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24TH SEPTEMBERCONFERENCE DAY ONE

0730 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0820 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

0830 HOST NATION OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Admiral Calderón joined the Spanish Navy in 1973 and over his long career has been in command at posts

for NATO, the US Atlantic fleet and of course the Spanish Navy. He has been awarded eighteen military and civilian decorations and is a graduate of the NATO Defense College.

As of March 2017 he has served as the Chief of the Spanish Navy and will be giving the opening address at OPV International 2019.

Admiral Teodoro Calderón, Chief of Staff, Spanish Navy

0900 BLACK SEA SECURITY AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED ROMANIAN PRIORITIES FOR PROCURING MULTI-FUNCTION VESSELS • Romanian plans for increased Black Sea presence amid growing tensions and the priorities for its two new

patrol vessels • Indigenous shipbuilding vs outsourcing: what are the positives and negatives? • Factoring sustainment into the procurement plans in order to reduce MRO timelines and retain fleet

readiness Vice Admiral Alexandru Mîrşu Ph.D., Chief of Naval Staff, Romanian Naval Forces

0930 INDUSTRY PANEL DISCUSSION: PATROL VESSEL MARKET INSIGHT AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP The relationship between industry and end users is key to meeting the challenges of future operations

and those that can demonstrate leadership in meeting these challenges will be most successful in helping to shape and define the future role of OPVs. During this panel discussion senior experts will be discussing themes including:

• Advances in modularity to extend the operational life of platforms, overcome limited budgets and support missions in varied environments

• Transforming acquisition: what are the possible ways ahead? • Trends in OPV design and utility: what can we gain from market insight and how can it improve the

platform? • Industry perspective on future operations and how patrol vessels will develop in order to meet strategic

objectives Moderated by: Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

1030 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

1130 MULTIPURPOSE PATROL BOATS OPERATING IN MARITIME SECURITY TASKS • Developments in propulsion engineering that will develop the OPV’s abilities as a rapid deployable security

asset • Prioritising readiness and potential consequences for the range of capabilities available on a single

platform • Overall fleet readiness and assessing the desired contribution of patrol vessels to this Captain (N) Manuel Aguirre Aldereguía, Head of Capability Definition Plans Section, Spanish Navy

1200 GENERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR A MULTI-FUNCTION SURFACE PLATFORM • Jack of all trades, master of none – ensuring that that baseline capability is prioritised before specialised

mission sets are considered • Defining a clearer distinction between OPVs and corvettes in order to improve balance of forces • The danger of overreliance on patrol vessels, its potential consequences and taking steps to avoid it Captain (N) Nuno Bulcão Sarmento, Head of the Plans and Policy Division, Portuguese Navy

1230 ASSESSING THE CRITICAL CAPABILITIES THAT MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO PATROL VESSELS AT THE DESIGN PHASE

• Analysis of essential OPV capabilities as the modular approach to design finds it limits • The accessibility issue: distinctions between critical capabilities for military and non-military patrol vessels • How will the unclear nature of future operations affect our concept of what a ‘critical capability’ is and

steps that can be taken to improve • ROI on new capabilities Captain (N) Francesco Iavazzo, Chief, Strategy and Operations Office, Italian Navy General Staff

1300 NETWORKING LUNCH

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1430 INCREASING PATROL VESSEL LETHALITY: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? • Discussing the viability of OPVs as a battle fleet asset and the potential strategic benefits of further

weaponisation • The survivability question vs discussions into the correct degree of lethality • The benefits of patrol vessel modularity and the tactical advantage it brings to warfighting Confirmed Senior Official from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces

1500 UPDATES TO THE JAPANESE DEFENCE PLAN AND THE ROLE OF OPVS WITHIN ACHIEVING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• National Defence Programs Guideline and Mid-Term Defence Programs: goals and roadmap for achieving success

