1. MIDDLE EAST 2012
26 - 27 March 2012 | Crowne Plaza, Muscat, Oman
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN
Enhancing Regional Situational Awareness Through Effective ISR Capabilities
While Maintaining the Ability to Conduct the Full Spectrum of Effects
General Support and Keynote Welcome
Address, Royal Air Force of Oman
Lieutenant General Anwar Hamad Ameen,
Commander, Iraqi Air Force
Major General Ahmed Boutaleb, Inspector,
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Brigadier General Pilot Ghassan Chahine,
Commander, Lebanese Air Force
Senior Representation, Royal Bahraini
Air Force
Lieutenant General Ralph J. Jodice II, (USAF),
Commander, Air Component Command
Headquarters, NATO
Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha, Air Officer
Commanding, Number One Group,
Royal Air Force
Major General James Jones, Deputy
Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central
High Level Speakers Include:
Tel: +44 (0) 207 368 9737 Email: defence@iqpc.co.uk
Air Power Middle East 2012 will let you:
Create and strengthen the personal and professional relationships that will be
invaluable to succeeding commercially in the region
Hear how the Omani, Iraqi, Lebanese, Moroccan, Bahraini and Pakistani Air Forces
are developing their capabilities and their active requirements
Network face to face with senior air force officials, something crowded air shows
simply cannot deliver
High level briefings from the UK, France, and NATO on Operation Unified Protector
‘APME continues to offer a rare and valuable opportunity for the region’s Air Forces to
exchange views with, and update industry on, procedures, training and requirements
while ‘gathered under one roof’ over a concentrated 2 day conference – that is the
primary reason we have agreed to sponsor this event for 3 years’
Jan H de Haldevang, Director of Sales & Marketing, Middle East & Western Asia, THALES
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2. DAY ONE - 26 March 2012
07:00 – 07:30 Registration, Refreshments and Display
07:30 – 07:40
Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction to Day One
Chris Granville White, CBE
07:40 – 08:00
Keynote Welcome Address
Slot reserved for Royal Air Force of Oman
08:00 – 08:30
Keynote Briefing – Iraqi Air Force
Lieutenant General Anwar Hamad Ameen, Commander, Iraqi Air Force
08:30 – 09:00
Keynote Briefing – Royal Moroccan Air Force
Major General Ahmed Boutaleb, Inspector, Royal Moroccan Air Force
09:00 – 09:30
COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS BREAK
For networking break sponsorship opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
09:30 – 10:00
Keynote Briefing – Operation Unified Protector
Lieutenant General Ralph J. Jodice II, (USAF), Commander, Allied Air Component Command HQ Izmir, NATO
10:00 – 10:30
Keynote Briefing – Operation Unified Protector: The UK’s Perspective
Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha DSO, Air Officer Commanding, Number One Group, Royal Air Force
10:30 – 11:00
The Role of NATO’s ISR Division in Operation Unified Protector
Group Captain Mike Hart, DACOS, J2 Ops, PJHQ, UK MoD
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS BREAK
For networking break sponsorship opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
11:30 -12:00
Affordable Airborne Maritime Surveillance – Dornier 228 New Generation
- Maritime Surveillance Situation, changes in the past 10 years
- Dornier 228 in Special Missions Tasks
- The right sensor suite of Maritime Surveillance
- The Economic Solution
Wolfgang Kofen, Regional Sales Director, RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH
12:00 - 12:30
Theatre Security Cooperation – The ISR Dimension
Colonel Howard Neeley, Director, Theatre Security Cooperation, U.S. Air Forces Central
12:30 – 13:00
A 432d Air Expeditionary Wing Perspective on the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission
Colonel James Hecker, Commander, 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces Central
LUNCH
For sponsored lunch opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 368 9737 Fax: +44 (0) 207 368 9301 Email: defence@iqpc.co.uk
‘Very educational
and informative’
Brigadier General Mohammed bin Salman Al-
Khalifa, Commander,Fighter Command, Royal
