SAFEGUARDING TOMORROW, EXPLORING INNOVATION TODAY: GLOBAL SYNERGY IN EOD OPERATIONS FOR A SECURE FUTURESeptember 24-25, 2024 I Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
Agenda Day 2
Group 1
8:30 am - 8:50 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
9:00 am - 9:10 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
9:10 am - 9:50 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: CAN WE DEFINE A GLOBAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT FOR EOD?
Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Mark Wickham -
Chairman,
Counter-Explosive Threat and Demining
Colonel Daniel Reyland - Commanding Officer 29 Group EOD and Search, British Army
· Are standards in C-EO capability universal across Operators? Do international standards mean international results?
· Can more be done to ensure universal information sharing, and is this a realistic ambition for the EOD community?
· How can we ensure Operator experience from NGO and military is best communicated up the universal EOD chain
· Is the industry experience in country effectively being communicated? Should more be done to communicate into the military?
9:50 am - 10:30 am
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTER-EO
· Exploring the expanded remit for the Improvised Device Defeat Subgroup and the new scope for technical development
· Developments in AI support for the Operator and timeframes for the new era of remote options
· Humanoid Robot development for EOD : Progress and challenges in developing new robotic options
· Identifying current capability focuses and what US DoD needs to learn from industry to provide rapid capability upscale
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:40 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: SEARCH SOLUTIONS: ASSESSING EXISTING SEARCH CAPABILITY AND FUTURE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Michael 'Ginge' Brown -
Expert Adviser to National Crime Agency and Former Senior NATO Adviser and Mentor, Operation Resolute Support,
Ginge Brown Consultancy
· Is our current search capability adequate for the modern Search Team? Is GPR still the most effective means of technical detection?
· Is GSA still the Way? What technical Search Aids can be employed to support Ground Sign Awareness of the Searcher
· Developments from industry in Search capability: What is coming through for the man on the ground?
Michael 'Ginge' Brown
Expert Adviser to National Crime Agency and Former Senior NATO Adviser and Mentor, Operation Resolute SupportGinge Brown Consultancy
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: IDENTIFYING AMMO TECHNICIAN REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE EFFECTIVE MITIGATION
Colonel Zac Scott -
Defence Intelligence Capability Assessments Special Projects,
British Army
Mr Andy Duncan CBE DSO, - Global Chief Technical Advisor, the HALO Trust
· Is the UK Operator at risk of becoming out of the loop? Is communication the most effective means of Disposal?
· Do we as EOD Operators focus too much on the front end of Disposal, and do we need to refocus on the entire Disposal chain to include storage and disposal in the remit?
· Does the EOD Operator need a bigger tool bad? If so, what would be in it?
· Is it possible to keep up with the rapid pace of IED Development?
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
THE CEDE APPROACH: SUCCESSES AND FUTURE PROJECTS
· CEDE successes in supporting UK Clearance capability overseas.
· Routes to the international market through the CEDE model
· Future contract opportunities and support from industry
