MARITIME INFORMATION WARFARE 2018

Day One | Monday 26th November 2018

8.15 Registration

8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

9.00 The Navy in a Data Driven World: Information exploitation and Increasing Royal Navy’s Leadership in Information Warfare • Framing the Royal Navy’s information warfare capability –

maintaining thought leadership and innovation• Successes in deploying the System Information Exploitation (SIE) big

data tool within the Type 45 Daring Destroyers and plans for future fleet adoption

• Overcoming complex threats through information architecture systems

• Creating a holistic approach to future information management through programme developments across C4ISR, AI and advanced data analytics

• How the Royal Navy will maintain IW leadership in the future- lessons learned from Information Warrior

Commodore Ian Annett, Assistant Chief of Staff Information Warfare and Chief Information Officer, Royal Navy

9.40 Integrating Information Warfare into Joint NATO Maritime Operations• How NATO MARCOM is embracing information warfare to increase

its operational effectiveness • An assessment of current NATO approaches to information warfare

within joint operations • The challenges involved in integrating information warfare into joint

operations • NATO’s future plans for developing information warfare capacities

Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean, Deputy Commander, NATO MARCOM Command Group

10.20 Session Reserved for Sponsor

11.00 Morning Coffee

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA

11.30 Examining the Utilisation of AI in the Commercial World and Potential Applications for the Defence Sector• How the commercial sector uses AI to increase profitability and

customer satisfaction• Case studies from successful commercial implementations of AI and

machine learning• Applying the AI to the defence sector, opportunities for increased

efficiency and increased capacity• Overcoming obstacles to senior buy-in to early AI and technology

projects Dr Matthew Howard, Director Artificial Intelligence Technology,

Deloitte

12.10 MAPLE: Towards an App-Based Command Management System in Unmanned Naval Vessels• Optimising the use of unmanned naval vessels through open

architecture combat systems • Update on phase four of Maritime Autonomous Platform

Exploitation (MAPLE) project• The benefits of the app-based Autonomous Control Exploitation

Realisation (ACER) command management system. • The potential of ACER to transform MAPLE, and increase capability

of unmanned assets• Examining how MAPLE and ACER can strengthen ISR abilities in

unmanned assets• The future of unmanned assets and automated ISR DSTL Representative, DSTL

12.50 Networking Lunch

CYBER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTIVITY

1.50 The Impact of New Maritime Cyber Threats and Information Warfare on NATO Maritime Command (MARCOM) • Examining NATO MARCOM’s strategy towards cyber defence of

allied naval assets• Assessing current cyber threats in the maritime domain• The need for greater interoperability between allied navies in

conducting cyber defence• Incorporating cyber warfare into NATO joint maritime operations

Captain Christophe Eugene, Director of Computer Information Systems and Cyber, NATO MARCOM

2.30 Defending Danish Naval Assets Through Effective ICT and Cyber Security• Examining new ICT systems that help provide an operational

advantage for the Danish Navy• The challenges of protecting legacy platforms against new and

complex cyber threats• The critical benefit of high interoperability between military

branches in cyber protection• Overcoming obstacles in acquisition and procurement of new

cyber protection systems Commander Verner Dam, Head of N6 Information and Command

Technology, Danish Defence Command, Naval Staff

3.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor

3.50 Afternoon Tea

INFORMATION EXPLOITATION AND OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (OSINT)

4.20 Using Data and Information Systems to Build Greater Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA)• Building information network systems to improve MSA• Strengthening interoperability between nations for greater

information sharing• Exploring data fusion techniques to achieve greater to establish

greater MSA• Challenges in developing new information network systems for the

maritime domain Commander Amleto Gabellone, Program Manager - Research

Development, NATO STO-CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

5.00 Incorporating Information Exploitation and OSINT into Naval Intelligence Gathering Capabilities• How information exploitation is changing approaches naval

intelligence gathering• Utilising Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) sources to build a clearer

intelligence picture• The potential for information exploitation to transform the

capabilities of naval intelligence analysts• Challenges involved in exploiting multiple intelligence sources Commander Andre Silva, Intelligence Analysis Center Director and Navy Fleet Intelligence Division Head, Portuguese Navy

