The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCI Agency) will hold its first Industry Conference in partnership with AFCEA Europe's TechNet International from   23-25 October in the heart of the historic city of Rome, Italy, at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel.

The theme of the conference is ‘Creating Tomorrow’s C4ISR’. The aim is to inform participants on current and upcoming business opportunities and major procurements, explain how the alliance is addressing capability and service delivery during a time of declining defence budgets, and to provide information on how to do business with NATO.

There will also be joint panel discussions with NCI Agency managers and leading industry experts on Smart Defence, The Future Mission Network, Big Data, the NATO Cloud, Unmanned Technologies, and Cyber Security.

This event is being organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence, Italy.