Global MilSatCom 2011 - Europe’s leading show for military satellite communications professionals

July 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Global MilSatCom 2011 Preview - Europe’s leading show for military satellite communications professionals

Now in its 13th Year, SMi’s Global MilSatCom 2011 will take place from the 29 November to 1 December in London.

Global MilSatCom 2011 will feature an impressive international speaker line-up and is the ideal place for delegates to: discuss issues ranging from national requirements to cyber security threats with an array of military speakers from across the globe, network with key European and NATO players and interact with leading decision makers from the international SATCOM arena.

This year’s event features the introduction of new topics including UAS and Cyber Security to ensure that attendees are kept fully up-to-date with all the latest developments from across the sector.

The high level conference programme will be delivered by some of the industry’s most senior professionals including:
•   Brigadier General Gregory Brundidge, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Warfighting Integration, US European Command (US EUCOM)
•   Malcolm Green, Chief CAT 9 NII Communication Infrastructure Services, NATO C3 Agency
•   Colonel Patrick Rayermann (Ret’d), DOD Executive Agent for Space (EA4S) Staff, US Army
•   Colonel Edwin Pinheiro, Chief of Telematics, Ministry of Defence, Brazil
•   Rusty Collins, ASSIST Project Manager, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
•   Brigadier General Ian Fordred, Director, Information Communication Technology (DICT) in the Command and Management Information Systems Division (CMIS), South African National Defence Force (SANDF)
•   Colonel Michael Lakos, Chief MilSatCom Division, US Air Force
•   Colonel Neil Fraser, Department Head of Service Assurance, Ministry of Defence, UK
•   Colonel Christophe Debaert, Syracuse III Team Leader, Ministry of Defence, France
•   Lieutenant Colonel Michael Delorey, C4ISTAR Branch (Deployable CIS), NATO Joint Airpower Competence Centre (JAPCC)
•   Lieutenant Colonel Abde Bellahnid, Space Development Department, Department of Defence, Canada
•   Commander Kevin Fincher, Royal Navy, CBM J6 Operations 1 Head, Ministry of Defence, UK
•   Commander Andy Rayner, Royal Navy, SO1 Core Networks, Cap CC&II, Ministry of Defence, UK
•   Commander Trond Hermansen, Director SATCOM Advisory Board, CHOD Norway, Norwegian Armed Forces Commander Christophe Le Garff, Syracuse III, Systems Architect, DGA, Ministry of Defence, France
•   David Lascelles, Deputy Head DCNS, Information Systems & Services (ISS) Programmes, Ministry of Defence, UK
•   Dr. Mohammed N Mubarek Alahbabi, Information Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor, United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
•   Major John Genouw, COMOPSLAND G6, Ministry of Defence, Belgium
•   Captain Thomas Lockhart, Leader, C4ISTAR, General Staff, French Navy
•   Rodolophe Paris, PT SatCom Chairman, Space & Radio Spectrum Project Officer, Capabilities Directorate, European Defence Agency
•   Kjetil Bilic Michaelsen, Senior Engineer, Norwegian Armed Forces

Plus, there will also be a half day pre-conference workshop on Monday 28th November: Why Ka? Understanding the benefits and shortcomings of Ka-Band Mobile Satellite Systems, in association with Cobham.

A lively and vibrant exhibition will run alongside the conference, showcasing all the latest technologies and advances in equipment and services from the industry’s leading suppliers. Exhibitors include: CPI, Comtech Xicom Technology, ETL Systems, Hughes Network Systems, Newtec, NovelSat, Sematron and UKRF. Sponsors include: Astrium, Paradigm, Cisco, Cobham, Comtech EF Data, DRS Defence Solutions, Eutelsat, Gilat, iDirect, Inmarsat, Integral Systems Europe, Intelsat, Rockwell Collins, SELEX Elsag, Thales, Thales Alenia Space.

For further information visit - http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2011globalmilsatcom50.asp
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