1. HOST NATION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
EXPERT SPEAKERS:
Commodore Andreas Vettos, Commander Maritime Air
Directorate, NATO Allied Maritime Command
Captain Jon Rucker, Program Manager Unmanned
Maritime Systems, US Navy
Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer,
ONR Global
Captain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans,
Maritime Operations Centre, Polish Navy
Morten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems,
FFI
Commodore (Ret.) David Burton, Director Strategy,
NATO CMRE
Yntze Meijer, Programme Manager, TNO
Admiral Sir George Zambellas, Former First Sea Lord and
Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy
Rear Admiral Keith Blount, Assistant Chief of the Navy
Staff, Aviation and Carriers, Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm,
Royal Navy
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experts
2. Covering the whole range of unmanned platforms and mission roles
including: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, Surface Vehicles, Aerial
Vehicles; Underwater, Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface Warfare
3. A detailed focus on Exercise Unmanned Warrior and how it has
shaped the way navies think about the use of unmanned systems
and how they will be integrated into future fleets
4. A dedicated solutions zone where cutting edge solution providers
will showcase the very best remotely controlled and autonomous
technologies available today and concepts for tomorrow
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Tackling the Issues Surrounding Situational Awareness Systems
23rd May 2017
Hosted by Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Nick Lambert, Andy Hamflett and Jonathan Turner, Directors, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd.
1.00pm-5.00pm
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Leading and Winning Naval Warfare through the Technological
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Unmanned Maritime
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2. UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Day One | 24th May 2017 www.umsconference.com
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
HOST NATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS
9.10 Unmanned Warrior: Leading and Winning through Technological
Innovation
• What we have learnt from Unmanned Warrior
• How we will continue to further technological development within
the UK’s Senior Service
• Integrating unmanned systems into future Royal Navy Operations
Rear Admiral Keith Blount, Assistant Chief of the Navy Staff, Aviation
and Carriers, Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy
NATIONAL UPDATE
9.50 Status and Way Ahead for USVs and UUVs, including Enablers &
Technologies
• USVs and UUVs, their current uses and future efforts
• Enabling technologies & systems
• Current challenges/opportunities for unmanned systems within the
US Navy
Captain Jon Rucker, Program Manager Unmanned Maritime
Systems, US Navy
10.20 Morning Coffee
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM THE FORMER FIRST SEA LORD
10.50 The Importance of Unmanned Maritime Systems for Future Naval
Operations
• Key trends in unmanned technology; autonomy, design and
mission role
• The impact of UMS on Naval tactics and strategy
• How Manned-Unmanned teaming will enhance the navy’s ability
to complete missions effectively
Admiral Sir George Zambellas, Former First Sea Lord and Chief of
Naval Staff, Royal Navy UK
11.30 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor
MINE COUNTER MEASURES
12.00 The Polish Approach to Mine Warfare with Unmanned Systems
• Integrating Polish capabilities into the multinational BURMIN
project
• Delivering strategic, operational and tactical freedom of
manoeuvre for Polish and Allied forces in the Baltic
• Choosing the right vessel types and designs to provide MCM
support
• Developments in detection and disposal technology to keep
naval assets safe in shallow and open water
Captain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Maritime
Operations Centre, Polish Navy
12.30 Networking Lunch
UNMANNED SYSTEM INTEGRATION
PANEL DISCUSSION:
1.30 Manned-Unmanned Teaming - Changing the Nature
of Maritime Operation
• Keeping sailors safer while enhancing their combat capabilities
• Integrating UUVs, USVs and UAVs into one network in support of
manned platforms
• Working collaboratively to fulfil multiple missions at one time
• Future teaming projects to determine manned and unmanned
partnership
Morten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems, FFI
Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer,
ONR Global
Captain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Maritime
Operations Centre, Polish Navy
2.10 Session Reserved for Event Sponsor
2.40 Developing a MCM Capability through Stand-off Surface and
Underwater Platforms
• USVs for towed minesweeps
• AUVs for detecting hidden mines on the ocean floor
• USVs with one shot mine disposal weapon
Morten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems, FFI
3.10 Afternoon Tea
3.40 Autonomous Versus Remote Controlled Systems: Dangers and
Benefits
• An overview of the latest developments in robotic autonomy for
unmanned maritime systems
• Key requirements for autonomous systems and how they will help
the US Navy operate in tough environments
