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NITEC Connect 2021: Agenda


Enhancing NATO's Resilience through Stronger Partnerships.

Agenda (updated 15 June 2021)

Timetable is based on Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Wednesday 16 June 2021

14:00 – 15:00

NITEC Connect Opening

Kevin J. Scheid, NCI Agency General Manager

Keynote Address

Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General

Keynote Address

Kay Sears, Vice President & General Manager, Military Space, Lockheed Martin Space

Keynote Address

Lieutenant General William J. Liquori, Jr., Chief Strategy and Resourcing Officer, United States Space Force

15:00 – 15:20

Break

15:20 – 16:05

Panel discussion

Space as a domain of operations: Increasing NATO's readiness
Moderator: Laryssa Patten, Space and AGS Portfolio Manager, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCI Agency

  • Gordon B. "Skip" Davis Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment, NATO
  • James Black, European lead for the RAND Space Enterprise, RAND Europe
  • Colonel (Air Force) Patrice Tromparent, Vice Chief of Staff, Space Command
  • Rob Desborough, Partner, Seraphim Space Fund, Chief Executive Officer, Seraphim Space Camp
16:05 – 16:25
Break
16:25 – 17:10

Panel Discussion

NATO Deployable CIS – Getting ready for Future Missions

Moderator: Detlef Janezic, Chief of Architecting & Engineering, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency

  • Brigadier General Hans Folmer, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander, NATO Communications & Information Systems Group
  • Dr Mark Fernandez, Americas HPC Technology Officer & Principal Investigator for Spaceborne Computer-2, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Timo Haas, CEO, blackned GmbH
  • André De Brito, Sales Manager for EMEA ISR, SES Networks

17:10 – 17:20
Break
17:20 – 18:00

Virtual Room 1

The Digital future of the NATO Workplace

Moderator: Jean-Paul Massart, Chief NATO Digital Workplace, NCI Agency

  • Vinay Nichani, Vice President of Global Software Sales, CISCO
  • Kate Maxwell, Chief Technology Officer, Worldwide Defense & Intelligence, Microsoft
  • Michael Woodbridge, Senior Director Analyst, Digital Workplace Group Gartner

Virtual Room 2

DCIS Cube – The journey continues

  • Marc van Selm, Enterprise Architect C4ISR, Chief Technology Office, Architecture & Engineering, NCI Agency
  • Dr Hermann Wietgrefe, Principal Enterprise Architect, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
  • André De Brito, Sales Manager for EMEA ISR, SES Networks

Virtual Room 3

NCI Agency framework for collaboration with Not-for-profit entities

  • Agata Szydelko, Deputy Director, Acquisition
  • Dr Michael Street, Head, Innovation and Data Science, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency

Virtual Room 4

NATO 2030 and beyond: towards innovative public-private partnerships to secure NATO's mission

Moderator: Antonio Calderon, Acting Chief Technology Officer, NCI Agency

  • Ambassador Baiba Braže, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO
  • Ludwig Decamps, Chief Operating Officer, NCI Agency
  • John Barter, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, GLOBSEC

Timetable is based on Central European Time (CET).

Thursday 17 June 2021

14:00 – 14:15

NITEC Connect Second Day Opening
Major General Göksel Sevindik, Chief Of Staff, NCI Agency

14:15 – 14:30

Keynote Address
General André Lanata, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

14:30 – 15:15

Panel Discussion
Optimising defence with AI at the service of the Alliance: Transforming the aerial perspective into intelligence

Moderator: Matt Roper, Chief, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISRC) Centre, NCI Agency

  • Dr Cristian Coman, Senior Scientist, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCI Agency
  • Dr Carlos Castillo, Chief Engineering, INDRA
  • Dr Michael Street, Head, Innovation and Data Science, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
  • Dr Stefan Bruggenwirth, Head of Department Cognitive Radar, Fraunhofer Institute

14:30 – 17:20

Virtual Room 1
NATO Space Pitch Day

  • Opening remarks: Major General Goksel Sevindik, Chief of Staff, NCI Agency
  • Chair of the Selection Board: Major General Karsten Stoye, Chief of Staff, NATO's Allied Air Command 
  • Moderator: Rich Laing, Senior Scientist, Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCI Agency


Selection Board:

  • Colonel James A. Quinn, Director of Space Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa
  • Lieutenant Colonel John D. Patrick, Director of the NATO Space Centre, NATO's Allied Air Command 
  • Guiseppe Nobile, Head of the Geospatial Section, NATO HQ 
  • Laryssa Patten, Space and AGS Portfolio Manager, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCI Agency
  • Ivana Ilic Mestric, Senior Data Scientist, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
  • Dr Paul Howland, Chief, Command and Control Services, NCI Agency

Representatives companies – top qualifiers, delivering pitches.

15:15 – 15:35
Break

15:35 – 16:20

Virtual Room 2

The impact of new workforce models on attracting and retaining diverse talent

Moderator: Kathelijne Dijkstra, Head of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, NCI Agency 

  • Christophe Picot, Organisational Transformation Change Manager, Service Strategy NCI Agency
  • Katie Charteris, Executive Talent Acquisition Manager – Diversity, Inclusion and Talent, Transport for London
  • John Abel, Technical Director Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Google

Virtual Room 3
The role of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in cyber resilience

  • Dr Michael Street, Head, Innovation and Data Science, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
  • Dr Konrad Wrona, Principal Scientist, NATO Cyber Security Centre, NCI Agency
  • Dr Paul Théron, Cyber Resilience Scientist and Advisor, Thales, Director of the Cyb'Air Research Chair
  • Bogdan Vasilache, Founding Partner & Senior Developer, Wonderbit
  • Wouter ten Brink, Founding Partner & Senior Developer, Wonderbit

Virtual Room 4
How to do business with NCI Agency

  • Ijeoma (IJ) Ike-Meertens, Senior Contracting Officer, NCI Agency
  • Alexandre Vitry, Chief of Contracts, NCI Agency
16:20 – 16:35
Break

Please note that Virtual Room 4: "How to do business with us" runs as a single session from 15:35-17:20. The timing of any breaks will be announced during the session.

16:35 – 17:20

Virtual Room 4
How to do business with NCI Agency (continued)

  • Ijeoma (IJ) Ike-Meertens, Senior Contracting Officer, NCI Agency
  • Alexandre Vitry, Chief of Contracts, NCI Agency

Virtual Room 5

The Cloud is now! – Opportunities for NATO

  • Detlef Janezic, Chief of Architecting & Engineering, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
  • Jose Herrero, Head Service Engineering, Architecting & Engineering Branch, Chief Technology Office, NCI Agency
17:20
End of NITEC Connect