www.airmissiledefenceasia.com 2014 SPEAKERS

Presents
Developing integrated air and
missile defence capabilities
and regional cooperation
Main Conference:
20 -21 August 2014
Venue:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
By attending Integrated Air and
Missile Defence Asia you will:
Gain in-depth knowledge of the integrated air and missile defence
plans of key regional militaries, including Malaysia, Thailand and
the Republic of Korea, examining their requirements and on-going
developments to inform your future engagement with the region
Understand the importance of developing partnerships in the region.
Learn about the approaches taken by both local partners and
international allies to develop a comprehensive, unified and lasting
approach to security within the Asia-Pacific region.
Debate the solutions available for enhancing detection and tracking
capabilities, as well as the latest in interception developments, whilst
addressing the importance of developing an integrated approach to
command and control
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2014 speakers
Major General (Ret’d) Dato
Husin MD Tahak, Former Head
of Air Defense, Malaysian
Armed Forces
Colonel Lee Dong-Won, Air
Defence Artillery Command,
Republic of Korea Air Force
Group Captain Somkuan
Rugdee, Commander,
Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment
King’s Guard, Royal Thai Air
Force
Flag Officer, Name Witheld,
Philippines Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Kim
Joong-Ho, Air Defence Artillery
Command, Republic of Korea
Air Force
Gregory Kee, General Manager,
NATO MEADS Agency
Colonel Fabian Ochsner, Vice
President Rheinmetall Air
Defence and Chief GBAD AOC,
Swiss Air Force
Ernest Z. Bower, Senior
Adviser and Sumitro Chair for
Southeast Asia Studies, Centre
for Strategic and International
Studies
Harry White, Defence Analyst,
Australian Strategic Policy
Institute
Dear Colleague,
Defence IQ’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence portfolio has
been at the forefront of international developments over the past
decade. From it’s coverage of emerging requirements in Eastern
Europe, through to last year’s event in Brazil highlighting the
needs of the Brazilian Armed Forces to prepare for hosting major
international events, the IAMD series remains the premier forum
for global debates on air and missile defence.
This summer, we are delighted to be hosting the inaugural
Integrated Air and Missile Defence Asia event in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia between 20-21 August. Recent developments have
demonstrated the ever increasing importance of Asian nations
having a thoroughly modern and capable air and missile defence
system. I am certain that Integrated Air & Missile Defence Asia
will offer a terrific forum for leading nations to come together and
address future capability requirements and developments.
We are delighted to be hosting the event in Malaysia, under the
Chairmanship of Major General (Ret’d) Dato Husin MD Tahak. As
the Former Head of Air Defence, Major General Tahak undoubtedly
has the credentials to deliver an honest and open forum looking
at the issues at the very heart of missile defence in the region.
With representatives from major stakeholders across Asia
including the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and
US Pacific Command, Integrated Air and Missile Defence Asia
promises to offer a unique opportunity to engage with key decision
makers involved with the future of air and missile defence.
We look forward to meeting you in August.
Kind Regards,
Mark Eastwood
Conference Producer
Integrated Air & Missile Defence Asia
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Conference Day One: 20th august 2014
08.30 Coffee and Registration
09.00 Chairman’s welcome and introductory remarks
Major General (Ret’d) Dato Husin MD Tahak,
Former Head of Air Defense, Malaysian Armed
Forces
Colonel Fabian Ochsner, Vice President
Rheinmetall Air Defence and Chief GBAD AOC,
Swiss Air Force
09.10 Host Nation Keynote Address:
The Malaysian Armed Forces and the future of missile defence
vWelcome to Malaysia and introduction to the Armed Forces of Malaysia
vAddressing the government’s 10th Malaysia Plan of 2011-2015 outlining current and future government spending plans
vAssessing the Malaysian Armed Forces air and
missile defence capability development plans
including both CRAM and longer range systems
Session Reserved For Official Representative of
General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin, Chief
of Defence Forces, Malaysian Armed Forces
09.50 Session Reserved for Rheinmetall
Colonel Fabian Ochsner, Vice
President Rheinmetall Air
Defence and Chief GBAD AOC,
Swiss Air Force
10.30 Networking Coffee Break
11.00 The operability and development methodology of Republic of Korea Air Force’s air defence
vIntroduction to Korea’s integrated approach to
air and missile defence and the close cooperation
between the Army and the Air Force
vThe Air Defence Artillery Command – current
capabilities and development plans
vAssessing the M-SAM Cheolmae-2 program and
it’s current status
Colonel Lee Dong-Won, Air Defence Artillery
Command, Republic of Korea Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Joong-Ho, Air Defence
Artillery Command, Republic of Korea Air Force
11.40 The Royal Thai Air Force – providing comprehensive air defence capabilities
vOperational considerations for the Air Force’s Man
Portable Air Defence Systems, including the QW-2
Vanguard II
vAssessing Oerlikon ADATS
vTechnology development within the Air Force and
the move towards new air defence radars
Group Captain Somkuan Rugdee, Commander,
Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment King’s Guard,
Royal Thai Air Force
12.20 Networking Lunch
13.20 The view from United States Pacific Command –
establishing the missile defence centre of excellence
vAddressing the strategic approach of the United
States Pacific Command to missile defence in the
Asia-Pacific region
vEstablishing the Missile Defence Centre of
Excellence and the capability this provides for the
region
vFuture partnership building for the United States
in Asia
Commander Steve DeMoss, Deputy J36, Space
& Integrated Air and Missile Defense, US Pacific
Command
14.00 Roundtable Discussion Session
Evaluating the future of Missile Defence in the Asia-Pacific region
To encourage a more interactive experience,
delegates will offer four discussion tables based
around key issues. Delegates will have the chance
to join two tables, for 30 minutes each, to offer their
personal insights into the issue. At the conclusion
of the session, table leaders will feedback the key
take away points from their table to the Chairman
and the room.
