NEW LOCATION
Join us on December 1-2, 2021 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street Hotel for Navtech 2021
Agenda
Day 1 /// Navigation Today
8:30-10am
Opening Keynote: CAPT Matthew A Thompson, USCG SEC ST PETE (USA)
Operators Experiences with Navigation Technology and Automation
Moderator: CAPT Paul Amos, Columbia River Pilots
Panelists:
CAPT Brett Baker, Deputy Pilot,Tampa Bay Pilots
CAPT Mark Homeyer, Crowley
CAPT Sean Meagher, M/Y Latitude
10 - 10:30am
Morning Break
10:30am - Noon
Technical Developments in Cybersecurity and Communication
Moderator: Jorge Arroyo, USCG
Panelists:
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:
Matt Haward, Navicom Dynamics
Darrell McCauley, Bowditch
Tommy Mikkelsen, Trelleborg
Paul Welling, Wartsila
3 - 3:30pm
Afternoon Break
3:30 - 5pm
Data Collection and Dissemination
High Resolution Bathymetry, AIS Weather Data Gathering Project
Moderator: Julia Powell, NOAA
Panelists:
R. David Lewald, USCG
Darren Wright, National Weather Service
5 - 6:30pm
Reception
Day 2 /// Navigation Tomorrow
9 - 10:30am
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.
10:30 - 11am
Morning Break
11am - Noon
New Technologies in the Pipeline
GNSS, Automation and Autonomy, 5G (Ligato) and possible interference w/ marine broadband
Moderator: CAPT Alain Arseneault, Canadian Maritime Pilots, Assn.
Panelists:
CAPT Mike Trent, USN (ret)
CAPT Mark Vlaun, USCG
Noon - 1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30 - 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
3 - 4:30pm
Training the Future Mariner
Operational Training
Integration of AI and the Human Element
Moderator: George Burkley, MPI
Panelists:
CAPT Kevin Hasson, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Peter Hyams, Star Center
Jonathan Kjaerulff, MITAGS
