The event will be held on January 23-24, 2012, at the Park Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Milsatcom Middle East is a two day conference developed specifically to meet the satellite communications needs of Middle East military, government, and security agencies. It will be an important event for military satellite professionals in the Gulf and greater Middle East region in 2012. This is the only platform for learning more about latest MILSATCOM trends and meeting with regional defense and government leaders. Milsatcom Middle East will bring together senior dignitaries from UAE Armed Forces, Ministries of Defense of the UAE, Qatar and Oman, Ministry of Defense and Aviation KSA, Royal Saudi Naval Forces, UAE Presidential Guard, Border Affairs Council, Critical National Infrastructure Authority, Central Informatics Organisation Bahrain, Bahrain Defence Force, and various other government, security and internal security forces. The world class speaker line up includes:
- Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Center of Excellence, UAE Armed Forces
- Tim Shroyer, Chief Technology Officer, GD Satcom Technologies
- Gerard Donelan, Head of Public Sector Projects, SES
- Tareq Al Hosani, CEO, Yahsat
- John Yates, Independent Satcom Consultant
- Dr. Hugues LANCRENON, Thales, Defense and Security C4I System Division
- David Moss, Director Government Services, Thuraya
- Dr. Leslie Klein , President & CEO, C-COM Satellite Systems
- Martin Jarrold, Director, Global VSAT Forum
