Why You Can’t Afford To Miss Network Centric Warfare Europe 2008

Now in its 6th year, NCW Europe is the world's leading event examining developments and the implementation of latest technology to enhance Net-Centric Operations (NCO) across leading European nations. The event, taking place in the beautiful Sheraton Golf Park, Medici Hotel & Resort in Rome, NCW Europe 2008 will deliver the optimal balance between practical perspectives (from operators and commanders) and the highest level of strategic thinking (from the senior NCW community leaders). Keep reading to find out who you will meet and the opportunities available at our best NCW conference yet!

What is new for 2008?

NCW 2008 will deliver high-level strategic briefings as well as operational case studies and practical lessons from the front line that encompass the shift in net-centric warfare over the last 12 months. There will be more time dedicated to networking, both within the agenda and after conference hours, plus additional case studies detailing the practical implementation of NCW/NEC on the battlefield. Key themes included in the programme for 2008 are...

• Enabling military to work as a business through integrating effective process management techniques
• Human factors: Enhancing the ability of officers on the ground and enabling them deal with an abundance of incoming data
• Assessing the practicalities of integrating latest technologies within legacy systems
• Examining the procurement process to achieve an effective commercial model
• Bridging the gap between technology and operations for more effective end results for 21st century asymmetric warfare

The world’s armed forces, defence ministries and leading industry companies pay keen attention to insights reported at NCW Europe, contribute extensively to the open discussion forum and benefit from the partnerships born there. Don’t be the one to miss out!

World Class Keynote Presentations Delivered To You By:

HOST NATION WELCOME ADDRESS

• Lieutenant General Vicenzo Camporini, Chief of Staff, ITALIAN AIR FORCE (To be General, Chief of Defence General Staff, ITALIAN ARMED FORCES, effective 12th February 2008)

OUTSTANDING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Major General Pietro Finocchio, Director General, TELEDIFE, ITALIAN MoD
• Major General Georges D’Hollander, Director, C3 Division, NATO
• Major General Adriano Vieceli, Chief, Land Transformation Department & Logistics Department, ITALIAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF
• Brigadier General Karl Engelbrektson, Force Commander, Nordic Battlegroup, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES
• Brigadier General Stephen Schmidt, Commander, NAEW & C E-3A Component, NATO
• Brigadier Jake Thackray, Commander 11th Signal Brigade, BRITISH ARMY
• Brigadier General Loidolt, Director Communication Information Technology Systems, Chief Information Officer, AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES
• Brigadier David Meyer, Assistant Chief Of Staff, Command and Battlespace Management (Land), BRITISH ARMY
• Brigadier Geoffrey Dodds, Commander, Joint Air Land Organisation, UK MoD
• Air Commodore Garfield Porter, Assistant Director Transformation, JOINT AIR POWER COMPETENCE CENTRE

FURTHER EXPERT NEC PRACTITIONERS

• Colonel James “Magic” Henderson, Chief, Warfighter Networking, US AIR FORCE
• Colonel Ofer Azari, Technical Programme Officer, Digitized Army Programme, Ground Forces Command, ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES
• Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Levine, SO1 Information Management, Command and Control Development Centre, UK MoD
• Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Shanley, Air System Design Integration Lead, US AIR FORCE
• Lieutenant Colonel André Kotoun, Programme Manager, ISTAR, SWISS ARMY
• John J. Garstka, Special Assistant for Force Transformation & Analysis, DASD Forces Transformation & Resources, OUSD (Policy), US DoD
• Commander Stéphane de Caslou, Deputy Leader ISTAR, Plans & Policy Division, FRENCH NAVY
• Steven J Harland, Independent Defence and Security Advisor, UK MoD (Various)
• Daniel Gonzales, Senior Scientist, RAND
• Lieutenant General Johan Kihl, (R’td), Former Chief of Staff, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES

INDUSTRY EXPERTS

• Brigadier Philip Pratley (R’td), Associate Partner, DEFENCE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS LLP
• Group Captain Dick Hemsley (R’td), Former Deputy Director, Command and Battlespace Management, UK MoD
• Paolo Neri, Vice President, Large Systems Architecture, SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI
• Franco Donfrancesco, Head of US/UK Marketing, FINMECCANICA
• Carlo Guglielmini, Vice President, Proposal Engineering Network Centric Operations, Land and Satellite Systems, SELEX COMMUNICATIONS
• Ron DeFrees, Director, UK Business Development, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
• Hans Ole Hovgård, Sales Manager, Air & Land Systems, SAAB DANMARK A/S
• Dr. Hichem Maya, Head EMEA Customer Advisory Office, SAP
• Group Captain David C. Bernard (R’td), Industry Director Defence, SAP UK
• Richard Easton, Director, Defence, SUN MICROSYSTEMS
• Ian Daniels, General Manager - Specialist Products, CLEARSWIFT
• Justin Marston, President & CEO, BLUESPACE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
• John McFadyen, Principal Business Consultant Defence, SAP UK
• Matthew Cole, Director, Transformation & Network Enabled Capability, QinetiQ

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

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