Programme – The Air Power Association

Air Power Conference is renowned for its challenging content and unrivaled quality of speaker. The event starts on Wednesday morning with three launch events followed by two days of high ranking keynote speakers and four sessions of four or five speakers from the military, industry and academic worlds. Each session concludes with a questions and answer session encouraging delegate participation and exciting debate.

Schedule of Events from APC 2017

Where available, the presentations given by each speaker this year can be accessed by the link under the title of the presentations in the schedule below.

Wednesday 12th July (Day 1)

Timing	Activity	Speaker	Challenge
0800 – 1300	Registration
0900	Launch Event 1	Air Vice-Marshal Rocky Rochelle, Chief of Staff Capability	Next Generation Air Force.
0955	Launch Event 2	Mr Jeff Tremaine Mr Jeremy Poulter Microsoft	How could air power capitalise on the Fourth Industrial Revolution? APC17_Day 1_Event 2_J Tremaine & J Poulter_Microsoft
1045	Break		Refreshments and networking.
1115	Launch Event 3	Wing Commander Keith Dear Professor Eamonn Malloy Mr Neill Hunt	Innovation in Defence. Defence Entrepreneurs’ Forum UK and Hacking for Defence (H4D). https://1drv.ms/p/s!AjF8dNzI1LrXu3EeUaFMP1JOEdBS
1200	Lunch		Delegate buffet lunch in the Maxwell Library and Riverside rooms.
1300	Introduction to Conference	Air Marshal (Retd) Greg Bagwell President of the Air Power Association	Welcome to delegates from the Air Power Association.
1310	Keynote speaker	Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier Chief of Air Staff	Opening address and setting of intellectual challenge including a personal perspective on the topics ahead. APC17_Day 1_CAS Keynote Address
1330	Session 1 A pivotal moment in world affairs?	Professor Julian French VP North Atlantic Council	Academic perspective on the changes and trends in the geopolitical context and their likely impact on Defence relationships? Including Brexit and the new US Administration. APC17_Day 1_Session 1_Prof J Lindley-French
		Dr Andrew Tyler Northrop Grumman	Commercial/industrial perspective on the changes and trends in the global context and their likely impact on Defence relationships?
		Major General ‘Mitch’ Mitchell Director of the UK’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre	Military perspective on the changes and trends in the geopolitical context and their likely impact on Defence relationships? APC17_Day 1_Session 1_MG Mitchell_DCDC
		Mr Edward Lucas The Economist	The Russian whole-of-government and industry approach to geopolitics / partnerships.
		Mr Justin Bronk RUSI Panel Chair	Q & A session
1500	Break		Refreshments & networking
1530	Session 2 The challenges of our existing partnerships	Professor Malcolm Chalmers Deputy Director-General RUSI	The implications of Brexit & the new US administration for UK Defence specifically. Include some discussions of election outcome. APC17_Day 1_Session 2_Prof M Chalmers_RUSI
		Mr Simon Kershaw Airtanker	The strengths and limitations of Civil-Military capability provision.
		Mr Michael Christie Strategy Director BAE Systems	Industrial-procurement partnership challenges multi-domain transatlantic OEM perspective. APC17_Day 1_Session 2_Mr M Christie_BAE Systems
		Professor Steve Roberts Strategy Director, Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems	Partnership in three dimensions. APC17_Day 1_Session 2_Prof S Roberts_Leonardo
		Air Commodore Ian Duguid OBE RAF Typhoon Force Commander	Military perspective, specifically the challenges of assuring operational capability and resilience when reliant on industry?
		Air Vice-Marshal Sue Gray Air Officer Commanding 38 Group and Chief of Staff Support, Panel Chair	Q & A session.
1700	Presentations	Air Vice-Marshal Mike Wigston Assistant Chief of the Air Staff	Launch of Air Power 2017 and the CAS’ Reading List 2017. RAF CAPS Academic Awards – presented by CAS
1730	Drinks Receptions	Sponsored by BAE Systems, Leonardo and Northrop Grumman	Receptions held in the Maxwell Library and Riverside rooms.

Thursday 13th July (Day 2)

Timing	Activity	Speaker	Challenge
0800	Registration
0830	Keynote speaker	The Right Honorable Sir Michael Fallon MP Secretary of State for Defence
0900	Session 3 Expanding our partnership horizon	Mr Herman Narula CEO Improbable	Setting out the opportunities and challenges of engaging in ‘novel partnerships’ using Improbable as a case study. APC17_Day 2_Session 3_Mr H Narula_Improbable
		Ben Gallagher, Reaction Engines Ltd	Hypersonic Flight via public/ private partnerships. APC17_Day 2_Session 3_Mr B Gallagher_Reaction Engines Hypersonic Flight
		Lieutenant General (Retd) Sir Graeme Lamb KBE CMG DSO AOG Partners Ltd	Setting out the opportunities and challenges of engaging in ‘novel partnerships’ in the operational space.
		Air Vice-Marshal Mayhew Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group Panel Chair	Q & A session
1030	Break		Refreshments and networking
1100	Session 4 21st Century partnerships in practice	Air Commodore Lol Bennett OBE MA BSc RAF Assistant Chief of Staff Operations Air Command	Partnerships in the future operating environment directly relating to state on state conflict.
		Mr Paul Castella Head of Mission for the UK and Ireland International Committee of the Red Cross	A view from a potential partner of partnerships during Humanitarian crisis. How can the Military better partner with NGOs in conflict zones and to what benefits? APC17_Day 2_Session 4_Mr Paul Castella_ICRC
		Mrs Jenny Wheeldon Educational Consultant: Strategic Leadership	Securing your future: Engaging with young people.
		Air Commodore JohnnyStringer MA RAF Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group	Partnerships in Op SHADER. APC17_Day 2_Session 4_Air Cdre Stringer
		Mr Will Jessett Director for Strategic Planning MOD Panel Chair	Q & A session.
1230	Keynote speaker	Gen. David L. Goldfein Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force	APC17_Day 2_CSAF Keynote Address
1250	Closing remarks	Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier Chief of the Air Staff
1300	Lunch & networking		Ground Floor of IET.
1400	Conference closes