23 - 24February

2015HOLIDAy INN, Abu DHAbI, uNITED ArAb EMIrATES

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING: • Current and planned military satellite

projects across the Middle East & Africa• Legal practices and space policy

surrounding MilSatCom• Training programmes for MilSatCom• Firsthand use of satcom projects in

humanitarian efforts in the region

SMi Group - The Organisers of Global MilSatCom present the 3rd Annual

MilSatComMiddle East & Africa

The leading MilSatCom Middle East event bringing you incontact with key decision-makers in the MilSatCom Industry

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Colonel Atogeba Alobawone, DirectorCommunication, Directorate of DefenceCommunication and Information Systems,Ghana Armed forces

Colonel Kattala, Tanzania People's Defence Forces

Colonel Thabo Ntoni, Senior Staff Officer ProductSystems Management of the Command andManagement Information Systems Division, South African National Defence Force (SANDF)*

Saeed Al Mansoori, Senior Engineer, EmiratesInstitution for Advanced Science and Technology(EIAST)

Yahaya, Isah Akor, Legal Adviser, National SpaceResearch and Development Agency     

Her Excellency Mrs Nicole Bintner-Bakshian,Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg inthe UAE

Maria Mateo Iborra, Project Manager, GroundSegment Solutions, SES

Dr Ayman Ahmed, Satellite System Engineer,National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space

Laith Hamad, Director of Middle East and NorthAfrica, Access Partnership

Commodore Christian Anuge, DefenceCommunications, Nigerian Navy, NigerianCommunications Satellite Limited

Khalid Al Awadhi, Manager Space Services,Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

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MILSATCOM MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 2015 Day One 23rd February 2015 www.milsatcom-mea.com

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS Mazen Nassar, Installation Training Lead for the Middle East,

Global VSAT Forum

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

9.10 Use of DubaiSat-2 and its application• EIAST Progress in the last year

• Earth observation Applications- Evidence for the success of

DubaiSat-2

Saeed Al Mansoori, Senior Engineer, Emirates Institution forAdvanced Science and Technology (EIAST)

9.50 The Regulatory Framework for SatCom in the UAE : Helping the Industry

• Overview of the space industry in the uAE

• National and International regulations for SatCom

• The next step for the uAE

Khalid Al Awadhi, Manager Space Services,

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

10.30 MORNING COFFEE

MILSATCOM OPERATIONS IN AFRICA

11.00 South African Defence Force's SatCom Update• Session Details to be announced

Colonel Thabo Ntoni, Senior Staff Officer Product

Systems Management of the Command and

Management Information Systems Division, South AfricanNational Defence Force (SANDF)*

11.40 Space Technology and Military Transformation: A Case Study of Nigeria Armed Forces

• Session Details to be announced

Commodore Christian Anuge, Defence Communications,

Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited

12.20 NETWORKING LUNCH

CURRENT CLIMATE IN MEA REGION AND HOW TO OPTIMISE SATCOM USE

13.30 Government & Military SatCom in the Middle-East: An Alphabet Soup of Solutions

• What is the state of the market and likely scenario forcommercial satcom in the Middle-East and Africa?

• What is the expected growth in services and satellitecapacity demand and for which applications?

• Will satellite markets in the region rely more on FSS, MSS orHTS solutions?

• Where will demand be most important and for whichapplication?

Claude Rousseau, Senior researcher, Northern Sky Research

14.10 SES and the Luxembourg Government join forces for emergency.lu & SatMed

• emergency.lu, mobile satellite communications in supportof disaster relief and humanitarian operations in remotelocations

• SatMed, a satellite-enhanced cloud-computing basedHealth platform, quickly and easily rolled out duringresponse and recovery phases in remote locations

Her Excellency Mrs Nicole Bintner-Bakshian, Ambassador ofthe Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the UAEMaria Mateo Iborra, Project Manager, Ground SegmentSolutions, SES

14.50 AFTERNOON TEA

15.20 The Nigerian Space programme: policies and Laws, practices and prospects with the security operatives

• Session details to be announcedYahaya Isah Akor, Legal Adviser, National Space ResearchAnd Development Agency

16.00 Global regulatory standards around drones• uAS/uAV Drones – System Description• regulatory background out of WrC-07 and WrC-12• Current regulatory Status• uAS/uAV Drones – MENALaith Mohammad Al Hamad, Director of MENA, AA AccessPartnership

16.40 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE

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marketing strategy. Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies benefiting from promoting their business at ourconferences please call:

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS Mazen Nassar, Installation Training Lead for the Middle East, Global VSAT Forum

THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING SATCOM ON ROUGH TERRAIN

9.10 Tanzania People’s Defence Forces Update• Current usage of MilSatCom in operations• Overcoming MilSatCom difficulties in the terrain• Future plans for SatCom in TanzaniaColonel AS Kattala, Tanzania People's Defence Forces

9.50 MilSatCom in the Ghana Armed Forces: The Strategic Roadmap

• A case for MilSatCom in the Ghana Armed Forces. • Operational deployment and Challenges in the

procurement of SatCom assets • The strategic roadmapColonel Atogeba Alobawone, Director Communication,Directorate of Defence Communication and InformationSystems, Ghana Armed Forces

10.30 MORNING COFFEE

POLICIES AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT

11.00 Africa: The Next Hub of Government and Military SatCom Market

• Demand Driver in Africa• More Terror Networks Emerging• Emerging Space Powers• Meeting Africa’s NeedsHubert Foy, Director, The African Center for Science andInternational Security

11.40 Towards an integrated African space policy and strategy• Strategic plan of Egyptian space program,• African prospective for space and its applications• Potential needs for space in African continentDr Ayman Ahmed, Satellite System Engineer, NationalAuthority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

12.20 NETWORKING LUNCH

ISSUE OF SATELLITE INTEGRATION

13.30 Can commercial Satellite links be secured?• Mobility• Marine and Military• Applications• Secure voice links• Secure video links• Secure DataRiyadh Al Adely, Managing Director, Skystream

14.10 Optimizing Satellite Communications• Introduction to Comtech EF-Data as an advanced satellite

communications solutions provider  • Multi-Layer Optimization : building Value - One layer at a

time  • A look into the future : ready for Ka, MEOS, and Next

generation satellites Ghassan Tabet, Sales Director, Comtech EF Data

14.50 AFTERNOON TEA

FIELD SATCOM AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

15.20 Challenges in Ground Systems ... Field Satcom Initiatives• Importance of doing the right thing, the right way• Capacity building of the resources• benchmarking process & Validating Assets• Support Modules for Operations & MaintenanceRiaz Lamak, International Director benchmarking &Validation, Global VSAT Forum (GVF)

16.00 Security Requirements, Political Changes and Technological Advancements Fuel Demand for Networks Integration

• Growing demand for integration in recent year• Developing network requirements• Potential market segments• Cost and topologiesMazen Nassar, Installation Training Lead for the Middle East,Global VSAT Forum

16.40 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE

MILSATCOM MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 2015 www.milsatcom-mea.com Day Two 24th February 2015

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