3. MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
day one | 5th February 2020 www.maritime-recon.com
register online at www.maritime-recon.com
8.30 registration & coffee
9.00 chairmanās opening remarks
vice admiral (retād) duncan Potts, Former Director General Joint
Force Development and Defence Academy, uK armed Forces
oPening Keynote BrieFings
9.10 optimising the collection and impact of hydrographic data for
Both the commercial and defence sectors
ā¢ Integrating a range of platforms and systems to create a full
maritime picture and improve situational awareness
ā¢ Defining the relationship between the hydrographic Institute,
the commercial sector and defence organisations including
NATO
ā¢ The strategic picture for improving future Hydrographic
capabilities that trickle down into greater military situational
awareness
ā¢ The future of hydrographic platforms and systems
rear admiral luigi sinapi, Director of the Italian Hydrographic
Institute, italian navy
9.50 how to improve Maritime domain awareness with enhanced isr
& space technology
ā¢ Recent innovations in ISR & space systems to support
surveillance and security at sea
ā¢ Benefits of using spaced-based technology to improve
Maritime domain awareness
ā¢ How satellites optimize naval traffic monitoring through
improved AIS
ā¢ Mitigating the limitations of line-of-sight communications and
conventional ISR Capabilities
ā¢ The future developments and prospects for Space-based ISR
and the push towards interoperability
Brigadier general carlos de salas, Head C4ISR & Space
Programs, spanish Ministry of defence
10.30 Morning coffee
11.00 session reserved for gold sponsor
Mr William hosack, Chief Executive Officer,
orbital Micro systems
MaritiMe isr oPerations
11.40 anticipating the next decadeās operational requirements
and optimising Maritime reconnaissance and surveillance
capabilities to Meet these
ā¢ Current capabilities, priorities and concepts
ā¢ The impacts of:
- Unmanned Technologies
- Greater AIS abilities
- Space-Based ISR
ā¢ Speculating on future exercises and operation as a way to
guide future priorities
ā¢ Likely future requirements and how each of the above will be
used to improve capabilities
ā¢ The importance of collaboration with NATO organisations and
ISR international interoperability
commodore tom guy, Deputy Director, Combined Joint
Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence, nato
12.20 Managing Maritime Borders through an emphasis on situational
awareness and Prevention of transnational crime
ā¢ The role of EUCAP Somalia in managing the maritime domain
around the Horn of Africa
ā¢ The importance of the maritime domain economically and
strategically
ā¢ Improving the methods of gaining greater situational awareness
through both conventional and non-conventional means
ā¢ The future of counter-piracy and how successful are todays
methods
ā¢ The role of space-based ISR and how this compares to the use
of other platforms and methods
ā¢ The future of EUCAPās policies towards maintaining situational
awareness in the area
Mr chris reynolds, Deputy Head of Mission, european union
capacity Building Mission in somalia
1.00 networking lunch
unManned surveillance technology
2.00 the Future of unmanned aircraft systems in the royal australian
navy
ā¢ Why the RAN is transitioning unmanned aviation from the
RAN Naval Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit (NUASU) to an
operational squadron of the Fleet Air Arm
ā¢ Providing high-quality video and still imagery in near real-time
to significantly improve battlespace awareness
ā¢ Comparing the abilities of the fixed-wing Insitu ScanEagle
and rotary-wing Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and how they are
improving Australian ISR capabilities
ā¢ The future of the Unmanned Aircraft System unit in the Fleet Air
Arm
captain timothy Byles, Australian Defence Attache for Southern
Europe, royal australian navy
2.40 session reserved For sponsor
senior representative, Maxar technology
3.20 supporting Maritime operations through unmanned Maritime
capabilities
ā¢ The benefits of using unmanned and autonomous systems and
how they help solve surveillance challenges
ā¢ Addressing the balance between aerial vehicles and
underwater vehicles: why prioritise one over the other?