5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy

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MARITIME INFORMATION WARFARE 2018

Day Two | Tuesday 27th November 2018

8.15 Registration

8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,

Royal Navy

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9.00 Facing Evolving Cyber Threats Whilst Promoting Cyber Defensive Capacities Across the Entire US Navy• Ensuring the US Navy’s operational readiness and functional capability by

defending cyber networks• Delivering cyber capabilities across the US fleet for a range of mission

objectives• Coordinating across separate military branches to increase cyber capabilities• The challenges of facing evolving cyber threats• Looking ahead to how Cyber Command can increase its effectiveness in

supporting the Navy in its missions in the future Vice Admiral Timothy White, Commander of 10th Fleet Cyber Command, US Navy (Subject to confimation)

9.40 Developing Combat Information Systems in the Spanish F110 Frigate Programme• How the F110 Frigate programme is strengthening Spanish information

warfare capacities• The role of IT-enabled data capture within building operational information

superiority at sea• Development of SCOMBA combat system to integrate and display data

from a range of sensors • Utilisation of open source architecture within SCOMBA to ensure multi-

mission interoperability • How future Spanish naval acquisition programmes will prioritise combat

information systems Captain Antonio Gonzalez Garcia, F110 Frigate Programme Manager,

Spanish Ministry of Defence

10.20 Session Reserved for Sponsor

11.00 Morning Coffee

COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE

11.30 Developing Royal Canadian Navy Information Warfare Capabilities Through New Information Systems • C4I dominance as a critical advantage in information warfare capability• New information systems to improve C4I being developed for the RCN• Examining the potential of networks and information architecture systems

to transform naval operational capabilities• Transforming the Joint Common Operational Picture (JCOP) through real

time data analysis in order to boost situational awareness• Overcoming challenges associated with integrating new C4I technologies

to existing platforms Commander Jeffrey Loder, Section Head Communications and Information

Systems Requirements, Royal Canadian Navy

12.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor

PANEL DISCUSSION 12.50 Optimising Cyber Security in the Next Generation AI Platforms

• Future challenges for cyber security as artificial intelligence and machine learning systems are integrated into naval platforms

• Current cyber threats to open architecture combat systems and other information systems

• The potential for artificial intelligence to help enhance cyber defence of naval platforms and networks in the future

• How can navies adapt swiftly to rapidly changing technological advancements and complex cyber threats?

Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy

Captain Christophe Eugene, Director of Computer Information Systems and Cyber, NATO MARCOM

Colonel (Ret’d) Ralph Thiele, Director, Stratbyrd Consulting

Professor Kevin Jones, Executive Dean Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth

Commander Verner Dam, Head of N6 Information and Command Technology, Danish Defence Command, Naval Staff

1.30 Networking Lunch

INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE

2.30 Transforming NATO’s Maritime ISR Capabilities by Embracing Information Warfare• Increasing ISR capacity through use of unmanned naval assets• New systems to connect ISR assets in undersea, maritime and air

environments• New practices in managing information security in ISR• Increasing interoperability among NATO nations and integrating ISR into

joint operations Mr Robert Murray, Head of ISR, Land and Maritime, NATO

Commander Thomas Smith, Lead, Joint ISR and Targeting, NATO

3.10 Developing Information Systems and Networks to Transform ISR• Assessing the need for new information systems to strengthen ISR• New technologies being delivered to reduce the burden on ISR operators

and improve the intelligence picture• The potential for data fusion systems to transform ISR• Increasing autonomy in unmanned ISR assets through information network

systems Commander Pasi Staff (Ret’d), Former Chief of Surveillance, Finnish Navy

3.50 Intelligent Situational Awareness: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Providing an Intelligent Maritime Picture• Developing the maritime picture using big data and pioneering data

analytic processes.• The use of Artificial Intelligence and other emerging capabilities in providing

an intelligent maritime picture. • Use cases for an intelligent maritime picture. Mr Malcolm Glaister, CEO, Sirius Constellation

