DEFENCE LOGISTICS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEDay One | Tuesday 5th March 2019

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

9.10 Transforming and Modernising Czech Armed Forces Logistics

• Evaluating how the modernisation of the Czech Armed Forcesequipment is driving logistics transformation

• Current projects and priorities

• Optimising MRO

• Collaborating with industry for optimisation

Major General Jaromir Zuna, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Czech Armed Forces

9.50 Examining the Role of the Defence Logistics Agency (DLA) as a Key Organisation in the Provision of Logistics Support Both Worldwide and on a Regional Basis

• Proactively integrating the DLA’s Global Readiness Solutionsto ensure optimal EUCOM, AFRICOM and Service ComponentWarfighter Capability

• Leveraging cohesion with the Joint Logistics Enterprise andpromoting inter-agency capabilities and industry partnershipsbetween allied nations

• Assessing the 2018-2026 Strategic Plan as a means of supportingUS DoD priorities in building force capability and supportingallied forces

Rear Admiral John Palmer, Commander Land and Maritime, Defense Logistics Agency, US DoD

10.30 Morning Coffee

REGIONAL UPDATES

11.00 Matching Fuel Demand to Requirements• Nature of the requirement• Securing and maintaining supply• Ensuring quality• Maximising relationship

Mr Graham Grice, Military Account Director, World Fuel Services Europe Limited

11.40 Optimising the Capabilities in NATO Missions through Enhanced Logistical Operations and the Promotion of Regional Interoperability

• Assessing the current role of NATO SHAPE as a key organisationin establishing cohesive logistical operations

• Developing and implementing guidance and proceduresrelated to all areas of logistics with national authorities and Non-Governmental Organisations

• Enhancing regional interoperability through refined strategyand the importance of establishing regional partnerships for operational success

Major General Luis Lanchares, Deputy Chief of Staff Resources, NATO SHAPE

12.20 Sponsor Session Reserved for Ecolog Mr Andre Hansen, Business Development, Ecolog

1.00 Assessing the Logistical Operations of the US Army within Europe and Evaluating Strategies to Enhance Interoperability with Allied Forces• Operating across international borders to ensure the security of

supply chains• Working with host nation support during operations• Encouraging compliance with allies to realise the full potential

of USAREUR’s logistical command in theatre Colonel Robert ‘Joe’ Dixon, Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 Logistics, US Army Europe

1.40 Networking Lunch

UPDATES FROM INDUSTRY

2.40 Medical Supply in a Military Environment • Challenges of medical supply in a military context• Stringent regulatory & compliance requirements• Delivery to remote & high risk locations (including cold chain and

hazardous goods) Mr Marcello Ferrari, Manager Medical Supplies Europe, International SOS

3.20 Military Fuel Procurement Solution • Aviation and Marine fuels procurement in the commercial marketplace• Fuel spending transparency, auditability and accountability• Flexible solution for contract and non-contract fuel • Solution built for today’s and tomorrow’s military requirements

Mr Timothy Shipley, President, KH Inc

4.00 Afternoon Tea

MILITARY LOGISTICS CAPACITY AND PLANNING

4.30 Enhancing NDLO Logistical Support to Troops Through Optimised Support Networks• Identifying innovations in network capabilities and

developments in information infrastructure command • Underlining the current and future acquisition project priorities

for the NDLO and the Norwegian Armed Forces • Updates on the successes and difficulties of NDLO operations

during Trident Juncture 18 Colonel Stale Rudilokken, Deputy Commander, NDLO,

Norwegian MoD

5.10 Sponsor Session Reserved for WEW Mr Falko Pfeuffer, Head of Defence, WEW, a Thielmann Company

5.50 Enhancing Logistical Capabilities in the Provision of Support to Ensure Operational Success in the Transportation of Resources • How the Hungarian Defence Forces are optimising in-theatre

support networks• Working effectively with third-party suppliers in order to increase

the versatility of military transportation• Upgrading logistics equipment to ensure full preparedness for operations Colonel Istvan Nyitrai, Branch Chief Movement and Transportation, Hungarian Defence Force Logistics Centre

6.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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DEFENCE LOGISTICS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEDay Two | Wednesday 6th March 2019

