08.50 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

Rear Admiral Jacob L. Shuford (Ret’s)
Former President US Naval War College & Professor Norman Freidman
International Naval Consultant

09.00 Keynote Address: Chilean Naval Requirements And Fleet Upgrade

• Integration of the (PZM) OPV for the Chilean Navy
• Providing offshore capability for fisheries protection to littoral security
• Overcoming the operational challenges of extensive coastal areas
• Lessons learned in the building progress

Rear Admiral Federico Niemann
Chief of General Staff
Chilean Navy

09.40 Keynote Address: Us Navy In South And Central America

• US 4Th Fleet operations in the Americas
• Humanitarian capabilities and the influence of “soft power”
• Future investments for SOUTHCOM naval operations

Rear Admiral Vic Guillory
Commander
US Naval Forces Southern Command

10.20 The Evolution Of The Modern Frigate

• Evolving solutions for blue and brown water navies: How the network-enabled Frigate integrates into today’s complex maritime environment. The key to flexibility: Adapting the Combat Systems and C2 environment to specific naval requirements.
• Lessons learned from the largest French frigate programme
• Adapting operational experience acquired from international customers

Philippe Sathoud
Surface Ships Marketing Manager
DCNS

11.30 The Role Of Naval Power In The Emergent South American Naval Environment

• Naval power as a means of force projection in the Americas
• Protection of critical national strategic interests using naval power
• Balancing a naval capability build-up with regional diplomatic concerns

Professor Thomaz Guedes da Costa
Centre for Hemispheric Defence Studies
US National Defence University

12.10 Impact Of Propulsion System Choice On Efficiency, Ship Design And Whole Life Cost

• The drivers behind today’s shipbuilding industry and how that applies to selection of propulsion systems
• Balancing Manoeuvrability, Speed, Efficiency and Environmental considerations: How it can be done
• Experience in propeller design: Benefits for the User
• Propulsion systems for Amphibious Vehicles: Special solutions for special requirements
• Operational Lessons learned and how that affects design & cost.

Uwe Weineck
Sales Manager Defence
SCHOTTEL GmbH

14.00 Law Enforcment, Maritime Security And The Caribbean

• Drug interdiction operations and the Jamaican Police Force
• Protecting the tourist industry as an economic priority
• Cooperation with local law enforcement and military agencies
• Sharing intelligence to prosecute interdiction missions more rapidly

Professor Hilton McDavid
Academic Director, National Security and Strategic Studies Programme
University of West Indies

14.40 Ecuadorian Naval Operations And Modernistation Plans

• Current surface fleet and submarine operations
• Existing naval strike capabilities and planned upgrades
• Performance of Condell Class Frigates and the role of Peruvian industry in their manufacture
• Planned fleet upgrades and improvements

Rear Admiral Aland Molestina Malta
Commander General
Ecuadorian Navy

15.50 Assessing The Asymmetric Threat In The South American Maritime Domain

• Capabilities of paramilitaries in the Americas and how they can affect the maritime environment
• Regional structures for reacting to maritime security alerts
• Determining the fluidity of the security environment and how this might influence naval requirements

Professor Eric Grove
Director Centre for International Security and War Studies
University of Salford

16.30 Maritime Safety & Security: General Trends, Requirements And Solutions

• The challenge of Coastal protection right up to the EEZ
• Anticipating Intent: Better Situational Awareness through detection and identifying anomalous behaviour
• Putting Naval requirements into context: Improving the ‘Detection to Intervention’ timeline.

Olivier Tsiremidis
MSS Marketing Manager
DCNS

17.10 Developing The Guatemalan Navy For The 21st Century

• Current Guatemalan Naval operations and platforms
• Counter-narcotic and littoral security missions
• Development plan and how this fits with emerging naval doctrine

17.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks And End Of Day One

17.50 Drinks Reception Hosted By ASMAR