4.30 Afternoon Tea

5.00 Normalising the Concept of ‘Cyber Warfare’ to Achieve Naval Dominance• Examining core principles of cyber warfare and their implications for how

modern maritime forces approach information warfare • Exploring the nexus of human and machine to unlock the potential of sailors

now and in the future • Discussing the challenges of Naval forces embracing cyber space as a new

battle domain • Overcoming current obstacles to dominating cyber space for Navies today Professor Richard Crowell, Associate Professor Joint Military Operations, Naval War College

5.40 Examining Current Cyber Threats Against Autonomous Maritime Assets• The need for greater protection against complex cyber threats to

autonomous vessels• Current threats to information and sensor systems• Reducing vulnerabilities in autonomous vessels• Implementing new cyber defensive measures• Machine learning: autonomous solutions to threats against unmanned

assets?• The future potential for autonomous vessels to transform the maritime

sphere Professor Kevin Jones, Executive Dean Faculty of Science and Engineering,

University of Plymouth

6.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,

Royal Navy

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HALF DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP28th November 2018,

Copthorne Tara Hotel, London9:00am-12:30pm

Cyber Warfare in the Maritime Domain

About the Workshop Host:Colonel (Ret’d) Ralph Thiele, Director, StratByrd ConsultingPresident of EuroDefence, Germany, Chairman of the Political-Military Society, Germany and Member of the Advisory Board (Germany) for European Centre of Excellence for Hybrid Threats, Helsinki, Finland. With a broad range of experience and knowledge across the cyber domain, Mr. Thiele has successfully introduced Network Enabling Capabilities into the German Armed Forces. While serving in the personal staffs of the German Armed Forces Vice Chief of Defence Staff and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and in the Planning and Policy Staff of the German Minister of Defence Mr. Thiele has been directly involved in numerous national, European and NATO strategic, technological and political issues. He has been Commander of the Bundeswehr Transformation Centre, Chief de Cabinet and Chief of Staff at the NATO Defense College in Rome and Director of Faculty at the German General Staff and Command College in Hamburg.

StratByrd Consulting has been advising governments andmajor industry on security projects in the Gulf region, Asia and South America dealing with Cyber Security, C4ISR, Information and Communication Technologies, Modeling & Simulation, Network Enabled Capabilities, Industry and Innovation Policy.

Workshop Overview: With greater utilisation of information comes the need for protection of information systems and networks. Cyber security is a key aspect of Maritime Information Warfare, and navies are increasingly recognising the need to develop effective cyber security practices to maintain naval superiority. As the maritime domain becomes ever more information-centric, the cyber battlespace grows. Therefore, the need to tackle vulnerabilities to cyber threats is a mission critical consideration for navies today. This workshop will provide an overview of the operational challenges and opportunities in organising cyber defence of naval assets, and a comprehensive coverage of recent developments in cyber security strategy and concepts..

Why you should attend?

Workshop attendees will explore key themes, concepts, developments and strategies in cyber security today. The workshop will provide an ideal setting for exchange of thoughts and ideas between all participants and the workshop host, allowing for a more holistic exploration of cyber security. The workshop will help shape perspectives and attitudes and allow participants to leave having learned important lessons to cyber security in the maritime domain.

Agenda

9:00am Registration and Informal Meeting

9:30am Key Aspects and Concepts • Examining the cyber battlespace and specific

maritime cyber threats to platforms and networks

10:00am Assessing Current Cyber Threats• The information-centric nature of the maritime

sphere and increasingly complex threats including ship and shore-based threats

10:30am Enhancing Cyber Defence Through New Technology and AI• New technologies delivering greater cyber

defence capabilities, and the role of artificial intelligence and cloud-based technologies in enhancing cyber warfare

11:00am Morning Coffee

11:20am Cyber Warfare as an Offensive Measure• Exploiting cyber as an offensive measure,

detecting, out-manoeuvring and defeating non-traditional cyber adversaries

• Engaging in hybrid warfare to help accomplishmission objectives

11:50pm Implementing Cyber Warfare Strategies• Exploring the best approaches cyber defence,

from large scale umbrella cyber defence of networks and systems, to platform by platform based cyber defence

• The need for greater strategic planning aroundcyber warfare, to exploit its opportunities as well as provide critical defensive functions

12:20pm Closing Remarks

12:30pm Close of Workshop

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