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

9.10 Setting the Theatre / Military Mobility • Ensuring supplies reach units spread on remote missions stretching

from the Baltics to South Eastern Europe in a time of war• Successful implantation of training operations for Allied Nations

across NATO’s Eastern flank• How the 21st TSC logisticians are chartering the geographic terrain

of the Baltics and Poland to better the Army’s understanding ofpossible logjams that can slow the movement of troops in a crisis

Brigadier General Frederick Maiocco, Deputy Commanding General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, CG, 7th Mission Support Command, US Army

9.50 Establishing Beneficial Multinational Logistic Support to Strengthen and Enable Allied Operations to Reach their Strategic Goals • Coordinating logistic activity as part of providing civil and military

logistic support to allied forces• Utilising NATO’s Anaconda 2018 exercise to assess interoperability

and enhance Poland’s current multinational logistic capabilities• Assessing current challenges facing Polish multinational logistic

support and examining current infrastructural capacity

Major General Dariusz Lukowski, Chief of Inspectorate for Armed Forces Support, Polish Armed Forces

10.30 Morning Coffee

JOINT LOGISTICS PRORAMME UPDATES

11.10 Providing Optimal Levels of Logistic Support to Ensure Operational Success within the Czech Armed Forces• Assessing current trends in support and operations being carried

out by the Czech Armed Forces and the logistics framework in place to facilitate this

• Enhancing logistical interoperability with friendly nations toenhance and utilise strategic advantages

• Modernising and adapting land based logistic platforms:increasing multifunctionality for more dynamic logistical support of military operations

• Looking to the future and the current plans in place to supportMRO provision to pre-existing military infrastructure

Colonel Martin Stochl, Deputy Director Czech Logistics Agency, Czech MoD

11.40 Establishing Effective Plans to Enhance Medical Capabilities — An Update on the Operations and Efficacy of the Multinational Medical Coordination Center (MMCC) / European Medical Command (EMC) • Exploring the frameworks in place to ensure the maintenance of

high level medical support to German forces• Investigating the current outlook in international cooperation and

the establishment of key networks between and interoperability between states

• Looking to the future and the creations of fundamentals for afaster force generation in the execution of future operations

Brigadier General Bruno Most, Director, Multinational Medical Coordination Centre

12.20 Networking Lunch

INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AGENCIES

1.20 The Use of Multinational Commercial Support to Deliver NATO Deterrence and Defence• Collective planning of effective and efficient contractual support• The requirement for detailed information sharing• Delivery of multinational commercial solutions• Potential opportunities for industry

Mr Orhan Muratli, Director Support to Operations, NATO NSPA

2.00 How NATO is Facilitating a Greater Level of International interoperability• NATO as a capability multiplier• Enhanced support networks for deployed forces • Assessing the successes and pitfalls of Trident Juncture 18

Mr Pete Venoit, Logistics Coordination Officer, Logistics Capabilities Section, NATO HQ

2.40 Afternoon Tea

CLOSING SESSIONS

3.10 Assessing the Role and Efficacy of the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation and its Role in the Logistical Processes of the Czech Armed Forces • Modernising and expanding Czech support infrastructure through

supply chains• Establishing and conducting effective procurement processes,

managing contracts and framework agreements with external suppliers• Understanding the benefits afforded by the organisation and its

contribution towards mission critical configuration management• Exploring the potential for future development of technological systems and its integration into pre-existing infrastructureColonel Jan Husak, Director, MLCC

3.50 Preparation of Future Logistics Officers for Future Military Operations• Assessing current trends in logistical support and operations• New approaches and tools for Logistics Analysis• New Challenges in the Preparation of Future Officers - Military

Logisticians Colonel (GS) Dr Pavel Foltin, Head of Logistics Department - Faculty

of Military Leadership, University of Defence Brno

4:30 How the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE) is Helping Utilise Spare Capacity to Provide for other Member Nations• Examining how the MCCE is addressing a shortfall in strategic

transport capacity through facilitating the use of spare capacityfrom other member nations

• How is the MCCE tackling the bespoke challenges of the membernation’s requests?

• Optimising military support systems to maximise joint operationalcapacity and effectiveness

Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Valstad, Chief of Operations, MCCE

5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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