Table One
What cutting edge technologies are of the most
interest and what advancements need to be made
before these appear in the field?
Table Two
How do we see the future anatomy of air and
missile defence threats? Will Rockets, Artillery and
Mortars be most common or will more significant
threats become a reality in the region?
Table Three
How can we improve the integration between Air
Force, Army and Navy assets all involved in missile
defence operations?
Table Four
Does target interception remain the largest
challenge or does detection and tracking pose the
greatest problems at the moment?
15.00 Chairman’s Comments and Close of Day One
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Conference Day two: 21st august 2014
08.30 Coffee and Registration
09.00 Chairman’s welcome and introductory remarks
Major General (Ret’d) Dato Husin MD Tahak,
Former Head of Air Defense, Malaysian Armed
Forces
Colonel Fabian Ochsner, Vice President Rheinmetall
Air Defence and Chief GBAD AOC, Swiss Air Force
09.10 Outlining the need for a Philippine air & missile
defence – The potential for another Pacific AEGIS
partner
vThe future Philippine air and missile defence
concept – working with Pacific partners to ensure
capability pooling and a shared defence concept
vAn assessment of Philippine air and missile defence requirements for theatre level Pacific strategy
vThe importance of integration with Indonesian
and Malaysian neighbours to enable real time
information exchange and rapid response capability
Flag Officer, Name Witheld, Philippines Navy
09.50 Enhancing the AEGIS fleet with open architecture
upgrades – incremental upgrades for a modernised
capability
vThe AEGIS modernisation concept – decoupling
software, building on fielded baselines and the
integration of US NAVY enterprise hardware and
software solutions
vThe evolution to COTS technologies and products
and the incremental/ spiral approach to AEGIS
Open Architecture
vBalancing capabilities with complex combat
system integration – establishing common
components across multiple ship classes
Session Reserved for PEO Integrated Warfare
Systems, United States Navy
10.30 Networking Coffee Break
11.40 Asia-Pacific security in the larger geo-political context
vThe current security situation in the Asia-Pacific
vReflections on the US approach and engagment with key players in the region
vAssessing the rhetoric of recent policies and the implications for the greater security situation
Ernest Z. Bower, Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair
for Southeast Asia Studies, Centre for Strategic and
International Studies
12.20 Networking Lunch
13.30 Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) –
international air and missile system proves
360-degree capabilities
vThe next generation of air and missile defence:
an overview of the MEADS system features and
capabilities
vAn update since the latest capability
demonstrations and flight tests – a success story
vMEADS as the basis for Italy and Germany’s future
air and missile defence systems and contributions
to NATO
Gregory Kee, General Manager, NATO MEADS Agency
14.10 Australia,the United States and the Security in the Asia Pacific
vThe Rebalance to date from an allied perspective
vAllied and specifically Australian policy responses to US position to date
vThe risks for conflict in the region as they appear from Canberra
Harry White, Defence Analyst, Australian Strategic
Policy Institute
14.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
15.00 Close of Conference
11.00 Panel Discussion Session
How can we improve international cooperation on
air and missile defence in Asia?
vWhat steps need to be taken in order to encourage
greater bilateral and multilateral partnerships?
vWhat lessons can we learn from NATO cooperation on programmes such as MEADS and can these lessons be applied to the Asia-Pacific region?
vCan nations from outside of the region contribute
to greater cooperation and integration, or does
this need to be led from within?
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