Afloat Support and Naval Logistics 2012 provides a timely and eminent opportunity for the afloat support and naval logistics community to gain the information it needs on the latest platforms and technology to confront an uncertain and multifaceted environment.

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main ConferenCe:
21-22 marCh 2012
Pre-ConferenCe foCus day:
20 marCh 2012
london, uk
CritiCally assessing the most
effeCtive Platforms and “Great mix of speakers and coverage of topics.
teChnologies to sustain Current Always learn something new every time I participate”
and future global naval oPerations Jonathan kaskin ses, direCtor of Combat logistiCs and
strategiC mobility, Chief of naval oPerations n4, us navy
exCePtional international sPeaker faCulty inCludes:
Jonathan kaskin ses, Director of Combat Logistics Commodore William Walworth, Commodore of
and Strategic Mobility, Chief of Naval Operations N4, the royal fleet auxiliary
us navy
rear admiral (Junior grade) derek J. Christian,
Captain david a. geisler, Commander, US Military Director of Naval Logistics, south african navy
Sealift Command Central, us navy
Commander visti salomonsen, Head of Logistics,
Colonel Pete yeager, Director of Support Naval Current Operations (Naval), royal danish navy
Striking and Support Forces, nato
Commander aki honkanen, Head of Logistics of
Commander heber ackland mvo, Commandant, Maritime Security Centre, Horn of Africa, eunavfor
Defence Maritime Logistics School, royal navy
What’s neW for 2012?
r A platform-led event, focussing on current projects within the US Navy and the Royal Navy
and how multinational agencies such as MCCE and NAMSA are working to provide logistical
support to overseas missions and the future development of their programmes
r Operation Atalanta, Operation Ocean Shield and Operation Unified Protector: Recent operational
feedback on how afloat support vessels are helping sustain global expeditionary missions
and the multinational cooperation issues facing the EU and NATO anti-piracy missions around
the Horn of Africa
r A look at how an emerging navy such as the South African Navy is planning to enhance its
afloat support capabilities and potential future procurement scenarios and a pre-deployment
focus on the Royal Danish Navy as it prepares it’s Absalon class joint support ship for
international operations
assoCiate featured
afloat suPPort and naval logistiCs innovation sPonsor exhibitor
foCus day 20 marCh 2012, 10:30 - 15:30
led by malcolm Warr, Managing Director, msm ltd
Commander michael spiller, Support Policy Officer to the Royal Navy of
Oman, royal navy
Commander Peter godwin (ret’d), Independent Logistics Consultant, Former
Logistics Director, RN Maritime Warfare Centre, royal navy
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2. innovation foCus day: 20 marCh 2012
afloat support and naval logistics innovation focus day: 20 march 2012 i 10:30-15:30
With defence budgets facing extreme and navies still expected to maintain high operational tempos there is an urgent need to understand
the fundamental issues facing the afloat support community and how its practitioners can implement innovative solutions. This focus day
will aim to examine these solutions, with contributions and analysis from an extremely experienced team of maritime experts.
this multifaceted focus day will provide a broad and comprehensive understanding of a wide range of issues including:
t How medium size navies can achieve value for money t Afloat Support 2020 – Future roles for afloat support
t How smaller navies can support overseas missions t Comparative Best Practices – How the US, China and India
t Requirements for an effective sea based logistic capability have approached naval logistics
t Third Part Logistics – The role of industry
The day will offer a balanced and in-depth view into these issues and how the afloat support community can best deliver vital support
to worldwide naval operations while giving you the chance to frame to the debate around the crucial issues facing navies today.
focus day led by
malcolm Warr, Managing Director, msm ltd Commander Peter godwin (ret’d), Independent Logistics
Workshop team includes: Consultant, Former Logistics Director, RN Maritime Warfare
Commander michael spiller, Support Policy Offic er to the Royal Centre, royal navy
Navy of Oman, royal navy stephen rinsler, Fellow - Chartered Institute of Logistics and
anne holden, former IPT Leader on the UK MARS programme, Transport, bisham Consulting
uk mod Professor Chris bellamy, Greenwich Maritime Institute,
greenwich university
day one: 21 marCh 2012
08:30 registration and Coffee r The future development and focus of MSCENT
09:00 Chairman’s WelCome and oPening sPeeCh Captain david a. geisler, Commander, US Military Sealift
Jonathan kaskin ses, Director of Combat Logistics and Command Central, us navy
Strategic Mobility, Chief of Naval Operations N4, us navy 14:30 mCCe suPPort for multinational oPerations
09:10 keynote session - afloat suPPort in the uk: r Overview of current Movement Coordination Centre
Present and future CaPabilities Europe (MCCE) activities
r Current operations and lessons learned r Focus on sealift capabilities and challenges in
r Utilizing the latest technologies to enhance RFA capabilities support of NATO and EU operations
r The future development of the RFA with a focus r The future development of the MCCE
towards Future Force 2020 Colonel Christian schmidt, Director, movement
Commodore William Walworth, the royal fleet Coordination Centre europe (mCCe)
auxiliary 15:10 netWorking Coffee break
09:50 naval logistiCs: a south afriCan navy PersPeCtive 15:40 Pre-dePloyment foCus on the absalon suPPort shiPs
r Overview of the South African Navy’s replenishment r Preparing for overseas deployment in support of anti
capability piracy missions
r The importance of an effective replenishment r Pre-deployment challenges and solutions
capability for the South African Navy r Incorporating lessons learned from NATO operations
r Future afloat support requirements and potential around the Horn of Africa
procurement scenarios Commander visti salmonsen, Head of Logistics, Current
rear admiral (Junior grade) derek J Christian, Director Operations (Naval), royal danish navy
of Naval Logistics, south african navy 16:20 us navy researCh on enhanCed Cargo movement
10:30 netWorking Coffee break r Changing research priorities in an age of fiscal constraints
11:00 n4 naval striking and suPPort forCes nato - r The development of enhanced ramps for increased
suPPorting nato oPerations cargo transfer capacities
r Operational feedback from Operation Unified Protector: r Improved ship to ship transfer of cargo by implementing
multinational successes, challenges and potential solutions the latest motion prediction and launch recovery
r Future activities: Preparation and execution of technologies
the Maritime Component HQ for the NATO Response dr Paul hess, Programme Manager, Office of Naval
Force (NRF) Research, us navy
Colonel Peter yeager, Director of Support, Naval Striking 17:00 defenCe agenCy outlook on afloat suPPort
and Support Forces, nato Challenges
11:40 the automated shiP logistiC suPPly system r Current issues and challenges facing the
r The future of surface ship stores automation implementation of the 3PL programme and its future
r Profile/Demand based automation of stores handling development
on surface ships r Data sharing issues in an operational environment.
