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
Vice Admiral Joseph F. Cahill
Vice Admiral Joseph F. Cahill
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Craig Wood
Rear Admiral Craig Wood
Deputy Commander
STRIKFORNATO
STRIKFORNATO
Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino
Rear Admiral Francesco Saladino
Head of Surface Capabilities Development Department
Italian Navy
Italian Navy
Rear Admiral Cornel-Eugen Cojocaru
Rear Admiral Cornel-Eugen Cojocaru
Fleet Commander
Romanian Naval Forces
Romanian Naval Forces
Rear Admiral Naoya Hoshi
Rear Admiral Naoya Hoshi
Director General Logistics Department
JMSDF
JMSDF
Rear Admiral Jeroen Hodes
Rear Admiral Jeroen Hodes
Director of the Directorate of Materiel Sustainment
Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
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 Adam Stein
Captain Adam Stein
Deputy Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 50
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
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
Commander Cameron Ingram
Commander Cameron Ingram
Commanding Officer, USS THOMAS HUDNER (DDG 116)
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Commander Mário Migue Cortes Sanches
Commander Mário Migue Cortes Sanches
Plans and Policy Division at Portuguese Naval Staff and General Staff
Portuguese Navy
Portuguese Navy
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
Neil Cogdell
Neil Cogdell
Head of Innovation & Capability – Maritime
UK Defence Solutions Centre
UK Defence Solutions Centre
Dr. Sidharth Kaushal
Dr. Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Fellow
RUSI
RUSI
Julien de Saint-Quentin
Julien de Saint-Quentin
Lecturer in Anglo- French Defence & Politics
King's College London
King's College London
Paul Hollingshead
Paul Hollingshead
UK & Europe Manager
Saronic Technologies
Saronic Technologies
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