25 - 27 February, 2020 | Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, United Kingdom
CONFERENCE DAY ONE
8:00 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:00 am - 9:10 am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
8:00 am - 8:00 am JOINT PLENARY SESSIONS
9:10 am - 9:30 am HOST NATION WELCOME ADDRESS
9:30 am - 10:00 am ENSURING JOINT FORCE SUSTAINMENT IN VARIED FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
10:00 am - 10:10 am ROOM CHANGE, SUPPORT SHIPS 2020 COMMENCES
10:10 am - 10:50 am RFA KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY’S ROLE IN A “NEW NAVY”
- What does the transformed “New Navy” look like?
- How will the Royal Fleet Auxiliary support Navy Transformation
- Preparing for the Carrier and Littoral Strike Groups of the 2020s
- Strategic opportunities in the new decade
10:50 am - 11:20 am NAVANTIA NAVAL SUPPORT SHIPS DESIGNS AND SERVICES
José Luis Fernández González
Program Director, Business Development & Commercial DivisionNavantia
11:20 am - 11:50 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:50 am - 12:30 pm GUEST KEYNOTE: UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm BLUE WATER SUPPORT
- How we in the RFA support our warships whilst deployed
- How we maintain our ships whilst they themselves are deployed overseas
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm FRANCE’S FUTURE TANKER VESSELS
- An in-depth overview of the new vessels’ capabilities and roles (including fuel transport, waste management and repair facilities)
- Do these new vessels therefore classify as multirole ships, and does this represent a wider trend for the French Navy, and their peers?
- How the French Navy went about determining requirements for these new vessels, working alongside Italian counterparts
Commander Mathieu Teisseire
Head of Fleet Support, Capabilities Development OfficeFrench Navy
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm THE CURRENT AND FUTURE CAPABILITIES UPDATE OF THE FLEET SUPPORT SHIPS OF THE BERLIN CLASS
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm SUPPORTING THE UK’S CARRIER-ENABLED POWER PROJECTION
- How UK Defence has adapted its support model as the UK regains its carrier strike capability; how new requirements have been identified, and solutions implemented
- The UK’s approach to future support requirements
- Supporting carrier-enabled power projection as a joint capability
Commander Suzannah Curtis
SO1, Carrier-Enabled Power Projection, Defence LogisticsUK MInistry of Defence