Seminars Agenda 2023

The seminar agenda is designed to bring together the international defence and security community to explore the relationship between foreign policy, military capability and developments in key emerging technologies, and their impact on security in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan’s focus is on enhancing and speeding up its technology capabilities, hence the overarching theme for international seminars will be rapid development & acquisition and rapid deployment.

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- Seminar A
13:00 14:00

The Digital Transformation Imperative for the Aerospace and Defense Industries

Room A

The Aerospace and defense industries have long operated on the cutting edge to develop and deliver advanced capabilities in all domains – land, sea, air, space, and cyber. However, increasingly comple ...

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- Seminar A
14:30 15:30

How EdgeAI Computing is Reshaping the Battlefield "Lessons Learned from Edge Technologies Used in the Ukrainian War"

Room A

In this era of new technology, what changes and benefits will EdgeAI bring to the battlefield? Technology and operating concepts are evolving rapidly, transforming the systems used on the front lines. ...

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- Seminar A
16:00 17:00

Transition of autonomy in Defense Space

Room A

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- Seminar B
13:00 13:30

Japan Space Imaging’s contribution to Japan National Security – GEOINT solutions with allied partners

Room B

Changes in Environment for Security - Earth Observation's Role

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Chairperson

Garvey McIntosh, NASA Representative for Asia - US Embassy Toyko

Speakers

Yasuhiro Tsukahara, COO & Executive Vice President, Business Strategy and Development Division - Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI)
- Seminar B
13:30 14:00

Persistent Monitoring with SAR satellites: A level of information for national security that has never been available before

Room B

Changes in Environment for Security - Earth Observation's Role

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Chairperson

Garvey McIntosh, NASA Representative for Asia - US Embassy Toyko

Speakers

Makoto Higashi, General Manager - ICEYE Japan
- Seminar B
14:00 14:30

Delivering Resilient Monitoring at Scale: Multi-Source Imaging from LEO to VLEO with Tactical Superiority

Room B

Changes in Environment for Security - Earth Observation's Role

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Chairperson

Garvey McIntosh, NASA Representative for Asia - US Embassy Toyko

Speakers

Benjamin T. Tuttle, VP Product & Software - Earth Observant Inc. Space
- Seminar B
15:00 16:30

Revolutionary power system solutions for the transition to Net Zero and Electrification in Defence

Room B

Changes in environment for security - sustainability

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Chairperson

Helen Smith, Deputy Head of Mission - British Embassy Tokyo

Speakers

Conrad Banks, Chief Engineer – Defence Futures Programmes - Rolls-Royce

Richard Partridge, Chief of Naval Systems - Rolls-Royce

Linda Knutsen, Exploration Division Head - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

- Seminar A
10:30 11:30

On-Demand Procurement of Mission Critical Parts in the Frontline by 3D Printing "Critical Parts can be procured at the point of time and need using 3D Printing with extreme flexibility"

Room A

The newest Carbon Fiber and Metal 3D printers have already been effectively used in many ways in the Army, Navy, Airforce, and Marines Corps in the US and Europe, due to its flexibility and utility. ...

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- Seminar A
13:00 14:00

GCAP

Room A

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- Seminar A
14:30 15:30

Defense Equipment Supporting Maritime Defense

Room A

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- Seminar A
16:00 17:00

Japan's new strategy documents

Room A

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- Seminar B
09:00 10:30

Maintaining a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP): integrating capabilities for international cooperation

Room B

Securities of territorial sea

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Speakers

Jonathan Goff, Business Development Executive, Japan Branch - Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Japan Branch

Yoshitomi Nozomu, College of Risk Management - Nihon University

Nanae Baldauff, Director EU and NATO - International Security Industry Council (ISIC), Japan
- Seminar B
11:00 11:30

Soft Powers in the South China Sea: the ASEAN Way towards Conflict Resolution

Room B

Securities of territorial sea

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Speakers

Mohd Hafizzuddin Md Damiri, Principal Assistant Secretary - Department of Federal Territories, Prime Minister's Department
- Seminar B
11:30 12:00

From Millions of Square Kilometres to a Single Vessel: New RF Geospatial Techniques Transforming Situational Awareness of Dark Vessel Activity

Room B

Securities of territorial sea

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Speakers

James McAden, Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Sales - HawkEye 360
- Seminar B
14:00 14:30

NATO’s approach to Deterrence, Defence and Multi-Domain Operations

Room B

Advanced Technologies for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)

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Speakers

John Mead, Deputy Chief of Staff – Plans, NATO JFC Naples - NATO (JFC Naples)
- Seminar B
14:30 15:00

Defense Software in the 21st Century

Room B

Advanced Technologies for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)

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Speakers

Barrett Brown, SVP – Asia - Palantir
- Seminar B
16:00 16:30

Building the British Army Digital Ecosystem – Old and New Challenges

Room B

Advanced Technologies for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defence and Combat Systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR)

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Speakers

John Collyer, CIO and Director Information - British Army
- Seminar B
16:30 17:00

Building the Digital Twin of the Operational Environment

Room B

Advanced Technologies for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Combat Systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR)

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Speakers

Simon Hill, Asia Pacific National Government Practice Lead - Esri

- Seminar C
09:00 10:00

O3b mPOWER: Where High-performance, Resilient Satellite Networks Matter

Room C

Satellites in Outerspace

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Speakers

Patrick Carroll OBE, SES Defence Security & Institutions - SES DSI Japan

Simon Chelton, Managing Director - Chelton Consulting
- Seminar C
11:00 11:30

Are you ready to respond to the creeping threat of unofficial information warfare?

