Registration

08:30 – 09:00

Official opening

09:00

Greeting address form the President of the Rrpublic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev

09:00 – 09:15

Greeting address from the Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov

09:15 – 09:30

Greeting address from AFCEA International President and CEO LTG Susan Lawrence (USA)

09:30 – 09:35

Greeting address from AFCEA Europe General manager MG Erich Schtaudacher (DE) and handling AFCEA International Certificates of appreciation to H.E. Rumen Radev, H.E. Dimitar Stoyanov and Adm. Emil Eftimov.

09:35 – 09:50

Greeting and expose of the Minister of Ecinomy and Industry H.E. Nikola Stoyanov

09:50 – 10:00

Greeting and expose from the Ministry of Innovations and growth

10:00 – 10:10

Coffee break

10:10 – 10:45

PLENARY SESSION.

AFCEA Sofia Chapter – 30 years in support to National security and Defence.

10:50 – 12:15

Report of the Ministry of Defense on priorities in the modernization of armament and equipment of Bulgarian army.

10:50 – 11:20

Presentation from Defense Institute of MoD. “Scientific research and projects for modernization of Armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.

11:20 – 11:40

Q&A

11:40 – 12:10

PANEL SESSION: „Modernization of armament and equipment of the Land forces”

12:10 – 13:40

Presentation from Land forces Command

12:10 – 12:30

Presentation from General Dynamics: Delivering an effective Battle Group Capability – learning from a system's approach to modernizing a NATO Force.

12:30 – 12:50

Презентация Cutting edge IFV turret: "Made in Bulgaria"

Richard LeBlanc, Chief Weapons Expert, TAG

12:50 – 13:10

Presentation from Kongsberg: Remote Turrets – Army Air Defense and C-UAS

13:10 – 13:25

Q&A

13:25 – 13:40

Networking lunch

13:40 – 14:30

PANEL SESSION: „Modernization of armament and equipment of the Air force”

14:30 – 15:50

Presentation from the Air force Command

14:30 – 14:50

Presentation from Lockheed Martin (t.b.c.)

14:50 – 15:05

Presentation from Kongsberg: NASAMS Layered Air Defense with Dual Use Missiles

15:05 – 15:20

Presentation from Rafael

15:20 – 15:40

Q&A

15:40 – 15:55

Coffee break

15:55 – 16:20

PANEL SESSION: „Modernization of armament and equipment of the Navy”

Vision for modernization of the Navy. Naval Command

16:20 – 16:40

Multipurpose patrol vessel project

16:40 – 16:55

Presentation from Kongsberg: Modern Naval Combat Power

16:55 – 17:10

PANEL SESSION „Communication and information technologies“

17:10 – 18:15

Presentation from CIS Directorate of MoD

17:10 – 17:30

Presentation from Electron Progress: Communication information systems for tactical level units”

17:30 – 17:50

“Q&A

17:50 – 18:10

Summary and closing remarks

18:10 – 18:30

Networking cocktail

18:30 – 20:30