Conference Day One: 20th January 2009

08:30 Coffee And Registration

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome

Cliff Funnell
Editor
Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems

09:10 The Underwater Battlespace In The Indian Context

Relevance and strategy of the underwater Battlespace
Exploiting submarine capability to deliver decisive effect
Way ahead for the Indian Navy

Commodore A. J. Singh
Naval Attaché
Indian High Commission

09:50 The Future Of Underwater Warfare In The Royal Navy

Current capability development and future requirements
Overview of current deployments: Strategic influence in future operations
The Astute and beyond: The future for the Royal Navy’s submarine capability

Captain Dickie Baum
Fleet Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Under Water
Royal Navy

10:30 Coffee And Networking Break

11:00 Maritime Force Development In The Canadian Navy

Current assets: Future investments to be made in order to secure the under water domain
Current research projects in Mine Counter Measures (MCM) and Force Protection
The warming of the Arctic: The unique opportunities and challenges this offers the Canadian Navy

Captain Peter Ellis
Director Maritime Force Development
Canadian Navy

11:40 Flexible Agile Sweep Technology (fast)

FAST concept
Technical challenges
Industry/MoD co-operation

Stephen Paginton
Head of Business Development
Atlas Elektronik UK Ltd

12:20 Lunch

13:30 Nato Submarine Rescue

The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS)
Overview of Exercise Bold Monarch 2008 and lessons learned
NATO Submarine Escape and Rescue working group
Assistance from The International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO) and the role this plays in international rescue efforts

Commander Charlie Neve
Submarine Escape and Rescue and Abandonment Systems, CINCFLEET
NATO

14:10 Coordination And The Future Of The Norwegian Navy's Mine Countermeasures (mcm) Capability

Current requirements for MCM operations for the RNoN
Core capabilities in service and potential upgrades
The application of HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Looking ahead at major developments and coordination in MCM for the RNoN

Commander Jon Arild Brath Strandnæs
Commander Senior Grade /Office Manager, Norwegian Logistics Defence Organisation (NLDO) Systems Management Division (NDSMD) Maritime Capacities/ Mine Warfare office
Norwegian MoD

14:50 Afternoon Tea And Networking

15:30 Nato Centre Of Excellence For Operations In Confined And Shallow Waters

Mission spectrum and strategy
The Long Term Capability Requirement No 13 project: Contributing to the enhancement of NATO´s capability of "All weather ASW in littoral waters"
The Long Term Capability Requirement No 21 project: Rapid MCM in all water depths including shallow to very shallow waters; mission analysis.

Captain Fritz Rudolf Weber
Executive Director
NATO Centre of Excellence in Confined and Shallow Waters

16:10 The Littoral Combat Ship As An Underwater Warfare Platform

Dilemmas of undersea warfare in a littoral area
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) concept and its role in underwater warfare
Mine Warfare and ASW mission module capabilities
LCS and the changing role of unmanned vehicles
Unattended sensors and LCS: the way ahead?

Dr Norman Friedman
International Naval Consultant and Author

16:50 Chairman’s Summary And Close Of Day One

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