Symposium Agenda

Wednesday 7 May - AOC Europe Day 1

09:00 – 10:15

SESSION 1

Welcome and Symposium Keynote Address

SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE
General 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 KEYNOTE
Major 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 KEYNOTE
Major 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 KEYNOTE
General 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 CHAIR
Professor 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