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Holistic ISR - How to Train
28th October 2015 | 8.30am-12.30pm
Hosted by Mr Ewen Stockbridge Sime, CEO, IAM:ISR, UK
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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Gain critical insight into ongoing NATO
programmes from those at the forefront of the
decision making process
• Hear international military updates on current
and future Airborne ISR capabilities
• Discuss key issues defining the ISR agenda,
ranging from emerging technologies to the
need to promote interoperability
• Participate in the Holistic ISR Training
Workshop, providing attendees with the
necessarily knowledge to structure effective
airborne ISR training programmes.
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CONFERENCE SPECIAL GUEST ADDRESSES:
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Deputy Commander
and Chief of Staff NAEW&C Force Command, NATO
Brigadier David Evans, ACOS IS, Information
Superiority, Royal Navy, UK
Colonel Laura Ryan, Director of Policy, Plans and
Assessments, 25th Air Force, United States
(subject to final confirmation)
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Sentinel Requirements
Manager, Air Command Capability Branch, RAF, UK
Lieutenant Colonel Jan "Muezli" Ruedisueli,
Commander of 306th Squadron, Royal Netherlands
Air Force, Netherlands
Mr Rob Munday, Unified Vision 2014 Assessment
Director, NATO
Dr James Wood, Fellow, Cyber and Information
Systems Division, DSTL, UK
Mr Rob Murray, Head of ISR, Defence Investment
Division, NATO
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2. AIRBORNE ISR 2015 POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:
Holistic ISR - How to Train
28th October 2015 | 8.30am-12.30pm
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
“It is not the General with the best equipment
that will prevail; it is the General that uses his
equipment the best.”
This statement drives us to look for solutions which do not rely
on buying new equipment. In an age of fiscal constraint and
liability the solution to an issue is so often a refinement of process.
This workshop introduces the concept of holistic ISR training and
demonstrates the effectiveness of a fully integrated ISR system.
The workshop will specifically focus on the following:
• To understand the benefits of holistic ISR training
• To understand how a system can be employed
• To learn how to mitigate many of the pitfalls associated
with implementing an ISR training system
• To be able to assess if a holistic ISR training system is right
for your team
Mr Ewen Stockbridge Sime, Director, IAM:ISR, UK
(Former QWI Course Director and Chief ISR Instructor, RAF, UK)
Register online at: www.airborne-isr.net • Alternatively fax you
Airborne ISR 2015: airborne-isr.net
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in Airborne
ISR 2015, taking place in London from the 26th-27th of October.
Within this dynamic area of operations, both NATO and its
member states continue to move forward, strengthening capabilities
through ambitious projects and fostering increased
co-operation. However, for momentum and progress to be
maintained in this information-led domain, communication is
paramount.
There is therefore a need for a high level meeting that brings
together senior military leadership, project decision makers and
technical experts, alongside cutting edge industry solution providers
to collaborate on future endeavours that will ensure information
superiority.
I believe Airborne ISR is the perfect environment for this
collaboration, hence lending my support behind the conference as
chairman.
I would ask you to pay particular attention to our conference
agenda which has been put together with great care to give you the
very best opportunity to benchmark and learn from subject matter
experts relating to the technology, training and operational doctrines
behind Airborne ISR assets.
Only through learning and networking with our peers can we
enhance and improve our ideas and execution of military projects,
I urge you to join us in October 2015 with many other likeminded
individuals to ensure you too can benefit from this unique forum.
