8.50 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

Brigadier Charlie Hobson (Ret’d)
Former Head of Expeditionary Logistic Support
UK MOD

9.00 Provision Of Support Through An Advanced Supply Chain: The Swiss Army Experience

• Lessons learned by the Swiss Armed Forces Logistics Centre
• Logistic planning and managing the supply chain using SAP BI-IP
• Measuring the efficiency and sustainability of existing methods

Lieutenant Colonel René Zwahlen
Director Logistics Planning, Armed Forces Logistics Management
Swiss Federal Ministry of Defence

9.40 Managing And Sustaining Canadian Forces Logistic Needs On Operations

• Managing an integrated supply chain for international and domestic operations
• The operational necessity of a sustainable logistic footprint
• Technology developments to aid sustainment

Colonel Daniel Genest
Commander, 5 Area Support Group
Canadian Forces*

10.50 Exploring The Viabiltiy Of Alternative Fuels And Energy Sources

• What alternative fuels options best lend themselves to military applications?
• How will carbon restrictions affect militaries and how can alternative fuels help?
• Adapting the supply chain to rapidly changing operational requirements

Chris Malins
Senior Advisor
Renewable Fuels Agency

11.30 Panel Discussion: Sustaining Logistics Operations

• What are the primary future challenges for logisticians
• Overcoming logistics drag on the battlefield and how logistics commanders can prevent this
• Creating a balance between outsourced logistics and in-house capabilities

13.30 US Transportation Command: Future Mobility Technologies And Requirements

• US TRANSCOM Research and Development into future mobility solutions
• Reducing the strains on combat logistic patrols engaged in the resupply of remote locations
• Enhanced end-to-end visibility throughout the mobility network
• US TRANSCOM’s improved planning/decision support/execution tools

Lou Bernstein
Chief, Future Capabilities and Technology Branch
US Transportation Command

14.10 Movement And Re-Supply Initiatives: A Cross-NATO View

• Examination of the success of the NATO Strategic Air Lift Programme
• Unmanned cargo aircraft and their use in conflicted and hostile airspace
• Unmanned ground vehicles and their potential for front line logistics applications

Colonel Freek van der Vaart
Director
NATO Movement Coordination Centre Europe

15.20 Expeditionary Logistic Readiness In Support Of Combat Air Operations

• Providing comprehensive deployed support to the CENTCOM air power campaign
• Logistics and maintenance requirements for up to 8 aircraft types in an austere location
• Streamlining logistics for greater in-theatre performance

Lieutenant Colonel Joel Gartner
Commander, 379th Expeditionary Readiness Logistics Squadron
US Air Forces Central (US CENTAF)

16.00 Mobility And Flexibility In Belgian Armed Forces Logistics

• Contributions to NATO missions and other coalition operations
• Mobility solutions and their contribution to flexibility in the supply chain
• Impact of restructuring on Belgian Army logistics and how the future will look

Lieutenant Colonel Geert Leeman
Commander, 20 Logistic Battalion
Belgian Army