International Future Soldier Conference 2021

ABOUT

“The Warrior, Today and Tomorrow”

The support of the Ministry of National Defence (MSB), General Staff, Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) and SaSaD, the “International Future Soldier Conference” will be organized by Defence Turkey, METU Teknokent and Teknokent Defence Industry Cluster (TSSK) on 19 October 2021. In this context, the conference will bring together the officials of the countries that conduct studies on “Future Soldier” concept, foreign military delegations, global defence and technology companies working in this field, Turkish defence industry, and military institutions & organizations, and it will act as a platform which provides optimum benefit and awareness for sharing information between the parties.

The main theme of the conference, “The Warrior, Today and Tomorrow” has been determined within the framework of providing opportunities for cooperation and creating common synergies in the field of “Future Soldier Concept and Technologies”. The conference will include the programs and policies of the countries that carry out Future Soldier Modernization projects, panels on new technologies in this field.

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PROGRAM

19 October 2021 - Tuesday

08:30-09:30	Registration
09:30-10:00	Opening Speeches Yılmaz Küçükseyhan, Head of Conference Organization Committee Zeynep Öktem , Member of Board, SaSaD Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, President of Defence Industries
10:00-10:20	“Integrated and Autonomous (Robotic) System Technologies under the Concept of Digital Troops“ Tacettin Köprülü RD, Technology and Product Management Director
10:20-10:40	Keynote Speech Lt. Gen. Sinan Yayla Commander of the Land Forces Training and Doctrine Command
10:40-11:00	Network Break
11:00-11:40	Keynote Speech “Dismounted Soldier Systems, NATO Efforts” Osman Tasman NATO Land Armaments Coordinator, Secretary to the NATO Army Armaments Group
11:40-12:00	“Australian Army ‘s Dismounted Combat Program Script” Col. Richard Campbell, CSC Australian Defence Force, Defence Attache to Turkey
12:00-12:15	“Dismounted Soldier System Power and Data” Simon Coverdale Market Development, Glenair
12:15-12:30	*Stand Official Opening/Delegation Visit*
12:30-13:45	Lunch (open buffet)

13:45-15:15	Session 1 “Industrial Perspective for Digitalized Battle Field” Moderator: Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ, Vice President of Defence Industries “Future Soldier” Technologies And Aselsan’s Activities in this Field” Haluk Görgün Chairman of BOD, President & CEO, Aselsan “Digital Healthcare Solutions in Battlefield” Öner Tekin General Manager and Board Member , Vestel Savunma and Ayesaş “Warriors of the future world: Digital Troops” Mehmet Akif Nacar General Manager, Havelsan “Technology Army” Roketsan Pioneers the Technologies of the Future with its R&D Studies B. Murat Kurtuluş Deputy General Manager, Roketsan
15:15-15:30	Network Break
15:30-16:45	Session 2 “New trends and new technologies in Future Soldier Concept” *Moderator: Melih ABİŞ,* Head of Innovative Systems Division, SSB “Innovative Digital Soldier Technologies on Future Battlefield” Uğur Coşkun Bites CEO “Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation” Prof. Dr. Volkan Patoğlu, Mechatronics Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University “New GaN RF and Power Electronics Technologies for Future Soldier” Prof. Dr. Ekmel ÖZBAY Director, Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University
16:45-17:10	Closing Remarks Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ, Vice President of Defence Industries

SPEAKERS