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MilSatCom APAC - ramps up with early bird discount ending on March 31st.
SMi invites you to attend the 4th Annual MilSatCom Asia-Pacific Conference, taking place in Singapore on Wednesday the 14th and Thursday the 15th of May 2014. Get the chance to network with leading industry experts from across the world, including Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and more.
Why Singapore? Given Singapore’s launch into the space and satellite industry with the new Singapore Office for Space Technology & Industry announced this summer, it was decided to hold the conference again in the Asia hub Singapore. This initiative is made up of many different organizations including the Singapore Armed Forces, and according to various sources, this will have a profound impact on Singapore’s satellite industry. As well as exploring the new satellite opportunities in both the civil and defense sectors, this year’s conference will be focusing particularly on the implications of the U.S. forces moving out to Asia, new technological advancements such as picosatellites and maritime security and other issues facing the industry such as cost-effective usage of satellites.
There is an early bird discount: register by of March 31st and save S$300.
SMi offers special price for Military, Government and Public Sector - S$999.
For more information about this event, or to register, please contact James Hitchen on +44(0) 207 827 6054 or e-mail jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk Register online.
As well as exploring the new satellite opportunities in both the civil and defense sectors, this year’s MilSatCom Asia-Pacific will be focusing particularly on the implications of the U.S. forces Pivot to the Pacific, new technological advancements such as picosatellites and maritime security and other issues facing the industry such as the regulatory aspects of satellite usage.
MilSatCom APAC
2-DAY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day One - 14th May 2014
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Gregg Daffner, GVF Hong Kong Correspondent / CEO, Global VSAT
Forum
9.10 Way Ahead of Philippine Navy SatCom
Captain Anthony Rommel SD Reyes PN GSC, Global Satellite
Communications, Philippine Navy
9.50 Update on MilSatCom Capability in New Zealand
Lieutenant Colonel James Dryburgh, JS01 CIS J6, New Zealand Defence Force
10.30 Morning Coffee
10.50 Delivering global MilSatComs for today's and tomorrow's critical operations
Patrick Gibassier, Head of Government Satcoms Export Sales, Airbus Defence & Space
11.30 Operational SatCom Management
Harold Haney, Chief Space & Missile Defense Division, USSTRATCOM (Subject to Final Confirmation)
12.10 Networking Lunch
1.20 Session reserved for O3b Networks
"D" D'Ambrosio, EVP, Government Services, O3b Networks
2.00 Current and potential future MilSatCom architecture in the U.S.
Deanna Ryals, Chief International Military Satellite Communication Division, MilSatCom Systems Directorate, U.S. Air Force
(Subject to Final Confirmation)
2.40 Afternoon Tea
3.00 Transforming Mission-Critical Satellite Networks: iDirect's Perspective
Tom Cheong, Vice President & General Manager Asia-Pacific, iDirect Asia
Overlooking the historic Singapore River, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore is a premier five star conference hotel where luxurious elegance and contemporary style go hand in hand.
3.40 Canadian Armed Forces Satellite Communications: Current and
Future Brigadier General (Rtd.) Pitre, Director General Space,
Canadian Department of Defence
4.20 The Regulatory Perspective of SatCom and Its Impact on
Operational Use
Lionel Frion, Engineer Engineer Spectrum, French Ministry of
Defence
5.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
5.15 Drinks Reception Hosted By Airbus Defence & Space
Day Two - 15th May 2014
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Gregg Daffner, GVF Hong Kong Correspondent / CEO, Global
VSAT Forum
9.10 Royal Thai Navy satellite communications developments
Captain Jirapol Wongwit, Director of Policy and Plans Division,
Royal Thai Navy
9.50 Protected MilSatCom for the Pacific Rim
Tim Frei, Vice President Communication Systems Space Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
10.30 Morning Coffee
10.50 Technological Learning within Emerging Satellite Programs
Dr Danielle Wood, Adjunct Researcher, Systems Institute, Johns Hopkins University
11.30 Picosatellites and Maritime Security Research in the University of the Aegean. Maritime Security Risk Tracking
Lieutenant Commander Georgios Mantzouris, Ph.D, Hellenic Navy
12.10 Networking Lunch
1.20 The Demand Curve for MilSatCom in the Asia Pacific
Jose del Rosario, Senior Analyst, Northern Sky Research
2.00 Panel- SatCom Developments and Growth Across Asia
Jose del Rosario, Senior Analyst, Northern Sky Research
Dr Danielle Wood, Adjunct Researcher, Systems Institute, Johns Hopkins University
2.40 Afternoon Tea
3.00 Worldwide Ground Stations Network: A Commercial & MilSatCom Asset
Nicolas Stephan, Business Development Director Asia, Swedish Space Corporation
3.40 Update on certification of U.S. and DoD militaries in Asia
Riaz Lamak, International Director Benchmarking & Validation, Global VSAT Forum
4.20 The March towards a Network Centric Warfare capable Navy for Maritime roles and missions
Seshadri Vasan, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Centre for Asia Studies
5.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
MilSatCom APAC
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Get the chance to visit the interactive post-conference workshop:
What is protected military satellite communications?
9.00 - 13.00 May 16th 2014, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore
Workshop Leader: Mr. Rick Skinner, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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