2016Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Centre, Warsaw, Poland

Maximising Your CIS Potential For Enhanced TacticalCommunication Capabilities

Mobile DeployableCommunications

4th & 5th

FEB

CHAIRMAN: Brigadier General (Ret) Adam Sowa, Former Deputy Chief Executiveat European Defence Agency and Former Director of ArmamentsPolicy Department, Ministry of Defence Poland

HOST NATION ADDRESSES FROM: Brigadier General Jozef Nasiadka, Head of the Command andControl Directorate (J6), General Staff of the Polish Armed ForcesColonel Gregorsz Szmit, Chief of IT Branch, Command and ControlDirectorate (J6), General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES FROM: Brigadier General Sandro Sampaoli, Deputy Commander,NATO CIS GroupColonel Jimmy L. Hall Jr, Commander, 5th Signal Command,United States Army Europe

MILITARY SPEAKERS ALSO INCLUDE:Colonel Juergen Schick, Concepts & Development Division,CIS Command BundeswehrColonel Michel Pardoux, Head of Telecommunications TechnicalBranch, DGA FranceColonel Jan van de Pol, Head of KIXS, Joint IT Command,Netherlands Ministry of DefenceColonel Susanne Bach Bager, Commander (DNK) Signal Regiment,Danish Defence CommandColonel Tibor Gaspor, Chief of Signal Branch & Deputy Chief of CIS & Information Security Directorate, Defence Staff of The HungarianDefence ForcesColonel Horst Treiblmaier, Chief of Communication, Ministry ofDefence AustriaColonel Heinrich Krispler, Head of Policies and Requirements Branch,CIS Directorate, EU Military StaffLieutenant Colonel Tom Christiansen, Head of CIS Group, NorwegianArmed ForcesLieutenant Colonel Jari Rantapelkonen, National Defence University,Finnish Defence Forces

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:• Meet, network and hear from senior personnelin the Polish Armed Forces

• Listen to recent operational case studies fromnational and multinational commands andlearn how to overcome the critical challenges

• Learn about deployable CIS capabilities andrequirements and how tacticalcommunications are being optimised fromacross Europe

• Understand how to make your network morerobust and adaptable across operations

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Cyber Defence in CSDP Crisis Management OperationsHosted by: Dr Susanne Søndergaard, Senior Analyst, Defence and Security,

RAND Europe 12:30 - 16:30

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening RemarksBrigadier General (Ret) Adam Sowa, Former Deputy Chief Executive atEuropean Defence Agency and Former Director of Armaments PolicyDepartment, Ministry of Defence Poland

HOST NATION ADDRESSES9.10 Capacity-Building Activities In CIS Provided By Command And Control Directorate J6 Of The General Staff Of The Polish Armed Forces

• J6 Directorate tasks in the field of development of the CIS in thePolish Armed Forces (PAF)

• Organizational structure of the J6 Directorate • Long-term CIS development programming • Priorities for the development of the CIS capabilities Brigadier General Jozef Nasiadka, Head of the Command andControl Directorate (J6), General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

9.50 Development Of The CIS Capabilities In The Polish Air Force• Lesson learned from operational environment • Current projects and programmes• Cooperation with NATO & EU on CIS issues• Future concepts and aspirationsColonel Gregorsz Szmit, Chief of IT Branch, Command and ControlDirectorate (J6), General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

10.30 Morning Coffee

EUROPEAN UPDATES

11.00 The Bundeswehr Communication And Information Systems Command (BwCISCOM)

• Tasks, Command Structure of BWCISCOM• Capabilities, Service Portfolio - Commitments on current Operations/Missions• The way ahead – “Mission Networks“• Cooperation and NATO IntegrationColonel Juergen Schick, Concepts & Development Division, CIS Command Bundeswehr

11.40 Overcoming The Military Telecommunication Challenges And Enhancing Current Capabilities

• An overview of current requirement gaps in all forms of militarycommunications and how the DGA plan to satisfy these

• Key initiatives to implement next generation telecommunicationcapabilities

- Deployable communications - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - SatCom on the Move• Ensuring greater cyber defence and more robust networks in militarytelecommunications

Colonel Michel Pardoux, Head of Telecommunications TechnicalBranch, DGA France

12.20 Networking Lunch

13.20 Which Innovations Are We Working On In The Field Of Mobile Deployable Comms?

• Innovation: How is innovation organized within the Joint ITCommand?

