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11:00
  1. Colliding Worlds: How Tech South West is delivering a new UK Marine Autonomy Accelerator - and the lessons every founder and investor needs to know
    The Pitch Stage
    40 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dan Pritchard
    Dan Pritchard, Founder - Tech South West
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Stephen Jordan
    Stephen Jordan, CEO - Eagle Ray Robotics
    Speaker image for Tom Coates
    Tom Coates - Babcock International
    Speaker image for Simon Tutton
    Simon Tutton - Steampunk Ventures
11:45
  1. Laserline Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
12:05
  1. Presentation to be announced
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
12:25
  1. Renk Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    20 mins
12:50
  1. Building Your US Underwater Systems Business in Hampton Roads, Virginia
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
    Hampton Roads Alliance
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Henry Gaston
    Henry Gaston, Director, Business Development - Hampton Roads Alliance
13:10
  1. Sub-racing Series
    The Pitch Stage
    30 mins

    The SubRacing Series is an innovation and skills accelerator, supporting the next generation of naval and marine engineers to tackle emerging undersea challenges. By creating an environment where teams design, build, and race submarines in the open ocean, it drives rapid translation of concepts into real-world prototypes while advancing core engineering and delivery skills, to foster talent growth aligned to future undersea needs. 

    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matt Silver-Vallance
    Matt Silver-Vallance, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer - Sub-Racing Series
13:45
  1. Will Low Cost Undersea Drones Change Naval Warfare?
    The Pitch Stage
    40 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Nigel Whybrow
    Nigel Whybrow, Senior Underwater Systems Specialist - Babcock International Group
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Rear Admiral (ret.) Jakob Rousøe
    Rear Admiral (ret.) Jakob Rousøe, Senior Vice President, Strategic Account - TERMA
    Speaker image for Nelson Mills
    Mr Nelson Mills, CEO - Vatn Systems
    Speaker image for Joe "Digger" DiGuardo
    Rear Admiral, USN (Ret) Joe "Digger" DiGuardo, Chair, Undersea Warfare Group, Naval Postgraduate School Executive Director for Strategic Partnerships, Nevada Nuclear Security Sites Fellow, American Council of National Security Leaders Principal, DiggerWorks Consulting
11:00
  1. A guide to investing in the defence of CUI
    The Pitch Stage
    40 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Jeff Owen
    Jeff Owen, Director - AtebTec Ltd
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Steven Fox
    Mr Steven Fox, Partner - Propeller
    Speaker image for Chris Minto CEng, CPhys, MInstP
    Dr Chris Minto CEng, CPhys, MInstP, Director and Founder - Indeximate Ltd
11:45
  1. Vibration testing and dynamic signal analysis for naval and subsea systems
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
    m=p international logo
    Speakers
    Speaker image for George Brett
    George Brett, Senior Sales & Service Engineer - m+p international
12:05
  1. Navigating Defence Pathways: Funding, Procurement, and What Happens Next
    The Pitch Stage
    30 mins
    DefTechLink
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Claudia Faraday BA (Hons), MSc
    Ms Claudia Faraday BA (Hons), MSc, Platform Development & Defence Innovation Pathways Lead - DefTechLink
12:40
  1. Amphitrite Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
12:55
  1. Afternoon break
    The Pitch Stage
    10 mins
13:05
  1. From Seabed to Space: How do we advance collaboration across the defence ecosystem
    The Pitch Stage
    50 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ivan Stace CEng ChPP MSc MA MAPM MCGI FIET
    Ivan Stace CEng ChPP MSc MA MAPM MCGI FIET, Head of Innovation - Babcock Naval Nuclear
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Leigh
    Mr Alex Leigh, Managing Director (National) - Future Planet Capital
    Speaker image for Edmund Phillips
    Edmund Phillips, Senior Investment Partner - The National Security Strategic Investment Fund (The NSSIF)
    Speaker image for Neil Tinmouth
    Neil Tinmouth, Chief Executive Officer - ACUA Ocean
14:00
  1. Innovation Meet-Up
    The Pitch Stage
    60 mins

    Join us for tea and coffee at our open Innovation Meet-Up, where we’ll bring together the maritime innovation community to connect and collaborate.

10:00
  1. Listening to the Ocean: How AI and Fiber Sensing Are Changing Maritime Defence
    The Pitch Stage
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lara Flanagan PhD
    Dr Lara Flanagan PhD, Research Fellow in Acoustics - Trinity College Dublin / ADAPT Research Centre
    Speaker image for Marco Ruffini
    Prof Marco Ruffini, Professor - The University of Dublin, Trinity College and ADAPT research centre
10:40
  1. Renk Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
11:00
  1. Laserline Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
11:20
  1. m+p international Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins
    m+p
11:40
  1. Amphitrite Pod Demonstration
    The Pitch Stage
    15 mins