DAY 1  Wednesday 21 April 2010 DAY 2  Thursday 22 April 2010 08.30 09.00 09.15 Registration & Coffee Welcome and Introduction AVM David Couzens, President-Elect, Royal Aeronautical Society Simon Luxmoore, Chief Executive, Royal Aeronautical Society Keynote speech: Air Power and Future Technology: blue skies or expensive excursion 08.30 08.50 09.00 Registration & Coffee Opening Remarks Dr Mike Steeden, President, Royal Aeronautical Society Keynote speech: A European View of the Long-term Challenges for the Global Aeronautics Sector Dr Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer, EADS SESSION 1: SETTING THE AGENDA Chairman: Prof Terry Knibb, Learned Society Board, Royal Aeronautical Society SESSION 3: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Chairman: Prof Ric Parker, Director of Research & Technology, Rolls-Royce plc 09.45 10.10 10.35 11.05 11.30 11.55 12.20 12.40 1 Aerospace Platforms, Systems and Infrastructure: The  Common Factors Roger Krone, President, Boeing Network & Space Systems 2 The Need for Revolutionary Changes: The Challenges to Industry Ian Godden, Chairman, A|D|S Group Limited Coffee & networking break sponsored by 3 UK and Global Economic Forecast – A Barrier to Progress John Cridland, Deputy Director General, CBI 4 The UK Public Sector Imperative – Affording the Investment The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, former Secretary of State, Department for Transport 5 The Global Dimension – Tensions, Conflicts and Regulations Howard Wheeldon, Senior Strategist, BGC Partners Panel Discussion Networking Lunch sponsored by 09.30 09.55 10.20 10.50 11.15 11.40 12.05 12.25 11 Low TRLs and Pure Speculation speaker tbc 12 Fundamental Aerodynamics, Technological opportunities and their results Prof Ian Poll, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Cranfield Aerospace Ltd Coffee & networking break 13 Future of Aerospace – Possible Paths Prof Dr Mirko Hornung, Chief Technical Officer, Bauhaus Luftfahrt e. V. 14 Multi-Modality Steve Sheard, Head of Advanced Projects, BAE Systems Military Air Solutions 15 Propulsion – The Revolutionary Options Alan Bond, Managing Director, Reaction Engines Ltd Panel Discussion Networking Lunch SESSION 2: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? A WISH LIST Chairman: Sir Brian Burridge, Vice President Strategic Marketing, Finmeccanica UK Ltd SESSION 4: ACHIEVING THE VISION Chairman: Sir Colin Terry, Past President, Royal Aeronautical Society 13.40 14.05 14.30 14.50 15.20 15.45 16.10 16.35 16.55 6 Long Shots and Grand Challenges: where should we place our bets? Dr Vic Leverett, Business Development Director, Finmeccanica UK 7 Technoeconomic Environmantal Risk Analysis Prof Pericles Pilidis, Head of Power and Propulsion Department, Cranfield University Panel Discussion Tea & networking break sponsored by 8 Air transport in 2050 Victoria Cox, Senior Vice President, NextGen, FAA 9 A Transatlantic View of the Future of Aeronautics Jacob Markish, Principal, Aerospace & Defence Consulting, Charles River Associates 10 Preparing for the Distant Future Dr Ruth Mallors, Director, Aerospace & Defence Knowledge Transfer Network Panel Discussion Evening Reception sponsored by     and        13.25 13.50 14.15 14.40 15.10 15.35 16.00 16.20 17.00 18.00 19.00 16 Aeronautics as a Priority - UK, EU and US comparison Prof Terry Knibb, Learned Society Board, Royal Aeronautical Society 17 Exploiting Synergy Speaker tbc 18 Global Approaches Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman, Kingfisher Airlines, Ltd - tbc Tea & networking break 19 Financing the Distant Future Andrew James, Head of Defence & Aerospace, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester 20 Strategic Shocks Prof Michael Clarke, Director, RUSI Discussion Close of Conference Drinks Reception An evening lecture for delegates and guests to have the opportunity to understand that it is the professionalism, commitment and integrity of Royal Air Force personnel that underpin the Service’s reputation. Furthermore, by highlighting how Air Power is delivered, this presents an opportunity to learn more about the Royal Air Force’s wide range of impressive capabilities. There will also be a chance for the audience to ask questions of the Team, considering the themes of ‘Beyond the Horizon’, Current Operations and Future Capabilities. Tea and Coffee Proceedings sponsored by