Conference Day One: 25 February 2009, Wednesday

08:30 Registration

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome

09:10 Keynote: Philippine Navy Address: Interoperability And Cooperation Between Regional Navies

• Update on current operations and programs in the Philippine Navy
• Introduction to the Coast Watch South system
• Current status of inter navy war cooperation and exercises
• Benefits of regional cooperation: Information and data sharing
• The goal of achieving an information sharing paradigm
• Fostering cultural exchange and exposure for closer and meaningful cooperation

Rear Admiral Ferdinand Golez
Flag Officer in Charge
PHILIPPINE NAVY

09:50 Republic Of Singapore Navy Perspective: Understanding The Relevance Of Command And Control (C2) In The Naval Context

• Assessing the future capabilities of C2 in the naval battlespace
• Developing network centric communications and technologies
• New deployments and applications in naval C2 capabilities: A discussion of the upcoming Changi C2 Centre
• Procurement of C2 technologies and doctrines for the 21st century navy

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Ho
Senior Fellow
RSIS & REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY

11:00 Looking Into The Technical Aspects Of The Application Network Centric Warfare (NCW) In The Naval Battlespace

• The advantages of creating a seamless interconnected battlespace utilizing NCW technologies and capabilities
• Effectively utilising NCW in naval doctrine
• Highlighting the capabilities of NCW and how it can meet maritime power projection requirements
• Examples of naval net centricity
• Enabling effective and accurate joint strike capabilities in the tri service context

Rear Admiral (Ret.) S. Balachandran
Chief of Staff Officer
INDIAN NAVY

11:40 Royal Malaysian Navy Perspective: Implementing A Strategic Management System (SMS) To Streamline Personnel Communications And Logistical Requirements

• Providing a strategic alignment of communications
• Focusing on performance and effectiveness
• Utilizing the balance score card methodology tailor fit for the naval context
• Adopting IT solutions and pertinent software to provide a seamless integrated management system for the modern navy

Captain Ong Thiam Hock
Director Strategic Management
ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY

13:20 Indian Navy Perspective: Developing A Cooperative Naval Doctrine And New Vessel Developments

• Indian Navy current operations in regional cooperation, i.e.: MILAN, CORBAT, SIMBEX exercises
• Analyzing India’s naval procurement processes and technology acquisition
• Indian navy’s future plans for expanding into a fully capable blue water fleet
• A look into the upcoming INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
• Development of the fleet air arm

Commodore (RET.) Ranjit Rai
Vice President
INDIAN MARITIME FOUNDATION

14:00 Royal Australian Navy Perspective: Armidale Class Patrolboat

• An assessment of the Royal Australian Navy’s Armidale Class patrol boat
• Successful implementation of the Armidale class OPV in coastal/border patrol and surveillance operations
• Dealing with asymmetric threats by effectively utilizing OPVs

Captain Vaughn Rixon
Commander Australian Navy Patrol Boat Group
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

15:10 Building A Strong Brown Water Fleet: Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) And Coastal Protection

• The importance of OPV interoperability between naval and civil operations
• Utilizing new and existing platforms to fully integrate current systems
• Successful procurement of an effective offshore patrol vessel capability
• Addressing procurement requirements for OPV deployment

Captain Andre Katerinc
OPV Manager
SOUTH AFRICA NAVY

15:50 Looking Into The Procurement Of Naval Vessels, I.e. Patrol Boats And OPVs For Smaller Nations

• Examples of successful vessel tenders and implementation
• Cost effective solutions
• Highlighting the requirement for patrol boats in the Asia Pacific context

Roger Jardine Clarke
Consultant, Naval technology and procurement
CLARKE CONSULTING

16:30 Chairman Hosted Q&A And Summary

16:50 Close Of Day 1

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