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.
Sam Wyatt
Sam Wyatt
Sam is the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber Security at techUK.
Prior to joining techUK, Sam worked as an Account Executive for a small lobbying agency in Westminster where he briefed politicians in Westminster and Local Authorities on housing and energy issues and wrote policy briefs.
Sam holds a BA (Hons) Degree from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he focused on the implications of Cyber War and an MPhil in International Relations & Politics from the University of Cambridge.
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Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred joined techUK in 2018 as the Head of Defence Programme. Before joining, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
At techUK, Fred is responsible for the organisation’s programme of market engagement and policy development across the Defence sector, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, including: Head Office, Defence Digital, Dstl and the Front Line Commands. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in the sector, and is responsible for the activities of the programme's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Defence & Cyber Programme Manager, Fred oversees a broad range of activities undertaken by the programme on behalf of techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
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- 07985 234 170