Past event: Surface Warships 2015 Conference

The most high-level and diverse gathering of the corvette, frigate & destroyer community

The Surface Warships Conference, now in its fifth year, examines the latest debates in naval force structure and highlights innovative technologies to match operational requirements.

Surface Warships 2014 broke new ground, with our best ever military representation which included Columbia, New Zealand and Peru. However, we are not resting on our laurels – the 2015 Summit looks set to be our largest and most high-level meeting to date.

The Conference will be held in Genoa, Italy, 26th – 29th January 2015. Fincantieri will be hosting a site visit on January 26th at their shipyard in La Spezia where the Italian Navy's third FREMM multi-mission frigate Carlo Margottini was recently launched.

This year, we will advance the focus on modularity and delve into the ‘trucks vs. limousines’ debate started by Admiral Greenert of the US Navy in 2012. It will also address the importance of ‘mid-life modernisation’ for warships, a topic of relevance many navies as they seek to expand capabilities within tightened budgets.

With less specialisation and more modularity, are we in danger of relying on ships which could be termed ‘jack of all trades and master of none’? Will mission performance decrease as specialisation declines? These questions are of the utmost importance when one considers that we are discussing warships, the centrepiece of naval power. This conference will fill the void for such a debate.

I look forward to meeting you in Genoa in January.


Benefits of attending:

  • Visit Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia where the Italian company has been building Italy’s new FREMM multi-mission frigates. The latest vessel, the Carabiniere, is expected to be launched in February 2015
  • Hear the latest news on upcoming warship procurement projects from every continent
  • Delve into the most important debate of the last decade – to what extent should we embrace modularity in the design of new warships?
  • Discover innovative approaches to ‘mid-life’ ship modernisation from those at the forefront of this undervalued but crucial topic
  • Attend our two workshops which address the effect of modularity on crew morale, and the importance of finding the perfect balance in the design of a ship, from weapons to speed and stability



"Excellent speakers, with broad experience over different topics"
Rear Admiral Andre Salas, Director of Naval Projects, Peruvian Navy

"On the whole, the speakers were of high quality"
Clive Wilgress-Pipe, Director, Strategic Programs, DRS Power Technology

"Great that speakers came from so many locations"
Jeron De Jonge, Future Market Requirement Analyst, Thales

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Speakers:

  • Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Chief of the Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Vice Admiral António Manuel Fernandes da Silva Ribeiro, Chief of Materiel,Portuguese Navy
  • Rear Admiral James Loeblein, Deputy Commander, NAVCENT/FIFTH FLEET, US Navy
  • Rear Admiral Alexandru Mirsu, Chief of the Navy, Romanian Navy
  • Rear Admiral Robert Hranj, Chief of Naval Staff, Croatian Navy (Subject to Final MOD Approval)
  • Commodore Nikolaos Kafetsis, Director of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Armaments Directorate, Hellenic Navy
  • Commodore Rob Elliott, Director General Maritime Development Branch, Capability Development Group, Royal Australian Navy
  • Captain David Heley, Global Combat Ship Integrated Export Team Leader, Royal Navy
  • Captain James Dick, Program Manager, International Fleet Support and Ship Transfer, US Navy
  • Captain Jon Finderup, ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade Project Manager, Royal New Zealand Navy
  • Captain Magnus Jönsson, Commander of the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla, Swedish Navy
  • Captain Dr. Joerg Hillmann, Head of Unit Land & Maritime Domains, European Defence Agency
  • Captain Eric Girard, Project Officer, Maritime Capability, European Defence Agency
  • Commander Claus Andersen, Chief of Staff, Second Squadron, Royal Danish Navy
  • Jeroen De Jonge, Naval Force Protection, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
  • Dr. Mirosław Gerigk, Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology
  • Kazimierz Kempa MSC, Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology
  • Rear Admiral Massimo Annati (Retd.), Chairman of the European Working Group-Non-Lethal-Weapons, Italian Navy

Workshop Leaders

  • Commodore Michele Cosentino (Retd.), Naval Analyst, Italian Navy - Rivista Marittima
  • Captain Frank Schellekens (Retd.), Force Structure Planning, NATO & Royal Netherlands Navy

Chairman

  • Captain Edward Lundquist (Retd.), Naval Analyst & Writer, US Navy

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Event details
Organizer : Defence IQ
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3483