• Keeping sailors safe from the ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ jobs and
prioritising their roles for crucial missions
• An ONR perspective on Exercise Unmanned Warrior
Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer, ONR Global
COMMAND AND CONTROL
4.10 The Role of NATO in Autonomous Maritime Systems Development
• The NATO Context: Issues and Challenges
• NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation
• Science and Technology Focus Areas
• Relationships with the Operational Community and Industry
Commodore (Ret.) David Burton, Director Strategy, NATO CMRE
4.40 The UK Approach to Combat Network Integration of Off-board
Sensor Systems: ACER
• Incorporating unmanned systems into a wider network through
open interface standards
• Enhancing battlespace situational awareness by the integration
of unmanned vehicle sourced data into the recognised tactical
picture
• The success of the system in Exercise Unmanned Warrior
• What the future holds for ACER in naval operations
Dr Phillip Smith, Programme Manager, Platforms Systems Division,
DSTL
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
NATIONAL UPDATES
9.10 Doubling Hydrography and Oceanography Survey Capability to
Improve the Safety of Ship Movement
• Optimising the range and accuracy of hydrographic and
oceanographic missions in austere environments
• The benefits of persistent surveying capability to map shallow and
coastal areas for surveying
• Long distance operations: ensuring survivability and widening the
range a single ship can survey
Rear Admiral Shep Smith, Director of the Office of Coast Survey,
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
AERIAL AND UNDERWATER WARFARE
9.50 Forward Thinking to Integrate UAVs into future NATO Maritime
Operations
• The increased importance of drones for enhancing Maritime ISR
• Operational experience in recent naval exercises and missions
• Large scale continuing development of autonomous maritime air
operations
Commodore Andreas Vettos, Commander NATO Maritime Air
Directorate, NATO Allied Maritime Command
10.20 Morning Coffee
10.50 Underwater Warfare Technology Research and Development:
Providing Effective Capabilities to the Swedish Navy
• Anti-Submarine Warfare: AUV Acoustic Target System
• Optimising autonomous mine counter measures for detection and
disposal in the Baltic Sea
• Developing the teaming and interaction of manned and
unmanned systems in underwater environments
Matteo Perrone, Project Manager Underwater Warfare, FMV
Johan Wahren, Project Manager Underwater Warfare, FMV
11.20 Session Reserved for Event Sponsor
UNMANNED AUTONOMY
11.50 Implementation of Unmanned Maritime Systems in the Advanced
CD&E Environment
• An analysis of unmanned systems in an operational environment
• Answering key questions when deploying UXVs in Maritime
environments and on-board naval platforms
• Extracting lessons learned and implementing them into
operational doctrine
Yntze Meijer, Programme Manager, TNO
12.20 Networking Lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION:
1.20 Collaborative Approaches for Autonomous Systems
• Cooperation in Research and Development for autonomy
• A case study of the recent success of Exercise Unmanned Warrior
and how it has brought partners together
• Future prospects for enhanced development and procurement of
unmanned platforms amongst allied navies
Dr Phillip Smith, Ship Systems & Integrated Survivability Programme
Manager, DSTL
Yntze Meijer, Programme Manager, TNO
Russell Wynn, Chief Scientist, NOC Marine Autonomous and Robotic
Systems, National Oceanography Centre
2.00 Session Reserved for Event Sponsor
TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
2.30 Protecting the Blue Economy Through the Use of Unmanned Platforms
• From the perspective of situational awareness making specific
reference to recent demonstration activity
• Countering Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing;
implementing autonomous technology for continuous monitoring
• USVs for enhanced Border Control
Jonathan Turner, Director, Blue Economy Consulting, Nick Lambert
Associates Ltd
3.00 Afternoon Tea
3.30 Pioneering MAS demonstrator missions for the UK community
• Introduction to UK MAS research capability, and the ongoing
£25M capital MAS programme
• Lessons learned, and examples of data gathered, from ambitious
demonstrator missions involving combined fleets of marine surface
and submarine vehicles
• Initial results of MASSMO3 (NOC and partners contribution to
Unmanned Warrior)
• Developing plans for MASSMO4 and 5 in 2017-18
Professor Russell Wynn, Chief Scientist, NOC Marine Autonomous and
Robotic Systems, National Oceanography Centre
4.00 Ingenuity in the Design and Manufacture of Future Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles for Maritime Reconnaissance
• An introduction to additive manufacturing
• An overview 3D printed unmanned aircraft, including the SULSA
demonstrator for the Royal Navy
• Future concepts to consider when producing and operating UAVs
Andrew Lock, Enterprise Fellow, University of Southampton
4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
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4. Workshop Leaders:
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Nick Lambert, Andy Hamflett and
Jonathan Turner, Directors, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd.
HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
23rd May 2017
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, United Kingdom
1.00pm - 5.00pm
Tackling the Issues Surrounding Situational
Awareness Systems
Workshop overview:
As unmanned vessels become more prevalent the need
to integrate them into existing systems becomes greater.
That need must be tackled in a way that is cognisant of
the benefits and operational/technical parameters of
each asset type. Understanding this creates a commercial
opportunity.
Why you should attend:
This workshop will explore the nature of different assets, the
sorts of intelligence they can gather and how that enables
decision making. With our vast amounts of experience we
will help you develop the way you think about, operate
and procure unmanned systems for ISR missions.
Agenda
13.00 Registration & Coffee
13.30 Opening Remarks
14.00 Developing situational awareness platforms
14.30 Understanding requirements
15.00 Afternoon Coffee
15.30 Multiple data sources
16.00 Collating and Analysing
16.30 Distributing
17.00 Closing remarks and end of workshop
About the workshop hosts:
Nick Lambert, Director, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd
A master mariner and a committed proponent of the
maritime users’ perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert
concluded a long naval operational career as the UK
National Hydrographer in December 2012. Globally
connected, Nick is a key thought leader on Blue Economy
potential and tech innovation in associated domains.
He advises on a wide range of marine and maritime issues,
including: the importance of spatial data infrastructures
and hydrography for maritime economies; the evolution
of eNavigation and GNSS vulnerability; near or real time
situational awareness (especially from space based assets
and applications), and maritime training and education.
A master mariner and a committed proponent of the
maritime users’ perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert
concluded a long naval operational career as the UK
National Hydrographer in December 2012. Globally
connected, Nick is a key thought leader on Blue Economy
potential and tech innovation in associated domains.
Jonathan Turner, Director, Blue Economy Consulting,
Nick Lambert Associates Ltd
Jonathan’s deep knowledge of industry trends and
lifecycles enables the development of future proofing
strategies and the transposition of ideas to support the
long term growth of companies and organisations.
With a passion for evolution at pace he engages
with those involved inspiring them to collaborate and
develop solutions. Jonathan generates focus through
the creation of management information extracted from
the organisation’s, often untapped, business datasets.
Combining experience of operational leadership
with business transformation skills he develops new
operating models, structures, processes and measures
of performance to generate sustainable bottom line
benefit and create a culture of transparent continuous
improvement.
About the organisation:
NLA is a consultancy which supports innovative
organisations of all sizes that are seeking to develop and
grow within the Blue Economy. We provide dynamic
business development and research services across a
range of sectors, with particular focus on marine and
maritime.

5. Audience Profile:
The participants of Unmanned Maritime
System Technology 2017 will provide
a wide range of perspectives on the
recent advancements in Autonomous
and Remotely Piloted Vehicles; from
unmanned underwater vessels for mine
counter measures to unmanned aerial
vehicles for enhanced area situational
awareness. The speakers and invited
participants will be carefully selected
to bring together those at the centre
of unmanned systems development,
showcasing operational experience,
active requirements and future concepts
for naval robotic platforms, and how
they will change navies operate. The
very latest technology innovators and
solution providers will be present to
share their ground breaking equipment
with a captive audience all looking to
advance their unmanned capabilities
at sea.
The audience will include, but not
be limited to:
• Programme Managers for Unmanned
Maritime Systems
• Lead Engineers, Autonomous Systems
• Heads of Maritime Capability
• Heads of Naval Operations
• Senior Scientists for Naval Systems
• Heads of Naval Research and
Development
• Heads of Navy Plans and Policy
• Chiefs of Procurement and Naval
Development
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