Expert International Speaker Panel included:

  • Conference Chairman: Merfyn Lloyd OBE
    Science Advisor Chief of Materiel (Land), DE&S
    UK MoD

    USA Major General Nikolas Justice
    Director, Research Development and Engineering Command
    US Army

    USA Lt Col Scott DeBolt
    Mounted Requirements, Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence
    US Army
  • Ian Burch
    Generic Vehicle Architecture Project Office Lead, DE&S
    UK MoD

    Canada Robert Chesney
    Advanced Vetronics Demonstrator and Technical Cooperation Panel
    Canadian DND

    UK David Camm
    Department Head, Systems Engineering and Integration Group, DE&S
    UK MoD
  • france Benjamin Hermant
    TACTIC Demonstrations Leader
    DGA

    european Daniel Klein
    FICAPS Capability Manager
    European Defence Agency

On behalf of DefenceIQ, the IOA team would like to thank all of those who helped make our inaugural Interoperable Open Architecture such a success. Our speakers for providing insightful and timely presentations on a really cutting edge topic, our delegates for their high level of participation and interaction during the event, and finally our sponors, without whose support the event would not have been possible.

I am delighted to announce that Interoperable Open Architecture will be returning in 2012, with the provisional dates of the 30th - 31st October 2012. If you are interested in finding out more about the event, or would like to contribute to next years speaker panel, then please do get in touch by emailing defence@iqpc.co.uk or calling: +44 (0) 207 368 9737


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Interoperable Open Architecture: The future of defence procurement

Curt Schacker, CCO of RTI, explains what we mean by the term ‘interoperable open architecture’ and how it differs from past open architecture efforts. He also provides case studies in which IOA has benefited cost savings and frontline operations, as well as how the global defence industry should be anticipating this widespread move towards smarter and more competitive procurement.

Testimonials

We chose to be the Lead Sponsor for IOA as we understand the strategic business value that this level of engagement delivers. Our aspirations were high – even though it was the first conference on the subject – Defence IQ delivered way above our expectations. I think the key was making us feel included; that we were part of organising the event and working as a team with Defence IQ that made the event great
Curt Schacker, Chief Operating Officer, RTI

Attendees at Interoperable Open Architecture heard:

  • Insights into the requirements and rationale behind leading IOA programmes from UK MoD DE&S, US ACT DoD and the European Defence Agency, and how the methods used in these programmes could improve your own procurement processes
  • Discussions surrounding ongoing international efforts to create open architecture standards by NATO, the Object Management Group, the Open Group, and the Technical Cooperation Panel, and how such standardisation can reduce the cost and risk associated with non-COTS architecture solutions.
  • Assessments of how future open architecture projects will be implemented, with presentations on the US Victory Architecture, the Royal Navy's type 26 Frigates, and the French Integrated Modular Vetronics Project.

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