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Overcoming Key Situational Awareness Challenges in an increasingly Contested, Congested and Competitive Space

SMi Group proudly presents its 12th Annual Conference on...

Military Space Situational Awareness 2017

26th - 27thAPRIL

eVeNt HiGHliGHtS: 1. Hear from new countries seeking to develop their

space programmes such as Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and many more

2. learn from leading nations such as USA, UK, France, and Canada on how they continue to enhance space security through Space Domain Awareness technologies

3. Discuss key topics that affect space situational awareness; from space-borne sensors to effective information management systems

4. Gain a unique insight into the challenges faced beyond the atmosphere and how defence forces and industry are striving to overcome them

CHAiRMAN: Allen Antrobus, Space Security Delivery Manager,

UK Space Agency

eXpeRt SpeAKeRS: Colonel Scott trinrud, Chief, Space Policy Division,

US Strategic Command

Colonel Jeff Dooling, Director Space Requirements, Director-General Space, Canadian Forces

Colonel Franck Schrottenloher, Commander, Environmental ControlOffice,French Joint Space Command

Colonel Rafal Borek, Chief of Section, Defence Projects Department, polish Space Agency

Wing Commander Rayna Owens, AS Strat 4, UK MoD

Charlotte Wiin Havsteen, Branch Chief, Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography, Danish Defence Acquisition and logistics Organization

lieutenant Colonel Jaime Sanchez Mayorga, Head of Space Programs Unit, Spanish MoD

Major Bernie Buijs, LeadRNLAFSpaceOffice,C4ISR/Space, Royal Netherlands Air Force

Nicolas Bobrinsky, Head of the SSA Programme, european Space Agency

Simon Machin, MetOfficeSpaceWeatherOperationsCentre(MOSWOC)-DefenceSpaceweatherLead,Met�Offi�ce��

Dr Francis Chun, Head of the Center for Space Situational Awareness Research, United States Air Force Academy

Dr Clezio Marcos De Nardin, Head of the Embrace Space WeatherProgram,Brazilian Space Agency

Johan Kohler, Head of Solar System Science, Swedish National Space Board

professor thomas Schildknecht, Astronimical Institute, University of Bern

Dr Alex ellerey, Professor, Carleton University

Dr Stephen Hobbs, Director,CranfieldSpaceResearchCentre, Cranfi�eld�University

Military Space Situational Awareness Day One 26th April 2017 www.military-space.com

08.30 Registration & Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Allen Antrobus, Space Security Delivery Manager,

UK Space Agency

NAtiONAl UpDAteS ON SSA

09.10 �Keynote�Briefing:�Recent�Changes�in�British�Military�Space�Doctrine�enabling Greater SSA Capacity

•OverviewoftheStrategicDefenceReview2015andhowthiswillaffect UK SSA Capability

•HowthisinturnwillaffecttheNationalSpaceIndustryinlightofmoreaffordable space technologies

•SpaceControlisthekey:howdenialofserviceismitigatedthroughindigenous capacity as well as international collaboration

Wing Commander Rayna Owens, AS Strat 4, UK MoD

09.50 enhancing Canada’s Contribution to Security of North America in Space

•AnoverviewoftheSapphireSatellite,itscontributiontotheUSSpace Surveillance Network and its future replacement

•EnablingCanada’sSpaceProgrammethroughthreeenvelopes:Force Development, Force Generation and Force Employment

•JointSpaceSupportTeamsandtheircontributiontospacesecurityin international missions abroad

Colonel Jeff Dooling, Director Space Requirements, Director General Space, Canadian Forces

10.20 the importance of Global Collaboration in Obtaining Space Situational Awareness information

•AnoverviewoftheSSASharingAgreementsprocess •ASTRATCOMperspectiveontheidealpartnersfortheagreement •Futurecooperationwithglobalalliesandinternationalbodies Colonel Scott trinrud, Chief, Space Policy Division,

