SMi Group is proud to presents its 8th Air Mission Planning conference. After the great success achieved in 2016, SMi aims at improving the conference even more by offering a unique and in depth experience by integrating for this year’s event the support and operational prospective of air missions. Understanding the upcoming threats and thus the urgent need of various armed forces to face them, SMi presents a precise and accurate forum f...

The World Border Security Congress is the only multi-jurisdictional transnational platform where the border protection, management, and security industry policy-makers and practitioners convene annually to discuss the international challenges faced in protecting a country’s own borders as well as those of neighbours and friends. World Border Security Congress will provide a platform for the world’s border protection forces and agen...

Fraud in government programs is a significant financial and reputational concern. For example, in Medicaid and Medicare alone, federal authorities recovered roughly $2.3 billion in fraud against the federal government in 2014. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the typical organization loses 5 percent of its revenue to fraud each year. Even when detected, 40 to 50 percent of the organizations that fall prey don...

Soldier Modernisation remains a key priority for major defence forces around the world. Recent conflicts have shown us the importance of developing greater capabilities for the Dismounted Close Combat Infantry Soldier and Marine, giving them access to equipment that will keep them safer, keep them connected on the battlefield and keep them moving. This will allow them to conduct a range of operations in vastly different environments from Jung...

Since March 2016 the Central and Eastern European Regions are still a major source of military development and capability building. As allies begin to base troops in the area on a rotational basis it is important to have an efficient logistics mechanism to support them and the host nation forces. As such there needs to be an international standard which all forces need to be brought up to, to allow better integration and provision of services...

With the current headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementation. Detailed review and analysis of the directive will be presented to help...

The 1st Annual Autonomous Vehicles Asia Summit is a one-stop conference that gathers key stakeholders including regional regulators, government stakeholders, car OEMs, research institutes, ride-sharing companies, technology companies, insurance and cyber security experts to discuss the regulatory, infrastructure, implementation, and technical issues pertaining to autonomous vehicles. Hosted in Singapore, the conference will be the definitive m...

SMi Group are proud to announce its 10th Annual Border Security Conference which will be taking place in Rome on the 15th and 16th February 2017 in Italy. This conference programme will explore how political issues affecting the border security community, such as increasing immigration in the Mediterranean as well as cross-border terrorism, can be combated and managed using innovative technological solutions. Enhancing surveillance and detecti...

With combat environments becoming more diverse and complex, the demand for realism in training is crucial for land forces creating a robust representation of the physical, mental and ethical challenges on the battlefield. Simulation systems and virtual training solutions are seen as a safe and viable alternative to live fire training and many nations and programme managers are looking to utilize this cost efficient and modern technology. SMi G...

SMi Group's 10th annual Mobile Deployable Communications conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 2nd-3rd February 2017 with the full support of the Polish Armed Forces. With growing external threats to national and regional security, the Polish Armed Forces are modernising their systems and enhancing capabilities, and this includes tactical communications, making it the ideal location for this event. Along with strong support from the...