Main Conference Day Two: Wednesday 11 November 2009

08:30 Registration

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome Address

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

09:10 Information Assurance In A Networked And Interoperable Environment

• Creating procedures to protect data at every level
• Technology to safeguard against cyber attacks
• Balancing the needs of the network, against the needs of the state

Major General Chai Hui-chen
Head, Training & Research
Taiwan Ministry of Defence

09:40 Technology Spotlight - Obectivity

09:50 Protecting Our Intelligence: Defining Computer Network Defence

• Why there’s a cyber crime handbook for the US Navy and what’s in it
• Balancing technology with doctrine for safe networks
• Creating a staff and support for effi cient IA

Captain Craig Goodman
Director of C4 Systems
US Forces Command

10:50 Establishing A Networked Vision For 2020

• Emerging wireless technologies to answer network centric objectives
• Technologies that are agile enough for multiple purposes
• Leveraging enterprise technology in netcentric operations

Colin Constable
CTO & Chief Architect Enterprise Solutions
Juniper Networks

11:20 Limitations Of Netcentric Warfare While Fighting Insurgents Within Own Borders

• Coordination considerations for multinational efforts
• Successfully combating insurgencies via netcentric applications
• How to optimise and synergise a counter-insurgency strategy

Lieutenant General Tanvir Tahir
Inspector General, Communication and Information Technology
Pakistan Army

DISASTER MANAGEMENT & PLANNING

11:50 Italian Case Study: Network Enabled Capability In The Italian Armed Forces

• Military operations in a new world scenario
• The implementation of Italian netcentric capabilities
• Cooperation with Homeland Security Forces
• Earthquake of April 2009 in L’Aquila

Lieutenant General Pietro Finocchio
President of Rome Chapter
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

15:00 NCO: The Challenges Of Coalition Operations

• Is the aspiration of pervasive decision-making achievable?
• The expectation of technology improving collaboration is not being achieved
• How might we close the expectation gap?

Major General (R’td) Michael Clifford
Senior Defence Adviser - Asia Pacific
IBM Global Business Services

15:30 Updates On The Latest NCO Solutions

Presentation by Aria International

16:00 How The Co-Existence Of The Formal And Informal Organisation Impacts On The Chain Of Command In A Complex, Networked Environment

• DSTO findings on human networking and informal patterns of interaction
• The role played by informal networks in an operational environment
• Australian case studies of the current NCW paradigm

Irena Ali
Research Scientist, Joint Operations Division, DSTO and 2009 Secretary of Defence Fellowship - Visiting Research Associate, School of Business Studies
Australian Defence Force Academy

16:30 Networked Security: IA Considerations When Implementing NCO

• Deciding which data should be protected, and at what level
• Complications when working with other services, and with the Japanese
• New Technologies making information assurance easier
• Identifying IA threats early and often

Colonel Dean Clemons
Director
Communications Directorate US Pacific Air Force Japan

17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks

17.10 Close Of The Main Conference