IEDs remain the biggest threat to ISAF forces in Afghanistan, causing more casualties than conventional weapons consistently since 2008. At SMi’s Counter IED and Force Protection conference, the challenge posed by IEDs will be examined and analysed, and potential solutions presented and assessed. Serving military personnel and experts will provide insight into what has become the biggest issue facing troops in the Middle East, as well as creating an excellent networking environment in which to explore responses to the threat. An Internationally-focused event, Counter IED and Force Protection is already gathering serious interest from many agencies around the world, such as TRADOC, CALL, Netherlands CIED Joint Task Force, US Air Force, Bundeswehr Technology and Procurement Office and Canadian Forces Land Requirements. Attend the conference and be involved in a wide multi-national forum with the key contributors to NATO and ISAF.  As IEDs continues to present a significant threat to deployed forces, ensure that you attend this event to respond to one of the most important issues in defence today.

For further information contact production@smi-online.co.uk or +44 (0)20 7827 6100
 

Why should you attend this event?

• Assess the challenges posed by IEDs to forces on the ground
• Explore different international responses to IEDs and homemade bombs
• Learn about advances in Force Protection Technology
• Speak with key figures dealing with the IED threat

 For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities please contact: sponsorshipdept@smi-online.co.uk

Hear keynote addresses from:

Major General David E. Quantock, Commanding General, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE), US Army

Lieutenant Colonel Geof McCarthy, Section Head, CIED Projects, Land Requirements, Canadian Forces

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Mike O’Bea, Capability Manager, Virtual Training Combined Arms Centre, TRADOC, US Army

Jim Blackburn, Assistant Capability Director, European Defence Agency

AND CHAIRED BY:

Major (Ret’d) Chris Hunter QGM, Counter IED Analyst, Kratos Enterprises
(Former Senior IED Intelligence Analyst, British Armed Forces)

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

Colonel Michael Smith, Director, Training, Doctrine and Combat Developments, US Army Armour Centre Command Group
Colonel Santiago San Antonio Demetrio, SP Army, Defense Staff, C-IED COE
Major Dick Bouwhuis, Staff Officer Technology, Netherlands CIED Joint Task Force
Major Paul Beaves, Survivability Division, DSTL
Major Xavier Thiebaut, School of Engineering, French Army
Captain Robert Berish, Commander, EOD Flight, Eglin Air Force Base, US Air Force
Lieutenant Matar Alshamsi, Director, Abu Dhabi Bomb Data Center
Dr. Engelbert Wassmuth, Head of IABG Lichtenau, IABG
George Mordica, Chief, Analysis Division, Centre for Army Lessons Learned, US Army
Prof. Alan Hatcher, Managing Director, ISSEE
Andy Oppenheimer, CBRNE Analyst 

Who should attend?

Military Profile:
Officers – Training
Officers – Operational
Plans, Policy and Doctrinal Staff
Land Warfare Centres
Analysis and Experimentation
SO1, SO2 and SO3

Industry Profile:
Commercial Directors
Sales Directors
Marketing Directors
Business Development Managers
Technical Developers
Heads of R&D
Managers Land Combat Systems
 

Venue details

Copthorne Tara Hotel

.   Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211,  Fax (44) 20 7937 7100, www.millenniumhotels.com

In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road

• From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
• Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train;
• Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train;
• Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach.

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