Main Day Conference Two
8:00 am - 8:50 am Registration & Morning Networking
8:50 am - 9:00 am Chairperson Opening Remarks: Jonathan White, President and CEO, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
9:00 am - 9:45 am Advancing Defense and National Security Capabilities and Conversation across the Kingdom of Denmark
The Kingdom of Denmark is centrally located in the Arctic, with the three parts of the Realm including Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. These regions share a number of values and interests and all have a responsibility in and for the Arctic region, of which is experiencing heavy military mobilization. This session will detail the efforts Denmark is taking to provided enhance Arctic defensive operations.
- Updated Arctic policy as it relates to Arctic defense and national security policies
- Coordinating with NATO to ensure better monitoring of Arctic region
- Danish acquisition priorities to improve Arctic standing
Rear Admiral Martin La Cour-Andersen
Defence, Military, Naval & Air AttachéEmbassy of Denmark
9:45 am - 10:30 am NOAA Science and Technology Innovation to Understand the Arctic Environment
Understanding the changing geophysical environment in the Arctic is essential to advancing the American blue economy, promoting homeland and national security, and conserving natural resources. NOAA Science and Technology Innovation is improving our ability to characterize, predict, and understand Arctic sea ice decline, weather and climate patterns, and ocean and ecosystem dynamics. This Innovation is focused on 5 transformative areas:
-Earth System Modeling
-Unmanned Systems and Marine Robotics
-Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
-Omics and Bioinformatics
-High Performance and Cloud Computing
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy NOAA AdminiNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
10:30 am - 11:15 am Networking Break and Demo Drive
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Homeland Defense – An Alaska Perspective
Alaskan Command (ALCOM), a subordinate unified command of the U.S. Northern Command, plans and conducts homeland defense missions within the ALCOM Joint Operations Area (JOA), which is primarily comprised of the State of Alaska. MG Andrysiak will provide insight as to how Alaskan Command is adapting to the changing military posture in the Arctic.
- Emerging trends in the North American Arctic
- Training opportunities: Exercise ARCTIC EDGE
- Addressing shortfalls: Arctic capabilities advocacy
Major General Peter B. Andrysiak
Commanding General, US Army AlaskaDeputy Commander, Alaskan Command (ALCOM)
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Educating Future Leaders of the Armed Forces on the Future of Arctic Strategy
At this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about the National War College’s ongoing education efforts as it relates to a modern Arctic geopolitical environment.
- NWC perspectives as to the future of Arctic Military operations
- Understanding the future of Arctic national security strategy
Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle
Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3Incoming Commandant, National War College
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Networking Lunch
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Improving Royal Canadian Navy Efforts in the Arctic
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) contends with a significant Arctic area of responsibility, an area larger than that of western and central Europe and with minimal logistic infrastructure. The changing environment is opening the area to new interests and, with it, new challenges. This session will focus on the RCN’s efforts to enhance its capabilities and ability to operate in this domain, while working with like-minded partners such as U.S. Second Fleet to enhance collective domain awareness and interoperability.
· Understanding the role of the RCN in the Arctic
· Areas of investment to enable access and operations
· U.S. Second Fleet’s focus on the Arctic and High North
Rear Admiral Steve Waddell
Vice Commander, 2nd Fleet, Norfolk, VA, USNFormer RADM SM Waddell, VCOM2F
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Leveraging Unmanned Aircraft Systems across the Arctic Region for Increased Domain and Situational Awareness
Of the greatest challenges that the expansive Arctic region encompasses, maintaining an adequate operating picture and sense of situational awareness has proven to be a demanding one. This session will provide an in depth look into the challenge of domain awareness in the Arctic with a specific focus on limited bandwidth challenges, the issue of command and control, sensor quality, and more.
- Technological capability needed to improve Alaska domain awareness and lessons learned for future Arctic mission sets
- Understanding the UAS security spectrum: counter drone considerations
- Challenges associated with de-icing of UAS assets
Dr. Catherine Cahill
Director, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI)University of Alaska Fairbanks