US Strategic Command

10.50 Morning Coffee

11.20 Civil Space perspective on SSA •CivilusesofSSA(enablecontinuedaccesstospaceforcommerce,

science, civil infrastructure; actionable collision risk warnings; concernsforRFandcyber-security)

•DebrisMitigation(technologiesandpracticesbeingdevelopedinthespaceindustry)

•UK’sDaedalusExperiment(exercisetomonitordeploymentofdebrismitigationdragsailsonaUKsatellitein2017)

•CurrentInitiatives(UK/Europeanfocus,SSA,spaceweather,CleanSpace,…)

Dr Stephen Hobbs, Director,CranfieldSpaceResearchCentre,Cranfield�University

11.50 Session Reserved for Sponsor

COMMAND AND CONtROl

12.20�������Artificially�Intelligent�Spacecraft�as�a�Defence�Strategy�Against�Hostile�Cyber-intervention

•Anoverviewofcyber-protectionofspacecraft •Artificialintelligencemethodstoenhanceautonomouscapabilities •SpacecraftAIarchitecture Dr Alex ellerey, Professor, Carleton University

12.50 Networking lunch

13.50 Swedish Space Awareness Strategy for the 21st Century: Managing the introduction of New Systems and Concepts for SSA

•FurtheringthedevelopmentofsensorconceptsforSpaceTrafficManagement:whatarethebestsensorssystemstoacquireandoperate?

•Enhancingspaceweatherandorbitalmonitoringthroughmilitary-civil collaboration

•Exploringfurtherinternationalcooperationtoenhanceawareness of the space domain

Johan Kohler, Head of Solar System Science, Swedish National Space Board

14.20 Session Reserved for Sponsor

SpACe WeAtHeR

14.50 Space Weather Support to the MoDs Space Situational Awareness Mission

•Riskstoorbitinginfrastructurefromspaceweatherandchallengesinforeseeing it

•Currentmethodsandsystemstomonitorspaceweatherandprovide early warning to space operators

•Keyagenciesthemetofficeworkswithtosharecrucialinformation •Futureprojectstoenhancemonitoringandinformationsharing

capabilities Simon Machin, MetOfficeSpaceWeatherOperationsCentre

(MOSWOC)-DefenceSpaceweatherLead,�Met�Office�

15.20 Afternoon tea

15.50 improving Space Weather Awareness through the Brazilian embrace program

•Thepotentialrisktospaceinfrastructurebyweather •OutliningtheEmbracemission;it’spurposeandhopefuloutcomes •Developingadvancedscientifictechnologytobettermonitorspace

weather anomalies •Workingwithinternationalpartnerstoprovideaclearcataloguefor

all space users Clezio Marcos De Nardin, HeadoftheEmbraceSpaceWeather

Program, National institute of Space Research, Brazil

16.20 Creating a Distance Between Military and Civil Space Situational Awareness

•Thepossibilityofaninternationalcivilentityfor the cataloguing of orbiting objects

•Refocusingmilitaryeffortstoprioritisetheprotection of critical security infrastructure

•Howworkingwithcivilianentitieswilldevelopthenecessaryskillsrequiredforspaceflightsafety

•Highlightingtheneedforinternationalcollaborationatalllevels led by: Allen Antrobus, Space Security Delivery Manager,

UK Space Agency panel Discussants: Nicholas Bobrinsky, Head of the SSA Programme,

european Space Agency Colonel Scott trinrud, Chief, Space Policy Division,

US Strategic Command Colonel Jeff Dooling, Director Space Requirements, Director General

Space, Canadian Forces 17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Register online at www.military-space.com SpONSORSHip AND eXHiBitiON OppORtUNitieS

SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company’s marketing strategy. prime networking opportunities�exist�to�entertain,�enhance�and�expand�your�client�base�within�the�context�of�an�independent�discussion�specific�to�your�industry.�

Should�you�wish�to�join�the�increasing�number�of�companies�benefiting�from�sponsoring�our�conferences�please�call:Sadia Malick, on +44 (0) 207 827 6748 or email smalick@smi-online.co.uk