• Mobility: Lessons learnt from experimentation with 4G & smart phonetechnology

• Interoperability: Lessons learnt from interoperability exercises &experiments

Colonel Jan van de Pol, Head of KIXS, Joint IT Command, Netherlands Ministry of Defence

14.00 An Overview Of The Current Capabilities Of The Signals Regiment And How Critical Requirements Are Being Met

• Implementation of NATO Federated Mission Networking concept inthe Danish Armed Forces

- Commander driven - Common Standards - Dedicated National Enclaves - Centralized Network Administration - Same security level• Mobile Deployable CIS capabilities in the Danish Armed Forces - Deployable CIS capabilities at different tactical levels - CIS standard solutions - Challenges• Challenges in meeting the tactical level requirement - Interoperability at the technical level and integration betweensecurity domains

- Technological development - Standard solutions• Personal view on way ahead in developing mobile deployable CIScapabilities

Colonel Susanne Bach Bager, Commander (DNK) Signal Regiment,Danish Defence Command

14.40 Afternoon Tea

15.10 Enhancing Capabilities With The Austrian Future Tactical Communication Network

• An overview of the future tactical communication capacities - Deployable communicationso Semi-mobile communications - Mobile communications• How the future tactical communication network will affectbandwidth

• Future technics and capabilities integrationColonel Horst Treiblmaier, Chief of Communication, Ministry ofDefence Austria

15.50 Provision Of Deployable CIS Capabilities By Hungary • V4 EUBG DCIS provision of HUN troop contribution• Constraints, restrains and lessons learned during the V4 EUBG CISplanning process

• CIS support for current operations involving HUN troopsColonel Tibor Gaspor, Chief of Signal Branch & Deputy Chief of CIS &Information Security Directorate, Defence Staff of The HungarianDefence Forces

16.30 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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Dear Colleague,

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the 9th annualMobile Deployable Communications conference convening on 4th – 5thFebruary 2016 in Warsaw, Poland.

With the modernisation of the Polish Armed Forces, continuous upgrades todefence equipment and investment in and enhancement ofcommunication capabilities, we are delighted the Mobile DeployableCommunications will be supported by the Command and ControlDirectorate (J6) of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces.

Due to the growing emphasis on allied cooperation and collaboration aswell as regional interoperability, this conference encourages deepdiscussion to debate potential solutions to the consistent challenges that arefaced by multinational commands, national militaries and industry alike.

I believe Mobile Deployable Communications 2016 is the perfectenvironment for such a forum, hence providing my support behind theconference as chairman.

We would ask you to pay particular attention to our conference agendawhich has been put together with great care to give you the very bestopportunity to benchmark and learn from subject matter experts. We haveinvited only the most senior and well respected heads of signal regimentsand CIS commands and this seniority is a demonstration of the support forthis critical meeting.

I am looking forward to meeting you in February 2016 with many other like-minded individuals to ensure you too can benefit from this unique event.

Yours Sincerely,

Brigadier General (Ret) Adam Sowa,Former Deputy Chief Executive at European Defence Agency and Former Director of Armaments Policy Department, Ministry of Defence Poland

Chairman of the Mobile Deployable Communications 2016 Conference.

An Invitation to Mobile DeployableCommunications 2016

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening RemarksBrigadier General (Ret) Adam Sowa, Former Deputy Chief Executiveat European Defence Agency and Former Director of ArmamentsPolicy Department, Ministry of Defence Poland

INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:9.10 An Overview Of The Structure, Plans And Current Capabilities Of The NATO CIS Group

• Introduction to structure and employment of a DCM as part of theSSG. Special Role of a NATO owned DCM

• Short view on Eligibility for NATO DCIS (CONOPS)• View on NATO DCIS in the wider FMN approach.• CIS Support for Enhanced NRF (VJTF, NFIUs, etc.)Brigadier General Sandro Sampaoli, Deputy Commander,NATO CIS Group

9.50 How The Interoperability Cooperation Group Will Enhance Assets And Capabilities For USAREUR And How This Can Lead To Greater Cooperation Across Europe

• An outline of the goals and timelines of the InteroperabilityCooperation Group and its role as part of the Strong Europecampaign

• The main fields of collaboration - operations and exercise support,cross-training, and personnel exchanges

• Using the NATO framework to overcome the key challenges ofinteroperability

• The potential for greater cooperation with other Europeancommands to develop US-European CIS capacities

Colonel Jimmy L. Hall Jr, Commander, 5th Signal Command, United States Army Europe

10.30 Morning Coffee

PANEL DISCUSSION: 11.00 Enhancing Deployable Communication Capabilities And Creating More Efficient And Robust Networks Through Allied Collaboration

• How current multinational commands prove the interoperabledeployable communications can be an effective means

- NATO - Non-NATO• The key challenges of strategic interoperability and how they canbe eliminated

• How industry can contribute to ensure efficiency and a robustinteroperable network

• Due to the current defence climate is it interoperability inevitable?Moderator: Carolyn Belle, Senior Analyst, Northern Sky ResearchColonel Jan van de Pol, Head of KIXS, Joint IT Command, Netherlands Ministry of DefenceColonel Juergen Schick, Concepts & Development Division, CIS Command BundeswehrColonel Horst Treiblmaier, Chief of Communication, Ministry of Defence AustriaWolfgang Roehrig, Programme Manager and Project Officer Cyber,European Defence Agency

11.40 An Outline Of The EEAS’s CIS Current Capabilities, Requirements And Recent/Further Enhancements (C3 Approach For EU-led Missions And Operations)

