UDT Official Event Guide
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Commodore Richard Stokes<br />
Head of Nuclear Capabilities, Royal Navy UK MOD<br />
Commodore Richard Stokes is the UK MOD lead for the Nuclear Submarine Portfolio,<br />
responsible for setting the capability requirements for future submarine systems, and,<br />
in collaboration with UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and its industrial<br />
partners, overseeing the successful delivery of new submarines into operational<br />
service.<br />
With two major programmes in the portfolio, the Astute Class SSN, just entering<br />
operational service with the Royal Navy, and the “Successor” replacement for the Vanguard<br />
Class SSBN due in service in 2028, he has experience of the opportunities and challenges<br />
of integrating new technology into complex platforms. Looking to the future, he is<br />
commissioning work to identify the main capability, technology and social factors that will<br />
influence the design of the Astute Class replacement in the mid 2030s, and what technology<br />
development may be required to make the solution significantly cheaper to build and<br />
operate than current platforms.<br />
Plenary Session 1: Wednesday 19 June, 0900-1030<br />
What does the future hold for the world’s most inhospitable environment?<br />
This panel will discuss new technologies, contested areas, emerging challenges and opportunities and<br />
their implications for the security of the underwater domain.<br />
Panel members:<br />
•Dr Dirk Tielburger, Director, Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)<br />
•mr John-mikal Stordal, Director of Norwegian FFI<br />
•mr michel accary, Senior Vice President Technology, DCNS Group<br />
•mr Kevin Peppe, Vice President Seapower Systems, Raytheon<br />
Plenary Session 2: Thursday 20 June, 0900-1030<br />
Cross-over technologies in the expanding underwater domain<br />
The underwater arena, once dominated by anti-submarine and mine warfare, has rapidly evolved to<br />
include new stakeholders from energy to communications and maritime security In some instances,<br />
agents from these sectors are developing concepts and capabilities that outstrip those traditionally<br />
employed by the defence community.<br />
Panel members:<br />
•Dr heiko borchert, Managing Director, Sandfire AG<br />
•mr bert Johansson, Director Business Strategy, Saab AB<br />
• Rear admiral matthew Parr, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, Commander Operations (designate), UK<br />
Royal Navy<br />
•mr antoine lelaurin, Advanced Project Manager, CGG<br />
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