Registration and Networking with Refreshments

Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremony
Riad Kahwaji, Chief Executive, SEGMA
Confirmed

Welcome Address
Dr. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, Director General, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR)
Confirmed

Keynote Address
Lieutenant General Charles Brown, Deputy Commander, United States Central Command
Confirmed

Keynote Address
Lieutenant General Charles Brown Jnr., Deputy Commander, United States Central Command
Confirmed

Keynote Address
UAE Official

Gift Ceremony
 

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Robert “Bob” Harward, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin International

TBC
UAE Air Force and Air Defense
Confirmed

Solutions for the Evolving Threat – The French Approach to Missile Defense
Major General (Eng.) Jean Christophe Cardamone, Director Middle East & Africa, DGA – Defense Procurement Agency, France Ministry of Defense
Confirmed

Detection Challenges against the Full Spectrum of Airborne Threats for Air Defenders
Brigadier General Adel Al Hafez, Commander, Kuwait Air Defence
Confirmed

Interactive Panel Discussion

Networking Session with Refreshments

Florent Duleux, Vice President for Middle East, MBDA  Confirmed

Operational Deployment of MAMBA and Integration in Command and Control
Colonel (Pilot) Emmanuel Boiteau, Commander, French Air Base Commander - Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, French  Air Force
Confirmed

Harnessing Naval Assets for Integrated AMD – Achieving Effective Command  and Control (C2) and Sensor/Shooter Layering
Captain Valerio Benedini, Chief, Multi-Role Patrol Vessel (PPA) Programme, Naval Armaments Directorate, Italy
Confirmed

Harnessing the Kill Chain for Multinational AMD Scenarios
Colonel (Ret.) James “Jimmy” H. Jenkins III, Director, Business Development, Missile Defense and Protective Systems Division, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman, and Former Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander for Operations, US  Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC)
Confirmed

Interactive Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks for Day One followed by Networking Session with Lunch Bites

Networking Session with Refreshments

Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremony
Riad Kahwaji, CEO, SEGMA
Confirmed

Special Address
H.E. Frank Rose, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, US
Confirmed

Interval

Brigadier General (Ret.) Kenneth “Kenn” Todorov, Director, International Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Missile Defense and Protective Systems Division, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman and Former Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency, United States
Confirmed

U.S.  Ballistic Missile Defense Update
Vice Admiral James Syring, Director, Missile Defense Agency, United States
Confirmed

Key Imperatives and Objectives for a Unified Mission Command in IAMD
Lieutenant General Jeffrey L. Harrigian, Commander, AFCENT, United States
Confirmed

French Integrated and National Air and Missile Defense Strategy
Colonel (Pilot) Pierre Real, Head of Non-Conventional Strategy Office, DGRIS – Directorate for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Defense, France
Confirmed

Interactive Panel Discussion

Networking Session with Refreshments

Strategic Focus Panel: Seamless Integration of AMD Assets – Harnessing Open Architecture Approaches Effectively

William “Bill” Lamb, Director, International Business Unit, Missile Defense and Protective Systems Division, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman and and Former Project Manager, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Missile Defense Agency, United States
Confirmed

Networking Session with Refreshments

Joseph “Joe” DeAntona, VP & Business Development Executive, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Raytheon
Confirmed

 

Standardization Imperatives and Priorities for AMD Operators and Operations
Brigadier General Chris Spillman, Commander, 32nd AAMDC, United States Army
Confirmed

Medium Range Ground-Based AMD – Emerging Perspectives in Poland
Brigadier General Stefan Mordacz, Chief of Air and Missile Defense Directorate, Poland
Confirmed

Overcoming Interoperability Challenges – Lessons Learned from the NASAMS Deployment in Poland
Lieutenant Colonel Stein Maute, Chief of the Air Defense Battalion, Norwegian Army
Confirmed

Interactive Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks for MEMAD 2016 followed by Lunch