23 - 24 September, 2025 I Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
Wednesday 19 June | Day Two
8:00 am - 8:50 am
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am - 9:30 am
NAVAL PREPAREDNESS IN THE FACE OF TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES
9:30 am - 10:00 am
OCEANEERING: SUBSEA ROBOTICS AS A SERVICE TO MEET SEABED WARFARE CHALLENGES
John Zimmerman -
Director, Strategy and Business Development,
Oceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies (ADTECH)
Oceaneering: Subsea Robotics As a Service to meet Seabed Warfare Challenges
- Lessons from the World’s Largest Fleet of Subsea Robotic systems
- Cutting Edge Subsea Robotics Solutions of Today – Situational Awareness, Persistent Resident Robotics, Payload informed Autonomy and Distributed Operational Control Rooms.
- Robotic Collaboration in the Undersea Environment
John Zimmerman
Director, Strategy and Business DevelopmentOceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies (ADTECH)
10:00 am - 10:30 am
FRENCH NAVY: SEABED WARFARE STRATEGY
Rear Admiral Eric Lavault -
Head of Seabed Control,
French Navy
10:30 am - 11:15 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
10:45 am - 11:15 am
THE SWEDISH NAVY: ADDRESSING FUTURE NAVAL THREATS IN CONFINED WATERS AND BEYOND
Captain Jon Wikingsson -
Head of Strategy Department, Naval Division,
FMV - Swedish MoD
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
SEABED SECURITY: THREAT AND SOLUTION
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
CHARTING THE COURSE FOR FUTURE NAVY DEVELOPMENT – IMPROVED WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS FROM IAI ELTA
2:50 pm - 4:00 pm
SURVIVABILITY WITHIN THE CURRENT THREAT ENVIRONMENT
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
LONDON TECH BRIDGE: ACCESSING THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE TO MOVE THE ROYAL AND US NAVIES FROM “INTEROPERABILITY TO INTERCHANGEABILITY”
Commander Dan Weil -
UK Director,
London Tech Bridge - NavalX
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE FLEETS CHALLENGES
Vice Admiral João Alberto de Araujo Lampert -
Deputy of Naval Operations Command,
Brazilian Navy
Vice Admiral João Alberto de Araujo Lampert
Deputy of Naval Operations CommandBrazilian Navy
