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tHE NEED for INFORMED DEBATE<br />

HAS NEVEr BEEN GrEAtEr<br />

It is with great pleasure<br />

that I welcome you to <strong>UDT</strong><br />

2013. For more than a<br />

quarter of a century <strong>UDT</strong><br />

has been the seminal<br />

international forum for<br />

preeminent individuals<br />

across the maritime<br />

community to discuss the<br />

evolving challenges that<br />

dominate the undersea<br />

defence agenda.<br />

Primarily I extend our thanks<br />

to all <strong>UDT</strong> exhibitors, from<br />

System Integrators to<br />

the small specialist suppliers,<br />

for their continued support of<br />

<strong>UDT</strong>. With 85 exhibitors on the<br />

floor this year, we’re expecting<br />

a busy show. I’d particularly<br />

encourage visits to the First Time<br />

Exhibitor Zone where we have 8<br />

companies joining us for the very<br />

first time. Along with over 20<br />

new or returning<br />

exhibitors<br />

across the floor.<br />

The exhibition<br />

floor features<br />

everything from<br />

missiles and<br />

diver detection<br />

devices, EOD<br />

products, mini<br />

ROVs, to Surface<br />

Abandonment<br />

Suits.<br />

WELCOME - EVENT DIRECTOR<br />

The flexibility<br />

to fulfil a range<br />

of roles is central to the future<br />

capability of undersea fleets. At<br />

the same time the pressures of<br />

cost and technical complexity are<br />

driving increased collaboration<br />

between nations and companies,<br />

while modularity and commercial<br />

off-the-shelf technologies are<br />

high on many agendas. <strong>UDT</strong>’s<br />

exhibition and conference reflects<br />

715<br />

“<br />

The <strong>UDT</strong> conference<br />

will examine<br />

how innovation<br />

and engineering<br />

expertise can help<br />

meet the growing<br />

portfolio of threats<br />

to the underwater<br />

environment<br />

the demands on this sector.<br />

Over three days the <strong>UDT</strong><br />

conference will examine how<br />

innovation and engineering<br />

expertise can help meet the<br />

growing portfolio of threats to the<br />

underwater environment. The<br />

agenda comprises four streams<br />

covering: future operational<br />

and strategic issues; innovative<br />

solutions; flexible technologies;<br />

and advanced research.<br />

I would like to<br />

extend thanks to<br />

the <strong>UDT</strong> Conference<br />

Committee, with<br />

particular reference<br />

to the Conference<br />

Chairman, Raimund<br />

Wallner, for their<br />

continued dedication,<br />

valued support<br />

and hard work<br />

which has gone in<br />

to the production<br />

of such a high<br />

quality conference<br />

programme. We are also indebted<br />

to our speakers and I would like<br />

to thank them for bringing their<br />

much valued knowledge and<br />

experience to <strong>UDT</strong> 2013.<br />

“<br />

<strong>UDT</strong> 2013 is an exciting event<br />

for challenging times. I very<br />

much hope you will benefit from<br />

your visit, and I look forward to<br />

meeting you at the show.<br />

Anna Campagnoli<br />

<strong>Event</strong> Director

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