The NCW Europe Conference Series History

Defence IQ's NCW Europe conference series is the continent's leading unclassified NEC forum bringing together a unique mix of senior military decision-makers, operators and defence industry from the C4ISR community. NCW Europe is the premier forum for exchanging ideas on operational lessons identified, technology innovations and government and industry updates.

Drawing hundreds of attendees from more and more nations every year, NCW Europe is the place to be!

The conference travels to a new country each year providing a unique opportunity for those leading the implementation of NEC/NCW to host the event and detail their nation's developments. Previous hosts include Belgium, Sweden, Germany, UK, Czech Republic and Italy.

Over the years we've had an outstanding range of speakers from across the globe who have provided key strategic, tactical and operational insights into the net-centric arena from their nation's perspective. Click the following links for a preview of:

Keynote Speakers from NCW Europe 2009:

  • Lieutenant General Klaus-Peter Stieglitz, Chief of Staff, German Air Force - Force Transformation to Improve Mission Effectiveness
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Hugh Moran, Commander-in-Chief, Air Command, Royal Air Force
  • Vice Admiral Nancy Brown, Director for C4 Systems (J6), The Joint Staff, US Navy - GIG 2.0
  • Lieutenant General Antonio Gucciardino, General Manager of the Procurement Agency for Land Systems - Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) and Forza NEC
  • Major General Stephen Schmidt, Commander, NAEW & C E-3A Component, NATO - Integration Challenges
  • Rear Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi, Chief of C4I Systems & Transformation Department, Italian Defence General Staff - Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) and Forza NEC
  • Major General Georges D'Hollander, Director C3 Division, NATO - Interoperability within NATO
  • Dr. Linton Wells, Distinguished Research Fellow and Force Transformation Chair at the National Defence University, Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)

Host Nation speakers from NCW Europe 2008: Rome

  • General Vicenzo Camporini, Chief of Defence General Staff, Italian Armed Forces
  • Lieutenant General Pietro Finocchio, Director General, TELEDIFE, Italian MoD
  • Major General Adriano Vieceli, Chief, Transformation & Logistics Department, Italian Army General Staff

Host Nation speakers from NCW Europe 2007: Prague

  • The Honourable Dr. Jiri šedivý, Defence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Czech MoD
  • Brigadier General Jirí Baloun, Director CIS Division and Chief of Signal Corps, Czech Republic Armed Forces
  • Colonel Radovan Hajek, Deputy Director CIS Division, Czech Republic Armed Forces

Host Nation speakers from NCW Europe 2006: London

  • Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, First Sea Lord & Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy
  • Air Commodore Garfield Porter, Director Air & Space, DCDC, UK MoD
  • Air Commodore Barrie Gray, Assistant Chief of Staff J6, PJHQ, UK MoD
  • Hillary Sillitto, Head of the Integration Authority, Defence Procurement Agency, UK MoD

Host Nation speakers from NCW Europe 2005: Bonn

  • Lieutenant General Dirk Bôcker, Vice Chief of Staff, Bundeswehr
  • Major General Jûrgen Ruwe, designated Vice Chief, German Army
  • Colonel Ralph Thiele, Commander, Bundeswehr Centre for Transformation, German Armed Forces

Host Nation speakers from NCW Europe 2004: Stockholm

  • Lieutenant General Johan Kihl, Chief of Staff, Swedish Armed Forces
  • Major General Michael Moore, Military Adviser to the Swedish Defence Minister
  • Lieutenant Colonel Mikael Lindberg, Staff Officer, Joint C4I Development Department, Swedish Armed Forces
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Westman, Programme Manager,C4ISR Activities, FMV

Keynote Speakers from NCW Europe 2003: Brussels

  • Lieutenant General Bruce Carlson, Commander, 8th Air Force, US Air Force
  • Lieutenant General Johan Kihl, Chief of Staff, Swedish Armed Forces
  • H. Peter Dicks, General Manager, NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency
  • Professor Peter Brook, Head of Defence Integration, Defence Procurement Agency, UK MoD