UDT Official Event Guide
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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