Advanced Maritime Security and Counter Piracy Live Demonstrations & Training workshops

Maritime security is gaining prevalence globally as terrorist and Piracy activity increases. The threat to maritime assets is of great concern all across the global maritime operational picture. This event will bring together key stakeholders from Industry and Government organizations, from the United States, Canada NATO and other European nations, to discuss the way forward in the fight against Maritime threats. Special focus will be given to the increasing terrorism and Piracy threat in the Maritime domain and also the recognition of the increasingly vulnerable maritime industry.

The workshop will address key issues in Maritime Security including anti-piracy, TWIC integration, maritime security training techniques, Maritime terrorism with cargo and ports, and cruise line threats.

A Pre-Conference full day live demonstrations will be held at the Allied Maritime Component Command (CC-MAR Naples), that will feature the latest technologies focusing on Counter-Piracy and Harbor Protection. (Only invited delegates)

Event Focus

• Terrorism and Piracy: The threat to Maritime Shipping Looking at the long term NATO engagement in countering Piracy
• Anti-Piracy Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
• Assessing current operational requirements
• Types of Pirate attacks and the evolution of piracy
• On-going efforts in support of NATO maritime operations
• Harbor Security and Surveillance systems
• Study for the application of the International Ship and Port Security code
• Trends, Challenges and Solutions in Maritime and port Security
• Review of Marine Facility Security Plans (MFSP)
• Challenges for effective security over significant coastline
• Reviewing underwater and on-surface protection systems

Event Chair
Rear Admiral Chris Parry
Director, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
Chair of the Marine Management Organisation - UK
UK MoD (Rtd.)

Some of the invited speakers / Organizations
Vice Admiral Maurizio Gemignani
Commander CC-Mar Naples Allied Maritime Component command NATO

RADM Brian M. Salerno
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship U.S. Coast Guard

Owen J. Doherty
Maritime Adminstration Director, Office of Security US DOT Naval Intelligence Task Force- Maritime Security Maritime Crime/Piracy Office of Naval Intelligence US Navy

Giovanni Romani
Leader Naval Unit NATO HQ

Dr. Ronald T. Kessel
NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) NATO RADM

Giovanni GUMIERO
EUNAVFOR SOMALIA - ATALANTA OPERATION Italian Navy

CDR David M. Flowers
COMUSNAVEUR/COMUSNAVAF Maritime Liaison Officer (MLO) US Navy

Ulrik H y Petersen
Maritime C2 Systems Systematic

Wouter-Jan van der Wurff
Director Strategy and Business Development Above Water Systems - Naval Division Thales Nederland B.V.