Room C

Cyber security

Speakers

John Collyer, CIO and Director Information - British Army
- Seminar C
11:30 12:00

What should the Global Defence Industry Base (DIB) be doing to comply with U.S DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and other global cyber risk management regulations?

Room C

Cyber security

Speakers

Andy Watkin-Child, Founding Partner - The Augusta Group (U.S) and Parava Security Solutions (UK)
- Seminar C
12:00 12:30

Mission enablement, efficiency and security through Cross Domain technology

Room C

Cyber security

Speakers

Cartan McLaughlin, Founder and CEO - Nihon Cyber Defence Co. Ltd.
- Seminar C
14:00 14:30

Automation of the battlefield: development of uncrewed systems for Mine Hunting, Countermeasures and the setting up of a Maritime Autonomous Systems Centre of Excellence

Room C

Automation of the battlefield

Speakers

Paul Carroll OBE, Director Innovation and Future Capability - UK MoD Defence Equipment and Support
- Seminar C
14:30 15:00

Defense Innovation Unit Overview - Automation of the battlefield

Room C

Automation of the battlefield

Speakers

Derek Kenmotsu, AI/ML Defense Engagement Lead - Defense Innovation Unit
- Seminar C
16:00 17:00

The frontiers in innovation enabling rapid change - international Research & Development programmes

Room C

Research & Development (R&D) International Programmes

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Speakers

Kadri Tammai, Head - NATO DIANA Accelerator Estonia/Tehnopol Startup Incubator

Peter Liisberg, Sales and Marketing Manager - SH Defence

- Seminar A
09:00 10:00

Cutting-Edge Research of Defense Medicine at the National Defense Medical College (Part 1)

Room A

1) An overview of recent research activities at the NDMC (10 min) Shunichi Sato (Director, NDMC Research Institute) 2) Research on nanostructure modification for developing biomass-derived antibacte ...

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- Seminar A
10:30 11:30

Cutting-Edge Research of Defense Medicine at the National Defense Medical College (Part 2)

Room A

5) Application of XR (VR, AR, MR) Technology in Defense Medicine (15 min) Tetsuro Kiyozumi (Professor, Captain, Department of Defense Medicine, MDMC) 6) The Neuroscience of Cognitive Biases (15 ...

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- Seminar B
09:00 10:30

Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine: how to prepare for surprise attack and rapid response

Room B

Lessons learnt from Post-Ukraine Invasion

Sponsored by:

Chairperson

Jeffrey Bloom, Vice President - International Security Industry Council of Japan

Speakers

Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Co-Chairman - Universal Defence Security Solutions (UDSS)

Omri Samuelson, BD & Marketing Airborne Solutions - IAI ELTA

Brad Glosserman, Senior Adviser - Pacific Forum, Center for Rule-Making Strategies, Tama University

John Monahan, Director, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre - UK Strategic Command US
- Seminar B
11:30 12:30

How do we engage with emerging, adjacent and non-traditional technology – lowering the barriers to entry

Room B

Advanced Technologies - 5G

Chairperson

Mica Imamura, Non Executive Director - International Security Industry Council of Japan

Speakers

Edward Ebbern, Founder of the Defence BattleLab and innovation lead for NavyX - Royal Navy

Nate Schimmel, Director, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre - Defence Innovation Unit

- Seminar C
09:00 10:30

Tech of the Future: Electronic Warfare

Room C

Technologies of the future - Electronic warfare

Sponsored by:

Chairperson

Bernice Glenn Kissinger, COO - International Security Industry Council (ISIC), Japan

Speakers

Annabel Flores, Chief Operating Officer of Global Spectrum Dominance - Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Robert Torres, High Power Electromagnetic (HPEM) Core Technology Competency Lead - United States Air Force Research Laboratory

Fumio Wani, HEL Project Lead - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Seminar C
11:30 12:30

Tech of the Future: Global Defense Cooperation to Mitigate Future Threats

Room C

Technologies of the future - Fighter Aircraft

Sponsored by:

Chairperson

Bernice Glenn Kissinger, COO - International Security Industry Council (ISIC), Japan

Speakers

John Amaral, General Manager of Japan Military Engines - Pratt & Whitney

Shane Anderson, Business Development Manager - Collins Aerospace

John Williams II Ph.D., Forward Element, FAST Director - US Army Futures Cmmand, DEVCOM

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