18 - 19

APRIL 2016

HOLIDAY INN KENSINGTON FORUM, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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Event Highlights:• Gain a unique focus on space

situational awareness as the centre of securing current and future space operations

• Discuss emerging technologies and operational approaches to SSA as militaries continue to learn and develop their capabilities

• Understand how emerging space nations are striving to enhance national security in the Space Domain

• Hear and network with experts from major national Armed Forces operating in Space with dedicated SSA roles

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Military Space Situational AwarenessIdentifying and Maximising SSA Capabilities for the Future

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REGIONAL EXPERT SPEAKERS:

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial Department, Austrian Armed Forces*

Brigadier General Carlos de Salas, Head of C4ISR & Space Programs, Spanish Ministry of Defence

Colonel Thomas James, Commanding Officer, 1st Space Brigade, US Army Forces Strategic Command

Colonel Franck Schrottenloher, Commander, Environmental Control Office, French Joint Space Command, DGA

Colonel Pierro Serra, Chief of Air and Space Policy, Italian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Jaime Sanchez Mayorga, Espace Unit/C4ISR Area, Spanish Ministry of Defence

Colonel Helcio Vieira Junior, Commander Space Operations Centre, Brazilian Armed Forces

Colonel Larry Gunn, Program Manager, DARPA USA

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Spangenberg, Director of German Space Situational Awareness Centre, Ministry of Defence, Germany*

Dr Eva Bernhardsdotter, Head of Space Programs, FMV (Swedish Defence Material Administration)

Paul Andrus, Instructor National Security Space Institute, Air University

Nicholas Bobrinsky, Head of the Ground Station Systems Division, European Space Agency*

Christer Andersson, Senior Scientist, Swedish FOI*

Professor Sa’id Moteshar, Director, London Institute of Space Policy and Law

Peter Lindsay, Head of Security and Regulation, UK Space Agency*

*Subject to Final Confirmation

Military Space Situational Awareness 2016Day One | Monday 18th April 2016

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8.00 Conference Registration and Informal Introductions

8.45 Chairman’s Opening Address Professor Sa’id Moteshar, Director, London Institute of Space Policy and Law

9.00 Creating an Effective Space Security Structure for The United Kingdom’s Civilian Space Assets

• The importance of Space infrastructure for Britain’s economic benefit• How can we ensure its safety through advanced technologies and

cooperation with the private sector• As Britain’s Space industry expands what can we do to ensure it

remains secure?Peter Lindsay, Head of Security and Regulation, UK Space Agency*

9.40 Tactical Space Support for Troops in Combat Theatres

• Providing Space Surveillance capabilities for ground troops at all times• A case study of Space Operations in the War on Terror• How SSA missions can be enhanced for the deployed war fighter in

future conflictsColonel Thomas James, Commanding Officer 1st Space Brigade, US Army Forces Strategic Command

10.20 Italian Military Space Situational Awareness Strategy for the 21st Century

• Increasing the SSA Capability of the Italian Armed Forces • Assets available to the Italian Armed Forces in Space and how these

can be enhanced• Collaborating with industry to maximise SSA for future Italian

operationsColonel Piero Serra, Chief of Air and Space Policy, Italian Air Force

11.00 Morning Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Area

11.30 Current Research into Advanced Space Awareness Technologies for Improved Global Coverage

• An overview of OrbitOutlook (O2), its history and goals• Enhancing Telescope and Radar technologies for an enhance SSA

capacity• DARPA collaboration with the civilian and private sector to maximise

Space Situational Awareness capabilityLieutenant Colonel Larry Gunn, Program Manager, DARPA USA

12.10 PANEL DISCUSSION Creating a Forum for International Cooperation in Space Situational Awareness

• Discussing the need for a pan-national Command and Control mechanism to monitor Space activities

• Examples of international cooperation and how it has benefited the nations involved

• Further integrating military space programs for a clearer vision of international space activities

Professor Sa’id Moteshar, Director, London Institute of Space Policy and Law Nicolas Bobrinsky, Head of the Ground Station Systems Division, European Space Agency*Colonel Franck Schrottenloher, Commander, Environmental Control Office, French Joint Space Command, DGALieutenant Colonel Jaime Sanchez Mayorga, Espace Unit/C4ISR Area, Spanish Ministry of DefenceLieutenant Colonel Thomas Spangenberg, Director, German Space Situational Awareness Centre, Ministry of Defence, Germany

12.50 Networking Lunch in Exhibition Area

13.50 The Austrian Approach to Military Space Situational Awareness

• The importance of SSA to Austria’s Geospatial Intelligence Capability

• How does a country like Austria deal with SSA without any Active

assets of its own?

