Symposium Agenda
Wednesday 7 May - AOC Europe Day 1
09:00 – 10:15
SESSION 1
Welcome and Symposium Keynote Address
SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTEGeneral Luciano Portolano (Invited)
Chief of Defence, Italy
10:50 – 12:20
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
Commander Malte von Spreckelsen
Bundeswehr, Germany
10:50 – 12:20
SPOTLIGHT SESSION A
Focus on Disruptive Technologies in Electromagnetic Operations
SESSION CHAIR Professor Steve Roberts
Dr. Shawana P. Johnson
Global Insights Inc, USA
John Besse
ACSYeS Inc, USA
Dr. Tegg Westbrook
Associate Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway
13:20 – 14:50
SESSION 3
Lessons Learnt in the EMO
SESSION KEYNOTEMajor General John Edwards, USAF
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Pentagon, USA
Daniela Pistoria
Chief Scientist of ELT Group, Italy
Rene D. Kanayama
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
13:20 – 14:50
SPOTLIGHT SESSION B
Current and Future Trends in Science and Technology for EW
SESSION CHAIR Professor David Stupples
Richard Claridge
PA Consulting, UK
Rémon ten Bhömer
TNO, Netherlands
Neil Clelland
DSTL, UK
15:20 – 16:55
SESSION 4
Dependence on Space for EW Operations
SESSION KEYNOTEMajor General Michael Traut
Commander, German Space Command, Germany
Major Jonathan Kyle Shaw
US Space Force Liaison Officer, DEL 4/OL-F, RAF Fylingdales, UK
Captain Vanessa Chen
3rd Psychological Operations Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, USA
Thursday 8 May - AOC Europe Day 2
09:00 – 10:30
SESSION 5
Regional and Domain Perspectives on EMO
DAY 2 KEYNOTEGeneral Thomas A. Bussiere
Commander US Air Force Global Strike Command, USA
Colonel Ivan Pavlenko (Invited)
Chief of General Directorate of Electronic Warfare, Ukraine
Bas Nieuwenhuijse
Chairman NATO Maritime EW Syndicate & Dutch Ministry of Defence, Netherlands
11:00 – 12:30
SESSION 6
NATO Special Session: Bringing to life High/Low Mix for NATO MDO
PANEL CHAIRProfessor Mark Elson
DSTL, UK
11:00 – 12:30
SPOTLIGHT SESSION C
The Use of Drones in EW
SESSION CHAIR Professor David Stupples
Boaz Shuval
Rafael, Israel
Fiodor Stankevitch
ATDI, France
13:30 – 15:00
SESSION 7
Modelling, Test, Evaluation and Training
Professor Fiona Clarke
Leonardo, UK
Piergiorgio Ventura
NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence, Rome, Italy
Andrew Gittins
Terma A/S, Denmark
13:30 – 15:00
SPOTLIGHT SESSION D
AI Applications in Electromagnetic Operations
SESSION CHAIR Professor Steve Roberts
Stephanie Lingemann
Senior Director Air Domain, Helsing, Germany
Peter Sundström
Saab, Sweden
15:25 – 16:45
SESSION 8
EW Lessons Learned from Russian/Ukrainian War Panel Discussion
PANEL CHAIR Dr. Tom Withington
Major Pasquale Iorillo
Staff Officer, Capability Development Division, Italian Ministry of Defence, Italy
Duncan McCrory
Department of War Studies, King's College, London, UK
Juliana Süss
International Security Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany