·       Key regions of high seabed activity, and their potential for threats and the use of MUS capabilities for operations

·       Progress in the integration of new technologies into seabed operations as observed through experimentation during REPMUS

·       Capability gaps highlighted during REPMUS, and their impact on the current threat picture for seabed infrastructure and emerging requirements for future underwater operations

Captain Nuno Palmeiro Ribeiro

Director, CEOM
Portuguese Navy

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·       What are the existing capability gaps and upcoming requirements for underwater systems?

·       How can we utilise multi-domain capabilities to improve data sharing and decision making?

·       Do we need to redevelop new doctrine and strategies, based on outputs from recent observations?

Questions will be opened to the floor

·       Addressing seabed security issues across multiple industries and sectors to provide a cohesive approach

·       Challenges faced by those operating and protecting critical undersea infrastructure

·       Building resilience for undersea infrastructure through collaboration with stakeholders

Dr. Camino Kavanagh

Visiting Senior Fellow
King's College London

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·       Latest observations from the CoE’s exercises and research on critical undersea infrastructure

·       The CoE’s role in bringing together stakeholders from military, industry, and academia to deliver a coherent maritime security strategy

·       Strategic approaches to protecting critical infrastructure as interest rises

Senior Representative

Maritime Security Centre of Excellence
NATO

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·       Key data and outputs from the testing of underwater uncrewed vehicles

·       Informing NATO doctrine and policy with REPMUS observations

·       Enhancing interoperability between allies and new systems through international exercises

Senior Representative

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Portuguese Navy

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·       Crafting a common understanding of hybrid threats and the strategies employed to counter them

·       Combining knowledge from research into technology, doctrine, and cyber power to address hybrid threats

·       The Centre’s latest work in supporting nations as they define doctrine to combat hybrid threats 

Konstantin Bellini

Director, Security and Defence
The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats

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All conference attendees should meet at the registration desk, to be guided onto buses and driven to the CEOM. 

All conference attendees are invited to visit the Portuguese Navy’s Naval Operational Experimentation Center for a tour of the site, including the hangar, runway, and other experimentation facilities used during REPMUS 2025. Hear a brief from the Director of CEOM to discuss the work carried out by the centre and the opportunities to get involved with new research. Understand the current priorities for the Portuguese Navy’s development and testing of innovative maritime capabilities.