Meet the 2026 Speakers at Surface Warships

2026 Chairman

Admiral (Retd.) Henrique Gouveia e Melo
Admiral (Retd.) Henrique Gouveia e Melo
Chief of Staff of the Navy
Portuguese Navy
Portuguese Navy
Rear Admiral Craig Wood
Rear Admiral Craig Wood
Deputy Commander
STRIKFORNATO
STRIKFORNATO
Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill
Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill
Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino
Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino
Head of Surface Capabilities Development Department
Italian Navy Air Force
Italian Navy Air Force
Rear Admiral Naoya Hoshi
Rear Admiral Naoya Hoshi
Director General Logistics Department
JMSDF
JMSDF
Rear Admiral Carl Gillis
Rear Admiral Carl Gillis
Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Navy
Belgian Navy
Belgian Navy
Commodore Ian Feasey
Commodore Ian Feasey
Commander of Surface Flotilla
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Commodore Kyrre Haugen
Commodore Kyrre Haugen
Chief of Naval Fleet
Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
Commodore Jon Carrigan
Commodore Jon Carrigan
Deputy Director
National Shipbuilding Office
National Shipbuilding Office
Captain Charalampos Polymilis
Captain Charalampos Polymilis
Chief of Staff, Patrol Vessel Command
Hellenic Navy
Hellenic Navy
Commander Guntis Skunstiņš
Commander Guntis Skunstiņš
Officer
Latvian Naval Forces
Latvian Naval Forces
Jürgen Scraback
Jürgen Scraback
Head of Unit Maritime Domain
European Defence Agency
European Defence Agency
Lorenzo Raciti
Lorenzo Raciti
HORIZON Program Manager
OCCAR-EA
OCCAR-EA
Sebastien Le Bouter
Sebastien Le Bouter
Programme Manager
OCCAR-EA
OCCAR-EA
Dr. Sidharth Kaushal
Dr. Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Fellow
RUSI
RUSI
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