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Programme
Information Advantage for the Next Generation Air Force
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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
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Political Perspective | Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence | Keynote address | |
Capability Perspective | Air Vice-Marshal Lincoln Taylor OBE Chief of Staff Capability, HQ Air Command | ||
INTERMISSION | COMPLETE SLIDO RESPONSES | ||
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| 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. |
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. | ||
Mr Andrzej Kawalec CEO, 4th Horizon | Playing strategic ‘Chess’ in the information domain. Presentation by Andrzej Kawalec
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Squadron Leader Ali Morton CAS Fellow | Summary | ||
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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? |
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
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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
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Sergeant Paul Marr CAS Fellow | Summary | ||
INTERVAL | SLIDO/ SPONSORS | ||
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. |
INTERVAL | SLIDO/ SPONSORS | ||
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 | ||
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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’ |
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. | |
Squadron Leader Victoria Williams CAS Fellow | Summary | ||
INTERVAL | SLIDO RESPONSES | ||
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.
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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. |
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 | 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 | ||
INTERVAL | SPONSORS | ||
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? |
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 |