Navtech Conference

Navtech 2023 is produced by Colibri Northwest.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Navigational Technology for the Modern Mariner.

DAY ONE - DECEMBER 5, 2023

Continental Breakfast & Registration

Opening Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Operators Experiences with Navigation Technology and Automation

Moderator:

CAPT Paul Amos, Columbia River Pilots

Panelists:

CAPT Sean Meagher, M/Y Latitude 

CAPT Gaetano Gigliotti, Carnival Cruise Lines

CAPT Tim Anderson, American Eagle Tankers 

Morning Break

Manufacturers’ Session: New Technologies in the Market Today

Moderator:

CAPT Jonathan Samuell, Houston Pilots

Panelists:

Tommy Mikkelson, Trelleborg

Chuck Stoffer, UHU Technologies

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Lunch Break

El Faro Lessons Learned

Moderator:

 Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS

Panelists:

Morgan Turrell, National Transportation Safety Board

CAPT Richard Madden, Maersk Line 

Edwin Thiedeman, USCG SAR Systems Specialist (CAPT, USCG(ret))

Afternoon Break

Data Collection and Dissemination

Moderator:

Brian Tetreault, US Army Corps of Engineers

Panelists:

Darren Wright, NOAA Precision Marine Navigation Program

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

DAY TWO - DECEMBER 6, 2023

Continental Breakfast

Search and Rescue Technology

  • Man Overboard Training (Personal AIS Transponders)
  • Wherever you are, there is technology to find you. What is it?

Moderator:

Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS

Panelists:

George Burkley, Maritime Pilots Institute 

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Morning Break

Next Gen Technology

  • MASS
  • USCG Virtual AtoN
  • Skill Sets of the Future Mariner

Moderator:

CAPT Alain Arsenault, National Center of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage

Panelists:

R. David Lewald, US Coast Guard

CAPT Gerard C. Pannell, AFNI, STAR Center

Lunch Break

Display Application: Practical Application and Appropriate Use

  • MASS
  • USCG Virtual AtoN
  • Skill Sets of the Future Mariner

Moderator:

CAPT Carolyn Kurtz, Tampa Bay Pilots

Panelists:

Dale Marsh, AD Navigation AS

Cato Eliassen, Kongsberg 

Jorge Arroyo, US Coast Guard

Afternoon Break

New Technologies to Protect Marine Mammals

  • Whales, Wind Farms, and more…

Moderator:

Darrell Conner, K&L Gates

Panelists:

Clay Diamond, American Pilots’ Association

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED