“Achieving Air Superiority against Asymmetric Threats”
Opening Session
Registration and Refreshments
Welcome and Opening Remarks Riad Kahwaji, Chief Executive, SEGMA
Keynote Address His Excellency Lieutenant General Yusuf bin Ahmed bin Hussain Al Jalahma, Minister of Defense Affairs, Bahrain
Welcome Address Major General Shaikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Khalifah, Commander, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Bahrain
Gift Presentation Ceremony
First Session Chaired by: Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Sir Glenn Torpy, Former Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force, UK and Senior Military Adviser, BAE Systems
Close Air Support for Asymmetric Warfare Environments Lieutenant General Charles Brown Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia
Enhancing Air-Sea Combined Operations in 21st Century Warfare Colonel Rashid Buallay, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Bahrain
Panel Discussion
Networking Session with Refreshments
Second Session Chaired by: General (Ret.) Gary North, Vice President for Customer Requirements, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
PAF's Leading Role in Ongoing Counter Terrorism Operations - Successes and Future Challenges Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan
The Kuwaiti Air Force and Current Regional Challenges Staff Major General (Pilot) Abdullah Al Foudary, Commander, Kuwait Air Force, Kuwait
Third Session Chaired by: Lieutenant General (Ret.) George Trautman, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States Marine Corps
Utilizing Helicopters in Counter Terrorism Operations – The Lebanese Air Force Experience Brigadier General (Pilot) Ghassan Chahine, Commander-in-Chief, Lebanese Air Force
Advanced Combat Training for Modern Jetfighters Air Vice Marshal Gary Martin Waterfall CBE, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group, Air Command, Royal Air Force, UK
Improving Search and Rescue Operations in Hostile Environments Brigadier General Yousef Al Hnaity, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Air Defense, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Jordan
Closing Remarks and Conclusion for Conference followed by Lunch