ā¢ Moving towards capability sharing and addressing
interoperability requirements with unmanned platforms
ā¢ The future requirements and strategic needs in autonomous
systems in the Royal Netherlands Navy
commander eric van lawick van Pabst, Liaison Staff Officer Royal
Netherlands Navy, Operations, Maritime HQ, Future Operations
and Plans, defence staff netherlands armed Forces hQ
4.00 afternoon tea
MaritiMe isr PlatForMs
4.30 air-Maritime coordination: an operational Perspective of aeW &
isr Platforms in the Mediterranean
ā¢ Assessing the role of AEW ISR platforms in Maritime Operations
(pros and cons)
ā¢ The future of Command & Control in Air-Maritime Coordination
ā¢ The benefits of using aerial platforms in conjunction with other
systems to build a thorough Maritime Domain picture
ā¢ How sharing technological development can further shape
the direction of future Platforms and Aviation Strategy
lieutenant colonel nikolaos oikonomakis, Staff Officer, General
Directorate for Defence Investments & Armanents, hellenic
Ministry of national defence
5.10 developing Maritime aerial capabilities with respect to
reconnaissance and surveillance operability
ā¢ Improving relevant navy and air interoperability in the north
sea with regard to Reconnaissance and Surveillance
ā¢ Approach to the 5th generation of warfare and utilising digital
networks to further situational awareness
ā¢ The role of the Danish Navy in the Arctic area of operations
ā¢ Engaging with the political dimension of international
competition in the Arctic and how ISR contributes to this
colonel henrik Kanstrup, Commander Helicopter Wing Karup,
royal danish air Force
5.50 chairmanās closing remarks and close of day one
vice admiral (retād) duncan Potts, Former Director General Joint
Force Development and Defence Academy, uK armed Forces
4. MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
www.maritime-recon.com day two | 6th February 2020
alternatively fax your registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711
8.30 registration & coffee
9.00 chairmanās opening remarks
vice admiral (retād) duncan Potts, Former Director General Joint
Force Development and Defence Academy, uK armed Forces
oPening Keynote BrieFings
9.10 session reserved For italian navy - integration of satellite
technology into current isr Platforms for a complete Maritime
domain awareness
ā¢ The current approach of the Italian Navy for Maritime
Reconnaissance and Surveillance Operations
ā¢ Integrating Satellite based ISR into other existing platforms
ā¢ Developing future space-based assets and expanding current
platforms
senior representative of the italian armed Forces to
Be Conļ¬rmed
9.50 royal navy Maritime intelligence and reconnaissance (isr)
tactical developments of commercial space Based Multi-
spectral data for improved situational awareness and
counter-surveillance tactics
ā¢ Royal Navyās Project MOONRAKER
ā¢ Using military and civilian satellite data to identify and track
targets
ā¢ Using signatures to seek out threats or ships attempting to be
ādark targetsā
ā¢ Future Maritime Warfare developments in space-based ISR
commander graeme smith, Maritime Warfare Centre
Information Warfare Commander, royal navy
10.30 Morning coffee
international PrograMMe uPdates
11.00 an operational Perspective of Maritime Patrol and
reconnaissance aircraft (MPra) for the uK coastguard
ā¢ Optimising the performance of fixed wing platforms in a SAR
role
ā¢ Assessing the role of these platforms in Maritime
Reconnaissance
ā¢ The benefits of the using aerial platforms in conjunction with
other systems to build a thorough Maritime Domain picture
ā¢ How sharing technological development can further shape
the direction of future Platforms and Aviation Strategy
Mr Phillip hanson, UK HM Coastguard Aviation Technical
Assurance Manager, hM Maritime and coastguard agency
11.40 emphasising Multi-domain operations in response to increased
tension in the arctic
ā¢ The new strategic landscape along NATOĀ“s Northern Flank and
in the Arctic ā interests and risks
ā¢ Western strategies aimed at managing the consequences of
great power geopolitical and geo-economic competition in
the Arctic ā back to the future or breaking new ice?
ā¢ The importance of Communications, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance in Multi-Domain Operations and the role of
Space Capabilities
ā¢ NATO Multi-Domain Operations in the Arctic ā prospects and
challenges
lieutenant commander stefan lundqvist Phd, Military Lecturer
and Researcher, Department of Military Studies, swedish
defence university
12.20 Use of Maritime Unmanned Systems in Conļ¬ned and Shallow
Waters
ā¢ Improving autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVās) to
increase mine-countermeasure efficiency
ā¢ Providing greater levels of reconnaissance against the mine
threat
ā¢ Mitigating risk to personnel while fulfilling operational objectives
ā¢ Sustaining data streams between AUVās and other platforms
and systems taking part in an amphibious operation
Lieutenant Commander Antonio Junior Belļ¬ore, Naval Mine
Warfare Staff Officer, nato centre of excellence for operations
in Conļ¬ned and Shallow Waters
1.00 networking lunch
integration oF isr PlatForMs
2.00 strengthening safety at sea through increased Monitoring of the
Maritime domain
ā¢ The importance of data exchange for building the most
comprehensive maritime picture
ā¢ Gathering imagery from space-based ISR platforms and
including them in the intelligence sharing process
ā¢ Current and future steps to improve maritime domain
awareness using industries technological advancements while
minimizing the costs to nations and organizations
Mrs Maja Markovcic Kostelac, Executive Director, european
Maritime safety agency
2.40 session reserved For sponsor
technological advanceMents
3.20 a Maritime situational awareness Perspective on Maritime isr
ā¢ Developing sophisticated multi-source data fusion approaches
to fully exploit ISR
ā¢ Building the best maritime picture through IRS: towards a
coherent assessment
ā¢ The importance of collaboration to ensure ISR interoperability
by design
Ms Francesca de rosa, Data Knowledge and Operational
Environment Scientist, nato sto centre for Maritime research
and experimentation (cMre)
4.00 afternoon tea
oPtiMising surveillance caPaBilities
4.30 developing Maritime aerial capabilities with respect to
reconnaissance and surveillance operability
ā¢ The current operational climate and capabilities when it
comes to surveillance for the Italian Navy
ā¢ Why current capabilities mean that navies need to have the
ability to react quickly to potential threats to maritime security
ā¢ The importance of constantly being able to detect these
threats
ā¢ Improving integration between reconnaissance systems and
ship defences
ā¢ Why Artificial Intelligence is necessary to the future of
reconnaissance and surveillance systems
Mr vito Pesare, E.W. Expert, Former Italian Navy Warrant Officer,
italian navy
Mr vito dāamicis, Former Officer Italian Navy. Specialist in EW,
C4ISR, Intelligence, Comms and Contractor, italian navy
5.10 chairmanās closing remarks and close of day two
vice admiral (retād) duncan Potts, Former Director General Joint
Force Development and Defence Academy, uK armed Forces
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