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11th DIACC

LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION

Embracing and Inspiring Change
in an AI-Driven World

November 12, 2023 - Atlantis, The Palm

Leadership in the information age

  • Addressing the Leadership Challenges: Preparing Airmen for a High Technology Operational Environment
  • The Changing Character of Warfare: Preparing Future Leaders for an Information and Data-Centric World
  • Developing Information Leaders: Embracing Change in an AI-Driven World

Development - Education, Equipment, and Training

  • Optimizing the Decision-Making Process: Leveraging Emerging Capabilities to Overcome the C2 Challenges
  • Analyzing the Manpower Requirements: Manned-Unmanned Teaming and Its Implications on Future Force Planning
  • Embracing AI to Accelerate Fighting Force Effectiveness

Manpower - Recruiting And Retaining Talent

  • Redefining Civil-Military Partnerships: The Private Sector Role in Unleashing Innovation, Talent, and Skills in Air Power
  • Addressing the Future Threat: Cultivating the New Cadre of Specialists Required in Fifth-Generation Air Power
  • The Impact of Space and AI on Future Military Requirements

07:45 - 08:45

Arrival and Morning Networking Session with Refreshments

08:45 – 08:55

Entry to Main Conference Hall and Review of Conference Materials

08:45 – 08:55

Arrival of UAE Ministers

09:00 – 09:05

National Anthem and Opening Remarks

09:05 – 09:15

Keynote Address

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Vice President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai, or Representative

09:15 – 09:20​

Gift Ceremony

09:20 – 09:30

Welcome Address

Brigadier General Staff Pilot Azzan A. Ali Al Nuaimi

Commander, Air Warfare and Missile Defense Center, United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defense

Leadership in the Information Age

09:30 – 09:35

Introductory Remarks by Moderator

Jon Norman, Major General (Ret.) United States Air Force

Vice President, Air Power Requirements and Capabilities, Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Raytheon Technologies

09:35 – 09:50

Addressing the Leadership Challenges: Preparing Airmen for a High Technology Operational Environment

Lieutenant General Luca Goretti

Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force

09:50 – 10:05

The Changing Character of Warfare: Preparing Future Leaders for an Information and Data-Centric World

Air Vice Marshal Glen Braz

Air Commander, Royal Australian Air Force

10:05 – 10:20

Developing Information Leaders: Embracing Change in an AI-Driven World

Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim Naser M. Al Alawi

Commander, UAE Air Force & Air Defence

10:20 – 10:45

Interactive Panel Discussion

Leadership in the Information Age

10:45 – 10:50

Gift Ceremony and Group Photograph

10:50 - 11:15

Mid-Morning Networking Session with Refreshments

Development - Education, Equipment, and Training

11:15 - 11:20

Introductory Remarks by Moderator

Gary North, General (Ret.) United States Air Force

Vice President, Customer Requirements - Aeronautics, Lockheed Martin

11:20 - 11:30

Optimizing the Decision-Making Process: Leveraging Emerging Capabilities to Overcome the C2 Challenges

Lieutenant General Alexus G. Grynkewich

Commander, U.S. Air Force Central Command

11:30 - 11:45

Analyzing the Manpower Requirements: Manned-Unmanned Teaming and Its Implications on Future Force Planning

Air Marshal Radhakrishnan Radhish

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, Indian Air Force

11:45 - 12:00

Embracing AI to Accelerate Fighting Force Effectiveness

Lauren Knausenberger

Former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Air Force

12:00 - 12:25

Interactive Panel Discussion

Development - Education, Equipment, and Training

12:25 - 12:30

Gift Ceremony and Group Photograph

12:30 - 12:55

Afternoon Networking Session with Refreshments

Manpower - Recruiting and Retaining Talent

12:55 – 13:00

Introductory Remarks by Moderator

Heidi Grant

President, Business Development, Defense, Security & Space, Boeing

13:00 – 13:10

Redefining Civil-Military Partnerships: The Private Sector Role in Unleashing Innovation, Talent, and Skills in Air Power

General Stéphane Mille

Chief of Staff, French Air and Space Force

13:10 - 13:25

Addressing the Future Threat: Cultivating the New Cadre of Specialists Required in Fifth-Generation Air Power

Major General Hiroaki Sakanashi

Director General, Defence Planning and Policy Department, Japan Air Self-Defense Force

13:25 - 13:40

The Impact of Space and AI on Future Military Requirements

Director, Force Modernization and Employment Program, RAND Project Air Force, United States

Dr. Sherrill Lingel

13:40 - 14:05

Interactive Panel Discussion

Manpower - Recruiting and Retaining Talent

14:05 - 14:10

Gift Ceremony and Group Photograph

14:10- 14:20

Closing Remarks

Transforiming Air Operations: Leveraging AI-Enabled Space Capabilities to Meet Future Warfighter Demand

His Excellency Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi, Director General, UAE Space Agency

14:20 - 14:25

Conference Summary

14:25-15:40

The 11th DIACC Lunch

Speakers at the 11th diacc

The Global Stage for Air Power Leaders

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General
Stéphane Mille

Chief of Staff
French Air and Space Force

General-Sanghwa-Jung

General
Sanghwa Jung

Chief of Staff
Republic of Korea Air Force

Lieutenant-General-Luca-Goretti

Lieutenant General
Luca Goretti

Chief of Staff
Italian Air Force

MG-Ibrahim-Al-Alawi

Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim N. Al Alawi

Commander
UAE Air Force & Air Defence

Air-Vice-Marshal-Glen-Braz---Air-Commander-of-the-Royal-Australian-Air-Force

Air Vice Marshal
Glen Braz

Air Commander
Royal Australian Air Force

Lieutenant-General-Alexus-G.-Grynkewich---U.S

Lieutenant General
Alexus G. Grynkewich

Commander
U.S. Air Force Central Command

Eng-Salem-Al-Qubaisi

H.E. Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi

Director General
UAE Space Agency

Lauren-Barrett-Knausenberger

Lauren Knausenberger

Former Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Air Force

Air-Marshall-Radhakrishnan-Radhish---Indian-Air-Force

Air Marshal
Radhakrishnan Radhish

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command
Indian Air Force

Major-General-Hiroaki--Sakanashi-Director-General-of-Defence-Planning-and-Policy-Deparment,-Japan-Air-Self-Defense-Force

Major General
Hiroaki Sakanashi

Director General
Planning and Policy Department
Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Dr.-Sherrill-Lingel

Dr. Sherrill Lingel

Director
Force Modernization and Employment
RAND Project Air Force
United States

gary-north

Gary North

Vice President
Customer Requirements – Aeronautics
Lockheed Martin Corporation

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