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Keynote Speakers:

Major General Pascal Valentin, Commander, European AirTransport Command, French Air Force

Brigadier General Aurelio Colagrande, Commander 46th AirBrigade, Italian Air Force

Brigadier General D. Miguel Angel Villaroya Vilalta, DeputyDirector, European Air Group, Spanish Air Force

Other Speakers Include:Colonel Giorgio Seravalle, Chief Air Operations, Air MobilityCommand, Italian Air Force

Colonel Bas Pellemans, Commander, Royal Netherlands Air Force

Colonel Christian Schmidt, Director, Movement CoordinationCentre Europe, Danish Defence Forces

Colonel Jennifer Thompson, Chief AMCC NATO SHAPE, Royal Canadian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Metodi Metodiev, EDA Project OfficerDeployability, Bulgarian Armed Forces

Lieutenant Colonel Angelo Montinaro, Logistics Director,European Air Group, Italian Air Force

Major Chad Taylor, JAPCC Staff Officer,USAF

Captain Adam Dalson, Commander's Action Group, 100th AirRefueling Wing, USAF

Dimitrios Petridis, Programme Manager, Aviation SupportProgramme Office, NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency

Colonel Philippe Rutz (Rtd), Project Officer Pooling and Sharing,European Defence Agency

Gunnar Borch, NATO Airlift Management Programme Manager,NATO Support Agency

Conference Chairman:Brigadier (Rtd) Hamish McNinch MBE

“Great! Outstanding!” European Air Transport Command

3RD - 4TH DECEMBER 2012 | THE HILTON FLORENCE METROPOLE, ITALY5th DECEMBER | PISA AIR FORCE BASE

The largest bespoke militaryairlift conference in Europe,now in it's 13th year!

Receive high-level briefingson the new ITAF KC767Atanker and other emergingplatforms

Attendees are unrivalled intheir seniority and influenceacross the international airliftcommunity

Hear first class presentationson the following topics:Tactical Airlift; Strategic Airlift;Aerial Refuelling; AeromedicalEvacuation; MultinationalCooperation; IndustryOpportunities; Requirements& Capability

Early BirdDiscounts: BOOK BYSEPTEMBER 28THSAVE £100

In addition, this event includes...

• Post-conference site visit to Pisa Air ForceBase on December 5th

• Site visit will feature a display of the new ITAF KC767A tanker

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08.30

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

09.00

CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS:

Brigadier (Rtd) Hamish McNinch MBE

SESSION 1: HOST NATION ADDRESSES

09.10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Tactical Operations of the 46th Air Brigade

• Capacity, future plans and commitment to NATO operations

• Pisa AFB as an airlift hub: Opportunities and delivery

• Industry partnerships and tools for tactical airlift

• Coordinating rapid response

Brigadier General Aurelio Colagrande, Commander,

46th Air Brigade, Italian Air Force

09.50

Strategic Air Transport and the KC767A

• Overview of strategic airlift capability in ITAF

• The new KC767 AAR platform

• Impact of MRTT capabilities across the air fleet, including the

C-130J and C-27J of the 46th Air Brigade

• Multinational cooperation on AAR and beyond

Colonel Giorgio Seravalle, Chief Air Operations,

Air Mobility Command, Italian Air Force

10.30

MORNING COFFEE

SESSION 2: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES & THE AIRLIFT BUSINESS

11.00

Should Small Air Forces Continue with Standalone Airlift

Capability or is Further Intensification of International

Cooperation the only Affordable Answer?

• Experience with current fleet, upgrade programmes and

airworthiness regulations

• C2 cooperation; the RNLAF as part of the EATC and HAW

• Future plans and initiatives

Colonel Bas Pellemans, Commander, Eindhoven AB,

Royal Netherlands Air Force

11.40

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Dave Andrew, Group Leasing Director,

Safair

12.20

NETWORKING LUNCH

13.30

Strategic Airlift Capability

• NATO’s role in the SAC programme

• From build-up to steady state operation

• Achievements and challenges and potential future

developments

Gunnar Borch, NATO Airlift Management Programme

Manager, NATO Support Agency

SESSION 3: AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING

14.10

Update on AAR and Airlift Projects at JAPCC

• The AAR Clearance Matrix Project

• Demonstration of the Beta version of the Electronic “annex” to

ATP-56

• Further information on AAR clearances

Major Chad Taylor, JAPCC Staff Officer,

USAF

14.50

AFTERNOON TEA

15.20

The Vision for a European Air Refueling Centre of Excellence

• A recent history of increased coordination between USAFE

and our partners

• Advancing NATO's regional security posture through flexibility

and interoperability

• 100th AAR Wing's international engagement strategy and

PoCs

• The vision itself: Where, when, how?

