Surface Warships Conference

January 28-30, 2020

London, United Kingdom

Surface Warships 2020: Naval Power in a Digital Era

The Surface Warships conference has become established as the premier meeting ground for the higher naval commands of the nato alliance and partner states, attracting over 150 senior officials including navy commanders, directors of materiel, heads of strategic programs, capability planners, shipyard directors, as well as leading solution providers.

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Over the course of 3 days, the event will address the themes now, tomorrow, and the future, focusing on operational requirements for current operations, anticipated platform modernisation, and integration of disruptive technologies for future surface warships.

The conference will allow the exchange of knowledge in the field of ship design, construction, and operations across the entire spectrum of surface warships - identifying solutions for modernising capabilities and enhancing interoperability to maintain maritime superiority against near-peer opponents and asymmetric threats.

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Benefits of Attending:

Enhance your understanding of ship design priorities to retain maritime superiority against near-peer opponents
Upgrade operational versatility and multi-mission modularity to face the full spectrum of threats in the future operating environment
Improve battlespace awareness by meeting leading solution providers of combat management systems, mission planning software, and sensor systems
Inform your organisation of national shipbuilding strategies and modernisation requirements of NATO Navies to formulate winning business proposals
Upgrade unit lethality and increase offensive power by learning about advancements in air defence, ASW, and surface-to-surface missile systems

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Conference Chairman

Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE, Former Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Royal Navy

2020 Speaker Faculty

Admiral Anthony David Radakin, CB, ADC, First Sea Lord, Royal Navy
Admiral Herve de Bonnaventure, Inspector General, French Armed Forces
Vice Admiral Richard A. Brown, Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Alan R. Shaffer, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S), US DoD
Vice Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, U.S. 6th Fleet Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Europe, U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral Alexandru Mirsu, Commander, Romanian Navy
Vice Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave, Operation Commander, EU NAVFOR Op Atalanta
Vice Admiral Petronio Augusto Siqueira de Aguiar, Director of Programmes, Brazilian Navy
Vice Admiral Eugenio Diaz del Rio Jaudenes, Chief of the Plans and Policy Division in the Naval Staff, Spanish Navy
Vice Admiral Manuel Antonio Martinez Ruiz, Director for Engineering and Naval Shipbuilding, Spanish Navy
Vice Admiral Krzysztof Jerzy Jaworski, Commander Maritime Operations Center, Polish Operational Command
Vice Admiral David Burden, Director General of Materiel, Argentine Navy
Rear Admiral Torben Mikkelsen, Admiral Danish Fleet, Royal Danish Navy
Rear Admiral Nils Andreas Stensones, Chief of the Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy
Rear Admiral Augusto Bohorquez Villalta, Surface Warfare Commander, Peruvian Navy
Rear Admiral Andrew Burns OBE, Commander Maritime Forces, Royal Navy
Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. FIFTH Fleet
Rear Admiral G.N. Bamplenis, Director of Hellenic Navy Armaments Directorate, Hellenic Navy
Rear Admiral Juan Retamoso, Director of Personnel, Uruguayan Navy
Rear Admiral Jose Enrique Delgado Roig, Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, MARCOM
Rear Admiral Dato' Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Assistant Chief of Staff Planning Development, Royal Malaysian Navy
Commodore Iain Lower, Head of Strategy & International Relations, Maritime Sector & Parliamentary Engagement, Royal Navy
Admiral (Ret'd) Chen Yeong-Kang, Director, National Chung-Shan Institute of Science
Rear Admiral Nils Wang, Director, Naval Team Denmark
Captain Rosario La Pira, Director of Training Support and Transformation, NMITOC
Kees Posthumus, Head, Office for Marine Engineering, Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation
Confirmed Senior Representative, Representing the Chief of Naval Staff, Turkish Navy
Confirmed Senior Representative, Representing Commander, EU NAVFOR Mediterranean