• Exploring how education from the university level will improve future

Austrian SSA expertise

• Future considerations for the Austrian use of Military Space

technologies

Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial

Department, Austrian Armed Forces*

14.30 Sweden’s Approach Space Situational Awareness Programme

• Swedish rationale for SSA in the face of the changing space

environment

• Proposed SSA strategies and governance in Sweden

• Current and planned SSA efforts in support to the Swedish Armed

Forces

Dr Eva Bernhardsdotter, Head of Space Programs, FMV (Swedish

Defence Material Administration)

15.10 Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition Area

15.40 Space Situational Awareness Training for Future Space Warriors

• Enhancing SSA Capability through improved individual training

• Exploring key requirements for effective Space Professionals in the

US Armed Forces

• How to deliver essential Space support to end users in all theatres

Paul Andrus, Instructor National Security Space Institute,

Air University

16.20 Creating an Environment for the Safe Use of Space by the European

Community

• Assets available to the ESA to perform SST missions to prevent risks

from Space Debris and collisions

• Space Weather and how to prevent space infrastructure from falling

victim to it

• Illustrating the case for major international collaboration in Space to

deter and defend from all threats

Nicolas Bobrinsky, Head of the Ground Station Systems Division,

European Space Agency*

17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Military Space Situational

Awareness Day One

*Subject to Final Confirmation

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Military Space Situational Awareness 2016Day Two | Tuesday 19th April 2016

8.00 Morning Registration and Informal Networking

8.45 Chairman’s Opening Address

Professor Sa’id Moteshar, Director, London Institute of Space Policy

and Law

9.00 The Spanish Military Space Programs: Assets, Problem and Answer

• The ASSETS: Overview of the main Spanish Capabilities in the Space

area.

• The PROBLEM: Protection and coordination of Space Operations

(SATCOM /SEOT/… and other) in support of Spanish Armed Forces

and Allies.

• The ANSWER: our roadmap… towards the SP MoD objectives.

Brigadier General Carlos de Salas, Head C4ISR & Space Programs,

Spanish Ministry of Defence

9.40 Ensuring Brazil’s Increasing Presence in Space is Kept Secure

• Current SSA capabilities of the Brazilian Armed Forces

• Developing the country’s military space infrastructure

• Providing Space support to Brazilian troops in the field

• How to enhance Brazilian SSA systems for future operations

Colonel Helcio Vieira Junior, Commander Space Operations Centre,

Brazilian Armed Forces

10.20 SSA Challenges And Germany’s Contribution To An International

Approach

• Illustrating the SSA Capacity of the Bundeswehr

• Exploring the prospects of future cooperation with neighbours such

as France

• Overcoming the challenges of integrating German assets into a

wider European Space Surveillance Network

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Spangenberg, Director, German Space

Situational Awareness Centre, Ministry of Defence, Germany

11.00 Morning Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Area

11.30 The SSA Activities in Spain - The Spanish Surveillance Tracking

program (S3T)

• Our past SSA activities done in the ESA program scope

• The current SST activities in Spain, at National/International level and

into the consortium too

• Spanish Space Industry: Technologies and Capabilities in

RADAR,OPTICAL areas and DATA processing centers

Lieutenant Colonel Jaime Sanchez Mayorga, Espace Unit/C4ISR Area,

Spanish Ministry of Defence

12.10 PANEL DISCUSSIONSpace Support in the Theatre of War: How Space Warfighters Have Provided Effective Space Capabilities to Forces on the Ground• SSA operational experiences in the War on Terror

• Lesson Learnt on how to conduct Space Ops in the future

• How maintaining a good SSA was crucial to the support of front

line troops

Colonel Thomas James, Commanding Officer 1st Space Brigade,

US Army Forces Strategic CommandPaul Andrus, Instructor National Security Space Institute, Air University Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Spangenberg, Director, German Space

Situational Awareness Centre, Ministry of Defence Germany

12.50 Networking Lunch in Exhibition Area

13.50 The French Military Approach to Space Situational Awareness• French Requirements to maintain awareness of Space Activities

above its territory

• SSA on the tactical level: supporting deployed ground forces

abroad

• The beginnings of a pan-European SSA network: German and

French cooperation in securing European space

Colonel Franck Schrottenloher, Commander, Environmental Control

Office, French Joint Space Command, DGA

14.30 Defence Research Into Space Situational Awareness for Sweden• Current research into SSA in support of Swedish and Allied forces

Enhancing SSA through advanced processing systems Future

technologies for Space domain awareness and control

Christer Andersson, Senior Scientist, Swedish FOI

15.10 Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition Area

15.40 Exploring the Legality of the Militarisation of Space • The use of Space Situational Awareness to enforce the legal us of

Space by governments and NGOs

• Creating a lawful framework for military SSA assets

• Enhancing Space policy to improve safety of orbital infrastructures

Professor Sa’id Moteshar, Director, London Institute of Space Policy and Law

16.20 Geostationary Survey to Support Space Situational Awareness: SMARTnet

• An overview of the BACARDI System and how it improves space

security

• Other systems available to the DLR to maximise SSA for Germany

and its allies

• Future requirements for enhanced Space Domain Awareness

capabilities

Professor Thomas Schildknecht, Astronimical Institute, University of Bern

17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Military Space Situational Awareness Day Two

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