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DisTec 2020

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The agenda below was devised for DisTec 2020, which was postponed due to the impact of Covid-19.

Where relevant, speakers will be invited to present at the 2021 edition. Take a look for a flavour of what to expect in Seville.

11:30
  1. Opening Address by the UK's Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
    DisTec Theatre
    30 mins
    Senior Representative from DASA
    Senior Representative from DASA
12:00
  1. Doing True Innovation in Defence
    DisTec Theatre
    30 mins
    James White
    James White, Defence Innovation thought leader - Dutch Ministry of Defence
    Crossley McEwen
    Crossley McEwen, Innovation Scout - jHub
    Dan Cheesman MBE RN
    Dan Cheesman MBE RN, Chief Technology Officer - Royal Navy
    Jake Singleton
    Jake Singleton, International Defense Innovation - AFWERX - United States Air Force
    Andrew J Gascoyne RLC
    Andrew J Gascoyne RLC, Directorate of Capability, Future Force Development - British Army
12:30
  1. Lunch Break & Exhibition
    60 mins
13:30
  1. Leadership for Disruptive Innovation
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Adrian Holt
    Adrian Holt, Former RAF Engineer & Innovation Specialist for UK Strategic Command
13:50
  1. Warfighter 2.0: Upgrading Military Performance with Neurotechnology
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    In the context of exciting advancements in “operational neuroscience” and neurotechnology, this talk will motivate thoughts around enhanced performance in the military.  It will provide specific examp ...
    Amy Kruse
    Amy Kruse, Chief Scientific Officer - Optios
14:10
  1. Applications for Neural Interfaces
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Oliver Armitage
    Oliver Armitage, Co-Founder & CSO - BIOS Health
14:30
  1. Simulating the Cognitive Domain
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Robert Pratten
    Robert Pratten, CEO - Conducttr
14:50
  1. Afternoon Break & Exhibition
    20 mins
15:30
  1. Defense Innovation at Scale, The Future of Dual-Use
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, with a major trend of disruption emerging from private industry. The USAF ensures their competitive advantage today through transformed acquisitions allowing ra ...
    Jake Singleton
    Jake Singleton, International Defense Innovation - AFWERX - United States Air Force
15:50
  1. Session by Animal Dynamics
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
11:30
  1. Session - Cloud Technology (Participant TBC)
    DisTec Theatre
    30 mins
    James White
    James White, Defence Innovation thought leader - Dutch Ministry of Defence
12:00
  1. Disruption and Destruction - Why is it Happening, How to Avoid it and How to Cause it!
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Robert Baldock
    Robert Baldock, Managing Director - Clustre - The Innovation Broker
12:20
  1. Transformational Scale for "Serious Games"
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Saving the lives of thousands of service men and women, training and the ability to effectively train and rehearse continues to be critical. However, there are significant challenges to deliver in tra ...
    Bruce Grove
    Bruce Grove, CEO and Co-Founder - Polystream
12:30
  1. Lunch Break & Exhibition
    60 mins
13:30
  1. From Burning to VR Learning
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    This session will discuss the term 'VR' and the limitations of the different types. We will then tell the story of how and why RiVR have designed the world's first photorealistic and fully interactive ...
    Alex Harvey
    Alex Harvey, Co-Founder & CEO - RiVR
13:50
  1. Authentic. Memorable. Measurable - AI Powered VR Simulation
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Pat O'Connor
    Pat O'Connor, Managing Director - VRAI
14:30
  1. An Open Coherent VR Architecture For Future Training
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    The presentation will focus on the training system architecture to: Explain why both Lockheed Martin and EPIC Games are moving to modular architectures that encourage reuse to deliver future training ...
    Sébastien Lozé
    Sébastien Lozé, Industry Manager - Epic Games
    Nigel Jones
    Nigel Jones, Chief Systems Architect - Lockheed Martin UK
15:00
  1. Afternoon Break & Exhibition
    30 mins
15:30
  1. Session by IBM on Quantum Computing
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Andy Stanford-Clark
    Andy Stanford-Clark, Chief Technology Officer - UK and Ireland - IBM
15:50
  1. Session by Cambridge Quantum Computing
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    David Worrall
    David Worrall, Head of Quantum Technologies - Cambridge Quantum Computing
16:10
  1. Should learning coding replace learning drill?
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    James Kuht
    James Kuht, jHubMed Fellow/RAF Medical Officer - jHubMed/Royal Air Force
16:30
  1. TBC
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Marcus Anzengruber
    Marcus Anzengruber, CEO - IPPD Solutions
09:30
  1. Using AI to Build a Virtual World 
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    The innovation enables an end-user to interact and build an environment while in VR/AR. The experience is intuitive: the user puts the headset on, grabs the controllers and starts the creation or the ...
    Harold Dumur
    Harold Dumur, CEO - OVA
09:50
  1. Delivering Agile Automation and AI in large organisations
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
        
    Dawid Kotur
    Dawid Kotur, Co-Founder and CEO - Curvestone
10:10
  1. Safeguarding your Personnel - The Power of Smart Sensors and Predictive Data Analysis
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
    Leon Marsh
    Leon Marsh, CEO - Bodytrak
10:30
  1. Morning Break & Exhibition
    30 mins
11:00
  1. Session TBC
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
11:20
  1. Rise of the Digital Human
    DisTec Theatre
    20 mins
        
    Janosch Amstutz
    Janosch Amstutz, CEO - HoloMe
11:40
  1. Short Break
    5 mins
11:45
  1. The British Army's use of VR
    DisTec Theatre
    15 mins
    CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Home Nation Update
12:00
  1. Transforming Royal Navy training for Expanding Horizons
    DisTec Theatre
    15 mins
    CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Home Nation Update
    Nick Geneux
    Nick Geneux, DOTC(M) Programme Manager - Royal Navy
12:15
  1. Delivering a paradigm shift in the Royal Air Force's use of synthetics
    15 mins
    CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Home Nation Update
    Ruari Henderson-Begg
    Ruari Henderson-Begg, Air Capability Delivery, DOTC(A) Programme Manager - Royal Air Force
12:30
  1. Q&A
    DisTec Theatre
    15 mins
    CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Home Nation Update
    Ruari Henderson-Begg
    Ruari Henderson-Begg, Air Capability Delivery, DOTC(A) Programme Manager - Royal Air Force
    Nick Geneux
    Nick Geneux, DOTC(M) Programme Manager - Royal Navy

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