Mission Planning 2008

Military operations are increasingly conducted in a joint-service, coalition environment. Civilian groups are frequently involved. Military planning is becoming increasingly complex and procedures are evolving to ensure mission success in these environments.

Defence IQ’s 3rd Annual Mission Planning conference, taking place in London on the 27th and 28th November 2007, is being specifically designed to bring together the key military personnel integrating emerging concepts into planning doctrine and guiding military planning for deployed forces.

Themes for briefings will draw from recent in-theatre experience and provide insight into planning at both the tactical and strategic levels and the systems available to support the planning process.

International Mission Planning Experts

Now in its 3rd year, Defence IQ’s Mission Planning has built a reputation for bringing together a leading international speaking panel of mission planning experts.

The 2007 conference was attended by military organisations from around the world and featured leading keynote presentations from:

• Major General John Cooper Director General Training Support, Land Warfare Centre, British Army
• Brigadier Ed Butler, Chief Joint Force Operations, Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) UK Mod

Mission Planning 2008…

…will again bring together a leading international panel to discuss the current issues driving this essential area of military activity forward.

Key themes to be discussed include:

Recent warfare doctrine changes including EBO (Effects Based Operations)

Improving involvement of civilian groups in compressive planning

How to plan and conduct strategic deployment from nations to distant theatres

Force sustainment when a traditional tour of duty is not long enough to develop relationships to fight counter insurgency