29 June - 01 July, 2021
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OPV & Warships Latin America - 1 July 2021 - Spanish Language Day
8:00 - 8:35
EST
CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FLEET MODERNISATION AND THE OFFSET STRATEGY
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio -
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013),
COTECMAR
Rear Admiral Enrique Arnaez - Navy Projects Director, Peruvian Navy
Replacing AGUIRRE Class frigates and ANGAMOS Class submarines in line with the strategy to
build a flexible navy for the full spectrum of operations
Outlining requirements for the new fleet of frigates: need for state-of the-art, proven sensor and
weapons systems compatible with Varayoc CMS capable to embark mission-specific modules
Addressing naval aviation and the anticipated acquisition of helicopters and drones to extend ISR
capability and situational awareness
Modernising the existing surface fleet to be interoperable with the regional partners and the
anticipated fleet of new frigates
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013)COTECMAR
8:45 - 9:15
EST
FOSTERING CAPABILITIES THROUGH OPV LATEST TECHNOLOGY
Guillermo Zamarripa -
Senior Commercial Manager for Latin America,,
Navantia
• Assessing necessities on mission profiles
• Response on industry to match maritime forces necessities
• Symbiotic relationship on training requirements and Human Machine Interfaces
• Effectiveness and cost efficiency solutions
9:20 - 9:50
EST
THE USE OF OPVS IN THE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF ARGENTINE JURISDICTIONAL MARITIME SPACES
Captain Marcelo Luis Fernandez -
Commander, Atlantic Naval Area,
Argentine Navy
Upgrading the surface fleet to enhance control over jurisdictional waters
Participating in international training exercises to achieve interoperability and improve SAR,
border control, and peacekeeping missions
Evaluating acquisition plans and procurement procedures to circumvent budgetary constraints
Advancing situational awareness through modernisation of VTS systems and procurement of
maritime patrol aircraft and naval aviation
Enhancing interoperability by implementing modular configurations and incorporating coast
station specific capabilities under the same management software
10:10 - 10:40
EST
SESSION RESERVED FOR LEONARDO: SMALL CALIBRE DEFENCE SYSTEMS FOR OPV REQUIREMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA & LEONARDO EMBARKED HELICOPTER CAPABILITIES
Jorge Muñoz Rubio -
Area Manager - Marketing Latin America,
Leonardo Electronics Division
Lucas Martinell - Regional Sales Manager – Mexico / Central America, Leonardo Helicopters
10:45 - 11:15
EST
MEXICAN PRIORITIES FOR MODERNISATION AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
Rear Admiral Mateo Arzate Loza -
General Coordinator of Surface Units,
Mexican Navy
11:30 - 12:30
EST
PANEL DISCUSSION 1: INDIGENOUS SHIPBUILDING AND THE OFFSET STRATEGY
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio -
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013),
COTECMAR
Vice Admiral Flávio Macedo Brasil - Commercial Technical Director, EMGEPRON
Lieutenant Commander Manuel Alejandro Ariza Zuluaga - Design and Engineering Manager, COTECMAR
Lieutenant Commander Miguel Saldarriaga Munoz - Chief of Naval Repairs, SIMA PERU
Lieutenant Commander Jose Alberti Angulo - Head of SIMA Chimbote Shipyard Division, SIMA PERU
Lieutenant Commander Diego de la Barra Chávez - Chief of Shipyard Division Production Department SIMA Callao, SIMA PERU
What are your current engineering projects and future programmes to increase combat capability
of your navy?
Which technological developments are critical to future ship design? How do you plan to work with
international industry to drive indigenous shipbuilding capability?
Technology transfer as a driver for the procurer: Does consideration of systems and module
capability outweigh hull design?
THURSDAY 1 JULY 2021:
WARSHIPS & OPV LATIN AMERICA
As navies embark on ambitious shipbuilding programmes, industry has an instrumental role in
supporting naval construction and strengthening national industrial bases of naval operators. How
can industry better collaborate with local shipyards to tailor solutions and provide the desired
technology to the operator?
The Latin American operating environment has a unique set of lower-end, asymmetric threats,
ranging from transnational criminal networks to natural disasters and illegal fisheries. How can
industry best tailor solutions to the regional threat environment? How can industry ensure
interoperability of newer platforms with legacy vessels?
The future maritime battlespace will require increased connectivity and digitization. How we
ensure that platforms have open architectures to enable integration of newer software at pace?
What solutions are needed to ensure resilience and minimize cyber vulnerability?
Maritime operations will require an ever-increasing ability to collect and act on sensor data to
build the tactical picture for operations. How can industry advance collection, processing, and dissemination of data to help defeat transnational organized criminal networks?
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013)COTECMAR
Lieutenant Commander Diego de la Barra Chávez
Chief of Shipyard Division Production Department SIMA CallaoSIMA PERU
12:35 - 14:20
EST
PANEL DISCUSSION 2: CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS OF RENEWING THE SURFACE FLEET AND CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio -
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013),
COTECMAR
Captain Americo Amico - Head of Ops Department, General Pacific Ops Commander,, Peruvian Navy
Rear Admiral José Luis Elizondo - Head of Naval Prefecture, Uruguay Navy
Captain (CG) Hector Magliocca - Chief of Staff, General Directorate of Naval Materiel, Uruguay Navy
Captain Carlos Alberto Ambrosio Zaleta - Logistics Section, General Staff, Mexican Navy
Captain Feliciano Pérez Carvajal - Chief of the Naval Operations Division, Dominican Republic Navy
Lutz Rainer Mertschat - Head of Business Development, Marketing and Sales, MTG
Guillermo Rubio Vollert - Consultant, MTG
The commonality of hemispheric challenges calls for greater interoperability and capability
against the lower-intensity threat. How can Latin American navies work together to achieve
interoperability for multinational operations?
Information sharing and situational awareness are critical to defeat transnational criminal
networks. What provisions should navies incorporate to enable regional information sharing? How
can naval leaders retain high readiness and accelerate C2 to eliminate organized crime and illegal
trafficking?
Navies need to maintain a persistently visible force and increase lethality to ensure security of
national waters. As many fleets are approaching the end of their service lives, commanders are
tasked with balancing rapid modernization with budgetary constraints. What is the right approach
to shipbuilding and modernisation of the existing fleet? How can industry support operational
versatility and multi-mission modularity? What is the necessary force structure for the future
operating environment?
Maritime operations will require an ever-increasing ability to collect and act on sensor data to
build the tactical picture for operations. How can navies enhance threat detection and accelerate
decision-making without compromising signature management? How can navies enhance
capability for ASW?
The Offset Strategy: how can navies work with international industry to enable indigenous
shipbuilding opportunities and strengthen the local industrial base?
Vice Admiral (Retd) Luis Alberto Ordóñez Rubio
Former President of the Colombian Shipyard (2013)COTECMAR
Captain (CG) Hector Magliocca
Chief of Staff, General Directorate of Naval MaterielUruguay Navy
Captain Feliciano Pérez Carvajal
Chief of the Naval Operations DivisionDominican Republic Navy
