Nordic Opus Suite Conference 2024
Save the Date and Register! In times of growing defence allocations and calls for higher operational readiness, Life Cycle Management offers an instrumental framework of methods and processes to ensure that increased spendings also delivers more actual effect. Without a long-term perspective and a holistic approach to building defence capability, we risk weapon systems that suffers in terms of availability and/or cost overshoots during sustainment. Adopting and implementing Life Cycle Management can be the differentiator between “money spent” and “money well spent”.
A meeting place for decision-makers and LCM professionals
The 2024 Opus Suite Conference in Stockholm is a must-attend event tailored for LCM professionals, program managers, top-level executives, and those involved in Life Cycle Management. This annual conference brings together decision-makers and professionals from the community in the Nordics to share experiences, case studies, and insights into the different applications of Opus Suite. It also represents a unique opportunity for sharing ideas, looking ahead, and networking with peers from the industry.
Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall
We are pleased to announce that Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall, Former Chief of Defence Logistics in the Swedish Armed Forces, and deputy National Armaments Director at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) will be our keynote speaker at the Nordic Opus Suite Conference 2024. Rear Admiral Engevall retired from active duty in 2022 as Chief of Staff at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and is now a reserve officer at the Defence Staff. He is a recognized expert in Life Cycle Management (LCM) and a member of the board of Directors at Systecon Group. At the conference, he will share his insights on the challenges and opportunities of LCM to ensure maximum operational readiness as well as cost-effectiveness from a material perspective for military operations.
Guest Speaker: Thomas Espelund Pedersen, M.Sc, Ph.D.
Title of presentation: Life Cycle Management in NATO
We are pleased to announce Thomas Espelund Pedersen, M.Sc, Ph.D., Chief Consultant at the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) as our honored guest speaker.
Thomas joined DALO in 2007. He worked with life cycle cost, acquisition, and logistics in various positions before becoming part of the DALO Competence Centre, responsible for LCM, in 2014. He has been the Danish representative to the NATO LCM Group (AC/327) since 2008 and chairman of the annual Life Cycle Management in NATO Conference since 2015. Before he arrived at DALO, Thomas earned his M.Sc in Planning and Technology Management and Ph.D. in Statistics and Operations Research from the Technical University of Denmark. He worked for several years at the Danish Defence Research Establishment on mathematical models for logistics and life cycle cost analysis, participating in various NATO working groups on these subjects, and spending six months as an operations analyst at NATO KFOR HQ in Kosovo.
A Unique Networking Experience
At this conference, you'll have the chance to connect with like-minded professionals from the industry. Whether you're looking to expand your network, gain insights from others' experiences, or simply exchange ideas, this event provides the perfect platform to do so.
Engaging agenda
We're curating an exciting agenda including guest speakers from various players in the industry sharing their knowledge and providing valuable insights into LCM methodology and best practices. Additionally, you'll get firsthand access to the latest news, demos, and product updates of Opus Suite tools - ensuring you stay ahead of the curve.
Register and secure your spot
Opus Suite Conference Day
When: 9 April 2024
Where: Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center
Optional - Free Workshop
When: 10 April 2024
Where: Systecon HQ, Rehnsgatan 20, Stockholm
What: In addition to the conference, we offer a free workshop where we will dive deep into the new tools in Opus Suite and show the latest updates of OPUS10 and SIMLOX. You register for the workshop at the same time as you register for the seminar.
Mark your calendar and register now. We hope to see you in April.
Agenda 2024
We're curating an exciting agenda that includes Systecon's LCM experts and guest speakers from various players in the industry.
Keynote Speaker 2024:
Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall, Former Chief of Defence Logistics in the Swedish Armed Forces, and deputy National Armaments Director at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). Rear Admiral Engevall retired from active duty in 2022 as Chief of Staff at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and is now a reserve officer at the Defence Staff. He is a recognized expert in Life Cycle Management (LCM) and a member of the board of Directors at Systecon Group. At the conference, he will share his insights on the challenges and opportunities of LCM to ensure maximum operational readiness as well as cost-effectiveness from a material perspective for military operations.
Guest Speaker:
Thomas Espelund Pedersen, M.Sc, Ph.D.
Chief Consultant, Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO)
Title of presentation: Life Cycle Management in NATO
The application of Systems Life Cycle Management to optimize defense capabilities, taking into account performance, cost, schedule, quality, operational environments, integrated logistic support, and obsolescence, is a long-standing NATO policy.
This presentation provides an overview of the implementation of this policy through the establishment and work of the NATO Life Cycle Management Group and gives some insights into the portfolio of standards and guides produced and maintained by the group.
In addition, it lays out the ways NATO and partner nations, and industry as well (through the NATO Industrial Advisory Group) can become involved and contribute to this work.
The Venue
Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center - warm welcome to a central city arena just 35 steps from Stockholm Central Station. A unique meeting and event venue that offers flexibility that is hard to beat. Here, people from all over the world gather and meet. Every day.
Address: Nils Ericsons Plan 4, 111 64 Stockholm
