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Internationally Recognized Experts in CBRN and Military Medicine to Meet at FUTURE FORCES FORUM

11-05-2016

Future Forces Forum

JOIN THE WORLD FORUM ON FUTURE TRENDS AND NEEDS IN DEFENCE AND SECURITY

ARMY – SPECIAL FORCES – POLICE – SECURITY FORCES – INDUSTRY

An exceptional convention of internationally recognized experts in CBRN and MILITARY MEDICINE takes place this October in Prague within Future Forces Forum.

 

Military and other security forces at World CBRN & Medical Congress, CBRN Workshop and MEDICAL Workshop seek new solutions in

  • Strategic and Comprehensive CBRN Defence and Protection
  • Ballistic Missiles Defence, Ballistic Missiles in Context of CBRN Issues
  • Cyber Defence in Context of Critical Infrastructure Protection/CBRN Threats
  • WMD/CBRN Threats – Terrorism, Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials, CBRN Reach Back
  • Use of Robotics, Drones, New R&D Projects in Support of CBRN Defence and Protection
  • Civil-Military Cooperation on CBRN Defence
  • CBRN Medical Countermeasures, Force Health Protection
  • Field Medicine – Advanced First Aid, Resuscitation Techniques, Materiel and Pharmacy Support, Robotics
  • R&D in a Force Health Support
  • And other CBRN and medical related topics

to achieve interoperability and operational effectiveness.

WHO IS INVOLVED?

  • Chemical Corps, Military Medical Agencies
  • First Responders, Population Protection Institutes, R&D institutes, industry
  • National and international organizations – NATO Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services (COMEDS), European Defence Agency, NATO WMD Non-proliferation Centre, United Nations (UN), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Army Defnence Health Agency, etc.
  • Decision makers, standardization staff, Commanders, users, buyers, manufacturers, traders, and other stakeholders
  • Officially invited speakers for CBRN & Medical by the Czech Ministry of Defence
  • NATO expert working groups

TOP-LEVEL SPEAKERS ALREADY CONFIRMED PARTICIPATION
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • GEN Petr Pavel, M.A., Chairman, NATO Military Committee
  • H.E. Martin Stropnický, Minister of DefenceCZE
  • Mr. Tomáš Kuchta, Deputy Minister of Defence, Head of the Industrial Cooperation and Organisations Management DivisionCZE
  • Mr. Jiří Hynek, President and Executive Director, Defence and Security Industry AssociationCZE

CBRN & MEDICAL

  • MG Jean-Robert Bernier, Chairman, Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services (COMEDS) in NATO
  • MG (Ret.) Dr. Roger Van Hoof, Secretary General, International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)BEL
  • MG Jeffrey Clark, US Army Defense Health Agency, Healthcare Operations Director, USA
  • BG Roman Hlinovský, Director of Fire Rescue Service of Capital of Prague, CZE
  • COL Prof. Erwin Dhondt, Vice-president, National Council for Emergency Medical Care, Defence Staff, Department of Health & Well BeingBEL
  • BG Zoltán Bubeník, M.D., Surgeon General, Director of Military Medical AgencyCZE
  • COL Jiří Gajdoš, Director, NATO JCBRN Defence COE
  • COL Karel Huleja, Chief of Chemical Corps ACRCZE
  • COL Daniel Petril’ák, European Defence Agency Medical Project Officer
  • COL Prof. Dr. Horst Thiermann, Chief, Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyDEU
  • COL Zuzana Šinkorová, Head of Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of DefenceCZE
  • COL Prof. Frederic Dorandeu, Ph.D., Chairman, NATO CBRN Med WGHead of Toxicology Research DepartmentIRBA
  • LTC Ladislava Navrátilová, Population Protection Institute, General Direcotrate, Fire Rescue ServiceCZE
  • Mr. Wolfgang Rudischhauser, Director, WMD Non-Proliferation Centre, Emerging Security Challenges DivisionNATO
  • Mr. Jamie A. Williamson, Head, Unit for Relations with the Arms Carriers, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
  • Mr. Konstantin Volchek, Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Science and Technology CentreCAN
  • Mr. Steven A. Bland, Surgeon Commander, Royal NavyDefence Specialist Advisor in CBRN Medicine, NATO CBRN Med WG
  • Mr. Irakli Beridze, Senior Strategy and Policy Advisor, CBRN Risk Mitigation and Security Governance Programme, UN Interregional Crime and Justice Institute (UNICRI)
  • Dr. Oleg Chestnov, Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization
  • Dr. William Blakely, U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Uniformed Sevices University of Health Sciences
  • Dr. Walter Gaber, Medical Director, Frankfurt Airport Services WorldwideDEU

THE CONGRESS AND WORKSHOPS ARE ORGANISED WITHIN THE FUTURE FORCES FORUM WHERE YOU ARE WELCOME TO

  • Deliver a presentation within the official NATO expert groups sessions
  • Discuss lessons learnedfuture needs, and business opportunities with high level officers and decision makers
  • Present latest technologies and solutionsR&D projects, and capabilities within exhibition and specialized events
  • Meet in person with leading decision makers and experts from military, law enforcement and civil organizations