• EU CIS concept • C2 structure• CIS LL and shortfalls • CIS infrastructure overview• New services in EEAS • Secure communicationsColonel Heinrich Krispler, Head of Policies and Requirements Branch,CIS Directorate, EU Military Staff

12.20 Networking Lunch

13.20 How To Strengthen Cyber Defence Across EU-Led Deployed Operations• Strategic Background - The EU Cyber Security Strategy; - The EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework and its implementation; - The Cyber Defence aspects of the Capability Development Plan.• The value of Architectures for planning the IT-Infrastructure and theirdefences for EU-led operations

- The Cyber Defence Enterprise Architecture for CSDP operations.• The human factor - Required Cyber Defence competencies and skills of deployed

personnel; - On the road to a cyber-defence competent workforce for EU-led

operations• Cyber Defence considerations in the operational planning process - Cyber Risk management; - Cyber Situation Awareness; - Commander’s key questions related to Cyber Defence• ConclusionsWolfgang Roehrig, Programme Manager and Project Officer Cyber,European Defence Agency

NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL CAPABILITIES

14.00 Blending National Assets & Commercial Capabilities for Deployable Mobile Communications

• Overview of Global Commercial Satcom Demand• Balancing Use of Proprietary and Commercial Satellite Capabilities• Demand for Protected Communications over CommercialConnections

• Expectations for Satellites (FSS, MSS, & High-Throughput Satellite Utilization) • Impact of Mobile Communications on Satcom Carolyn Belle, Senior Analyst, Northern Sky Research

14.40 Afternoon Tea

15.10 Enabling The Link Home• Norwegian Armed forces Cyber Defence• Support to recent and ongoing operations• CIS TG tasks in operations• Deployable Headquarters• Deployable Communications Modules• Back to the basics?Lieutenant Colonel Tom Christiansen, Head of CIS Group, Norwegian Armed Forces

15.50 Tactics In Combat And Future Tactical Communications In Finnish Army• Operational Requirements and Art of Tactics in Finnish Army - Fire and Manoeuvre - Active Defence• Trends of Tactics in Finnish Army Signal Forces - Changes in the Past - Future Challenges• Tactical Communications Solution for the Future - Finnish Army M18 CIS - Art of TacticsLieutenant Colonel Jari Rantapelkonen, National Defence University,Finnish Defence Forces

16.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP3rd February 2016 I 12:30-16.30

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Workshop Overview:This workshop will provide an introduction to some of theresearch RAND Europe has been doing in the CyberDefence domain, including capability assessment, trainingneeds and curriculum design. The workshop will furthermorepresent work on Cyber Defence in CSDP CrisisManagement Operations, and facilitate a discussionaround the key concepts and challenges in the context ofcyber defence in CSD.

Why You Should Attend:At the completion of this interactive workshop, theattendees will:• Have a deeper understanding of Cyber Defenceresearch at RAND Europe, including work on cyberdefence capability assessment

• Have a wider understanding of the Cyber Defence needsin the context of CSDP crisis management operations.

• Be able to articulate the challenges of cyber defence inthe context of CSDP CMO

• Be aware of the opportunities to further develop cyberdefence capability

Agenda12.30 Registration and Coffee

13.00 Opening Remarks And Introductions

13.10 Session 1: Introduction To RAND And Workshop• Overview of RAND and the recent workundertaken by RAND Europe in the context ofCyber defence.

• Introduction to the workshop• workshop participants

13.50 Session 2: Cyber Defence Capability Development • Assessing cyber defence capability• Undertaking a Training Needs Analysis

14.30 Afternoon Tea

15.00 Session 3: Cyber Defence In CSDP• Cyber Defence concepts• Cyber Defence needs

15.40 Session 4: Challenges Around Cyber Defence• Facilitated Cyber Defence discussion • Cyber defence challenges in the context ofCSDP

• Discussion around different approaches tomeeting the challenges

16.20 Closing Remarks And Discussion

16.30 End Of Workshop

About the workshop leader:Dr Susanne Søndergaard is a Senior Analyst in the Defenceand Security team at RAND Europe in Cambridge, UK.Recently, she led work packages delivering a pan-European Cyber Defence training needs analysis andcurriculum design of cyber defence course for seniordecision makers commissioned by the European DefenceAgency. Prior to joining RAND, Susanne worked as aprincipal psychologist in the UK Ministry of Defence, and forRolls-Royce as a Knowledge Management specialist. Sheholds a BA and MA in Psychology from the University ofCopenhagen, Denmark; and a MSc in occupationalpsychology and a PhD in Knowledge Management fromthe University of Sheffield, UK.

About RAND Europe:RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whosemission is to help improve policy and decision-makingthrough research and analysis. RAND Europe’s work cover akaleidoscope of policy-relevant topics from defence andsecurity, innovation and technology policy, and criminaljustice through to health and social issues. Cutting acrosstopical areas are the methods-focused groups, includingevaluation and impact measurement, and choicemodelling and valuation. The mix of subject expertise,contextual understanding and innovative methodologiescreates insightful yet robust analysis.www.rand.org/randeurope

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