Main Conference Day Two: Thursday 12th May 2011

08.30 Coffee and Registration

09.00 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

John Howarth
Director
John Howarth Ltd

DAY 2 MORNING SESSION:

THROUGH LIFE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF HELICOPTERS

09.10 BOOSTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OEMs AND CUSTOMERS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY

Wing Commander David John Tozer
Officer Commanding, Forward Support Wing
RAF Odiham

09.50 Coalition Based Support Of Helicopter Operations: Nato’s Maintenance And Supply Agency

Colonel Remy Michelshein
Defence Materiel Organisation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence

10.30 Coffee Break and Networking

11.10 INTEROPERABILTIY WITH EUROPEAN ROTARY WING FORCES: THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN AIR GROUP

Wing Commander David Dudman
European Air and Defence
European Air Group

11.50 PANEL SESSION: SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING ROTARY WING FORCES

Wing Commander David Dudman
European Air and Defence
European Air Group

Colonel Remy Michelshein
Defence Materiel Organisation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence

Wing Commander David John Tozer
Officer Commanding, Forward Support Wing
RAF Odiham

12.30 Networking Lunch

DAY 2 AFTERNOON SESSION 1:

THE ESSENTIAL CAPABILITY: UTILITY HELICOPTERS

14.00INTEGRATION OF A NEW HELICOPTER TYPE WITHIN AN OPERATIONAL FORCE: THE FINNISH ARMY’S NH-90 TACTICAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

Lieutenant Colonel Anssi Vuole
Commanding Officer, Helicopter Battalion
Finnish Air Force

14.40UPDATE ON THE NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE NH-90 PROGRAMME

Lieutenant Colonel Knut Eirik Thornes
Helicopter Section Chief
Royal Norwegian Air Force

15.20 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

DAY TWO AFTERNOON SESSION 2:

TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT OF PILOTS TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL TEMPO

15.50MULTINATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT AS A MEANS TO COUNTER THE CURRENT DEPLOYABLE HELICOPTER SHORTFALL

Wing Commander Andy Gray
Helicopter Project Officer
European Defence Agency

16.30DEVELOPING COALITION DOCTRINE TO SUSTAIN PILOTS AND FORCES ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS

Lieutenant-Colonel Wido Gerdsen
Joint Personnel Recovery, SOF and Support Helicopters
Royal Netherlands Air Force

17.10 Chairmans’ Summary And Close Of Day Two