Now in its 8th year, Defence IQ’s Future Naval Plans and Requirements grows from strength to strength – bringing you the leading naval figures you just don’t get to meet at other conferences.

Defence IQ welcomes Future Naval Plans speakers for 2009

This year we’re delighted to announce the confirmed attendance of our keynote speaker: Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, KCB OBE, Commander in Chief Fleet, Royal Navy.

Discussing the future of the Royal Navy, Admiral Stanhope will join other leading speakers, many of whom are speaking in Britain for the first time: They include:

Admiral Paolo La Rosa, Chief of Staff, Italian Navy (Provisional)
Rear Admiral Nils Christian Wang, Chief of Staff, Royal Danish Navy
Rear Admiral Francisco Roberto Portella Deiana, Chief of Naval Engineering, Brazilian Navy
Tony Graham, Director Capital Ships, Defence Equipment & Support, UK MoD
Commodore A Jai Singh, Naval Attaché, Indian High Commission, London
Captain Hiroyuki Terada, Defence Attaché, Embassy of Japan, London
Ilya Kramnik, Senior Naval Analyst, RIA Novosti
Professor You Ji, Chinese PLAN Expert, University of New South Wales

We’ll also have flag officer representation from Portugal and presentations on the Australian Navy, regional security challenges in the Asia/Pacific region, combating terrorism and piracy in the maritime domain and panel discussions on joined-up procurement, achieving naval interoperability and shipbuilding in times of economic crisis.

Chaired by Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham (Ret’d), Future Naval Plans and Requirements remains the number one venue for meeting the leading figures of the naval community in an informal and open atmosphere.

Don’t miss out.

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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