EW Europe 2019 Agenda

Browse confirmed speakers and sessions at the AOC's 24th European event, taking place in Stockholm.

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Chairman’s Opening Remarks

5 mins

09:00 – 09:05
- Plenary
Speakers

Air Marshal (RAF Retd) Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI, Conference Chairman - Consultant

AOC & Saab Headline Partner Welcome Briefing

20 mins

09:05 – 09:25
- Plenary
Speakers

Magnus Bäckström, Head of Business Unit EW - Saab

Muddy Watters, President - AOC

Petter Bedoire, President - AOC Viking Roost Chapter

Dr Sue Robertson, AOC International Region 1 Director - AOC

Keynote Address – Brigadier Fredrik Bergman, FMV Sweden

25 mins

09:25 – 09:50
- Plenary
Speakers

Brigadier Fredrik Bergman, Head of the Test & Evaluation Division - Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Opening Address – New Threats and Future EW Systems

25 mins

09:50 – 10:15
- Plenary
Current and future EW-systems must be designed correctly to maintain a high capacity in the future. The focus of all EW-systems is to achieve effect against both current and future threats. However, t ...

Speakers

Johan Falk, Lic Eng., Head of Department, Radio EW Systems - Swedish Defence Research Agency - FOI

Refreshment Break & Networking

30 mins

10:15 – 10:45

Electronic Warfare – The Forgotten Discipline

25 mins

10:45 – 11:10
- Plenary
Operational Focus- The Future

Speakers

Commander Malte von Spreckelsen, Chief Policy Section - NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS)

Y Squadron Royal Marines Overview and Recent Composite Team Deployment

25 mins

11:10 – 11:35
- Plenary
Operational Focus- The Future

Speakers

Sgt Antony Smith, Radio Reconnaissance Team Leader, Y Sqn 30 CDO IX - Royal Marines

Electronic Warfare Training for Pilots

25 mins

11:35 – 12:00
- Plenary
Operational Focus- The Future

Speakers

Captain Lars-Ãke Siggelin, Electronic Warfare Officer - Swedish Air Force/ Gripen OT&E

Integrating & Synchronising Tactical SIGINT & EW during Exercise Dragoon Ready 19

25 mins

12:00 – 12:25
- Plenary
Operational Focus- The Future

Speakers

Staff Sergeant Maurice Erickson, Electronic Warfare Non-Commissioned Officer - 2d Cavalry Regiment, US Army

Luncheon Break & Networking

90 mins

12:30 – 14:00

Cyber-attacks: The Biggest Threat for Future Weapons

25 mins

14:00 – 14:25
- Track 1
Cyber/AI

Speakers

Julien Chesaux, Cyber Security Consultant - Kudelski Security
Achieving the Operational Goals of the Gripen E EW System, MFS-EW, from Idea to Operational Product

25 mins

14:00 – 14:25
- Track 2
EW & EM Capabilities

Speakers

Kristoffer Broqvist, Project Manager Survivability & EW Gripen E - FMV Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Electronic Warfare and Cyber Convergence: Fact or Fiction?

25 mins

14:25 – 14:50
- Track 1
Cyber/AI

Speakers

Lieutenant Colonel (USAF Retd) Wayne Shaw, Past President - AOC
US Army GPS Modernization and Assured PNT Update

25 mins

14:25 – 14:50
- Track 2
EW & EM Capabilities

Speakers

Les Berry, Global Defense Business Development - General Dynamics Mission Systems - GPS Source

Artificial Intelligence for EW

25 mins

14:50 – 15:15
- Track 1
Cyber/AI

Speakers

Henrik Holter, Head of R&T Saab EW Systems - Saab
Advanced Aircraft EW Systems Integration

25 mins

14:50 – 15:15
- Track 2
EW & EM Capabilities

Speakers

Lars Tolstrup, Director, Business Development, Aeronautics - Terma North America

Refreshment Break and Networking in the Exhibition Hall

30 mins

15:15 – 15:45

Transmuted EW for New Scenarios

25 mins

15:45 – 16:10
- Track 1
EW Data & Information

Speakers

Captain (Brazilian Navy Retd) Antonio Dias de Macedo Filho, Director - ALFADELTA-RIO DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SISTEMAS LTDA
Complex Source Detection and Threat Simulation in an Ambiguous Era

