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Conference Documentation: Maritime Domain Awareness (2010)

SMI Publishing, Ltd
June 14, 2010
SKU: SMI2771816

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The challenges facing naval, coastguard and the shipping industry have changed dramatically over the last decade and make future security considerations difficult to predict. The emphasis after 9/11 showed that terrorists will exploit access to open society in order to bring about catastrophic attacks against ports, population centres and countries using ships as the weapon.

Today’s enemies are unpredictable with access to diverse and constantly evolving technologies and attack methods. To counter this threat we need to ensure that our waters are secure. The first step towards increased maritime security is achieving greater maritime domain awareness.

SMi’s Maritime Domain Awareness offers you the chance to meet and discuss openly the security threats facing the industry. Hear well timed case studies from distinguished speakers from international navies, coastguard, first responders and the commercial shipping industry.

DAY 1
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks: Rear Admiral Phillip Wilcocks, Director, CEMPA, UK.
9.10 HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESS: Maritime Security in Portugal; Update of activities in the Portuguese Navy; Generating actionable intelligence at sea; Information sharing between ships; Integrated technology to aid maritime surveillance; Rear Admiral Antonio Gameiro Marques, Head of the Directorate of Technologies of Information, Portuguese Navy.
9.50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Maritime Surveillance in the European Union; EU Military Staff Plans and Requirements; Assessing the evolving threat; Identifying the enemy through effective intelligence and information gathering; Working together with EU nations to deliver greater maritime awareness; Future improvements we can make; Admiral (Ret'd) Fernando Del Pozo, Maritime Surveillance Wise Pen Team, European Defence Agency.
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Challenges and Responses in the Indian Ocean Region: Growth and present status of the IN; The IN maritime power and potential; Evolving solutions for a changing maritime environment - Paradigm shift post 26/11; Security considerations on the Indian ocean; Equipping and using systems - increasing MDA in a changing maritime environment; ORBAT, acquisition programmes , indigenous ship building programmes and technological advances; Commodore (Ret'd) RS Vasan, (Former) Regional Commander, Coast Guard Region East, Indian Navy.
11.40 Maritime Domain Awareness - The Need for Flexible C2 Solutions: Why a common operating picture is important for MDA; Practical applications in Australia and New Zealand; Building on existing investments; Filling the gaps; Providing actionable information; Roger Cook, Director, Maritime Domain Awareness Programmes, L-3 Nautronix.
12.20 Networking Lunch
1.50 Improving Interoperability and Information Sharing at all Levels Amongst the Shipping Community: How do we create a more joined up approach amongst the shipping community?; Coordination and cooperation in response to maritime threats; Where does the information come from - data, knowledge and intelligence sharing; Can we do better?; Jakob Paaske Larsen, Maritime Security Officer, BIMCO.
2.30 Maritime Security and Merchant/Military Co-operation: Strategic communications technologies in support of security and safety; Commercial and Military communications interaction; Using existing solutions as a framework infrastructure; Why use satellite technology; Future developments in maritime domain awareness; Peter Blackhurst, Head of Maritime Safety Services, Inmarsat.; Steff Taylor, Business Development Manager, Inmarsat Government Services .
3.10 Afternoon Tea
3.40 Space Based Surveillance for the Maritime Sector: Using satellites to increase maritime domain awareness; What operational advantage do they bring?; Enabling early risk assessment; US/Europe cooperation; Next programmatic steps at European level; Itziar Alonso , Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency.
4.20 Next Generation Satellite AIS and its Effect on Comprehensive and Persistent Global Vessel Monitoring: The challenges faced by space based AIS receivers in high vessel concentration areas; The processing techniques that have been developed to “de-collide” AIS messages in these areas; Maritime security and surveillance applications that will benefit from the provision of these new high detection quality data services, such as exactAIS; John Allan, VP Sales and Marketing, exactEarth.
5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
DAY 2
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks: Rear Admiral Phillip Wilcocks, Director, CEMPA, UK.
9.10 A Common Operating Picture - Status Update for Europe: An assessment of ship security and the operating picture in Europe; Information sharing at sea; Mitigating threats through increased maritime domain awareness; What are the major challenges and how do we overcoming them?; Emanuele De Rosa, Administrator, DG MOVE - Unit C3, EU Commission.
9.50 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Maritime Domain Awareness Used to Best Effect?; Itziar Alonso , Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency.; Fredrik Cornell, Director, Maritime & Logistics Security Solutions, Securitas Maritime & Logistics Solutions.; Commodore (Ret'd) RS Vasan, (Former) Regional Commander, Coast Guard Region East, Indian Navy.; Malcolm Warr, EMEA Director, Maritime Services Management.
10.50 Morning Coffee
11.20 SPECIAL ADDRESS: Multinational and Coalition Approach in the Fight Against Piracy; An update of activities at MCC NATO Northwood; The challenge of international militaries/organizations operating under their flag to combat piracy (CMF/EU/NATO); Shared Awareness and Deconfliction meetings (SHADE); Exploiting intelligence to stay one step ahead of the pirates; The challenge of logistics - Too few ports for the international community; Legal considerations: To detain or not detain; Final conclusions; Commander Larry Trim, Branch Head, Maritime Operations Section N3, MCC NATO Northwood UK.
12.00 US Navy's MDA Game Plan and Roadmap: Commander Matt Aljanich, OPNAV N2N6 MDA, US Navy.; Commander Helen Furbush, OPNAV N2N6 MDA , US Navy.
12.40 Networking Lunch
2.00 An Overview of MDA in the Canadian Navy: Commander Sean Irvine, Senior Planning Officer Atlantic Region, Canadian Navy.
2.40 Project Kraken - Maritime Reporting Strategy: History and maritime vulnerabilities; Maritime domain awareness; UK Police National Maritime Security Strategy; Community engagement; Olympic difference; Detective Superintendent Scott Chilton, Head of Special Branch, Hampshire Constabulary.
3.20 Operations in the Swedish Coast Guard: Assessment of activities in the Swedish Coast Guard; Interoperability and information sharing with the Swedish Navy; Have we created a joined up approach?; Technologies being used to aid success; Commodore Dan Thorell, Director, Response and Law Enforcement Department, Swedish Coast Guard.
4.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks Followed by Afternoon Tea and Close of Conference

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