8:30 Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:45 NTISR Policy: Current Effects and Future Guidance

• The current policies in use and their value added
• The reality of wartime and addressing it through NTISR
• Real-time application and experiences with recent policy changes
• The future of NTISR policy where and how will it be used

Paul Scharre
Office of Force Development
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

9:30 ISR at NORTHCOM

• Platforms in use for ISR at NORTHCOM
• Operational ISR support
• Improved information sharing

Colonel John Riehl
Chief, Intelligence Operations Division (N-NC/J23)
US NORTHCOM

11:00 Non-Traditional Test and Evaluation for Non- Traditional ISR

• Test and Evaluation challenges for the US Navy
• Current capabilities to support NTISR
• Navy vision for NTISR, best practices and emerging standards

Michael Said
Assistant Deputy, Test & Evaluation
ASN(RD&A)

11:45 Global Maritime Awareness from Space

• Must be unclassified to provide global baseline
• Commercial and Civil systems are now good enough
• Satellite AIS & International Collaboration are key

Guy Thomas
Science and Technology Advisor
US Coast Guard

1:30 Taking UAVs to the Next Level in an Austere Fiscal Environment

• Getting more productivity out of sensors
• Automating PED and onboard processing
• Remaining effective with tactical and operational UAVs while tactical and operational footprint disappears in theater
• Improving efficiency and increasing collaboration

Session Leaders:

3:45 Global State of the C4ISR Industry

Jim Oberlin
Senior Analyst, C2 and Military Communications
IHS Jane’s

4:30 End of Main Conference