Conference Day One: 16th September 2008

09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Group Captain Dick Hemsley (Ret’d)
former Deputy Director, Command and Battlespace Management, UK MOD and now Head of Systems Division
SCS Ltd

09:10 Uk Simulation Developments In Support Of Training And Mission Preparation

• UK single service, Joint and Coalition training needs
• Overview of UK simulation capabilities
• Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) interoperability
• Commercial Of The Shelf (COTS) exploitation
• Defence common simulation services and infrastructure

Andy Fawkes
Deputy Director, Directorate of Analysis, Experimentation and Simulation
UK MoD

09:50 Advanced Simulation And Mission Preparation

• Developing an architecture and infrastructure for live, virtual, and constructive simulation for US Army training
• A plan for a "train as you fight" simulation environment for task organized units
• Technology needs for more complete simulation training environments

Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) Wayne Stilwell
Chief, Systems Integration, The National Simulation Center
US Army

11:00 Modelling & Simulation For Networked Training And Operations

• The NATO PATHFINDER integrated environment
• Promoting cooperation between nations in training and operations

Andreas Tolk
Ph.D. Associate Professor, Engineering Management Old Dominion University, Norfolk
VA Technical Lead for the NATO PATHFINDER Integrated Environment experiments

11:40 Utilising The Effectiveness Of Serious Gaming For Military Training

• What is available now and what is likely in the near future?
• Human factors issues
• The emergence of COTs in simulation technologies: How far can this go?

David Wortley
Director, Serious Games Institute
University of Coventry

13:20 Developments In Defence Training And Simulation Technologies In The Netherlands

• Range of simulation applications
• Evaluation of combat games for command and control training
• Future projects

Anne Helsdingen
Training and Instruction
TNO Human Factors

14:00 The Role Of Synthetic Environment Based Experimentation In Acquisition And Systems Development

• The Portal: Overview and current capabilities
• Role in supporting new programmes
• How to use simulation in order to assess new technology and de-risk programmes
• Future directions of The Portal

Shane Arnott
Portal Director
Boeing Defence UK

14:40 The Synthetic Environment Core (se Core): Providing The Warfighter With The Most Effective Training System

• SE Core requirements and mission
• SE Core benefits
• Capability in delivering a integrated simulation training facility

Mr John Womack
APM SE Core, PEO STRI
United States Army

15:50 Challenges With Regard To The African Battlespace With Specific Reference To Peace Mission Training

• Introduction
• The African Battlespace
• South Africa: A Strategic Overview

Colonel William Wagner Officer Commanding, Centre for Conflict Simulation, South African National War College South African Defence Force

Lieutenant Colonel (ret’d) James T.G Erlank Business Development Saab Systems South Africa

16:30 Simulation-Based Peace Mission Training: A South African National Defence Force Perspective

• The Centre for Conflict Simulation: The SANDF Simulation Centre of Excellence
• The systems solution to the SANDF and regional simulation needs
• The future of simulation-based Peace Mission Training
• Conclusion

Colonel William Wagner Officer Commanding, Centre for Conflict Simulation, South African National War College South African Defence Force

Lieutenant Colonel (ret’d) James T.G Erlank Business Development Saab Systems South Africa

17:10 Chairman’s Summary And Closing Remarks

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