Bahraini Air Force
3. DAY TWO - 27 March 2012
07:00 – 07:30 Registration, Refreshments and Display
07:30 – 07:40
Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction to Day Two
Chris Granville White, CBE
07:40 – 08:00
Keynote Briefing – Lebanese Air Force
Brigadier General Pilot Ghassan Chahine, Commander, Lebanese Air Force
08:00 – 08:30
Keynote Briefing – Royal Bahraini Air Force
Senior Representation Confirmed
08:30 – 09:00
Keynote Briefing – Qatar Emiri Air Force
Senior Representation - Qatar Emiri Air Force - Invited
09:00 – 09:30
COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS BREAK
For networking break sponsorship opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
09:30 – 10:00
Keynote Briefing - Air Power in the Middle East: AFCENT’s Perspective
Major General James Jones, Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central
10:00 – 10:30
Keynote Briefing - Pakistan Air Force
Air Vice-Marshal Muhammad Ashfaque Arain, Director General, Air Force Strategic Command, Pakistan Air Force
10:30 – 11:00
Lessons Learned from the Libyan Air Campaign
Air Commodore Gilles Lemoine, Director, Center for Strategic Aerospace Studies, French Air Force
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS BREAK
For networking break sponsorship opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
11:30 -12:00
Operational and Training Lessons Learned – Innovations Implemented
· Training Services
· Technical training system improvements
· Information Management
Chris Benn, Director, Military Export, THALES Training & Simulation, THALES DAVAO
David Cleland-Smith, Director Business Development, THALES Avionics, THALES DAVAO
Jan H de Haldevang, Director, Sales & Marketing, Middle East & Western Asia, THALES DAVAO
12:00 - 12:30
Regional Cooperation – A USAF Perspective – Panel Discussion
Colonel Howard Neeley, Director, Theatre Security Cooperation, U.S. Air Forces Central
Colonel James Hecker, Commander, 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces Central
12:30 – 13:00
An Expeditionary Air Group Perspective
Senior Representation, 83 Expeditionary Air Group, Royal Air Force - Invited
13:00 – 13:30
LUNCH
For sponsored lunch opportunities please contact Mazhar Khoja at sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 368 9737 Fax: +44 (0) 207 368 9301 Email: defence@iqpc.co.uk
4. Tel: +44 (0) 207 368 9737 Fax: +44 (0) 207 368 9301 Email: defence@iqpc.co.uk
SPONSORS
1 Thought Leadership: With an expected
audience of senior military customers
and decision makers from across the globe,
Defence IQ events enable you to build
your reputation as a market leader in your
chosen domain through speaking sessions
and subject specific conference streams,
workshops and focus days
2 Branding: We bring together buyers and suppliers in
a tailored location with unbeatable facilities for on-
site branding and exposure. Furthermore, our dedicated
marketing team can help you achieve your promotional
aims in the months leading up to the conference with
dedicated mailings to cover 50,000 contacts through
brochure drops, extensive e-mail campaigns and
tailored web coverage
3 Featured Networking Events: Focused and high
level, our events will provide you with the perfect
environment to initiate new business relationships
and achieve face to face contact that overcrowded
tradeshows cannot deliver. Sponsorship opportunities
range from exhibition stands to sponsored lunches,
cocktail receptions, gala dinners and a host of informal
social networking events
If you would like to sponsor or exhibit at Air Power Middle East 2012 call
Mazhar Khoja at +44 (0) 207 368 9358 or email: sponsor@iqpc.co.uk
Sponsorship Oportunities | Three easy ways to get involved
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With the increasing costs of live training; the complexity of modern systems and the shortage of trained aircrews and
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It remains our absolute focus to build lasting, technical partnerships though which we transfer technology, IPR and create
employment opportunities with well structured Joint Ventures to create local employment, ensuring local logistic support
provided by local expertise in the local language.
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