24-25, June 2025
| THE Copthorne Tara HOTEL, Kensington, London
Day One - 24 June
Day One
8:00 am - 8:45 am
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8:45 am - 8:50 am
DEFENCE iQ OPENING REMARKS
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Christopher Trelawny -
Deputy Secretary General,
INTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
Christopher Trelawny
Deputy Secretary GeneralINTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
KEYNOTE: ASSERTING ARGENTINA’S SOVEREIGNTY AT SEA AND ENSURING MARITIME SECURITY
Admiral Guillermo José Giménez Pérez -
Commandant,
Prefectura Naval Argentina
• Functions and competence of Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard).
• National and regional situation of drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.
• Control of our maritime spaces (Guardacostas system).
9:30 am - 10:00 am
FROM SHADOWS TO SIGNALS: MAPPING DECEPTION AT SEA AND SECURING THE ARTERIES OF GLOBAL TRADE TURNING DECEPTIVE SHIPPING PATTERNS INTO ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE FOR MARITIME SECURITY OPERATORS
Sponsored by: Kpler Ltd.
10:00 am - 10:30 am
ENHANCING MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS THROUGH CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION
Mr. Martin Cauchi-Inglott -
Project Director,
CRIMARIO II
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 am - 11:30 am
SECURING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF ROMANIA AND JOINING THE SCHENGEN AREA
Mr. Alexandru Oae -
Head & Police Chief Commissioner,
Romanian Coast Guard
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
BALTIC STATUS QUO AND ITS IMPACT ON MARITIME SAR
Kamil Woźniakiewicz -
Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator Planning and Analysis Specialist,
Maritime Search and Rescue Service, Poland
Kamil Woźniakiewicz
Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator Planning and Analysis SpecialistMaritime Search and Rescue Service, Poland
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
LONG TERM PLANNING OF CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND FRONTEX’S STRATEGIC INNOVATION TO ADDRESS PAN-EUROPEAN BORDER SURVEILLANCE, UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, AND DIGITAL TWINS
Aija Kalnaja -
Deputy Executive Director for Capabilities,
Frontex
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE CAPABILITIES FOR THE ITALIAN COAST GUARD
Commander Marco Chianella -
Section Head, International Planning Branch,
Italian Coast Guard Headquarters
Captain Roberto D’Arrigo - MRCC Director, Italian Coast Guard Headquarters
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
AUDIENCE DISCUSSION: FROM A PURELY CIVILIAN FUNCTION TO A QUASI-MILITARY AGENCY
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
THE RISE OF DRONES AND MASS FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD SAR MISSIONS
Caroline Jupe -
CEO,
International Maritime Rescue Federation
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
WWF-US’ STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Crawford Allan -
Vice President of Nature Crimes and Policy Advocacy, Wildlife Conservation,
WWF - US
Crawford Allan
Vice President of Nature Crimes and Policy Advocacy, Wildlife ConservationWWF - US
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
UPGRADING KUWAIT’S NATIONAL MARINE AND COAST GUARD CAPABILITIES
5:00 pm - 5:10 pm
CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS
Christopher Trelawny -
Deputy Secretary General,
INTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
Christopher Trelawny
Deputy Secretary GeneralINTERPORTPOLICE (International Organization of Airport and Seaport Police)
