European Conference
7-8 October 2021 • Le Havre, Normandie, France
PROGRAMME 7 October 2021
08:30–09:00: Registration, coffee, networking
09:00–09:30: Welcome (Patrice Cros, CEO, Air & Cosmos)
- Commission Européenne - Paul ANCIAUX (Policy Officer)
- Normandie AeroEspace - Philippe EUDELINE (Chairman)
- Normandie Region - Julie BARENTON-GUILLAS (Vice-présidente en charge de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et du Numérique)
09:30-11:30 - Drones needs and future application in the defence sector
Future defence needs for small and large drones
- Agence de l'innovation de défense - Thomas SOUSSELIER (Manager d'accélération de l'innovation), AID, France
- The AID federates the innovation initiatives of the Ministry of the Armed Forces by ensuring the coordination and coherence of all innovation initiatives.
The overall need for small drones, an industry perspective
- European Detect And Avoid System (EUDAAS) - Gunnar Frisk (Director Business Development RPAS/UAS), SAAB Aktiebolag, Sweden
- Defence laser guided solution for Small UAVs - Rodrigo Valdivieso Raffo (Business Development Director Aerospace & defence Systems) AERTEC, Spain
- Hans Christian Mathiesen (Vice President, Defence Programs), Skywatch, Denmark
Q&A session
11:30–11:45: Coffee Break
11:45–12:45 : C-UAS threats in defence operations : exploring detection and interception technological solutions
C-UAS solutions, a NATO perspective (laser, high power energy, a kinetic approach to the intervention on drones)
- Claudio Palestini, (Officer, Counter Terrorism Section, Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD)), NATO
EDA perspective on collaborative C-UAS solution (multinational but also CIV-MIL cooperation)
- Dion Polman, (head of C-UAS work), EDA
Q&A session
12:45-14:00 : Networking lunch
14h00 - 15h30 : Possible technologies available to the defence operations, solutions, challenges and opportunities for interception technology
Panel discussion
- Zacharias Sarris, (CEO) ALTUS LSA, Greece
- Angela Vozella (Head of Security and Safety Unit) Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali, Italy
- Bill Haraka, (Business Development Manager Defence & Security) Robin Radar Systems, the Netherlands
- Jean François Adam, (Chairman) Drone Xtr, France
- Lucas Le Bell, (CEO) CERBAIR, France
- Younes FADA, Thales, France
- Laurent Tard, Sales & Marketing manager, CILAS
15:30–15:45: Coffee Break
14:30- 19:00 - Drone-swarms for defence applications, state-of-the-art solutions and the technological challenges
State-of-the-art solutions and technological challenges (NAE & Efficient Innovation)
Drone-swarms for defence applications
- Simulation and practical solution of drone-swarms
- David CHEREL,SCALIAN
- Antoine LEVEL, Squadrone Systems
- François Guerin, University of Le Havre Normandie
19:00–22:00: Return to Le Havre & Dinner
PROGRAMME 8 October 2021
09:00–09:30: Registration, coffee, networking
09:30–10:15: Opportunities offered by European Defence Fund (European Commission - Getter Oper)
10:15- 11:15 - Dual-Use and defence-related projects and future trends
- Projects and SMEs presentations
- DroneCatcher – Delft Dynamics - Arnout DE JONG
- Counter UAV - MC2 Technologies - André HUYSENTRUIT
- Next-generation of long-range UAV - Aeromapper – Nicolas SONNET
10:45–11:00: Coffee Break
- Doppler radar systems – WEIBEL - Lars Krogh Vammen
- Ground to sky technology for a sustainable life – EVA - Olivier JOURNET
- Digital innovation for successful flights – SOGITEC - Stephane MORELLI
11:30-15:00 : Matchmaking and B2B meetings, facilitated by EEN
- European business opportunities and projects through the EEN network - Laurent LECOEUR - AD Normandie
- 12h00-14h00 : Matchmaking and B2B meetings, facilitated by EEN
13:00-15:00: Networking lunch & End of the official programme