MARKetiNG OppORtUNitieSAre you interested in promoting your defence services to a targeted industry sector? SMi offer tailored marketing packages so that your association/

publication can gain access to a global market and key decision makers in the defence market.Contact: Shannon Cargan, SMi Marketing on +44 (0) 207 827 6138 or email: scargan@smi-online.co.uk

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Military Space Situational Awareness www.military-space.com Day two 27th April 2017

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08.30 Registration & Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Allen Antrobus, Space Security Delivery Manager,

UK Space Agency

NAtiONAl UpDAteS ON SSA

09.10 Defending National Sovereignty in Space by Using SSt technology:

the French Approach

•InitiativestoincreasecooperationwithCNESandothercivilspace

agenciestomaximiseSpaceSurveillanceandTrackingabilities

•LeveragingFrenchtechnologicalexperiencetooptimisehigh

resolution optic sensors for space surveillance

•Developingandreinvigoratingmissingcapabilitiestoprovidefull

spectrum SSA support to French national sovereignty

Colonel Franck Schrottenloher, Commander, Environmental Control

Office,French Joint Space Command

09.40 Overcoming the Challenges of protecting and coordinating Space

Operations in support of the Spanish Armed Forces

•CurrentSpanishMoDSSTcapabilities

•Keyprioritiesformultinationalcooperationinoperationsand

technological development

•FutureplansfortheenhancementofSpaceSituationalAwareness

contributions from Spain

lieutenant Colonel Jaime luis Sánchez Mayorga, Head of Space

Programs Unit, Spanish MoD

10.10 Morning Coffee

10.40 Danish SSA priorities as Seen From a Military perspective

•TheKingdomofDenmark–responsibilitiesandresources

•TheArcticandtheneedforremotesensing

•SpaceWeatherimpactsoncommunications

•Optimumuseofremotesensingplatforms

Charlotte Wiin Havsteen, Branch Chief,

Defence Centre for Operational Oceanography,

Danish Defence Acquisition and logistics Organization

11.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor

11.40 RNlAF Space Activities

•SpaceSecurityCenter

•JointMeteorologicalGroupandSpaceWX

•Researchandfeasibilityprograms

Major Bernie Buijs, LeadRNLAFSpaceOffice,C4ISR/Space,

Royal Netherlands Air Force

12.10 Networking lunch

13.10 Creating a pan-european Approach to Space Situational Awareness: Working together to provide a Holistic Capability for the european Community •Integratingcurrentground-basedopticaltelescopes and radar sites into one network •Developingacombinedcommandandcontrolsystemtotake

onspaceflightandearlywarningroles •Keychallengestoamultinationalapproach:whowilltakethelead? •Thecostsandbenefitsofintegrationnationalspacecapabilities led by: Allen Antrobus, Space Security Delivery Manager,

UK Space Agency panel Discussants: Colonel Rafal Borek, Chief of Section, Defence Projects Department,

polish Space Agency Charlotte Wiin Havsteen, Branch Chief, Defence Centre for

Operational Oceanography, Danish Defence Acquisition and logistics Organization

lieutenant Colonel Jaime luis Sánchez Mayorga, Head of Space Programs Unit, Spanish MoD

Major Bernie Buijs, LeadRNLAFSpaceOffice,C4ISR/Space,Royal Netherlands Air Force

tRAFFiC MANAGeMeNt

13.50 Continuing the effort to Secure Space-Based infrastructure for the european Community

•Europeanrelianceonspaceandtheprogressmadetoprotectitinrecent years

•ThecurrentthreatstoEuropeanactivitiesinEarth’sorbit •FutureplanstodevelopandenhancecollectiveSSAcapabilitiesto

protect European interests in space from orbital debris and space weather risks

Nicholas Bobrinsky, Head of the SSA Programme, european Space Agency

14.20 Civil SSA Activities for Collision and Space Debris Mitigation •UpdatesonSMARTnet •GroundBasedOpticalSensorsforGEOMonitoring •Creatingcataloguesandspaceobjectsandprovidingmechanisms

for information sharing professor thomas Schildknecht, Astronimical Institute, University of Bern

