Conference Day One: 21st March 2012

08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION & MORNING REFRESHMENTS

09.00 – 09.10 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

09.10 – 09.50 CONFIRMED PRESENTATION FROM US NAVY 6TH FLEET

Rear Admiral James Foggo III
Commander Submarine, Group EIGHT/Commander Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South Deputy Commander, SIXTH Fleet/Director of Operations, Intelligence (N3)
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa

09.50 – 10.30 UK KEYNOTE ADDRESS : EXAMINING THE FUTURE OF THE ROYAL NAVY’S SUBMARINE CAPABILITY

Rear Admiral Ian Corder MA
Rear Admiral Submarines
Royal Navy

10.30 – 11.00 MID-MORNING NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11.00 – 11.40 THE FUTURE OF THE NORWEGIAN SUBMARINE FLEET: THE ULA CLASS AND BEYOND

Captain Aslek Heen
Commanding Officer, Norwegian Submarine Service
Norwegian Navy

11.40 – 12.20 UPDATE ON THE NEW 209PN SUBMARNIES INTEGRATION INTO THE PORTUGUESE NAVY

Commander Silvia Gouveia
Commanding Officer, Submarine Fleet
Portuguese Navy

12.20 – 13.20 NETWORKING LUNCH

13.20 – 14.00 TESTING, TRIALING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATION FOR SUBMARINE AND SUB-SYSTEMS FOR THE SWEDISH SUBMARINE FLEET

Commander Olof Kolb
Tests and Trials Manager
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

14.00 – 14.40 FUTURE TRENDS IN SUBMARINE WEAPON HANDLING AND LAUNCH SYSTEMS

Tim Whitten
Babcock Marine & Technology, Systems & Equipment
Babcock International Group PLC

14.40 – 15.10 AFTERNOON NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

15.10 – 15.50 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN SUBMARINE ESCAPE AND RESCUE : LESSONS LEARNT FROM OPERATION BOLD MONARCH

Commander Steve Drysdale
S01 Submarine Escape, Rescue, Survivability, FLEET/COMSUBNORT H
Royal Navy

15.50 – 16.30 PANEL SESSION: THE FUTURE OF THE SUBMARNE FORCE: ENSURING CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS WITH THROUGH LIFE COSTING, CREW RETENTION AND SUPPOR TING FUNCTIONS

16.30 Chairman’s Comments And Close Of Day One

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