Programme – The Air & Space Power Association

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00:00	Conference Admin	Squadron Leader Davina Fisher Project Officer ASPC20, Directorate of Defence Studies	Welcome and admin brief. Introduce Slido and format for the day
00:15	Introduction from the Chief of the Air Staff	Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston CBE ADC Chief of the Air Staff	Keynote address Presentation by ACM Mike Wigston Script of presentation from ACM Mike Wigston
	Political Perspective	Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence	Keynote address *Presentation by Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP* Script of presentation from Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
	Capability Perspective	Air Vice-Marshal Lincoln Taylor OBE Chief of Staff Capability, HQ Air Command	Presentation by AVM Lincoln Taylor
	INTERMISSION		COMPLETE SLIDO RESPONSES
01:15	Information Advantage in an Era of Persistent Competition	Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford QHDS Chief of Staff Personnel & Air Secretary, HQ Air Command	Against a backdrop of unprecedented, rapid change, people remain the one constant as the character of war, technology, politics and economics morph around us. Our people are at the heart of our air and space power capabilities and we are looking to them to underwrite our success as leading Next Generation Air Force. Presentation by AVM Maria Byford
		Professor Dame Angela Mclean DBE FRS Chief Scientific Adviser, MOD	Orienting Defence Research to anticipate and react to the challenges of a future information-dominated operational environment. Presentation by Prof Dame Angela McLean
		Mr Andrzej Kawalec CEO, 4th Horizon	Playing strategic ‘Chess’ in the information domain. Andrzej Kawalec is widely recognised for his expertise in cyber security and digital change. A former CTO, he has a vast amount of experience working at the board-level across public and private sectors, helping to define and promote cyber security strategy. Presentation by Andrzej Kawalec
		Squadron Leader Ali Morton CAS Fellow	Summary
	INTERVAL
02:00	Information Advantage and Cross Agency Cooperation	Air Commodore Steve Thornber CBE Head of Defence Intelligence Operations, STRATCOM	What does Information Advantage and Cross Agency Cooperation mean to the RAF? *Presentation by Air Cdre Steve Thornber*
		Dr Christina Goulter Co-Director of the Sir Michael Howard Centre for Military History at King’s College London	‘From Dowding to Digital’ – enduring lessons from the Battle of Britain and inter-agency co-operation. Presentation by Dr Christine Goulter
		General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Commander Strategic Command	Cohering Joint Forces to deliver Multi Domain Integration. Presentation by Gen Sir Patrick Sanders
		Sergeant Paul Marr CAS Fellow	Summary
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02:45	Royal Navy Perspective CEPP	Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff	Key note address Cross-domain and inter-service Information Advantage in an era of restored carrier-enabled power projection. Presentation by Admiral Tony Radakin Script of presentation from Admiral Tony Radakin
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03:00	Information Advantage and the RAF response to COVID-19	Group Captain Georgia Williams Air Media and Communications	Information Advantage for Next Generation Air Force: Lessons from COVID-19. This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
		Wing Commander Lee Cooper 90 Signals Unit	Next Generation Agile Software Development: Information Advantage for the Royal Air Force. This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
	LUNCH BREAK
04:45	Space’s Contribution to Information Advantage	Air Vice-Marshal Ian Duguid OBE Air Officer Commanding 11 Group Air Vice-Marshal Harv Smyth OBE DFC Director Space, Ministry of Defence	‘The role of space in maintaining Information Advantage’ An examination of how space capabilities are adding immediate and longer-term benefits to UK warfighters in all domains. To include an operator’s perspective with dynamic examples of how space is being/can be used to assist the warfighter. Presentation by AVM Ian Duguid Presentation by AVM Harv Smyth
	International Perspective	General Jon ‘Jay’ Raymond USAF US Space Force Chief of Space Operations and Commander US Space Command	Keynote address on how space contributes to information advantage and the importance of international partnerships, citing Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER and the UK’s involvement in the Combined Space Operations Centre. Presentation by Gen John ‘Jay’ Raymond
		Squadron Leader Victoria Williams CAS Fellow	Summary
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05:45	An Information-enabled Next Generation Air Force	Mrs Sally Boyle RAF Board NED and Goldman Sachs Partner	Lessons from the people practices of corporates, now and in the future, to build the next generation workforce. Presentation by Sally Boyle
		Sergeant Tia Gillon RAF Video Gaming and Esports Association	Activity in this sphere relates to (and even leads) activity in the professional military domains. What could this mean for recruitment, employment fields and retention? This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
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06:10	Putting Information Advantage at the Heart of the Next Generation Air Force	Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) Fiona Grasby Royal Australian Air Force	Perspective of Project JERICHO RAAF. Presentation by WOFF-AF Fiona Grasby
		Flying Officer Jemma Nelson ASTRA SO3	Project ASTRA and organising the RAF to exploit Information Advantage in the Next Generation Air Force. This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
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06:30	Harnessing Innovation for Information Advantage	Wing Commander Katie Farley-West Wing Commander Louise Clarke No 11 Gp Multi-Domain Operations Group – enabling Air, Space and Cyber operations globally	Information Warfare (IW) is an operational ‘way’ by which Air seeks to achieve Information Advantage. 11 Gp is tasked to exercise Command and Control across air, space and cyber operations; it’s new 1* Non-Kinetic Effects pillar, coordinating understanding of the information environment and developing a breadth of information activities through IW capability. This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
		Squadron Leader Rob Pitt Phantom Team RAF Marham	Team presentation with a diverse selection of highly skilled Whole Force personnel . Interactive delivery of how innovative approaches are being leveraged to maximise the potential of 5th Generation capabilities and cognitive advantage in information warfare. This presentation is no longer available through the ASPA website. Please contact us if you need further information
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07:15	Information Advantage and Commercial Partners	Industry Discussion Panel Discussion with Chief of Staff Capability and Industry Sponsors	How is industry developing strategies, techniques and applications in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning towards sustaining Information Advantage in Air Power now and into the future? Presentation by Industry Panel
		Air Vice-Marshal Lincoln Taylor OBE Chief of Staff Capability, HQ Air Command	Richard Franklin, UK Managing Director, Airbus Defence and Space Ltd Dr Julia Sutcliffe PhD CEng FRAeS, Director Air Labs and Chief Technologist, Air Sector, BAE Systems plc Dr Niel Kempson CB FREng, Senior Advisor, Raytheon UK Lukas Chamberlain, Chief Engineer, Tempest Core Delivery Team, Leonardo Mr Vern Boyle, Vice President of Advanced Capabilities Business Unit Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
		Squadron Leader Suzanne Mitchell CAS Fellow	Summary
07:45	Closing Remarks	RAF Centre of Air and Space Power Studies	Summary and closing remarks