Main Day 2
8:00 - 8:45 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:45 - 9:30 CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
8:00 - 8:30 THE ROLE OF SOF IN GLOBAL COMPETITION
• Global competition with both state and non-state actors, in the physical and cyber/information domains.
• A “non-traditional” counteractive approach for competing in the modern spectrum of conflict
• Utilizing the full capabilities of SOF toolkit – re-evaluating “phase 0”
9:45 - 10:30 FIRE SIDE CHAT: INFLUENCING THE COGNITIVE BATTLEFIELD – ONCE A VISION, TODAY A REALITY
• Utilizing big data analytics to influence adversaries during “psychological operations”
• Trends and challenges in the cognitive battlefield
• What’s next – the way ahead for data mining and targeted messages
10:30 - 11:00 DEMO DRIVE AND MORNING NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00 - 11:45 BUILDING COALITIONS AND ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS
• International SOF training
• Common threats and priorities – Changing capabilities
• Rapid mobility to ensure the readiness of force deployment
11:45 - 12:30 UTILIZING ADVANCED COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES FOR ENHANCE TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL
• Enabling covert operations and continuous communications
• Adapting advanced technologies for tactical overmatch
• Tackling cyber and network threats.
12:30 - 13:30 NETWORKING LUNCHEON
13:30 - 14:15 ENHANCING THE COGNITIVE STATE OF THE WARFIGHTERS
• Enhance physiological, physical, psychological, and intellectual performance of the warfighters
• Eliminate distracting factor from mission objectives
• Ethical and legal dilemmas for applying Targeted pharma measures.
14:15 - 15:00 ENHANCING REAL TIME DECISION MAKING CAPABILITIES AND TARGETING BY INCORPORATING ADVANCED FACIAL RECOGNITION FEATURES
• Allow operational overmatch on the tactical level
• Enable warfighters to focus on tactical objectives and automating the identification process
• Assessing threats and conducting risk reduction on demand
15:00 - 15:30 AFTERNOON NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:30 - 16:15 ENGAGING ADVERSARIES IN THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN
- Little green men in the Baltics
- Deterring Russia and other adversaries with non-kinetic means
- Preparation for Insurgent warfare as deterrence
16:15 - 17:00 Increasing lethality for the Future SOF Warfighter through innovation
· Future concepts in the mid and far horizon
· Integration of warfighter capabilities
· Future employment of SOF