Program

Plenary 4 - Defence Perspective

Keynote Address: Integrated Cyber and Electromagnetic Operations
MAJGEN Robert Watson, CSC, Commander Cyber Command

Panel Discussion on Defence Perspective
Led by LTCOL Jason Perkins, Director, AOC ANZ Board Member

In conversation with:
- CAPT Catherine Gordon, RAN, Commander IW Force, ADF
- LTCOL Dan Mapperson, Commanding Officer 7 Sig Regiment, ADF
- LTCOL Samuel Ellyard, Deputy Director Cyber Futures, Australian Defence Force Cyber Command

Innovation, Science & Technology

IS&T Strategy from 2024 to 2026 and beyond
Dr Nigel McGinty, DSTG

Making It Work Together - Integrating EW Applications and Systems into Secure ZT/MLS Environments
Mr Alex Parkinson, Senior Manager, Technology Consulting, Ernst & Young

Maritime EW

Closing the Silent Gaps - Real World Insights in Maritime Emitter Sensing on USV's
Mr Peter Jenkins, Managing Director JEDS
Presenting with:
Miss Kiara McDonald, Full Stack Software Developer & UX/UI Designer, JEDS

Distributed Cognitive EW at Sea
Author: Dr Andrew Lucas, Managing Director, Agent Oriented Software
Presented by:
Dr Len Sciacca, CEO, ASR Defence

Spectrum Management

EW opportunities in the complex EMS
Mr Glenn Odlum, Electromagentic Spectrum Domain Manager,
Nova Systems ANZ

Spectrum Management Challenges for Defence
Mr Paul Burford, Director Defence Spectrum Office

Beyond 5G: Spectrum Competition from Satellites to 6G
Mr David Murray, Director International Radio Communications, DITRDCSA

Navigation

Keynote Address
AVM (Retd) Kym Osley AM, CSC, Australian Institute of Navigation

Secure, Enhanced, Location and Timing Defence
Prof Allison Kealy, CEO, Shield CRC

Industry Collaborations

Approaching VCs – what you need to know
Mr Jake Bostock, Capability Scout, Beaten Zone Venture Partners

Trends, Technologies, and Issues for EW – a Contractor's Perspective
Mr Nils Smith, VP Defence and Intelligence Solutions, SwRI

Spectrum Management

NZDF Spectrum Management and Operations
Mr Simon Burling-Claridge, Electromagnetic Spectrum Advisor, Information Warfare Integration, NZDF

Panel Discussion on Spectrum Management
Led by Glenn Oddlum, AOC ANZ Spectrum Working Group Lead

In conversation with:
- Mr David Murray, Director International Radiocommunications, Communications Infrastructure, DITRDCa
- Mr Paul Burford, Director Defence Spectrum Office, JCG, J6 Operations Support
- Mr Simon Burling-Claridge, Electromagnetic Spectrum Advisor, Information Warfare Integration, NZDF

LISREW Program

Keynote Address
COL Geoff Crossie, Director, Land-ISREW Program

Emerging Capabilities

From 'Command and Control Warfare' to 'Operations in the Information Environment': The Australian Defence Force's Evolving Approach to Information-Based Functional Concepts
Mr Jeff Malone, Secretary, AOC ANZ Chapter

Rapid EW and SIGINT Deployment Using Low SWaP-C and Highly-Configurable Software-Defined Radios
Mr Michael Jones, Engineering Manager, Analog Devices, Inc.

Electronic Warfare in the Asia-Pacific: Geopolitical Strategies and Implications
Virtual Presentation from Germany
Mr Narayan Dhital, Satellite and Aircraft Navigation Engineer, DLR GfR mBH

Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)

Active EW: Categorified Modelling in EMSO
Prof Ted Goranson, Scientist, Sirius-beta Labs And George Mason University

Electromagnetic Spectrum Planning and Battle Management Aspects of Countering Small Uncrewed Systems
Dr Kasun Thotahewa, Principal EMS Engineer, Nova Systems

From One-on-One to Many-on-Many: Modernizing EMSO Validation for Complex EW Environments
Mr Cameron Thevenin, Strategic Business Developer, Radar & Electronic Warfare, NI

Counter-UAS

EW in Counter UAS Operations
Mr Tim Creevey, Capability Development Practitioner, SOIO - School Of Information Operations

Kinetic Interceptor Drones as a Hard-Kill Complement to Electronic Warfare in Counter-UAS Operations
Mr Oskar Jakubowski, Student, University of Adelaide
Presenting with:
Mr Aleksander Pollok, Student, University of Adelaide