NEW LOCATION
Join us on December 1-2, 2021 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street Hotel for Navtech 2021
Agenda
Day 1 /// Navigation Today
8:30am-10am
Opening Keynote: RADM Brendon MCPherson USCG, District 7 CDR Invited
Operators Experiences with Navigation Technology and Automation
Moderator: CAPT Paul Amos, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
Jay Debruhl, Crowley
CAPT Sean Meagher, M/Y Latitude
REPRESENTATIVE, Harvey Gulf
10am-10:30am
Morning Break
10:30-Noon
Technical Developments in Cybersecurity and Communication
Moderator: Jorge Arroyo, USCG
Panelists:
Kip Boyle, CyberRisk Opportunities
Brian Hobbs, Gibbs & Cox
Ross Norsworthy, VDES
Noon-1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30-3pm
Manufacturers’ Session: New Technologies in the Market Today
Moderator: CAPT Jorge Viso, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
Darrell McCauley, Bowditch
CAPT Jennifer Norwood, Maine Maritime Academy
Paul Welling, Wartsila
3-3:30pm
Afternoon Break
3:30pm-5pm
Data Collection and Dissemination
High Resolution Bathymetry, AIS Weather Data Gathering Project
Moderator: Brian Tetreault, United States Army Corps of Engineers
PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
5pm-6:30pm
Reception
Day 2 /// Navigation Tomorrow
9am-10am
Opening Remarks, CAPT Simon Pelletier, International Maritime Pilot’s Association
Existing Practices: The Tampa Experience
Moderator: Bill Cairns, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
LTJG Kris Comegys, USCG, Director, VTS Tampa
CAPT Carolyn Kurtz, Tampa Bay Pilots
Dr. Mark Luther, P.O.R.T.S.
10am-10:30am
Morning Break
10:30am-Noon
New Technologies in the Pipeline
GNSS, Automation and Autonomy, 5G (Ligato) and possible interference w/ marine broadband
Moderator: CAPT Alain Arsenault, Canadian Maritime Pilots, Assn.
Panelists:
CAPT Mark Vlaun, USCG
CAPT Mike Trent, USN (ret)
Noon-1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm - 2:30pm
The Bridge in the Digital Age
Layout, Equipment, Personnel Management
Moderator: George Burkley, Maritime Pilots Institute
Panelists:
Cato Eliassen, Kongsberg
CAPT Eero Lehtovaara, ABB BL Marine and Ports
3pm - 4:30pm
Training the Future Mariner
Operational Training
Integration of AI and the Human Element
Moderator: Mayte Medina, USCG
Panelists:
Neil Bennett, Wartsila
George Burkley, MPI
Peter Hyams, Star Center
Jonathan Kjaerulff, MITAGS
CAPT Scott Nicholas, United States Maritime Academy INVITED
