Past event: Offshore Patrol Vessels Middle East Conference

Enhancing Security in the Middle East, Overcoming Operational Challenges for Navies and Coast Guards, and Focusing on the Future Roles of Egyptian Maritime Security Forces

After three enormously successful editions of OPV Middle East, hosted in the UAE, we are proud to move this conference to one of the Middle East’s true power houses in military capability; a region which has spent, and plans to spend, significantly to enhance maritime security and a region which faces particularly unique challenges with the emerging threats of Daesh, offshore critical infrastructure protection, smuggling and maritime trade.

With the blessing of the Egyptian Navy, we are proud to move this truly regional event, which consistently attracts the leading decision makers in navies and coast guards throughout Africa and the Middle East, to Alexandria. Once again, the leading regional navy commanders will congregate to discuss future requirements, explore new business contacts and technology providers and debate the most effective solutions to the fast changing maritime security challenges happening in the region.


Why attend?

  • Increase your naval capabilities by finding affordable and effective new technological solutions to your maritime operations.
  • Enhance multilateral relationships by meeting with decision makers and opinion formers from a wide variety of other navies and coast guards
  • Gain insight into the future strategies of the most important regional maritime security forces by hearing top level presentations from navies such as Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain and more
  • Learn international best practice and how future technologies are adapting maritime operations by meeting with the regional representatives of the most advanced navies in the world, including the Royal Navy, US Navy and French Navy
  • Gather specialist tactical knowledge by transferring practices from countries operating in unique and challenging environments like Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines


Who should attend?

  • Chiefs and commanders of naval forces and coast guards
  • Flag officers from naval forces and coast guards
  • Operational officers with specialist tactical insights
  • Police coast guard and river police officers
  • Port security officers
  • Coastal surveillance and reconnaissance officers in the Air Force and Navy
  • Search and Rescue agencies
  • Ministry of Defence officials
  • Procurement and logistics officers in the armed forces
  • Promising young officers looking for insights in senior command



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Richard Schmitzer, Siemens AG

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His Excellency Rear Admiral Ahmed Al Sabab Al Teneiji, Chief of Naval Forces, UAE 2009-2011

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Liladhar Bagul, Tata Motors Ltd

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Early-confirmed speakers:

  • Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel, Deputy Commandant of Operations, US Coast Guard
  • Vice Admiral John W. Miller, Commander, 5th Fleet / US Naval Forces Central Command
  • Vice Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis HN, Chief of Naval Staff, Hellenic Navy
  • Vice Admiral (R) Dele Joseph Ezeoba, Former Chief of Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy
  • Rear Admiral (R) Ahmed Al Sabab Al Teneiji, former Chief of Naval Forces, UAE Navy
  • Major General Ahmad Yusef Al Mulla, Adviser to the Prime Minister, Kuwait Ministry of Defence
  • Rear Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro, Chief of Naval Staff, Ghana Navy
  • Rear Admiral Cheikh Bara Cissokho, Chief of Naval Staff, Senegal Navy
  • Major General Rogastian S. Laswai, Commander, Tanzanian People's Naval Forces
  • Professor Guy Thomas, Inventor of Space Based AIS, and former US Coast Guard
  • Rear Admiral Athar Mukhtar, Director General, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
  • Commodore Will Warrender RN, Commander, UK MCC
  • Staff Commodore Ala'a Abdulla Seyadi, Commander, Bahrain Coast Guard
  • Commodore Athelo Ybañez, Commander, Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command, Philippine Coast Guard
  • Captain James H. Dick USN, Program Manager, International Fleet Support and Ship Transfer, PMS 326, Naval Sea Systems Command
  • Captain (R) Brad Russell, Sea Systems and CENTCOM Strategic Planner, Navy International Programs Office
  • Dr Brooke Smith-Windsor, Maritime Strategy Expert, NATO Defense College
  • Dr Karen Sumser-Lupson, Commissioner, African Maritime Safety and Security Agency
  • David Martin, Vice President, Global Services, exactEarth Ltd

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Conference Day One: Tuesday, 3 November 2015
  • Including: Exhibition tour, official photograph, coffee and networking break & Sponsored lunch and networking
Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 4 November 2015
  • Including: Coffee and networking break & Sponsored lunch and networking
Coast Guards Focus Day: Thursday, 5 November 2015

The agenda is available as PDF under downloads at the right side of the page.

Venue

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Venue & Accommodation

Tolip Hotel Alexandria
Moustafa Kamel Street, Corniche Road, Roshdy
Alexandria,
00, Egypt
Website:  www.tolipalexandria.com
Phone: +2035455456
Fax: +2035455457

Please note
: We will never recommend, approve or appoint any third party rooming service to act on our behalf. Please be extremely wary if you are approached by any such companies. We will always endeavour to negotiate the best available rates for you so please use the Hotel´s website link provided.

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Event details
Organizer : IQME
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-6922