OTHER TOPICS AND SPEAKERS OF THE FUTURE FORCES FORUM

LOGISTICS SUPPORT

  • MG Trond R. Karlsen, Director, Logistics and Resources Division, NATO International Military Staff (IMS)
  • LTG Jiří Baloun, Ph.D., MSc., First Deputy Chief of the General StaffCZE
  • MG Trond R. Karlsen, Director of the Logistics and Resources Division, NATO International Military Staff (IMS)
  • MG Jaromír Zůna, MoD Support Division DirectorCZE
  • BG Dionigi Maria Loria, Director LOGRES Directorate, European Union Military Staff (EUMS)
  • BG Ľubomír Gacko, Chief of the Operations Support Staff, General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
  • Mr. Bruno Cantin, Head, Logistics Capabilities Section, Directorate for Defence Policy and CapabilitiesNATO
  • COL Laszló Csaba Tar, Head of Logistic Operations Branch, Multinational Logistic Coordination Centre (MLCC)
  • Mr. Timo Koster, Director, Defence Policy and Capabilities, NATO IMS
  • Mr. Cornelius Doraton, Director, CL13 and CL15 Evaluation Analysis and Reporting Cell (EARC)NATO International Standardization Program Representative
  • Dr. Susanne Michaelis, Officer (Smart Energy and Environment) Energy Security Section, Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD), NATO

SOLDIER SYSTEMS

  • BG Pavel Adam, Director of the Division of Capabilities Development and Planning, General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces
  • BG Thomas H. Todd III, Commanding General, NATICK, Soldier SystemsDeputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering (ARDEC)
  • Mr. Mark Richter, Chairman, NATO AC/225 LCG DSS
  • MAJ Magnus Hallberg, Land Warfare Centre, PM Soldier Equipment, Swedish Armed ForcesVice-Chairman, NATO AC/225 LCG DSS
  • Dr. Darren J. Browning, Chairman, NATO AC/225 LCG DSS Power (Soldier Power Team of Experts)
  • Mr. Russell Jonathan, Chairman, NATO AC/225 LCG DSS HBS (Head Borne Systems Team of Experts)
  • Mr. Marek Kalbarczyk, Project Officer Land Systems Technologies, European Defence Agency (EDA)
  • Dr. Karl Heinz Rippert, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBW), DEU
  • Mrs. Jana Barančicová, Logistics Materiel Supply Centre Brno, Dept. for Technical Specifications; Vice-chairperson NATO LCG DSS/CCIEP WG

UNMANNED AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

  • MG John W. Charlton, Vice Director, Joint Force Development, J7 (Suffolk), USA
  • MG Ján Gurník, Commander of the Land Forces, CZE
  • Mr. Paul D. Rogers, Ph.D, Director, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
  • Mr. Berndt Körner, Deputy Executive Director, FRONTEX
  • Prof. Agostino Bruzzone, Project Leader M&S, NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO), Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Levedag, Head, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Flight Systems, DEU
  • Mr. Martin Hill, Chairman NATO Industry Advisory Group (NIAG)
  • Mr. Giorgio Scappaticci, Programme Manager, NATO Support Agency (NSPA), Air and Land Combat Systems
  • Prof. Noel Sharkey BA PhD. Dsc., Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Professor of Public Engagement, University of Sheffield; Chairman, International Committee for Robot Arms Control
  • Mr. Paul Scharre - Fellow and Director for the 20YY Warfare InitiativeCenter for a New American Security (CNAS), USA
  • Prof. Phil Sutton, Communications and Signal Processing Group,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Imperial College, GBR
  • Dr. Earl W. Powers, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO)
  • Prof. Ronald C. Arkin, Regents' Professor & Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory; Associate Dean for Research & Space Planning, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Mr. Thomas Killion, Chief Scientist of NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO)

GEOMETOC

  • Mr. David Grimes, President, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  • Mr. Ray Swider, Chairman, NATO Capability Panel 2 (Identification and Navigation)
  • COL Jan Círek, Chief, Hydrometeorological Service, General Staff of ACRCZE
  • Mr. Pascal Legai, Director of European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), FRA
  • Mr. Radim Tolasz, Head of Climate Change Department, Czech Hydrometeorology InstituteCZE
  • Prof. Dr-Ing Wolfgang Reinhardt, AGIS GI Research Group, Professorship of Geoinformatics, Depratment of Applied Computer Sciences, University of the Bundeswehr MunichDEU
  • Prof. Georg Gartner, Institute of Geoinformation and Cartography, TU Vienna, AUT
  • Mr. Václav Dvořák, Director, Czech Hydrometeorology Institute, CZE

MAIN PROGRAMME AND EVENTS

Industry and business providing security-related technologies and services will be able to demonstrate latest solutions, obtain valuable information, and, first and foremost, meet decision makers responsible for acquisitions and public contracts.

End users will have an opportunity to get acquainted with new products and trends in their respective fields and to consult with leading experts.   

Experts will have a unique chance to acquire new information, consult fresh pieces of knowledge with their peers, or deliver a speech or lecture during the programme. 

If you need any information or assistance concerning your participation in the Future Forces Forum, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are looking forward to our fruitful cooperation and to welcome you to Prague, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Team Future Forces Forum

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