Opening Session:
Morning Registration with Refreshments
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speech His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, UAE, & Ruler of Dubai (or Representative)
Welcome Speech Major General Ibrahim Naser Al Alawi, Commander, UAE Air Force and Air Defense
Gift Ceremony and VIP Group Photograph
Session One: Shaping the Environment: Adapting Operations to a Distributed Information Network Moderator: Gary North, Vice President for Customer Requirements, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
New Roles and Missions: Integrating Future 4th & 5th Generation Capabilities into Counter-Insurgency Operations General Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Closing the Sensor-Shooter Gap: Increasing ISR and Targeting Capacity against an Asymmetrical Threat” Brigadier General Rashed M. Al Shamsi, Deputy Commander, UAE Air Force and Defense
Connecting the Battlespace: Defining C4I Requirements in a 4th & 5th Generation Coalition Environment” Lieutenant General Enzo Vecciarelli, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force,
Interactive Panel Discussion
Presentation of Gifts
Mid-morning networking session with refreshments
Session Two: Developing a Shared Joint Picture: Leveraging Air Power’s Asymmetrical Advantages Moderator: Paul Casey, UAE General Manager, Northrop Grumman International
Examining the SMARTer Tanker Concept: Utilizing Air Mobility Assets as a Coalition Force Multiplier Air Vice Marshal Leigh Gordon, Head, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Royal Australian Air Force
Cooperative Engagement Capability: Directing Shared Sensor Data toward a Maritime and Ballistic Missile Threat Vice Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander, Naval Forces Central Command, United States Navy
Examining Future Manned & Unmanned Platform Architecture and Interactions: Addressing the Air Operations Connectivity and Network Sharing Challenges Air Commodore Philippe Adam, Commander for Operations, Aviation Brigade, French Air Force
Afternoon networking session with refreshments
Session Three: Defining the Future Requirements: Preparing for a New Sensor Fused Battlespace Moderator: Christopher J. Davis, President, Raytheon International, Incorporated
Leveraging Innovation to Build the Future Force Lieutenant General Michael J. Hood CMM, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force
Future Plans and Priorities for 5th Generation Training: Striking a Balance between LVC and Live Training Air Vice Marshall Gerry M. Mayhew CBE, Commander, No. 1 Group, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
Building a Fifth Generation Air Force: Reshaping Defense into an Integrated Fighting Force Air Commodore Robert Adang, Deputy Director, European Air Group (EAG), Royal Netherlands Air Force
A Perspective on the Future of Air Power Marillyn A. Hewson, Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Summary and Closing Remarks for Conference
Lunch
Evening Reception: VIP Invitation-only Reception & Dinner at Atlantis Hotel The Palm (Conference Pool Side Area)