Yours Sincerely,
Major General George Harrison: Former Commander,
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Centre,
United States Air Force
Senior Military Speaker Line Up:
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Deputy
Commander and Chief of Staff NAEW&C
Force Command, NATO
Brigadier David Evans, ACOS IS,
Information Superiority, Royal Navy, UK
Squadron Leader Steve Knight, ISTAR
Training Manager, RAF, UK
Colonel Laura Ryan, Director of Policy,
Plans and Assessments, 25th Air Force,
United States (subject to final confirmation)
Colonel John McCurdy, Director of
Research, United States Air Force
Academy (subject to final confirmation)
Lieutenant Colonel Jans "Muezli"
Ruedisueli, Commander of the 306th
Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force,
Netherlands
Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Sentinel
Requirements Manager, Air Command
Capability Branch, RAF, UK
Mr Rob Munday, Unified Vision 2014
Assessment Director, NATO
Dr James Wood, Fellow, Cyber and
Information Systems Division, DSTL, UK
Mr Rob Murray, Head of ISR, Defence
Investment Division, NATO
Mr Ewen Stockbridge Sime,
Director, IAM:ISR, UK
Dr Ashutosh Natraj (MIEEE), Researcher,
Computer Science, University of Oxford, UK

3. r registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711
8.15 Day 1 - Conference Registration and Informal Introductions
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Address:
Major General George Harrison (ret), Former Commander, Air
Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, USAF, USA
9.10 NATO’s AWACS Which Way Now?
• Re-organising the force
• Assurance measures and other operations
• Balancing battle management and ISR-NATO AWACS place in
the JISR
• Moving forward-current and potential future upgrades
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Deputy Commander and Chief
of Staff NAEW&C Force Command, NATO
9.50 NATO Joint ISR: Future Capability Development
• The key areas in which NATO is seeking to focus its capabilities
• Challenges to NATO in terms of JISR Capability Development
• The potential for fusing assets such as AWACS and the AGS
under the JISR
Mr Rob Murray, Head of ISR, Defence Investment Division, NATO
10.30 Effective Integration of Airborne ISR Assets within the 25th Air
Force
• The 25th Air force and its approach to effective airborne ISR
• Technical and practical measures taken to promote synergy
amongst the 25th’s Assets
• Efforts to extend this co-operation to allied forces. The US Air
Force Europe’s European Partner Integration Enterprise (EPIE)
Colonel Laura Ryan, Director of Policy, Plans and Assessments,
25th Air Force, USAF, USA (subject to final confirmation)
11.10 Morning Coffee and Networking In Exhibition Area
11.40 Maintaining an Effective Ground Surveillance Capability:
The UKs Sentinel Programme
• Requirements for the maintenance and improvement of the
Sentinel programme.
• A report of its operational successes in Afghanistan, Libya,
Mali. The lessons learned.
• Sentinels future place within the RAF’s ISR capability.
Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Sentinel Requirements Manager,
Air Command Capability Branch, RAF, UK
12.20 Speaking Opportunity Reserved for Commercial Sponsor
13.00 Panel Discussion: How Defence Forces Can Deliver
Intelligence Advantages Through Greater Interoperability
• Why interoperability between nations is vital for greater ISR
capability
• NATO recommendations and programmes promoting
interoperability
• Training for interoperability-how can users help create better
joint decision making
Panelists include:
Brigadier David Evans, ACOS IS, Information Superiority,
Royal Navy, UK
Air Commodore Paddy Teakle, Deputy Commander and
Chief of Staff NAEW&C Force Command, NATO
Colonel Laura Ryan, Director of Policy, Plans and Assessments,
25th Air Force, USAF, USA (subject to final confirmation)
13.45 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Area
14.45 The Developing Role of UAS within the Netherlands ISTAR
Capability
• Operational requirements that have driven the procurement
of the MQ-9 Reaper
• The challenges faced with the introduction of the platform
• The potential for co-operation with NATO partners in the areas
of training, intelligence sharing and joint operations
Invited: Lieutenant Colonel Jan “Muezli” Ruedisueli,
Commanding Officer of 306 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air
Force
15.25 Speaking Opportunity Reserved for Commercial Sponsor
16.05 The Future of Airborne ISR Training within the UK
• The UKs approach to Airborne ISR Training
• The potential to cut operational costs within this area
• Future plans for the UK’s ISR training programmes
Squadron Leader Steve Knight, Airborne ISR Training Manager,
RAF, UK (subject to final confirmation)
16.44 Afternoon Tea and Networking In Exhibition Area
17.15 Optimising Data Collection, Processing, Storage and Fusion
within Airborne ISR
• What are the main obstacles hindering efficiency and
cooperation in this vital area.
• What systemic reforms need to be implemented when
collecting, processing, storing, fusing and then disseminating
data?
• Is a net-centric solution ultimately achievable?
