“Taking The Lead: The Employment of Air Power Against an Emerging Hybrid Threat”
Registration with Refreshments
Opening Session
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speech His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and chairman of The Emirates Group and Chairman of Dubai World. Representative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
Welcome Speech Major General Ibrahim Naser Al Alawi, Commander, Air Force and Air Defense, UAE
Gift Ceremony
First Session: Facing the Regional Threat: Developing an Effective Coalition Force Chaired by: Vice Admiral (Ret.) Robert Harward, Chief Executive Officer, UAE, Lockheed Martin
Air Power’s Role in Counterinsurgency Operations: Joint and Coalition Lessons Learned from the Past Decade Lieutenant General Charles Q. Brown Jr, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia
Building Partnership Capacity: Addressing the Integration and Interoperability Successes and Challenges Brigadier General Staff Pilot Rashed Al Shamsi, Commander, Khalifa Bin Zayed Air College, UAE
Panel Discussion and Gift Ceremony
Networking Session with Refreshments
Second Session: Shaping the Battlespace: Leveraging Air Power’s Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Elements Chaired by: Major General (Ret.) Doug Raaberg, Chief Executive, UAE, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Seizing the Tactical and Strategic Advantage: Air Mobility as a Force Multiplier in Counterinsurgency Operations Air Marshall Leo Davies, Chief, Royal Australian Air Force
Overcoming the Precision Engagement Challenge: Implementing a Multi-Layered Approach to Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Collection Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force
The Employment of Fixed and Rotary Wind Aircraft in a Light Air Support Role in Brazil Major Brigadier Waldeísio Ferreira Campos, Vice Director, Education and Training Department, Brazilian Air Force
Third Session: Preparing Coalition Ready Airmen: Training and Equipping the Force Chaired by: General (Ret.) Gary North, Vice President for Customer Requirements, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Response Force Readiness: Preparing, Mobilizing, and Deploying Airmen into a Coalition Operation Air Vice Marshal Gary Martin Waterfall CBE, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group, Air Command, Royal Air Force, UK
Combined Air Operations Center Planning: Leading the Air Campaign in a Distributed Operational Environment General André Lanata, Chief of Staff, French Air Force
Supporting Personnel Recovery (PR) Operations in a Coalition Environment: Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Considerations and Challenges Lieutenant General Pasquale Preziosa, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force
Closing Remarks Followed by Lunch
Invitation-only Gala Dinner One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel, Dubai