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Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
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- In partnership with
Joint Helicopter Command
- Keynote Speaker
Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt
Programme
25 March 2010
0830 Registration, Tea and Coffee
0855 Conference Director's Welcome
Speaker:
Olivier Grouille, Head, Land Capabilites and Operations Programme, RUSI
0900 Session One: Keynote Presentation
Chair:
Professor Michael Clarke, Director, RUSI
Speakers:
Professor Greg Kennedy, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College
‘Hard Lessons of Past Campaigns and Enduring Lessons for the Future’
Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
‘The Joint Helicopter Command: 2020 Vision and 2020 Reality?’
Discussion Session
1030 Morning Tea and Coffee
1100 Session Two: Developments from Current Operations
Chair:
Olivier Grouille, Head of Land Operations and Capabilities Programme, RUSI
Speakers:
Colonel John McCardle RM, Assistant Director (Doctrine, Strategy, Plans) Joint Helicopter Command
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Cartwright, Commanding Officer 3 SCOTS, British Army
‘Successful use of helicopters in Afghanistan’
Commodore Russ Harding, Head of Air and Littoral Manoeuvre Capability, UK MoD
Adrian Baguley, Head of Helicopters 2, Defence Equipment and Support, UK MoD
‘The UK’s Rotary Wing Strategy’
Discussion Session
1230 Networking Lunch
1330 Session Three: Future Operational Concepts
Chair
RUSI Associate Fellow
Speakers:
Colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon, Assistant Head of ISTAR, HQ Land Forces
'Fusing ISTAR and Fires in the Future Operating Environment’
Representative from French Army
‘The French Connection: The use of Battlefield Helicopters in support of Global Operations’
Group Captain Dean Andrews, Chief of Staff, Joint Air Land Organisation
‘The Future Air-Land Interface: A Shared Responsibility’
Discussion Session
1500 Afternoon Tea and Coffee
1530 Session Four: Preparing for the Future
Chair:
Industry Representative
Speakers:
Trevor Watkins, Chinook TLCS Programme Manager, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support
Trevor Pritchard, Business Development Director, Vector Aerospace UK
‘Maintainability and Through-Life Support’
Dr. Rob Delicata, Team Leader, Air Manoeuvre and Strategic Mobility Studies, DSTL
Kate Moran, Air and Weapons Systems Analyst, DSTL
‘The Head or the Heart? Decision-Making Analysis’
Industry Representative
‘Technological Evolution in the Real World’
Discussion Session
1700 Session Five: Summary
Speakers:
Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
‘Reflections on the day’s proceedings and the way ahead’
1715 Drinks Reception (all attendees). Sponsored by Vector Aerospace
1900 Dinner (invitation only). Sponsored by Boeing
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