HAF 5TH AIR POWER CONFERENCE
(16TH & 17TH February 2017)
«AIR POWER IN A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT»
DAY
Day 1
February
16th, 2017
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
08:00-09:00
Registration - Coffee
09:00-09:10
Welcome Address
09:10-09:15
Opening Address
09:15-10:00
Keynote Address
21st Century Security:
Challenges and Opportunities
Lt. Gen. Christos Christodoulou
HAF Chief
Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis
HN Chief of the Hellenic National
Defence General Staff (HNDGS)
Admiral (ret.) James Stavridis
(former SACEUR & Dean of The
Fletcher School, Tufts University,
Medford, USA,)
1st Session – “AIR FORCE TRANSFORMATION’’
Day 1
February
16th, 2017
10:00-10:15
The Air Force at Crossroads
10:15-10:30
The Air Force at Crossroads
10:30-10:45
The Air Force at Crossroads
10:45-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15-11:30
The Air Force at Crossroads
Lt. Gen. G. Blioumis
HTAF Chief
Air Gen. F. Javier Garcia Arnaiz
Chief of Spanish Air Force
Br. Gen. Rashed Al Shamsi
Deputy Commander of UAE AF
Gen. Tod D. Wolters
Com Air Com Ramstein
Lt Gen. J. Wundrak
11:30-11:45
The Air Force at Crossroads
11:45-12:15
Q & A Panel
Executive Director JAPCC & Com
Air Ops Command (German Air
Force)
Lt. Gen. G. Blioumis
HTAF Chief
2nd Session – “AIR OPERATIONS IN JOINT ENVIRONMENT”
Day 1
February
16th, 2017
12:15-12:30
The Application of Air Power in
Pursuit of National Security
Dr. Peter W. Gray
Air Commodore RAF (ret.)
12:30-12:45
Rediscovering Air Warfare:
The Challenges for European
Airpower
Air Commodore Frans Osinga
(RNeAF)
12:45-14:00
Lunch Break/
Commemorative Photo
14:00-14:15
14:15-14:30
14:30-15:00
Air Power in Asymmetric
Warfare
RPAS in Joint and Air
Operations
Prof. Phil Sabin
(King’s College London)
Lt Col. Andre Haider
(JAPCC)
Col. M. Fakitsas
(HAFGS)
END OF FIRST DAY
Q & A Panel
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DAY
Day 2
February
17th, 2017
TIME
EVENT
08:00 - 09:00
SPEAKER
Registration-Coffee
3rd Session – ‘’TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION’’
Day 2
February
17th, 2017
09:00-09:15
Technology - An Important
Factor in Defence
Col. P. Kyriafinis
(HAFSC)
09:15-09:30
Next Generation Fighter
Mr. D. Plessas
(Lockheed Martin)
09:30-09:45
New Trends in Aircraft
Maintenance
09:45-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:15
Prof. P. Pilidis
(Cranfield University)
Mr. T. Rozolis
Hellenic Defence Industry: The
(Hellenic Association of
Way Ahead
Defense Equipment
Manufacturers)
Dealing with Aging Fleet: Risks Prof. S. Pantelakis
and Opportunities
(University of Patras)
Col. P. Kyriafinis
Q & A Panel
(HAFSC)
Coffee Break
4th Session – ‘’CRITICAL AIR ISSUES’’
11:15-11:30
Intelligence Pathology and
Decision Making
Prof. A. Liaropoulos
(University of Pireaus)
11:30-11:45
Next Generation Fighter
Mr. Jean-Louis Montel
(Dassault Aviation)
The Stealth Threat
Lt. Col. K. Zikidis
(HAFSC)
Maj A. Gkioles
(SJWC)
11:45-12:00
Day 2
February
17th, 2017
12:15-12:30
Emerging Technologies that
will Shape the Future of the Air
Force
Leader’s Captivator
12:30-13:00
Q & A Panel
12:00-12:15
Dr. Christian F. Anrig
Prof. D. Bourantas
(Athens University of
Economics)
Maj A. Gkioles
(SJWC)
13:00-14:15
Lunch Break
14:15-14:30
Closing Remarks
Br. Gen. Ath. Savvopoulos
(HAFGS/A1 Director)
END OF CONFERENCE
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