08:30

Opening of the accreditation desk and reception of participants

09:00

Solemn Opening Session

10:15 • Conference

Adapting Emergency Medical Services during a Protracted Emergency

PROFESSOR VITALIY KRYLYUK Director, Scientific and Practical Centre for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Conference chair

BRIGADIER GENERAL | OF-6 PAULO AMADO DE CAMPOS Director, Military Health Teaching, Training and Research Unit

11:00 • DISCUSSION

11:15

Welcome coffee break

11:45 • Panel 1

Applied Defence Research in the NATO Ecosystem

Future Challenges in Military Health Research

PROFESSOR RUNE LINDING Challenge Manager, NATO DIANA

AI-Enabled Military Health: Transforming Research, Training and Operational Readiness

REAR ADMIRAL | OF-7 FRANCISCO GAMITO GUERREIRO Director of Military Health

Beyond Training: Higher Education, Research and Strategic Knowledge for Military Health Readiness in Disasters

DOCTOR LUIS MARQUES FERNANDES Chair of the Board, Internal Security Observator

Applied Research in the X.0 Operational Environment: The Transformation of the Battlefield through Autonomous Systems

ENGINEER FILIPE DUARTE CEO Optimal Defence

12:45 • DISCUSSION

13:15

Lunch

14:00 • Panel 2

Operational Health Research: Force Protection and Human Capability Development

REAR ADMIRAL | OF-7 FRANCISCO GAMITO GUERREIRO Director of Military Health

Force Protection in Complex Operational Environments: The Contribution of Military Health to Resilience and Readiness

MAJOR GENERAL | OF-7 ALBERTO ABADÍA DE BARBARÁ Director of Health, Spanish Armed Forces

The Future of NATO Operational Health: Interoperability, Innovation and Resilience for Force Protection

MAJOR GENERAL | OF-7 MARC ONGENA Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO

From Knowledge to Readiness: Military Health Research, Education and Training as a Force Multiplier

COLONEL | OF-5 JOÃO BARBAS Head, Multidisciplinary Team of the Centre for Studies and Research; Director, National Defence Course, National Defence Institute

The Role of Research and Physical Assessment in Performance and Operational Safety

COLONEL | OF-5 RUI LUCENA Director, Military Physical Training Competence Centre, Portuguese Army

15:20 • DISCUSSION

15:50

Coffee Break

16:10 • Panel 3

Role of Military Health Systems in Disasters: From Expanded Response to a Research Laboratory

COMMODORE | OF-6 ANTÓNIO OLIVEIRA ANÃO Director of Health, Portuguese Navy

Lessons Learned from Charlie Hebdo

COLONEL | OF-5 PATRICK HERTGEN Paris Fire Brigade, Emergency Medicine Office

Disaster Management and Emergency Response Training

PROFESSOR ROMERO BANDEIRA French Society for Disaster Medicine and European Society of Firefighter Medicine

Medical Response to Multiple-Site Ballistic Attacks

COLONEL | OF-5 PATRICK HERTGEN Paris Fire Brigade, Emergency Medicine Office

The Role of the Armed Forces in Disaster and Humanitarian Medicine: Maximising the Response

BRIGADIER GENERAL | OF-6 PAULO AMADO DE CAMPOS Director, Military Health Teaching, Training and Research Unit

17:30 • DISCUSSION

18:00

End of Day 1

19:30

Senior Leader´s Dinner – Messe de Cascais