31 Oct 13. Global MilSatCom 2013, 5th November to 7th November 2013, London, United Kingdom. Global MilSatCom is in our and many of our client’s opinions, the best networking event of its kind in the world. Due to the event selling out year on year since 2005, we are delighted to move to a NEW and bigger venue, Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel London to accommodate the increased demand – Global MilSatCom 2013 is set to be our biggest and best event to date.
Global MilSatCom 2013 will give you access to:
• Over 100 senior military representatives from across the world
• Larger exhibition space allowing more networking opportunities with the
leading operator and SatCom solutions providers in the Global MilSatCom Arena
• More content than ever before: This year’s programme has been designed with the help of our industry-focussed Advisory Board made up industry experts including the UK MoD
• Industry-leading Keynote Addresses from the UK, Canada, France and Spain
• Key presentations discussing the latest topics within the SatCom community:
New nations to speak this year include Australia, Ukraine and Philippines
• Region-focussed conference agenda for more specialised content: Day 1 will focus on EU including the Host Nation, Day 2 – NATO and the Americas and Day 3 – The Rest of the World
• Live panel discussion allowing attendees to interact and discuss the future of MilSatCom
• Unbeatable networking opportunities: Meet with the industry’s most senior military figures and the leading SatCom providers all in one place
New For 2013:
• Event pad- Following the success of last year’s event we will be supplying all attendees with an event pad.
• New Dinner on Day 1 sponsored by Eutelsat
• Video for sponsors- To commemorate our 20th year in business, SMi Group has commissioned a video production company to visually record elements of this year’s conference. A new sponsorship package will be made available to potential sponsors that will include the points below.
Benefits of Attending
In times of austerity and faced with challenges of budget cuts across the
defence sector, it is now more important than ever to learn about how to manage your MilSatCom capability. This conference will be looking in particular at how to overcome these challenges, along with the shifting emphasis from long-term mission to short-term mission and how this impacts your SatCom strategy.
Key topics to be addressed:
• How to manage the problem of interference- a growing challenge in the SatCom industry
• Dealing with the challenge of budget cuts across the defence sector whilst maximizing information security
• The prevelance of SatCom in the Asia Pacific region and the implications for the industry
• Balancing commercial and military SatCom in the light of defence budget cuts
• Investigate the MilSatCom opportunities in the Ukraine and their communication satellite LYBID
• Hear an update of the Beyond Line of Sight Programme direct from the host nation
• Discover the new COMCEPT Programme assuring an extension of SatCom capability in France both from the users and the operators
• Learn about Brazil’s new SatCom requirements and how they plan to achieve themPast delegates have said the following of the event:
“Highly professional presenters who delivered high quality information.” Selex
“Well done. Once again this year has been better than the previous ones. Many veterans of the conference agreed on this. Well done.” Orbital Sciences
“Global MilSatCom is an excellent opportunity to hear and meet THE leading experts from Europe on all matters related to Military SatCom”. USAF
“A very useful conference and a good mix of technical, operational and policy topics.” NATO HQ C3 Staff