Stream 1

Monday 4 November

1pm – 4.45pm
Industrial visit to Cammell Laird shipyard

Social

Tuesday 5 November

9am – 9.45am
Registration and coffee

All Streams

9.45am – 10am
Introduction from the Chairs

All Streams

10am – 10.15am
Keynote: Second Sea Lord Martin Connell, Royal Navy

Keynote address

10.15am – 10.30am
Keynote Address: Rear Admiral Steve McCarthy, Royal Navy

Keynote address

10.30am – 10.45am
Keynote: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin, Head of Navy Engineering Royal Australian Navy

Keynote address

10.45am – 11am
Keynote address: Rear Admiral Tom Anderson, US Navy

Keynote address

11am – 11.30am
Discussion

Discusssions

11.30am – 12pm
Coffee Break

All Streams

12pm – 12.25pm
T26 Global Combat Ship – More than just a submarine hunter

Ship design and Integration

12.25pm – 12.50pm
Widening the net of the Future Air Dominance System

Ship design and Integration

12.50pm – 1.15pm
Physical resistance components of a hydrofoil as a function of submergence

Ship design and Integration

1.15pm – 1.30pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

1.30pm – 2.30pm
Lunch

All Streams

2.30pm – 2.55pm
A revised Operating Model for the Marine Engineering General Service to improve the lived experience of Surface Fleet Marine Engineers.

People

2.55pm – 3.20pm
Addressing the modern need for electrical skills in the maritime sector

People

3.20pm – 3.45pm
Autonomy is the answer, but what was the question?

People

3.45pm – 4pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

4pm – 4.30pm
Coffee Break

All Streams

4.30pm – 4.55pm
Charting the Course: Navigating the Royal Navy's Autonomous Challenge with Synthetic assurance.

Regulations & autonomy

4.55pm – 5.20pm
Analysis of the current regulatory landscape for autonomous and remotely operated vessels in development and use by the Australian Defence maritime enterprise

Regulations & autonomy

5.20pm – 5.45pm
Certifying for Operate Safely - Building Trust in Naval USVs

Regulations & autonomy

5.45pm – 6pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

6pm – 8pm
Welcome Reception

Social

Wednesday 6 November

8am – 9am
Registration and coffee

All Streams

9am – 9.15am
Plenary – Industry collaboration

All Streams

9.15am – 9.35am
CDRE (E) Flos Program Director International Maritime Materiel Collaboration

Keynote address

9.35am – 9.55am
Fincantieri - Naval Business Unit

Keynote address

9.55am – 10.15am
Keynote: Sarah Kenny, MBE, Chief Executive, BMT

Keynote address

10.15am – 10.30am
Discussion

Discusssions

10.30am – 11am
Coffee Break

All Streams

11am – 11.25am
Dynamic power behaviour of a nuclear power plant integrated in naval vessels

Nuclear

11.25am – 11.50am
Molten salt reactors: Current technology status and the challenges for maritime applications

Nuclear

11.50am – 12.15pm
Mobile marine fuel generation based on a micro nuclear reactor

Nuclear

12.15pm – 12.30pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch

All Streams

1.30pm – 1.55pm
Design for Adaptation - Ships and the Systems of the Future

Hull Design

1.55pm – 2.20pm
The application of physics-based 3D modelling software in ship design and maneuverability trials

Hull Design

2.20pm – 2.45pm
Comparative Analysis of AI-Based Optimisation Techniques for a Conceptual Frigate Hullform Design

Hull Design

2.45pm – 3pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

3pm – 3.30pm
Coffee Break

All Streams

3.30pm – 3.55pm
Should Royal Navy Ships Designed for Optional Crewing Only Enable Humans to Survive, or Also Enable Them to Thrive?

Vessel Design

3.55pm – 4.20pm
Margins – their use as Key Performance Indicators when Designing and Building Warships.

Vessel Design

4.20pm – 4.45pm
Advancing unmanned surface vessel design: a circular economy response to global conflict evolution

Vessel Design

4.45pm – 5pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

7pm – 11pm
Event Social, Hilton hotel, Liverpool City Centre

Social

Thursday 7 November

8am – 9am
Registration and Coffee

All Streams

9am – 9.25am
Development of a Low Cost Unmanned Surface Vessel for Autonomous Navigation in Shallow Water.

Autonomous navigation

9.25am – 9.50am
Towards Design of an Autonomous Navigation Framework for Unmanned Surface Vessels using Marine Robotics Unity Simulator.

Autonomous navigation

9.50am – 10.15am
Neuro Adaptive Integral Sliding mode Control based on Composite Learning for Path Following of Underactuated Underwater Vehicle: Blucy.

Autonomous navigation

10.15am – 10.30am
Session Discussion

Session discussions

10.30am – 11am
Coffee Break

All Streams

11am – 11.25am
Dual Fuel Technology: A route to reduce emissions.

Emissions Part I

11.25am – 11.50am
Naval sector and Decarbonisation using Industry 4.0

Emissions Part I

11.50am – 12.15pm
Through Life Carbon Emissions and Mitigation Opportunities.

Emissions Part I

12.15pm – 12.30pm
Session Discussion

Session discussions

12.30pm – 1.15pm
Lunch

All Streams

1.15pm – 1.40pm
A Lean, Mean, Green Atomic Queen? - The ultimate mission module (TBC)

Plenary

1.40pm – 2.05pm
Closing Keynote

Keynote address

2.20pm – 2.30pm
Close of Conference

All Streams