Main Conference Day One: Tuesday 10 November 2009

08:30 Registration

09:00 Chairman's Opening Remarks

Colonel (R'td) Fred Stein
Distinguished Engineer, Netcentric Operations
MITRE Corp.

09:10 Integrated Knowledge-Based Command & Control In The 3rd Generation Singapore Armed Forces

• How Integrated Knowledge-based Command & Control (IKC2) transforms our warfi ghting
• IKC2 in action and what makes IKC2 work
• Challenges to enabling force transformation

Brigadier General Lee Shiang Long
Head, Joint Communications and Information Systems Dept
MINDEF Singapore

09:40 Agile NCO Solutions: From Humanitarian Missions To High Intensity Warfighting

• Creating interoperability no matter what the circumstances
• Deciding core requirements when planning netcentric technology procurement
• Beyond the technology: Resources and skills that the next generation warfi ghter needs

Brigadier J.J. Sengelman
SC, CSC, Commander, Combat Support and Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Group
Australian Army

10:10 Project Sakthi: Why Artillery Is The Logical First Step To Creating A Netcentric Army

• Lessons learned from the creation of the Indian Army's fi rst fi elded C3I system
• The core elements that make it work: enhanced tactical computer, gun display unit and handheld computer
• How this and emerging procurements will meet forecast army NCO requirements

Lieutenant General P C Katoch
Director General of Information Systems
Indian Army

11:10 Battlegroup C4I: Making Network-Centric Operations Happen At The Constrained Tactical Level

• Building the cornerstone of today's digital battlespace: C2 interoperability, mounted-dismounted consistency
• Merging legacy and COTS/MOTS on a common information & communications backbone
• Meeting constraints: Tactical networks, actionable information, combat platform integration

Valery Rousset
Director of C4ISR Marketing and Capability Development
Thales

11:40 Thailand Case Study: Netcentric Requirements Based On Recent And Future Communication Challenges

• Procurement plans for a new ICT system
• The role of social media on the modern battlefi eld
• Urban network centric operations under hostile conditions and amid civilian communication

Colonel Paniwat Subrungruang
Deputy Director, Information and Communication Technology Division, Directorate of Operations
Royal Thai Army

12:10 Future Developments In NCO

Presentation by Rockwell Collins Inc.

16:00 Technology Spotlight - Stratos

16:10 Korean C2 Systems Overview And Interoperability Issues

• Creating a global command and control system
• Requirements unique to border patrol situations
• Creating interoperability with allies and across services

Dr. Keunsup Chung
Director, Command and Control Directorate, 2nd R&D Institute
Agency for Defence Development, Korea

16:40 NCO Technological Advancements

Presentation by General Dynamics

17:10 Chairman's Closing Remarks And Close Of Day One

Colonel (R'td) Fred Stein
Distinguished Engineer, Netcentric Operations
MITRE Corp.