Main Programme

Monday, October 20, 2014

18:00 Get together at the Ice-Breaker / Warm-Up
Dorotheensaal of the Hotel Maritim proArte, Friedrichstraße

18:15 Welcome Cocktail / Welcome Notes / Dinner Speech
Major General (ret.) Wolfgang Döring, Managing Director, German Association for Defence Technology (DWT)
Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer, Commander Field Army and Vice Chief German Army

18:45 Walking Dinner Buffet
Eat, Drink and Talk

21:30 End of Ice-Breaker-Reception

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

08:00 Visitor Check In, Opening of the Exhibition
Welcome Coffee

08:50 Welcome Notes
Major General (ret.) Wolfgang Döring, Managing Director, German Association for Defence Technology (DWT)
Major General Erhard Drews, Commander, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center, Conference Chairman

Programme Session A | Opening

08:40 DEU Army Perspective on Urban Operations
Major General Erhard Drews, Commander, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center, Chairman of the Conference
       
09:05 Land Forces in the Urban Environment
Brigadier Bob Bruce, Director Combat, Army HQ, MoD UK

09:30 Rafael and the Urban Challenge
Brigadier General (Res.) Rami Ben Efraim, VP Business Strategy, Air & C4ISR Systems Division, RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems

09:55 Fundamentals of Urban Operations
Colonel (GS) Norbert Dreschke, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center

British Urban Doctrine Development
Major Andrew Field, Tactical Doctrine Development B, UK Directorate ofLand Warfare

10:25 Topic to be determined (Key Note Politics)
Roderich Kiesewetter, MoP, German Parliament

10:50 Coffee Break, Dialogue with the Exhibitors

Programme Session B | Situational Awareness

11:10 Introductary Speech "Geoinformation Support for Urban Operations"
Brigadier General Roland Brunner, Bundeswehr Geoinformation Centre

11:30 Introductary Speech "Situational Awareness in Urban Operations"
Colonel (GS) Christian Brandes, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center

11:50 Luncheon / Exhibition

13:20 Panel Sessions I - III (Situational Awareness)

15:10 Coffee Break
Dialogue with the Exhibitors

Programme Session C | Reconnaissance

16:00 Introductary Speech “Reconnaissance in Urban Operations”
Colonel (GS) Harald Einzinger, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center

16:20 Vulnerability and resilience assessment of urban areas
Kai Fischer, Fraunhofer Ernst Mach Institute

16:40 Short Break
Walk to your Panel

16:50 Panel Sessions IV-VI (Reconnaissance)

19:00 Beer Call / Walking Dinner

22:00 Last order / end of first Day

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

08:00 Visitor Check In, Opening of the Exhibition
Welcome Coffee

08:40 Conference Continues
Major General (ret.) Wolfgang Döring, Managing Director, German Association for Defence Technology (DWT)
Major General Erhard Drews, Commander, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center, Conference Chairman

Programme Session D | Modern Effectors

08:45 Introductary Speech “Modern Effectors in Urban Operations”
Colonel (GS) Jörg Neureuther, DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center

09:05 Urban Combat - Reports of a Bataillon Commander
Colonel Mark Kenyon, Assistant Director Warfare, UK Directorate of Land Warfare


09:35 Coffee Break
Dialogue with the Exhibitors

10:00 Panel Sessions VII - IX (Modern Effectors)

11:50 Luncheon

Programme Session E | Education & Training

13:30 Introductary Speech “Education & Training in UrbanOps”
Colonel (GS) Jesko Peldszus, DEU Army Training Command

13:50 Short Break
Walk to your Panel

14:00 Panel Sessions X - XII (Education & Training)

15:50 Conclusions
Major General Erhard Drews, Commander,DEU Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center, Conference Chairman

16:15 End of Conference