Captain Adam Dalson, Commander's Action Group,

100th Air Refueling Wing, USAF

16.00

AAR: European Solutions for a European Shortfall

• Not only there is Insufficient AAR capability in Europe but it is

not efficient because fragmented.

• How to get the best of the existing programs?

• How to augment the capability?

Colonel (Rtd) Philippe Rutz, Project Officer, Pooling &

Sharing, European Defence Agency

16.40

CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS AND CLOSE OF DAY ONE

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08.30

RE-REGISTRATION & COFFEE

09.00

CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS:

Brigadier (Rtd) Hamish McNinch MBE

SESSION 4: AIRLIFT THINK TANK

09.10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

European Air Group Activites in 2013

Brigadier General D. Miguel Angel Villaroya Vilalta,

Deputy Director, European Air Group, Spanish Air Force

09.50

Interoperability in Tactical and Strategic Evacuations

• The achievements of EAG in the realm of air evacuation

• Tools available for tactical and strategic evacuation

respectively

• Further research and development for the EAG

Lieutenant Colonel Angelo Montinaro,

Logistics Director, European Air Group, Italian Air Force

10.30

MORNING COFFEE

SESSION 5: MULTIMODALITY

11.00

The Northern Route: Multimodal Logistic Solutions for ISAF

Dennis Gliznoutsa, Vice President Charter Business

Development, Volga-Dnepr Airlines

11.40

EU Multimodal Transport Hub

• How the business is currently done in Europe!

• How to optimise the use of the European infrastructure and

transportation assets?

• What are the advantages of a hub system?

Lieutenant Colonel Metodi Metodiev, EDA Project

Officer Deployability, Bulgarian Armed Forces

12.20

NETWORKING LUNCH

SESSION 6: MULTINATIONAL COOPERATION

13.30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

The European Air Transport Command: A Success Story?

• Introduction and reinforcing the EATC message

• Assessment of EATC’s performance and progress

• EATC’s future role in P&S of MRTT assets

• Accession of new members

Major General Pascal Valentin, Commander, European

Air Transport Command, French Air Force

14.10

AMCC Support to Current NATO Operations

• Operation Unified Protector

• Evacuations across North Africa

• Rapid reaction and tactical support

• The strategic future

Colonel Jennifer Thompson,

Chief AMCC, NATO SHAPE, Royal Canadian Air Force

14.50

NAMSA: The Cost-Effective way for Maintenance & Supply of

Military Airlift Ops

• FWA involvement: Unscheduled DLM & Battle Damage Repairs

for C-130s and major modifications for C-5, JSTARS and KC-

135 Aircraft to meet in theatre requirements; MRO & Supply

support

• HELI involvement: Phased Inspections, DLM and fleet wide

modifications prior to deployment in theatre; Western types of

helicopters / Mi -17 helicopters

• MRO & Supply support

Dimitrios Petridis, Aviation Support Programme

Manager, NAMSA

15.30

AFTERNOON TEA

16.00

The Movement Coordination Centre Europe

• Activities at the MCCE

• Harmonising cross-European airlift and aerial refuelling

• Improving aerial efficiencies and sharing assets among

member nations

Colonel Christian Schmidt, Director,

Movement Coordination Centre Europe,

Danish Defence Forces

16.40

Spanning the Tactical-Strategic Divide: Developing the

Capabilities of the A400M

• Marrying strategic requirements with capability

• From initial plans to delivery: What expected and unexpected

strategic capability was delivered?

• The full air transport and air-to-air refueling product range and

where it applies

Ian Elliott OBE, Vice President Defence Capability

Marketing, Airbus Military

17.20

CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE

POST-CONFERENCE SITE VISIT | WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER www.military-airlift.com

Post-Conference Site Visit to Pisa Air Force Base

09.30 Arrival of delegation (coach from Florence) /Coffee Break

10.00 Welcome by General Commander; Briefing byChief of Operations Branch; Q&A

11.00Coffee Break

11.30Visit National Training Center; Visit SIMULATORC130J and C27J

13.00Lunch at the Officers Mess

14.00Visit Hangar 5; Visit C130J and C27J aircrafts; VisitKC767A aircraft

15.30Coffee Break

16.00Departure of delegation (coach for Florence)

OverviewFollowing a welcome by the General Commander and a briefing by the Chief of OperationsBranch, the Italian Air Force Staff in Rome have kindly arranged for a display of the newKC767A tanker for our delegates at Pisa Air Force Base on December 5th. The visit will alsoinclude displays of ITAF’s C130J and C27J aircraft.

On top of the aircraft displays, delegates are also invited to visit the ITAF National TrainingCenter and the C130J/C27J simulators at Pisa. Overall this site visit is designed to providedelegates with a complete insight into ITAF strategic airlift, tactical airlift, air-to-air refuellingand airlift training facilities- the four key areas of mobility capability.

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