Dr James Wood, Fellow Cyber and Information Systems Division,
DSTL, UK
17.55 Panel Discussion: Future Technology set to further the
Airborne ISR Domain
• Key developments that decision makers must take into
account
• How will said developments effect operational planning?
• Operational capability gaps that require filling
Chaired by Major General George Harrison (ret), Former
Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Centre,
USAF, USA
Brigadier David Evans, ACOS IS, Information Superiority,
Royal Navy, UK
Mr Rob Murray, Head of ISR, Defence Investment Division, NATO
Lieutenant Colonel Jan “Muezli” Ruedisueli, Commanding
Officer for the 306th Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force,
Netherlands.
18.35 End of Airborne ISR 2015 Day One
Airborne ISR 2015
Day One | Monday 26th October

4. Airborne ISR 2015
Day Two | Tuesday 27th October
8.30 DAY 2 - Conference Registration and Informal Networking
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Address
Major General George Harrison (ret), Former Commander,
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Centre, USAF, USA
9.15 An Overview of the Royal Navy's ISR Portfolio
• The Navy’s current airborne ISR assets.
• Future capability plans
• Emerging technology
• Challenges of CEPP, namely QNLZ and F35
Brigadier David Evans, ACOS IS, Information Superiority,
Royal Navy, UK
9.55 Morning Keynote Address - Reserved For Platinum Sponsor
10.35 NATO’s Unified Vision 2016: An Overview of Plans
• A recount of the lessons learnt from UV 2014, how 2016 will
seek to build on this
• An outline of the UV16 key operational aims and their
relevance within the NATO Joint ISR programme
• Future requirements and plans to continue moving forward
Mr Rob Munday, Unified Vision 2014 Assessment Director, NATO
11.15 Morning Coffee and Networking In Exhibition Area
11.45 The Potential for Networks of Small UAVs to Revolutionise
Operations
• An introduction to the concept of swarming.
• UAVs potential to communicate with one another to perform
tasks as an intelligent group
• Their utility in countering Anti Access Area Denial systems
through swarming
• An assessment of the technology and reforms required to
realise this concept
Colonel John McCurdy, Director of Research, United States Air
Force Academy (subject to final confirmation)
12.25 PANEL: Preparing Todays ISR Operators for the Challenges of
Tomorrow
• The need for greater training processes
• How will training change as technology develops even further
• How operation variation will drive a multi spectrum training
requirement for modern defence forces
Squadron Leader Steve Knight, ISTAR Training Manager, RAF, UK
(subject to final confirmation)
Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Sentinel Requirements Manager,
Air Command Capability Branch, RAF, UK
Mr Ewen Stockbridge Sime, Director, IAM:ISR, UK
(Former QWI Course Director and Chief ISR Instructor, RAF, UK)
13.10 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Area
14.10 Afternoon Keynote Session Reserved For Gold Sponsor
14.50 Overcoming Safety Issues Associated with UAVs through
Sense and Avoid Technology
• An outline of this technology and the vital role it has to play
• Swarm detect and avoid collaborative actions with high level
decision making for a step closer towards autonomy of UAVs
• The future potential to safely open up civil air space to UAV
operations
Dr Ashutosh Natraj (MIEEE), Researcher, Computer Science,
University of Oxford, UK
15.30 Afternoon Tea and Networking In Exhibition Area
16.00 Holistic Airborne ISR: Fulfilling the Concept
• What is holistic ISR?
• Why is it required?
• What are the factors that are preventing holistic ISR from being
implemented?
• Mitigations and solutions to these factors
Mr Ewen Stockbridge Sime, Director, IAM:ISR, UK
(Former QWI Course Director and Chief ISR Instructor, RAF, UK)
16.40 End of Airborne ISR 2015 Day Two

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Audience Profile:
Airborne ISR 2015 is a meeting of NATO operators and
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need for advancing increased co-operation amongst
strategic partners, the standardisation of training, doctrines
and platforms.
The audience will include, but not be
limited to:
• Intelligence and Information Superiority
• Air Early Warning and Control
• C2 Battle Management
• C4 ISTAR
• Cyber and Electronic Warfare
• SIGINT
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Defence Planning and Procurement
• Requirements Managers
• Heads of Joint ISR Programmes
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