Conference Day One: 20th October, 2008

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Martin Fisher
Chief Executive Officer
International Aerospace and Defence Network

09.10 The Future For Maritime Reconnaissance And Surveillance

• The future for Maritime Security Operations (MSO)
• The importance of national maritime surveillance assets in a globalised world
• Potential for surveillance technology new to the domain
• The growth of multi national agencies to share information

Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald
Commander, US Naval Forces Europe, Commander
Allied Joint Force Command Naples

09.50 The Future Of Maritime ISR For The Royal Navy

• Overview of current assets
• Meeting current operational requirements and capability gaps - Programme updates
• The role for maritime ISR in current operational commitments and beyond

Commodore Jeremy Stanford
Assistant Chief of Staff, Carrier Strike and Aviation, Fleet HQ
Royal Navy

Commodore Veli-Jukka Pennala
Commander Finnish Navy and Chief of Staff Navy Command
Finland

11.00 The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance System (BAMS)

• The multi ISR roles for BAMS
• How to achieve full domain awareness through imagery, SAR/ISAR and strip mapping
• Update of programme

Jennifer Clarke
Deputy Program Manager, Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems
US Navy

11.40 MQ-8B Fire Scout - Vertical Take Of And Landing (VTOL) UAV For Maritime Operations

• Programme background and status
• Transitioning from development to production
• Providing critical ISR capabilities to the warfighter
• Modular Mission Payload Architecture
• Examining Future development potential

Mike Fuqua
Fire Scout Business Development Manager
Northrop Grumman

13.30 Royal Netherlands Navy Maritime ISR

• Utilisation of rotary assets for maritime surveillance roles: The NH 90
• Developments in Maritime ISR operations by the navy
• Future requirements for maritime ISR by the Royal Netherlands Navy

Lieutenant Commander Ron Louwerse
Navy Requirements Branch, Section Maritime Helicopters
Netherlands MoD

14.10 THE SEA KING MARK 7 ASAC

• Current requirements of the platform
• The effectiveness of the Search Water 2000 AEWX Band water Radar for situational awareness
• Operational commitments and lessons learnt

Lieutenant Commander Tony Tite
Commanding Officer, 854 Naval Air Squadron
Royal Navy

15.20 The Future Role Of Satellite Surveillance In The Maritime Domain

• The MARISS Project
• The future deployment and utilisation of Radar satellite and how this will ensure significant improvement in information for Naval and coast guard assets
• The potential of satellites for the strategic and tactical level analysis

Dr Gordon Campbell
Principal Officer
European Space Agency

16.00 Achieving Integrated Maritime Domain Awareness: A Canadian Perspective

• The importance of inter agency and inter nation cooperation
• Coordination of information: The challenges faced

Colonel Alan D. Blair
Commander, Regional Air Control Element Atlantic
Canadian Forces

16.40 Chairman’s Summary And Closing Remarks

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