2026 Speakers

Chairman

Commodore (Ret'd) Olav Andreas Dahle
Former Commanding Officer, Norwegian Submarine Service
Royal Norwegian Navy

Vice Admiral Krzysztof Jerzy Jaworski
Commander, Maritime Operations Center -
Polish Operational Command , Subject to Final Confirmation

Rear Admiral Paul Flos
Programme Director, International Naval Materiel Cooperation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence

Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello
Commander, Fourth Fleet
US Navy

Rear Admiral Marco Casapieri
Commander
EUNAVFORMED Operation Irini

Rear Admiral Richard Brophy
Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic
US Navy

Rear Admiral Patrick Dougan
Incoming Commander
US Coast Guard Cyber Command

Captain Charles Keith
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Naval Intelligence
Royal Navy

Commander Christopher Heckman
Commanding Officer, Maritime Operational Support and Intelligence Centre
Royal Canadian Navy

Admiral Ronnie Gil Latorilla Gavan
Commander
Philippine Coast Guard, Subject to Final Confirmation

Commander Anja Anliker
J4 Staff Officer,Task Force Maven
NATO SHAPE

Commander Julien Le Roux
Commanding Submarine Officer, Director of ASW Mediterranean
French Navy

Richard Atkinson
Section Head, Land and Maritime ISR
NATO

Lieutenant Commander Andrew Bennett
SO2 Battlespace Awareness
Royal Navy - Operational Advantage Centre

Jeremy Churcher
Head of Defence
UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)

Martin Van Duin
Senior Operational Requirements Analyst, AGS and UAS Programme Office
NSPA-NATO Support Procurement Agency

Aija Kalnaja
Deputy Executive Director
FRONTEX - European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Chris Trelawny
Deputy Secretary General
INTERPORTPOLICE

Arturo Ojeda Demaria
UXS Specialist, Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance
Technology Development Unit, United Nations Global Service Centre

Senior Representative
Fleet Chief of Intelligence
Spanish Navy

Senior Representative
Director
Maritime Security Centre of Excellence

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