r Babcock automated ship board systems r Best practices to foster cooperation and the
senior representative, babcock de-confliction of operational tasks
gerhard rauniak, Programme Manager,European
12:20 netWorking lunCh Defence Agency, european defence agency
13:30 us military sealift Command: sustaining 17:40 Chairman’s Close
global oPerations
r Current MSCCENT operations in support of the USN’s
6th and 5th Fleets
r Sustainment issues arising from wide areas of operations
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3. day tWo: 22 marCh 2012
08:30 registration and Coffee 13:30 namsa: Providing logistiC suPPort to naval
missions and its future develoPment
09:00 Chairman’s WelCome r Husbanding services and fuel support for naval
operations
09:10 keynote session - future us navy r Multinational consolidated oils and lubricants
develoPments procurement
r Overview of future projections for the US Navy and r Provision of spare parts to sustain naval missions
how budgets cuts will affect afloat support in the US r The future development of the programme
r The future development of sea basing capabilities lieutenant Commander giovanni alessi, Maritime
following a decade of high tempo operations Logistics Officer, Italian Navy General Staff, italian
r Energy Efficiency: How the US Navy is adapting to navy and Chairman of the naval logistic support
energy challenges through ‘greener’ equipment, Partnership (nlsP), nato maintenance and supply
systems, operating practices and fuels agency (namsa)
Jonathan kaskin ses, Director of Combat Logistics and
Strategic Mobility, Chief of Naval Operations N4, us navy 14:10 Panel discussion
r What will afloat support and naval logistics look like
09:50 defenCe maritime logistiCs sChool (dmls) - come the year 2020 and beyond?
delivering ‘agility’ in maritime logistiC training r How can navies achieve value for money in an age
r A Learning Organisation - ensuring the Operational of fiscal constraints?
Currency of Training r Third Party Logistics – What are the advantages and
r The ‘Agile Edge’ - delivering a capable workforce disadvantages of partnering with industry?
r Modern Learning – thinking differently about training Commander michael spiller, Support Policy Officer to
r A Comprehensive Approach – understanding the the Royal Navy of Oman, royal navy
totality of Logistics malcolm Warr, Managing Director, msm ltd
Commander heber ackland mvo, Commandant, anne holden, former IPT Leader on the UK MARS
Defence Maritime Logistics School (part of the Defence programme, uk mod
College of Logistics and Personnel Administration), stephen rinsler, Fellow - Chartered Institute of
royal navy Logistics and Transport, bisham Consulting
10:30 Coffee and netWorking 14:50 Coffee and netWorking
11:00 eu navfor Case study - logistiC suPPort for 15:20 landing Craft, air Cushion (lCaC) Programme
anti PiraCy and afloat oPerations
r Current challenges facing Operation Atalanta and r The LCAC programme and future afloat support
potential solutions operations
r Maintaining a high operational tempo with limited r Future challenges for expeditionary operations and
means and assets their sustainment in an age of austerity
r Multinational cooperation issues with mainland r ACV integration into multinational operating
nations and non NATO nations operating in the environements
Somali Basin and the Gulf of Aden Patrick spring, Programme Manager and Expeditionary
Commander aki honkanen, Head of Logistics, Maritime Warfare Customer Advocate, naval surface Warfare
Security Centre, Horn of Africa, eu navfor Centre Panama City
11:40 nato oPerational feedbaCk - oPeration oCean 16:00 uk afloat suPPort: a look toWards 2020
shield r An assessment of current and future challenges the
r Review of recent operations around the Horn of UK will face in sustaining global operations
Africa r Supporting the future Queen Elizabeth class
r Improving multinational coordination with coalition aircraft carriers
partners and third party nations r Afloat support in the UK: Is there a commercial
r The future sustainment of Operation Ocean Shield alternative?
lieutenant Commander mike ruminski, Deputy Head Professor eric grove, Director, Centre for International
of Logistics, Maritime Component Command (MCC) Security and War Studies, university of salford
Northwood, nato
16:40 Chairman’s Close
12:20 netWorking lunCh Jonathan kaskin ses, Director of Combat Logistics and
Strategic Mobility, Chief of Naval Operations N4,
us navy
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