24-25, June 2025
| THE Copthorne Tara HOTEL, Kensington, London
Day One - 24 June
Day One
8:00 am - 8:45 am
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8:45 am - 8:50 am
DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKS
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Christopher Trelawny -
Deputy Secretary General,
INTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
Christopher Trelawny
Deputy Secretary GeneralINTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
AUDIENCE ICEBREAKER DISCUSSION: FROM A PURELY CIVILIAN FUNCTION TO A QUASI-MILITARY AGENCY
Christopher Trelawny -
Deputy Secretary General,
INTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
· Understanding sustainable development and it’s link to maritime security
· Civil/military cooperation and appreciating the role of industry in improving this
· Multi-national capacity building efforts by the IMO in order to fuel economic growth and maritime safety
Christopher Trelawny
Deputy Secretary GeneralINTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
9:30 am - 10:00 am
RESERVED FOR INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: ARCTIC CAPABLE SHIPS FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD CAPABILITIES
10:00 am - 10:30 am
ASSERTING ARGENTINA’S SOVEREIGNTY AT SEA AND ENSURING MARITIME SECURITY
Admiral Guillermo José Giménez Pérez -
Commandant,
Prefectura Naval Argentina
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 am - 11:30 am
SECURING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF ROMANIA AND JOINING THE SCHENGEN AREA
Mr. Alexandru Oae -
Head & Police Chief Commisisoner,
Romanian Border Police
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
RESERVED FOR INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: AI TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MARITIME SECURITY
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
THE EVOLVING FIGHT AGAINST BORDER CRIME
Aija Kalnaja -
Deputy Executive Director for Capabilities (DED-CAP),
FRONTEX
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
ENHANCING THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD FLEET FOR THE MISSION OF THE FUTURE
Mario Pelletier -
Commissioner,
Canadian Coast Guard
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
RESERVED FOR INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROTECTING HARBOURS AND PORTS AGAINST UNDERWATER ATTACKS
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
GFW AND ROYAL NAVY STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING, DETERRING, AND ELIMINATING IUU FISHING
Tony Long -
CEO,
Global Fishing Watch
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
THE RISE OF DRONES AND MASS FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD SAR MISSIONS
Caroline Jupe -
CEO,
International Maritime Rescue Federation
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
WWF-US’ STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Crawford Allan -
Vice President of Nature Crimes and Policy Advocacy, Wildlife Conservation,
WWF - US
Crawford Allan
Vice President of Nature Crimes and Policy Advocacy, Wildlife ConservationWWF - US
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
UPGRADING KUWAIT’S NATIONAL MARINE AND COAST GUARD CAPABILITIES
Captain Ali Ashour FRINA, FIES PhD Researcher, PDRC-UoS -
Senior Engineering Officer KCG,
Ministry of Interior - State of Kuwait
Captain Ali Ashour FRINA, FIES PhD Researcher, PDRC-UoS
Senior Engineering Officer KCGMinistry of Interior - State of Kuwait
5:00 pm - 5:10 pm
CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS
Christopher Trelawny -
Deputy Secretary General,
INTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
Christopher Trelawny
Deputy Secretary GeneralINTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
