09:00 Welcoming From IQPC

09:10 Chairman's Welcome

Dr. Arvind K. Sinha
Director of Engineering, Helicopter Systems Division
DEFENCE MATERIAL ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIA

09:20 A US Perspective: Air Power In The Asia Pacific Region For 2030

• Highlighting changing requirements for Asian Air Forces
• Identifying those capabilities of greater utility in the world of 2030
• Discussing the shifting power structures in Asia and the world

Colonel John Geis II
Director Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell Air Force Base
US AIR FORCE

10:00 The Modernisation Of India’s Air Force

• Drivers behind air power modernisation in India
• Military equipment being procured by India’s Air Force
• Discussing the relevance of air power to India’s security agenda

Air Marshal NAK Browne
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command
INDIAN AIR FORCE

Speaker Highlight:

Having flown various jet aircrafts including Hunter, all variants of MiG-21s, Jaguar and Su-30K, Air Marshal NAK Browne has a rich experience of operational flying, training and staff assignments. He has served as the Chief Operations Officer of the first Su-30 Base at Pune and went on to command the same Base during 2000-03. It was during this period that the multi-role Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft was inducted into the IAF. On 05 Mar 07 the Air officer was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal and appointed as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff responsible for IAFs major modernisation programmes. The Air Marshal has been awarded the Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vayu Sena Medal (VM) by the President of India.

11:10 India’s Vision For Air Power: Transforming India’s Air Force Into A Key Regional Player

• Highlighting key aspects of the transformation process
• Safeguarding strategic interests and positioning for the future
• Acquisition targets and India’s 11th Five Year Plan
• Looking beyond 2012 and establishing new milestones

Major General Harkirat Singh (Rt’d)
Commandant Engineering School, INDIAN ARMED FORCES and Colonel Bharat (Rt’d), Director Training
INDIAN ARMED FORCES

11.50 Air Power And Unmanned Systems

• Understanding The Role Of Unmanned Aerial Platforms In The Modern Air Force
• Creating The Right Balance, Strategies And Doctrine For Unmanned Systems
• Using Unmanned Systems For ISR Vs. Traditional Methods

Dr. Krishnan
Director, Aeronautical Development Establishment,
DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION INDIA

Speaker Highlight:

As the Director of the ADE within the DRDO India, Dr. P S Krishnan’s lab is heavily involved in the design and development of Unmanned Air Vehicles as well as combat and engineering simulators. He has contributed to several hundreds of flight trials of Tejas combat aircraft, which did not have even a single real failure of FCS in any channel.

13:30 Integrated Sensor And Weapons Systems For The Future Multi-Role Fighter

• Understanding the fighter requirements and missions that highlight the importance Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology
• Examining the latest evolution of AESA radar technology available to international customers
• Enhancing and enabling more effective coalition interoperability through advanced integrated sensor suite technologies, available today

Larry Seeley
Director, F-16 RACR International Capture
RAYTHEON

14:10 Evolutionary Solutions To Tomorrow's Problems

Air warfare has experienced ever accelerating change since WW II. After emerging from the symmetry of the peer-to-peer environment of the Cold War, planners and designers today see ever increasing asymmetry in warfare which requires a fundamental change in the application of technology in air power. Aircraft and applications must now be designed to rapidly adapt to the changing, asymmetric nature of warfare, offering designers and planners myriad challenges.

Richard S. McCrary
Vice President - International Business Development
BOEING DEFENSE, SPACE AND SECURITY

15:10 Panel Discussion: Is A Networked Communications Capability A Fundamental Necessity?

With the changing nature of warfare, air forces around the world are also requiring different, if not newer, technologies that allow for communications to be networked effectively. In this panel discussion, which will include several of the day one speakers, you will have the opportunity to listen and learn from their perspectives on networked communications’ capability as a fundamental necessity.

• Discussing the changing nature of warfare
• Why you need a long term mind set in order to successfully implement a net centric capability
• What technologies can move your Air Force closer to net centricity in the short term?

16:30 Chairman Hosted Q&A And Summary

17:00 Close Of Day One