SupportNET 21 is an opportunity for senior speakers from Defence Support, Defence Equipment & Support, Front Line Commands, Industry, Academia and International partners to give perspectives on how the Defence Support Strategy and Support Advantage will be delivered.
Defence Support Strategy Strategic Outcomes:
1. A capable & resilient Defence Support Enterprise
2. Enhanced decision making across the Defence Support Enterprise
3. Effective delivery of Defence Support, integrated and secured across the Military-Industrial complex
4. A step change in Support Force Development and experimentation
5. Defence Support people enable future performance
Confirmed speakers include:
• Lt Gen Richard Wardlaw OBE, MOD Chief of Defence Logistics and Support (CDLS)
• Lt Gen Charles G Chiarotti USMC, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics
• Maj Gen Simon Hamilton CBE, Director Support, Army Headquarters
• Cdre David Matthews RN, UK Submarine Delivery Agency
• Professor Janet Godsell, Prof. of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, University of Warwick
• Roger West, DE&S Director Logistics Delivery
• Air Cdre David Tozer, Support Transformation Portfolio Director, Air Command
Additional contributions are anticipated from a senior UK Industry speaker. The event promises to be an informative and insightful session outlining the high-level roadmap to how the Defence Support Strategy will be delivered, and we look forward to your attendance.
Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community. Before taking on the role of Associate Director for Defence and National Security, Fred joined techUK in 2018, working as the Programme Head for Defence at techUK, leading the organisation's engagement with the Ministry of Defence. Before joining techUK, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
Fred is responsible for techUK’s market engagement and policy development activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, and across the wider National Security and Intelligence community. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in these sectors, and is responsible for the activities of techUK's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Programme Head for Cyber Security, Fred oversees a broad range of activities for techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
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