| Day One – Tuesday 20th April 2010 |
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08:00 Registration and coffee (please bring photographic ID and a business card) 08:50 Chairman’s introduction Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham Formerly Deputy Chief of Defence Staff 09:00 Keynote: Analysing the UK Government requirements and restrictions on OPVs Creating capabilities with limited budgetsRear Admiral Peter Hudson, NAVFOR Commander, Royal Navy Emerging OPV Markets and Opportunities09:30 Examining the current and future requirements for the new Nigerian Navy OPV fleet Driving Nigeria’s OPV acquisition strategyExamining the strategic role of OPVs in the Nigerian fleet Understanding the importance of OPVs in the Nigerian Navy for maritime security in the gulf of Guinea Rear Admiral DJ Ezeoba, Chief of Training and Operations (CTOPS), Nigerian Navy 10:00 Keynote: Utilising OPV capabilities to execute maritime security strategies in Africa Examining threats to maritime security in AfricaOutlining the need for upgrading capabilities to increase maritime security Understanding AFRICOM’s strategic role in maritime security Vice Admiral Robert Moeller, Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations,
10.30 Examining AFRICOM’s Maritime Law Enforcement Strategy US Navy collaboration with African Nations to tackle maritime security threatsRegional challenges to AFRICOM’s law enforcement strategy Tackling threats whilst on patrol: AFRICOM case study Senior Officer AFRICOM, US Coast Guard 11.00 Creating indigenous OPV technologies for the Chilean Navy Understanding Chilean operational requirements for indigenous technologies and designs for OPVsReviewing Chilean EEZ naval security issues Addressing the issues and challenges of vast coastal areas Vice Admiral Jorge Chandia, Head of Chilean Naval Mission, Armada de Chile
11:30 Networking Coffee 12:00 Defining current requirements of the Croatian Coast Guard Insights into Croatian renewal program and current upgrades to existing OPVsAnalysing integration of new OPVs into the current Croatian naval fleet Outlining the future acquisition strategy and operational overview for the Croation Coast Guard Rear Admiral Zdravko Kardum, Commander of the Croatian Coast Guard
12:30 Analysing Polish maritime security requirements for OPVs Understanding Polish circumstances: Balancing defending and protecting in Poland's EEZ territoryAligning the conflicting mandates of the Polish Navy and Coast Guard Defining the operational requirement for OPVs in the Polish Navy The story so far: Gawron Class corvette Cdr, Artur Pierzynski, Chief, MAROPS Planning Section Maritime Warfare Centre, Polish Navy
13:00 Innovation in composite materials to create lighter, faster and more fuel efficient OPVs Advances in the Use of different materials: Analysing how weight effects speed and performance?The implementation of carbon into hi speed vessels and aeroplanes Lower of powering requirements for matched speeds or similar powering for greater speeds. Analysing Building techniques Stabilisation techniques to improve your OPV capabilities Jonathan McDonnell, Marketing Director, Danish Yachts 13:30 Networking Lunch Suppressing Emerging Threats to Global Maritime Security14:30 Maritime Security in the 21st century: the challenges for guarding the EEZ Understanding the importance of international coastal zones as an integral part of national security and economic activityExamining the threats of criminal and terrorist activities in national coastal zones including illegal fishing, piracy, weapons, narcotics people smuggling and the illegal dumping of materials Exploring how nation states are responding to threats from criminal and terrorist activities by setting specific OPV requirements Reviewing the security architectures developed to protect coastal zones including a multi-tiered approach through a range of OPV and FPV solutions Dr Dave Sloggett Research Associate, Centre for Defence Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, London
15:00 Understanding the increased importance of OPVs in the fight against terrorism: Mumbai Attacks 2008 case study Examining India’s coastal security concernsUpdating OPVs to tackle maritime terrorism in 2010 and beyond Revealing India’s OPV acquisition strategy Cdr Shishir Upadhyay, Research Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, Indian Navy 15:30 Civil- Military co-operation in maritime security operations Strategies for increasing co-operation between maritime nations in the fight against piracyExamining the role of international navies in suppressing piracy Naval contributions to sustainable development IMO update on maritime security issues and solutions Chris Trelawney, Head of Maritime Security Section, IMO 16:00 Networking Coffee 16:30 Linking member states to address the issue of piracy, through information sharing, capacity building and cooperative arrangements Providing information on piracy and armed robbery against ships in AsiaUtilising the ReCAAP network of 15 member states to optimise the sharing of information on piracy threats Optimising capacity building and cooperative arrangements between member states to achieve a united approach in the fight against piracy Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Teo, Director, ReCAAP ISC 17:00 Non-lethal weapons in offshore patrol and security operations: Italian case study Determining the intent and objectives of deploying non-lethal weaponsOptimising self-protection of vessels and the directing the deployed boarding team Stopping small and fast boats with non-lethal weapons Captain Massimo Annati, Deputy Chairman of the European Working Group-Non-Lethal-Weapons, Italian Navy
17:30 Technology focus session
18:00 Chairman’s closing remarks 18:10 Networking Drinks & Dinner Join your colleagues for the evening at the annual Offshore Patrol & Security dinner. Day 2 Agenda with an introduction by Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy BlackhamFor further information on this years OSP conference please register |