2nd Offshore Patrol Vessels Summit

IDGA’s 2nd Offshore Patrol Vessels Summit will examine the key considerations and issues ensuring effective sea zone security and traditional offshore patrol responsibilities including search and rescue, maritime interdiction and fishery protection. IDGA’s OPV Summit will explore the requirements and plans of the current fleet and the updates necessary to keep it maintained and modernized. As the US faces the long-term struggle against radical extremism in a period of persistent conflict, those responsible for Maritime Security must be prepared to conduct operations across a broad spectrum of threats and hazards

The Summit will allow the Coast Guard, Navy, ship builders, ship designers, and industry related professionals to gain a greater understanding of:

• Maritime Security Evolution and Increased Importance of OPVs
• Ship Structural Integrity and Mission-Readiness Advancements
• OPV Concept Solutions for Emerging Asymmetric Threats

Visit our resource center where you’ll find valuable articles, podcasts, and webinars addressing the latest concerns facing Offshore Patrol Vessels and to get you prepared for the summit.

Don’t miss out on discovering the future of OPVs!

Sessions include:

• Current Operational Employment of Offshore Patrol Vessels
• Delivering Vital Capability to the Coast Guard: Fast Response Cutter
• Challenges in Interdiction from USCGC Chase
• OPV Concept Solutions for Emerging Asymmetric Threats
• International Response to Piracy and Armed Attacks around the World
• Maritime Enforcement Collaboration: Extending the Value of Patrol

Who you will meet:

At IDGA’s 2hd Annual OPV Summit, you will have the unique opportunity to interact and network with high level personnel from coast guard, military units, government agencies, research, manufacturers/contractors, and technology service providers. Attendees will include Program Managers and Project Managers, Branch Heads, Project Leads, Commanders, Scientists and Engineers with the following responsibilities:

• Coast Guard Area, District, and Sector Commands
• Coast Guard Headquarters Elements and Force Readiness Commands
• CBP Field Offices and Port/Area Directors
• DoD Maritime Components
• Law Enforcement Agencies with Critical Maritime Missions
• C4ISR Capability Developers
• Shipping Industry
• Integrators and Capability Developers
• Federal Transportation Security
• Port Security Officials
• Research and Development Laboratories