• Planned acquisition for new OPVs and how they will enable the JMSDF to achieve its maritime strategy • Defining the concepts that will drive vessel acquisition once the defence plans reach a more advanced

stage Captain (N) Kunio Ogawa, Staff Officer, Plans and Programs Division, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force

1530 THE PHILIPPINE NAVY’S TEN YEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE SECURITY AROUND ITS VAST MARITIME TERRITORIES • Focusing naval strategy around the acquisition of new corvettes, submarines and OPVs • Key requirements and essential capabilities for the Philippine Navy’s new fleet of patrol vessels • Both current and predicted security concerns and the steps that are being taken to respond effectively

through this ten year plan Commodore Adelius Bordado, Commander, Naval Installations Command, Philippines Navy

1600 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

1700 THE FIFTEEN TO FIVE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM: PROGRESS AND GOALS • Building towards 2050 and the role of “New Generation Patrol Vessels” in realising the vision • Prioritising days spent at sea, overall readiness and new acquisitions • The Malaysian procurement model and its commitment to raising overall fleet capacity Confirmed Rear Admiral from Royal Malaysian Navy

1730 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE GROWING ROLE OF PATROL VESSELS IN PROJECTING SEA POWER IN EAST ASIA In recent years the importance of OPVs has increased dramatically and the responsibility of ensuring security

and projecting sea power has extended beyond military forces to Coast Guards and Law Enforcement. In order to maintain security and sovereignty in contested waters this versatile platform is the first line of defence against growing tensions and will be the basis for the first geostrategic panel discussion of OPV International 2019.

This panel discussion will cover: • How have patrol vessels provided the most effective way to uphold security in East Asia and what are the

critical capabilities that allow this platform to do so effectively? • What capability gaps, if any, have been revealed by growing tensions in East Asia, and how are OPV

deployments being adjusted to account for this? • How will growing tensions affect the requirements for patrol vessels from East Asian nations? Panellists: Confirmed Senior Official from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces Commodore Adelius Bordado, Commander, Naval Installations Command, Philippines Navy Captain (N) Kunio Ogawa, Staff Officer, Plans and Programs Division, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force Confirmed Rear Admiral from Royal Malaysian Navy Moderated by: Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

1830 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

EVENING GALA DINNER HOSTED BY CLUSTER MARÍTIMO NAVAL CÁDIZ

“A good opportunity to discuss and interchange experiences and ideas and

get a taste of trends and plans from different naval services and associated

supporting industries”

Military/Government Attendee


25TH SEPTEMBER CONFERENCE DAY TWO

0730 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0820 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

0830 OPERATION ATALANTA AND THE ONGOING ROLE OF OPVS IN PROJECTING SEA POWER OFF THE HORN OF AFRICA • EUNAVFOR Somalia mission updates: new challenges and strategy for achieving objectives • How OPVs have given EU forces the edge in counter-piracy operations • Approach to projecting sea power through the use of patrol vessels Vice Admiral Antonio Martorell, Operation Commander, European Union Naval Forces Somalia

0900 THE USE OF OPVS BY THE NORWEGIAN NAVY AT MAINTAING SEA POWER IN THE ARCTIC REGION • Efforts to manage increasing levels of activity in the Arctic region around Norway’s EEZ • Implications of Arctic weather on OPV requirements and sustainment • Capacity building and maintaining effective levels of readiness for operations around Norway Rear Admiral Yngve Skoglund, Chief of Operations, Royal Norwegian Navy

0930 LEVERAGING THE LATEST CAPABILITIES AND INTEGRATING THEM EFFECTIVELY • Patrol vessels within an increasingly complex maritime environment and how updated communication

systems will form the basis for its ability to contribute to operations • Visualising a combined manned/unmanned force within OPV fleets to maximise cost effective situational

awareness • Integrating C4ISR capabilities into OPVs to support and improve overall fleet domain awareness Commander Volkrad Kaphengst, Senior Systems Engineer, Integrated Project Teams, German Navy

1000 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

1100 OPTIMISING SHIPBUILDING PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION, TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT

• Developments in modern shipbuilding to allow for faster planning, fabrication and assembly • Outfitting of modern OPVs that will allow for quicker transition between the construction and launch

phases • Analysis into current shipbuilding process and the need for holistic improvements to speed up the process

of design through to deployment Admiral José Antonio Sierra Rodríguez, Director of Naval Construction, Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR)

1130 INCORPORATING THE SUSTAINMENT OF OPVS INTO ITS DESIGN MODEL • Maintenance, repair, overhaul, spare part supply and warehousing services: how can improved designs

reduce the time spent on sustainment? • Necessary improvements to pre-repair diagnostics and prediction solutions in order to meet requirements • Clarifying the optimum sustainment cycle for OPVs; what does ‘success’ in this area look like? Commodore Andy Jordan, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Ships), Royal Navy

1200 CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS IN THE SPANISH NAVY • Designing patrol vessels that can be the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of the Spanish Fleet • Current programs underway: progress, targets and challenges • Vision of the Spanish Navy for the future and how industry ties in with realising this vision Captain (N) Gabriel Braña Estevez, Chief, Engineering and Contruction Works, Ferrol Naval Base, Spanish Navy

1230 ITALIAN NAVAL PRIORITIES FOR PATROL VESSELS AND HOW ARCHITECTURE REFLECTS STRATEGY • Recent operational history of the Italian Navy and lessons learned • Analysing potential challenges in order to develop more effective designs for future platforms • Ensuring that relationship with industry remains as efficient as possible in the delivery of designs to fit with

wider Italian Naval strategy Captain (N) Gabriele Catapano, Head of Surface Ships Design Office, Italian Navy General Staff

1300 NETWORKING LUNCH

1430 CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARITIME SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES FOR PATROL VESSELS • Identifying baseline capability to make sure that patrol vessels can detect, deter and respond effectively • Combatting piracy and drug interdiction using patrol vessels in the Gulf of Guinea • OPVs as a multi-function tool to improve awareness, surveillance and operational effectiveness at sea Commodore Eric Adu, Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command, Ghana Navy


25TH SEPTEMBERCONFERENCE DAY TWO

1450 OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS THAT WILL DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE DEPLOYMENT• Re-evaluating TTPs to prepare for future deployments• Endurance, complexity and the extent to which this will define the requirements and concept of operations

in the next five years• The consequences for solution providers (propulsion, MRO etc.) and long term challenge to meet

requirementsCaptain Albert Ezin Badou, Chief of Staff, Benin Navy

1510 INTEGRATING MARITIME PATROL WITHIN THE IVORY COAST’S MARITIME SECURITY STRATEGY• Countering threats to maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea• Protecting national and regional shipping interests and countering maritime criminality by leveraging

patrol vessels to support continuous maritime surveillance• Putting the Ivory Coast’s maritime security strategy into practice: Developing regional cooperation to

lessen the demand on existing capabilityCaptain (N) Charles Bamele, Operational Coordination Director, Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for State Action at Sea, Office of the Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast

1530 PANEL DISCUSSION: CONGESTED SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE GULF OF GUINEA The Gulf of Guinea has been congested and challenging security domain for hundreds of years and carries a unique set of challenges for those organisations that operate in this area. Although there has been a lot of progress in the fight against piracy in this area, security concerns do remain and the fight against smuggling remains as fierce as ever. Participants in this geostrategic panel discussion will cover:• How have tactics and techniques employed by criminal organisations caused state militaries and law

enforcement to adapt their approach to preventing and disrupting these kinds of operations?• In what ways do patrol vessels provide the most effective platform by which these criminal elements can

be disrupted and where is the need for improvement most apparent? • How do you think international and regional cooperation can be improved in the Gulf of Guinea in order to

make this region more secure?Moderated by:Vice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

1630 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

1700 U.S. COAST GUARD DEPLOYMENT OF CUTTERS: PEACETIME NATIONAL SECURITY & CRISIS RESPONSE• Future of USCG Cutter Fleet: National Security Cutter (NSC), Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Fast Response

