IBM SPADE 2022: Delivering on the vision for Multi Domain Command and Control

Later this month, leaders from Australia’s armed forces, intelligence agencies, industry, and academia will convene in Canberra to set a plan in motion for the future of Defence. Together, we’ll collaborate on bringing to life the vision for Multi-Domain Command and Control, or MDC2.

2022 marks the 18th year of the Solutions Products and the Defence Environment, or SPADE—and only the second time it has come to Australia.

?The focus of this year’s event will be squarely on current efforts to develop and implement MDC2, a new way of coordinating command and control operations simultaneously across air, land, sea, space, cyber, and electromagnetic domains, enabled by information and communication technology.

?As Australia’s defence landscape evolves, developing MDC2 capabilities that are unified, interoperable, and secure from HQ to the Edge is essential. SPADE will dive into the what, why, and how of MDC2 to help you understand its role in defending our nation. More than ever, defence organisations must have a clear strategy and understanding of the role technology plays in delivering on the vision of MDC2.

?In addition to MDC2, SPADE will explore other timely topics, including:

●?????How global powers are gaining situational advantages by making decisions better and faster than the enemy

●?????Defence perspectives on data and how to drive strategic advantage from AI to Edge

●?????Connecting infrastructure across domains and at the Edge

●?????And so much more

?As a speaker and moderator at the event, I’m proud to be joined by some of the most engaging, collaborative, and change-focused speakers and leaders in defence and intelligence, including:

●?????Dr Maria Milosavljevic, Chief Data Integration Officer, Department of Defence

●?????Dr Paul Gaertner, STaR Shot leader for ‘Agile Command and Control’, Defence Science and Technology

●?????Mike Stone, Former CIO, UK Ministry of Defence and Managing Partner – Government, IBM

●?????MAJGEN Mick Ryan AM (rtd) is a retired major general in the Australian Army and completed his 35-year career with the Australian Army and transitioned to the Army Reserve as a major general on February 27, 2022. His book,?War Transformed, was published on February 15, 2022, by U.S. Naval Institute Books.

●?????Leendert Van Bochoven, IBMs Global Director for National Security

Please contact me directly if you’d like to join us in this important conversation about Australia’s defence future.