14.50 Afternoon tea

OptiCAl AND iMAGiNG SeNSORS

15.20 Outlining the SSt-pl programme and its impact on polish National Security in Space

•Mappingdebristrajectoriestoenhancecollisionavoidanceoforbiting satellites

•Providinggreatersecurityfornationalandalliedspacesystems •Applyingtheseprinciplesintothedevelopmentofnewassetsand

technologies for effective SSA Colonel Rafal Borek, Chief of Section, Defence Projects Department,

polish Space Agency

15.50 Session Reserved for Sponsor

16.20 US Air Force Academy Research into Advanced SSA Capabilities •Enablinggreaterawarenessofspacethroughtargetedresearch •DevelopingglobalopticaltelescopenetworkforSSAeducationand

research •EducatingfutureUSAirForceofficersinspacedomainawareness Dr Francis Chun, Professor and Director, Center for Space Situational

Awareness Research, US Air Force Academy 16.50 Closing Remarks and end of Conference Day two

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3. Build your brand so your solutions are front of mind when your prospects are putting potential solution providers on their short list

4. Meet and network with active buyers whilethereisstillachancetoinfluencetheir purchase decision

5.Generate new leads through meeting new prospects from a variety of new countries and programmes

6. learn how to do business with leading spacefaring nations from procurement and high level decision makers

The participants of Military Space Situational Awareness will cover all areas of SSA from SpaceWeathertoSpaceTrafficManagement.The speakers and participants will bring togehter militaryandscientificexpertswithexpertprojects in Space Domain awareness, for the international community. It will ensure that as well as military and science leaders, the solution providersparticipate.Wewillalsomakesurethat the very latest innovative solution providers will be present to share their services with a captive audience all looking to advance their space programmes.

Theaudiencewillinclude,butnotbelimitedto:

• HeadsofNationalandInternationalSSAProgrammes

• SpaceProgrammeManagers• HeadsofSpaceOperationsCentres• SSAtechnicalinstructors• PrinciplescientistsforSpaceSurveillance• HeadofSpacesecurity• AerospaceEngineers• StrategicSpaceSurveillanceand

Tracking Analysts• MilitarySpaceSecurityAdvisors

Audience profile:

previous Sponsors

Forward Schedule for Defence 2017

JANUARY 2017

Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance technology30th-31stJanuary2017Rome, Italy

FeBRUARY 2017

Mobile Deployable Communications2nd - 3rd February 2017Warsaw,Poland

land Forces Simulation and training13th - 14th February 2017London, UK

Border Security15th-16thFebruary2017Rome, Italy

MARCH 2017

Defence logistics Central and eastern europe7th - 8th March 2017Prague, Czech Republic

Future Soldier technology13th - 14th March 2017London, UK

Future Armed Vehicles Situational Awareness 29th - 30th March 2017London, UK

ApRil

Air Mission planning And Support 20175th-6thApril2017London, UK

Military Space Situational Awareness26th - 27th April 2017London, UK

MAY

Future Armoured VehiclesCentral and easterneurope15th-16thMay2017Prague, Czech Republic

MilSatCom�Asia�Pacifi�c15th-16thMay2017Singapore

Future Helicoptertechnology europe18th - 19th May 2017Rome, Italy

Unmanned MaritimeSystems24th-25thMay2017London, UK

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Close Air Support5th-6thJune2017London, UK

international port Security5th-6thJune2017London, UK

Fast Jet pilot trainingCentral and eastern europe5th-6thJune2017Prague, Czech Republic

MilSatCom USA28th-29thJune2017Arlington, USA

Future Armoured VehiclesWeapons Systems28th-29thJune2017London, UK

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