Conference

During the 1st IAMD COE Annual Conference 2022, it is of our intent to share views with the IAMD and international community and discuss about how new technological developments may affect Integrated Air and Missile Defence, what Opportunities they may offer, but also what might be the possible Threats and Challenges to IAMD, generated in the most complex and demanding security environment of the last decades.

Conference topics

a.  Emerging Disruptive Threats

b.  C-RAM

c.  Integration in IAMD

d.  C-UAS

e.  IAMD Education & Training Solutions-War Gaming & Simulation-The way ahead

f.   IAMD-Future Challenges

We are looking forward to an interesting and productive event, and to welcoming you to the picturesque and historical city of Chania.

Early registrations will be highly appreciated to support our scheduling.

Overall Agenda

a. Wed, 28 Sep 22:                                   Travel Day

b. Thu, 29 Sep 22:                                    Opening Session Annual Conference Day 1

                                                                    Ice-breaker event

c. Fri, 30 Sep 22:                                       Annual Conference Day 2

d. Sat, 01 Oct 22                                       Travel Day

Click HERE for the Coordination Letter and the detailed Agenda.

LTC (Retd) Wendi O. Brown

Executive Officer, 405 Army Field Support Brigade – Europe and Africa

Wg Cdr (Retd) Rob Munday

SG-265 Rapporteur

Keynote Speakers

Ms Radoslava STEFANOVA

Head of IAMD section, NATO International Staff, Defence Investment Division, Armament &   Aerospace Capabilities Directorate

COL Bruce BREDLOW (US ARMY)

Commander, 52^nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10^TH AAMDC

Chair, NATO Panel on Air and Missile Defence

Speakers (By alphabetical order)

Mr. Marc J.M. ABADIE

Professor Emeritus / ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France

Dr. James BAILEY

Program Manager / U-A Warfare Center Combat Training School

Mr. Mario BEHN

NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA)

Mr. Roy BOOKHAM

Senior Principal Consultant for Counter-UAS (C-UAS) / Dstl

LtCol. (HAF) Panormitis-Nikolaos DEMERTZIS

Hellenic National Representative at the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence Steering Committee.

Col. Jan FARLIK CZE (AF)

Military University of the Czech Republic

Maj. Merkourios KATSAMAKAS

Staff officer of D&S Branch at IAMD COE.

Dinos KERIGAN-KYROU PhD, CMILT

Cybersecurity, Joint Command & Staff Course, Irish Defence Forces / Division of Cybersecurity, Abertay University

Mr. Angelos KLOTHAKIS

PHD Candidate, School of Production Engineering & Management, Technical University of Crete.

Mr. Sozon A. LEVENTOPOULOS

Cpt. (Retired) GRC (A), Former IAMD CoE SME.

Cpt. Emmanouil MAVROGIANNAKIS

Staff officer of CD&E Branch at IAMD COE.

Dr. Ioannis NIKOLOS

Professor, Director of the Turbomachines & Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (TurboLab-TUC) School of     Production Engineering & Management, Technical University of Crete.

Dr. Claudio PALESTINI

Emerging Security Challenges Division (NATO)

LtCol, OF-4, US, Air Force John D. PATRICK

Director of the NATO Space Centre / Allied Air Command Ramstein AB, Germany

LtCol, OF-4, NE, Air Force G.W. ‘Berry’ PRONK

JAPCC, Combat Air Branch, Surface Based Air and Missile Defence.

Maj. Peter RABINAK

Staff officer of Education & Training Branch at IAMD COE.

Mr. Lex STUART

Defence Science Manager/ Defence Research and Development Canada, Atlantic Research Centre.

Dr. George TZAGKARAKIS

Scientific Data Analysis professional, Principal Researcher at FORTH-ICS.

Participants are responsible to arrange their own accommodation.
IAMD COE can provide guidance / assistance, if requested. Hotels near the Chania city centre are highly recommended for transportation purposes. A list of recommended Hotels around Chania city centre is as follows (special prices apply to participants only for direct booking with each hotel manager by e-mail).

• KYDON 4*hotel kydonhotel.com , Booking code: IAMD-COE via hotel’s online booking platform. Email: info@kydonhotel.gr , tel.:+302821052280.
• SAMARIA 4* hotel www.samariahotel.gr , Booking code: IAMD22 via hotel’s online booking platform. Email: reservations@samariahotel.gr , tel.:+302821038600.
• HYPERION CITY HOTEL 4* hyperioncityhotel.gr Promo code: IAMD22 via mailing to hotel’s e-mail address. Email: reservations@hyperioncityhotel.gr ,tel.:+302821055240.
• AKALI 4* hotel akali-hotel.gr, Promo. Code: IAMD22 via mailing to hotel’s e-mail address. Email: info@akali-hotel.gr , tel.:+302821092872.
• ARKADI 3*hotel arkadi-hotel.gr Promo. Code: IAMD22 via mailing to hotel’s e-mail address. Email: info@arkadi-hotel.gr , tel.:+302821090181.
• KRITI 3* hotel kriti-hotel.gr , Promo. Code : IAMD22 via mailing to hotel’s e-mail address. Email: info@kriti-hotel.gr , tel.:+302821051881.
• PORTO VENEZIANO 3* hotel portoveneziano.gr , Promo. code: IAMD22 via mailing to hotel’s e-mail address. Email: hotel@portoveneziano.gr , tel.:+302821027100.