11th Annual OPV International Summit

LONDON, August 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

BAE tours of River Class Patrol Vessel and Shipyard: 14th September, 2016 | Glasgow, UK
Main Conference: 15th - 16th September, 2016
www.offshorepatrolvessels.com 

To celebrate the conference's 11th anniversary year we're going to Glasgow - the home of some of the Royal Navy's most illustrious vessels, including their new Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers and, of course, the River Class OPV. We are delighted to announce that our lead sponsor, BAE, will be conducting exclusive tours of their world-class shipyards for our guests, along with a visit to HMS Forth, the Royal Navy's latest River-Class OPV.

This proven annual event attracts senior navy and coast guard chiefs from around the world to discuss with each other and industry leaders the challenges of maritime policing: countering illicit flows including migration, piracy, SAR, pollution monitoring, fishery protection and EEZ patrol. Through assessing platforms and auxiliary technologies, delegates benefit from a clear understanding of the technologies on offer and the best path to balancing capability and affordability to help deliver optimum mission effectiveness tailored to unique national requirements.

The forum benefits from our international experience and series of regional-specific satellite events to bring together the most relevant and thought-provoking conference agenda to date - with OPV operators and industry stakeholders taking part from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

"Offshore Patrol Vessels 2016, now in its 11^th year heads to Glasgow where our lead sponsor BAE and the Royal Navy are conducting pre-conference exclusive tour of their world class shipyards and the latest River-class OPV - HMS Forth. Following this, the event heads back into Glasgow for 2 days of case-study based conference and exclusive networking -, this year the event looks set to be bigger than ever"- Alexander Hackett, Conference Director

Speakers at this industry forum will include:  

• Vice Admiral Gonzalo Cabrera Castillo, Deputy General Director of Naval Construction, Mexican Secretariat of the Navy, Mexican Navy
• Rear Admiral John Nadeau, Assistant Commandant for Capabilities, United States Coast Guard
• Rear Admiral Wei-Yang Shao, Director of Shipbuilding Development, Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy
• Rear Admiral Wittaya La-Orchan, General Director of Mahidol Aldulyadej Naval Dockyard, Royal Thai Navy
• First-Degree Captain Hijran Rustamzade, Commander, Azerbaijani Navy

Download the full programme here: http://www.offshorepatrolvessels.com/agenda-mc?utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=11313.010-external-pressrelease&utm_term=agenda&utm_content=text&mac=11313.010_prnewsevent&disc=11313.010_prnewsevent

Media contact: Richard Jones, +44 (0)20-7036-1300, Richard.Jones@iqpc.co.uk or visit: www.offshorepatrolvessels.com

Press are invited to attend please email Richard Jones at Richard.Jones@iqpc.co.uk .