgio Ventura

Concept Development Section Chief, NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence, Italy

Andrew Gittins

Chief Specialist in Future Military Capabilities, Terma A/S, Denmark

13:30 – 15:00

Breakout Stage

SPOTLIGHT SESSION D

AI Applications in Electromagnetic Operations

SESSION CHAIR
Professor Steve Roberts

Visiting Professor in EW Systems, Cranfield University and the UK Defence Academy, President, UK Chapter AOC

Stephanie Lingemann

Senior Director Air Domain, Helsing, Germany

Peter Sundström

Head of AI for EW, Saab, Sweden

Ben Whitham

Chief Technology Officer, Amiosec Ltd, UK

15:25 – 16:45

Main Stage

SESSION 8

EW Lessons Learned from Russian/Ukrainian War Panel Discussion

PANEL CHAIR
Dr. Thomas Withington

Writer and Analyst, Armada International Electronic Warfare Newsletter, France

Major Pasquale Iorillo

Staff Officer, Capability Development Division, Italian Defence General Staff, Italy

Duncan McCrory

CEng FRAeS, PhD Candidate, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King's College, London, UK

Juliana Süss

Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany