25 - 27 February, 2020 | Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, United Kingdom
CONFERENCE DAY TWO
8:30 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:00 am - 9:10 am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
9:10 am - 9:50 am ENABLING OPERATIONS IN THE EXTENDED BLACK SEA REGION
9:50 am - 10:30 am THE FRENCH NAVY’S APPROACH TO PREDICTIVE MAINTAINENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CARRIERS
- An in-depth look into the last 18-month carrier maintenance period, including lessons learned and plans for the next period
- Insight into the French Navy’s approach to predictive maintenance – how new technologies have been used, and where opportunities for new solutions remain
- How the current approach to afloat support and maintenance for the carrier force has evolved between procurement and active deployment
10:30 am - 11:10 am PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CURRENT THROUGH-LIFE SUPPORT MODEL, AND HOW INDUSTRY AND DEFENCE CAN COORDINATE FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
- In this panel, military and industry panellists will explore the current model of ship-building and through-life support, exploring what works, and what could be improved
- Case studies will be explored in which ship builders have provided extended through-life support as part of the original contract
- How else can industry and defence personnel and organisations coordinate in order to improve through-life support: from the signing of a contract through to operational maintenance etc.
José Luis Fernández González
Program Director, Business Development & Commercial DivisionNavantia
11:10 am - 11:50 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:50 am - 12:30 pm LOGISTICS INTEROPERABILITY IN JOINT FORCE OPERATIONS
- Interoperability as the driver behind EUCOM and NATO priorities
- How the global supply chain will develop in order to integrate new technologies
- Challenges and innovations in meeting a resurgent conventional threat against near-peer adversaries
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm THE UK APPROACH TO SEALIFT, AND HOW THIS MIGHT CHANGE IN 2021+ WITH FIRST CARRIER OP
- How DSCOM determine the annual demand sealift, and how this approach could change in the run-up to 2021
- How closely should sealift requirement/capability be considered in relation to future warship procurement programmes (e.g. Type 31)
- Why is commercial contracting/supplementation of sealift capacity so unusual in the RN, and could this change in future?
Mr Adam Clothier
SO1 StratMov (Sea), Defence Support Chain Operations and Movement (DSCOM)UK Ministry of Defence
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm DELIVERING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND PREPAREDNESS FOR MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS AND EXERCISES
- An overview of the role of NATO MARCOM in identifying support requirement; providing training and sharing capability in order to ensure major multinational fleets are well supplied, and able to inter-operate effectively
- How new technologies and commonalities in support vessel design are improving international support
- How support requirements have changed in recent years in line with the return of near-peer threats, and the impact this has had on sealift/afloat support requirements
3:00 pm - 3:40 pm DELIVERING SUPPORT AT A TIME OF INCREASED LONG-RANGE CAPABILITY
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm SEALIFT AND JOINT FORCE SOLUTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
- Overview of the mission-types currently undertaken by the Bangladesh Navy, and the requirements these place on the Navy in terms of support
- How these mission requirements are balanced with the need to retain war-fighting and long-range naval capability
- Insight into Bangladesh’s international sealift training and preparedness, including new equipment, training etc.
