Technical Conference Committee

The heart and soul of MAST events – the MAST Americas conference – is organised by an international committee of authoritative and highly respected senior government, academic and industry leaders (the ‘MASTers’).

The committee will set and administer unprecedented, high standards for the MAST Americas conference. The resulting programme – featuring topics and papers agreed by committee consensus – will deliver a unique forum within which specialists can discuss and debate prominent maritime technology and operations issues (not covered by any other event) and work together to solve common problems.

MAST Americas guarantees exclusive access to the world’s leading thinkers on maritime and joint-operations capabilities, concepts and technology.

The committee

MAST Americas Chairman

• Don McCormack
  Technical Director – Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  United States

Founding Member

• Jean-Luc Lambla
  Corporate Engineering Director – Thales Group
  France

Executive Advisors

• Admiral (ret.) Ennio Piantini
  Director General Naval Armaments (Retired) – Italian Navy
  Italy
• Admiral (ret.) J. Guy Reynolds
  President – Naval Submarine League
  United States
• Fleet Vice-Admiral (ret’d) Xavier Rolin
  Naval Advisor to Chairman/CEO – Thales Group
  France
• Dr. John Sirmalis
  Technical Director (Retired) – Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  United States

Surface Committee Chair

• Thierry Brizard
  Vice President, Research & Technology – Thales Naval Systems
  France

Undersea Committee Chair

• Dr. Paul Lefebvre
  Technical Director – Newport Division, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  United States

Joint Systems Committee Chair

• Admiral (ret.) Kate Paige
  President – Mark India LLC
  United States

Committee Members

• James van Antwerp
  Technical Director – Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Division Keyport)
  United States
• Rear-Admiral (ret.) Charles Beers
  Vice President, Maritime Systems – Lockheed Martin
  United States
• Professor Rafael Bellido
  Professor – Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena
  Spain
• Rear-Admiral (ret.) Bertil Bjorkman
  (Ex) Director, Produktion – FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)
  Sweden
• Mr. G. Wayne Booker
  Government Systems Director – Cambridge Consultants
  United States
• Jerry Bradshaw
  Technical Director, Undersea Technology – Raytheon
  United States
• Rear Admrial (ret) Fred Byus
  Battelle
  United States
• Janis Cocking
  Chief, Maritime Platforms Division – Defence Science & Technology Organisation
  Australia
• Vice-Admiral Dilip Deshpande
  Chief of Material – Indian Navy
  India
• Dr. Hans Dieter Ehrenberg
  Head of Marine Systems Development, Defence & Communications Systems – ATLAS Elektronik
  Germany
• Captain Kunio Fujisawa
  Senior Manager, Radio Application Division – NEC Corporation
  Japan
• Andreas Grunicke
  Director Conceptual Design/Submarine Projects – HDW
  Germany
• Johan Hägg
  Director Naval Operations – Saab
  Sweden
• Dr Miles Libbey
  Director, Advanced Solutions – Lockheed Martin MS2
  United States
• Colonel NS Ng Seng Leong
  Program Director, Underwater Warfare Sensors Division – DSO National Laboratories
  Singapore
• Dr. Jim S. Kennedy
  Acting Director General – Defence R&D Canada – Atlantic
  Canada
• Fabrizio Martello
  Senior Advisor Chief Operating Office – Finmeccanica
  Italy
• George McNamara
  Chief Development Officer – Naval Undersea Warfare Centre
  United States
• Thomas Meurling
  Vice President, Solution Concepts – Reson Global Group
  United States
• Dr William Miceli
  Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global
  United Kingdom
• William Mildon
  Vice President, Technology – Ametek SCP
  United States
• Matt Miller
  Director, Mine Defense Systems – ITT Corporation
  United States
• Bernard Myers
  Adjunct Scientist – Office of Naval Research (ONR)
  United States
• Urias da Rosa Novaes
  Consultant Submarines Systems, Director of Defence Systems – Atech Tecnologias Críticas
  Brazil
• Les O’Reilly
  Executive Director – OceansAdvance Inc.
  Canada
• Dr. Gordon Oswald
  Technology Director – Cambridge Consultants Ltd
  United Kingdom
• Rear Admiral (ret) John Padgett
  General Dynamics Electric Boat
  United States
• Professor Rozhdestvensky
  Honorary Secretary – State Maritime Technical University (SMTU)
  Russia
• Rear-Admiral (ret) Robert G Sprigg
  President – Thales Naval, Inc.
  United States
• Captain (ret) Kevin Stone
  Vice President, Navy Programs – QinetiQ North America
  United States
• Dr Delbert (Ace) Summey
  Technical Director – Naval Surface Warfare Center (Panama City)
  United States
• Timothy Troske
  Technical Director, Port Hueneme Division – Naval Surface Warfare Center
  United States
• Rear-Admiral Stephane Verwaerde
  Dep. Chief of Staff (Plans & Programmes) – French Navy
  France
• Captain Bo Wallander
  Director New Project Development – SAAB Microwave
  Sweden
• Patricia C. Woody
  Department Head, Machinery Research and Engineering, Carderock Division – Naval Surface Warfare Center
  United States
• Dr David Wyllie
  Senior Advisor, Maritime Systems – AADI
  Australia
• Peter Yinger
  Director – L-3 MariPro
  United States
• George Zvara
  International Program Coordinator – Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  United States

Conference Administrators

• Warren Edge
  Business Director – Evolutionary International Events
  United Kingdom
• Jackie Baron
  Business Director – Evolutionary International Events
  United Kingdom

Diamond Industry Patron:

Platinum Patron:

Silver Patrons:

I met new people and learned about new technologies, policies and strategies.

Commander Graeme Roger Director, Major projects, Maritime HQ, Royal Australian Navy

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