08-09 JUNE 2021 - Sheraton Ankara, Turkey
The support of the Ministry of National Defence (MSB), General Staff and Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), the “International Future Soldier Conference” will be organized under the leadership of SASAD with the coordination of Defence Turkey, METU Teknokent and Teknokent Defence Industry Cluster (TSSK) on March 23-24, 2020. 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 2-day conference will include the programs and policies of the countries that carry out Future Soldier Modernization projects, panels on new technologies in this field and business to business (B2B) meetings between global and Turkish companies.
08:30-09:30 | Registration |
09:30-10:20 | Opening Speeches |
10:20-10:40 | Keynote Speech |
10:40-11:00 | Network Break |
11:00-12:30 | Session 1 Moderator: Lieutenant General Yavuz TÜRKGENCİ Col. Paulo Roberto Da Silva Gomes FILHO "Soldier 2022 & Future Soldier - Austria´s Response to Present and Future Challenges on the Battlefield by Optimizing the Dismounted Soldier System" Mr. John H. YANCEY “Netherlands Defence Expertise Centre Soldier and Equipment” |
12:30-13:45 | Lunch (open buffet) |
13:45-15:15 | Lunch (open buffet) |
13:45-15:15 | Session 2 Moderator: Celal Sami TÜFEKÇİ, Vice President of Defence Industries Haluk Görgün Öner Tekin Simon Coverdale Ahmet Hamdi Atalay ( TBC) General Manager, Havelsan |
15:15-15:30 | Network Break |
15:30-16:45 | Session 3 Moderator: Dr. Şaduman Aziz, Head of R&D and Technology Management , SSB “Honeywell Power Solutions for the Future Soldier” Prof. Ekmel ÖZBAY Umut Gümüş Prof. Hüseyin Avni ÖKTEM ASELSAN’s Future Soldier Approach and Targeted Technologies |
16:45-17:10 | Closing Remarks |
09:00-12:00 | Hall 1/ Bilateral Meetings/ B2B meetings |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch(open buffet) |
13:00-17:00 | Hall 1/ Bilateral Meetings/ B2B meetings |
Conference - 8-9 June 2021 09:00-18:00