SMi’s Military Airlift conference will be taking place on the 1st – 2nd December 2015 in Seville, Spain.

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, August 26, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMi’s 16th annual Military Airlift conference will provide a unique opportunity for industry experts alongside key military figures to come together and provide updates on national systems, operations and future requirements as well as the growth in sharing and pooling of assets to satisfy national and regional requirements.

Delegates will have the chance to hear from multinational military commands and not-for-profit organisations on how airlift enhances the response to humanitarian disasters:

Brigadier General Dionigi Maria Loria, Director, Logistics directorate of the European Union Military Staff will provide a keynote address on: EUMS Perspective For The International Strategic Lift Collaboration In EU CSDP Missions And Operations And Disaster Relie and will discuss topics such as The EU Comprehensive Approach to external conflicts and crises; EU CsdP Missions and Operations; Support to EU-led military missions/operations and EUBGs preparation; Strategic Lift in Crises Response and the use of EU Ms transportation assets in support of EU disaster Response.

Additionally, Military Airlift 2015 will feature up-to-date presentations featuring:

Rudolph Muller, Deputy Director OCHA, Geneva and Chief Of Emergency services Branch, United Nations will discuss Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Guidelines and Beyond. The presentation will look at Humanitarian logistics and its interoperability with militaries; Humanitarian civil-military guidance and policies; Emerging recommendations from the World Humanitarian summit (WHs) discussion; Plugging into the humanitarian coordination mechanism; Global standards on the use of foreign military assets and Platforms for information sharing between humanitarians and the military.

Laurent Defrance, Policy Officer, European Response Coordination Centre, European Commission will discuss How Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) Has Utilised Airlift In Response To Recent Humanitarian and National Disasters. The presentation will cover: The role of the ERCC; EU MEdEVAC of Ebola Patients; Nepal Earthquake disaster Relief and Consular support.

Georgy Sokolov, Regional Sales Manager, Volga-Dnepr Airlines will talk about Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Air Logistics - A Proven Response to International Disasters. The presentation will discuss Aid & relief missions: challenges and benefits of air logistics operations; Fighting Ebola and SALIS - peacekeeping and security missions.

In addition, attendees can benefit from the highly topical panel debate moderated by the European Defence Agency, United Nations, European Commission, European Union Military Staff and Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The panel will discuss: How to Maximise Efficiency in Rapid Reaction Operations and Humanitarian Relief Operations and will look at; Overcoming the consistent challenges in rapid reaction operations; How to optimise the humanitarian response and the importance of planning for the unique challenges faced; How cooperation can be improved to maximise the response time and Lessons learnt from recent rapid reaction and humanitarian reactions.

To register or for more information about the event, please visit the website

For delegate enquiries contact Frederick Agboletey on: +44 (0) 20 7827 6070 or email fagboletey@smi-online.co.uk

Military Airlift 2015 is sponsored by: Airbus Defence and Space, Boeing, JBTC, National Air Cargo, TLD Group, Viasat and Volga-Dnepr. For sponsorship information contact Sadia Malick on: +44 (0) 207 827 6748

Military Airlift and Rapid Reaction Operations
1st - 2nd December 2015
NH Collection Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
www.military-airlift.com

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