25 mins

15:45 – 16:10
- Track 2
EW & EM Technology

Speakers

Prof Ravi Sankar, Dept. of Electrical Engineering - University of South Florida

Sylwester Sobolewski, Electronics Engineer - US Air Force / EW & Avionics Division

William L. Adams, Jr., Automatic Test Systems Division - US Air Force

Spectrum: Multi-Domain and Multi-National

25 mins

16:10 – 16:35
- Track 1
EW Data & Information

Speakers

Mr Dustan Hellwig, Chief Technical Officer - Chesapeake Technology International
How ELINT Can Deal With the Current and Future Radar Threat

25 mins

16:10 – 16:35
- Track 2
EW & EM Technology

Speakers

Andrew Owen, Bussiness Development Manager ELINT/RESM - Rohde & Schwarz

The EM Spectrum is Changing – Exploiting Your Data to Achieve Operational Advantage

25 mins

16:35 – 17:00
- Track 1
EW Data & Information

Speakers

Shaun Vickers, EW Business Development Manager - Mass
Hard Wired Data Transmission Security and Performance in a Virtual World

25 mins

16:35 – 17:00
- Track 2
EW & EM Technology

Speakers

Joseph Warren, Global Product Line Manager, Network Security - Thales eSecurity, Inc.

Deep Learning Applications to Electronic Intelligence

25 mins

17:00 – 17:25
- Track 1
EW Data & Information

Speakers

Assistant Professor Kyle Davidson, Chief EW Engineer - MDA
CONOPS on Optimizing Joint ISR/EW Operations Interoperability & Effectiveness with Integrated Network-centric C2BM Systems

25 mins

17:00 – 17:25
- Track 1
EM Manoeuvre Operations

Speakers

Colonel (Hellenic Air Force Retd) Athanasisos Chouliaras, Airborne ISR & C2BM Platforms & EW Systems Evaluator - Hellenic Air Force Veterans Association

Chairman's Closing Remarks

5 mins

17:25 – 17:30

Speakers

Air Marshal (RAF Retd) Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI, Conference Chairman - Consultant

Chairman's Opening Remarks

5 mins

09:00 – 09:05
- Track 1
Speakers

Air Marshal (RAF Retd) Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI, Conference Chairman - Consultant
Chairman - Opening Remarks

5 mins

09:00 – 09:05
- Track 2
Chairperson

Dr Sue Robertson, AOC International Region 1 Director - AOC

A Method For Optimal Scheduling of AESA Antennas

25 mins

09:05 – 09:30
- Track 1
EM and Information Manoeuvre

Speakers

Sevda Sahin, Lead System Engineer - ASELSAN Inc.

Tolga Girici, Associate Professor - TOBB Economy and Technology University
Test & Evaluation of Cognitive EA Systems – Requirements for Future Test Systems

25 mins

09:05 – 09:30
- Track 2
Testing & Technology Advances

Speakers

Dan Pleasant, Solutions Architect - Keysight Technologies Inc.

Deployable EW Threat Range Systems – the Why and the How

25 mins

09:30 – 09:55
- Track 1
EM and Information Manoeuvre

Speakers

Paul "Heywood" Vavra, Business Development Executive - Leonardo DRS
System-Level Verification of Modern EW and Radar

25 mins

09:30 – 09:55
- Track 2
Testing & Technology Advances

Speakers

Jeremy Twaits, Solutions Manager, Aerospace & Defence - National Instruments

Passive ESM Tracker as part of GBAD

25 mins

09:55 – 10:20
- Track 1
EM and Information Manoeuvre

Speakers

Dr Vojtech Stejskal, Strategy - ERA a.s.
Testing of Integrated Multifunction Systems

25 mins

09:55 – 10:20
- Track 2
Testing & Technology Advances

Speakers

Harold Screven, Deputy Operating Unit Chief Technology Officer - Northrop Grumman

Element & Techniques for Situational Awareness Using Networked Passive Sensors

25 mins

10:20 – 10:45
- Track 1
EM and Information Manoeuvre

Speakers

Christo Pelster, Head of Product Management, Product Unit Electronic Surveillance - Saab
New Techniques for Determining Radar ECM Effectiveness

25 mins

10:20 – 10:45
- Track 2
Testing & Technology Advances

Speakers

Dr Robert Andrews MBE, EW Consultant - ELDES s.r.l.