Cutter (FRC), Polar Security Cutter (PSC) • Peacetime Cutter Overseas and U.S. EEZ Deployments & Examples• Command and Control: The Importance of Interoperability and Critical Capabilities (UAS, mil-to-civ

comms) for Law Enforcement and Disaster Response• Basic Fleet Sustainment Strategies to ensure Long Term CapabilityCaptain (N) Mike Davanzo, Chief, Office of Cutter Forces, US Coast Guard

1730 SRI LANKA’S ONGOING OPV PROJECT• Deploying the advanced offshore patrol vessels to effectively enforce Sri Lanka’s EEZ• Supporting a far reaching surveillance and rapid response function for an extended area of operations• Integrating updated capability with the existing surface fleet in order to overcome limits to interoperabilityRear Admiral Sujeewa Perera, Commandant, Volunteer Naval Force, Sri Lanka Navy

1800 MAINTAINING THE PATROL FLEET• Procuring and converting legacy vessels to refresh the surface fleet• Delivering effective MRO and logistics for a legacy patrol fleet in order to extend the life of the OPV• Long-term development plans for Bangladesh’s naval fleetConfirmed Commodore from Bangladesh Navy

1830 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCEVice Admiral (Ret) Javier Romero, Commander, Ferrol Naval Base (2015-17), Spanish Navy

“This was productive for me as it gave me a view from other nations on OPVs and the importance they play in their maritime security.”

Raytheon, attendee 2018


26TH SEPTEMBER SAN FERNANDO SHIPYARD AND EU NAVFOR VISIT

We are proud to announce that this year attendees will be given the opportunity to experience a ‘design through to deployment’ experience by visiting the San Fernando Shipyard and then the new home of EU NAVFOR at Rota Naval Base.

Participants will be picked up from the Parador de Cádiz and driven to the San Fernando Shipyard where they will receive an introductory briefing by the Shipyard Director and host organisations about the current projects, facilities and inner workings of one of Europe’s major shipyards. In addition to this, attendees will be given the opportunity to take part in interactive workshops, simulators and a visit aboard one of the newly constructed “Rayo” class OPVs.

Following a lunch hosted at Arsenal de la Carraca, attendees will be given the opportunity to continue on to the Rota Naval base and take part in a tour of the new EU NAVFOR Headquarters including a Welcome Briefing by senior officers.

“It was a great opportunity for the users to have a say on how the OPV can be best built and developed by

industry personnel”

Rear Admiral, Nigerian Navy, Speaker 2018

0800 DELEGATES GATHER AT PARADOR DE CÁDIZ

0830 COACHES DEPART FOR THE SAN FERNANDO SHIPYARD

0915 ARRIVAL AT SAN FERNANDO SHIPYARD

0930 WELCOME SPEECH AND PRESENTATIONS BY SHIPYARD DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

1000 WHOLE GROUP TOUR THROUGH THE SHIPYARD INCLUDING VISITS TO WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCTION AREAS

1130 ORGANISATION INTO SMALLER TOUR GROUPS BEFORE 20 MINUTE TOURS

1140 PARTICIPANTS WILL SPEND 20 MINUTES VISITING: CLUSTER COMPANY BOOTHS

1320 LUNCH AT ARSENAL DE LA CARRACA

1430 COACHES DEPART SAN FERNANDO SHIPYARD FOR ROTA NAVAL BASE

1530 COACH ARRIVES AT ROTA NAVAL BASE

1545 WELCOME BRIEFING AND EU NAVFOR HQ TOUR

1630 COACH DEPARTS ROTA NAVAL BASE FOR PARADOR DE CÁDIZ

1730 COACH ARRIVES BACK AT PARADOR DE CÁDIZ

“RAYO” CLASS OPV VESSEL

NAVANTIA SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING CENTRE

NAVANTIA SYSTEMS PRESENTATION AND

WORKSHOP


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