09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Air Commodore (Ret’d), Mike Barnes
Chairman
Omega Air UK

09:10 NATO’s Approach To Acquire C-17 Aircraft For NATO & Partner Nations (SAC Program)

• NAMA establishment
• Governance, roles and responsibility
• Relationship with the SAC Heavy Airlift Wing
• Programme status
• Way ahead

Gunnar Borch
General Manager
NATO Airlift Management Agency

09:50 Strategic Airlift Capability C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing: The Future Of Co-Operative Airlift

• Overview of the activation efforts and initial operations of the multinational C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary
• Lessons Learned from the start-up of the unit and insights from other multinational operations
• Future potential for cooperation with other international agencies

Colonel John Zazworsky
Commander, Heavy Airlift Wing
US Air Force

10:30 A New Approach To Aero Medical Evacuation

• The Swedish National Air Medevac; Providing a mass casualty evacuation capability for the Swedish Government together with private partners
• What are the requirements for civil aero medical evacuation assets to support military operations
• Providing advanced medical care in military aircraft

Håkan Österhed
Manager Marketing and Sales
SAS AMAT System

11:40 US Involvement For The C-17 Globemaster III Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC)

• Outlining the role of user nations within the SAC agreement
• Operating from Hungary and the challenges for contributing air forces
• Ensuring national interests are managed with a multi-national asset

Colonel Steven Groenheim
Chief, Strategic Airlift Capabilities Division
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)

12:20 Exclusive Solution Session Presented By Boeing

Confirmed Senior Representative
Boeing Defence UK

14:10 Coordinating The Shared Use Of Multinational Strategic Lift

• Insight into the experiences of MCCE in coordinating the shared use of military airlift
• Review of initiatives aimed at generating strategic airlift including SALIS and European coordination efforts
• Multimodality as a principle of movements and insights into surface transport
• Exploring the use of non monetary accounting as a tool for facilitating cooperation

Wing Commander Jeremy Porter
Deputy Director
Movement Coordination Centre Europe MCCE

14:50 European Air Transport Command (EATC)

• Supporting 4 Nations operations (Belgium, Germany, France and Netherlands)
• Paving the way towards future multi-national units
• Status of the program implementation

Colonel Philippe Rutz
Director
European Air Transport Command

16:00 RAF Support And Maintenance For The C-17: A Unique Solution

• Overview of the RAF C-17 support arrangements with the USAF and Boeing
• Benefits of not having ‘tight and fast’ contract arrangements
• Working towards the perfect industry and military model

Squadron Leader Simon Barton
Senior Engineer
Royal Air Force Brize Norton

16:40 European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) Initiative: The Strategic Airlift Challenge For The European Defence Agency

• Analysis of the EATF background and evolution
• EATF framework and challenges
• Looking to the future and establishing EDA airlift capabilities

Laurent Donnet
Project Officer in Deployability
European Defence Agency