Refreshment Break & Networking

30 mins

10:45 – 11:15

Portable Cost-Effective 3D AESA Radar – Technology Development& Its Impact on EW

20 mins

11:15 – 11:35
- Track 1
EW & EM Technology

Speakers

Dr Yu-Jiu Wang, Founder & C.E.O. - Tron Future Tech Inc.
Introduction of Commercial Space-Based EMS Analytics as a Valuable Source of Information

20 mins

11:15 – 11:35
- Track 2
Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers

Chris DeMay, Chief Technology Officer - HawkEye 360

Proven Airborne Passive Radar Sensor Technology

20 mins

11:35 – 11:55
- Track 1
EM Manoeuvre Operations

Speakers

Sebastiaan Verton, Managing Director - Raytheon Deutschland GmbH
Enabling Technologies for the Defense Sector

20 mins

11:35 – 11:55
- Track 2
Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers

Asif Anwar, Executive Director - Strategic Technologies - Strategy Analytics

Airborne Next Generation V/UHF Ground Emitter Location System

20 mins

11:55 – 12:15
- Track 1
EM Manoeuvre Operations

Speakers

Marc Houry, Head of Product Management - Avantix
High Power Solid State Advances in Technology

20 mins

11:55 – 12:15
- Track 2
Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers

Paulo Correa, Chief Technology Officer - Empower RF

Multi-function AESA For EW Missions

20 mins

12:15 – 12:35
- Track 1
EM Manoeuvre Operations

Speakers

Dr Nitzan Barkay, CTO - IAI-ELTA Systems (Intelligence, EW & Comm. Div.)
Industry Leadership Panel on the Domain of Vacuum Electron Devices

45 mins

12:15 – 13:00
- Track 2
Technical Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers

Ken Miller, Director, Advocacy and Outreach - Association of Old Crows

Spectrum Dominance in a Changing World

25 mins

12:35 – 13:00
- Track 1
EM Manoeuvre Operations

Speakers

Frank Kessler, Product Manager SIGINT and Electronic Support - Hensoldt Sensors GmbH / Spectrum Dominance

Luncheon Break & Networking

60 mins

13:00 – 14:00

The Case for Machine Learning in Electronic Warfare

25 mins

14:00 – 14:25
- Plenary
The Future

Speakers

Dr Paul Brittan, Chief Scientific Officer - L3 Technology

Directed-Energy Defense Operations: A Continuing Conversation in Protecting Commercial Aerodromes Against Small Commercially Available Unmanned Aircraft Systems

25 mins

14:25 – 14:50
- Plenary
The Future

Speakers

Dr David Stoudt, Engineering Fellow for Directed Energy - Booz Allen Hamilton

Radio Frequency Weapons …. Potential Uses and Limitations

25 mins

14:50 – 15:15
- Plenary
The Future

Speakers

Dr John O'Hara, Owner - O' Hara Consulting LLC

Refreshment Break & Networking

30 mins

15:15 – 15:45

The Future of EW and CEMA?

25 mins

15:45 – 16:10
- Plenary
The Future

Speakers

Colonel (British Army Retd) Alan Blackwell, Director - ABAL Insight Ltd.

Closing Keynote Address

25 mins

16:10 – 16:35
- Plenary
The Future

Speakers

Prof David Stupples, Professor of Electronic & Radio Systems, Director of EW Research - University of London, City

Closing Panel Discussion

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Plenary

Review –Appreciation – Farewell

10 mins

16:35 – 16:45
- Plenary
Speakers

Wing Commander (Ret) John Clifford, International Conference Director - AOC

Air Marshal (RAF Retd) Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI, Conference Chairman - Consultant

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Electronic Warfare Europe 2019
date & time:

Mon 13 May - 09:00 - 17:30
Tues 14 May - 09:00 - 19:30
Weds 15 May - 09:00 - 15:30

Stockholmsmässan
Mässvägen
1 125 30 Älvsjö
Sweden

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