Navtech Conference

  Navtech is produced by Colibri Northwest.  Happening December 4-5, 2024.

2024 CONFERENCE AGENDA

As of August 1, 2024.

Navigational Technology for the Modern Mariner.

DAY ONE - DECEMBER 4, 2024

Continental Breakfast & Registration

Opening Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Operators Experiences with Navigation Technology and Automation

Moderator:

CAPT Paul Amos, American Pilots’ Association

Panelists:

CAPT Richard Madden, MM&P

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

CAPT David Boudreaux,  AET Inc Limited

CAPT Gaetano Gigliotti, Carnival Cruise Lines

CAPT Sean Meagher, Marinus Vectors

CAPT Lindsay M. Price, SpaceX

Morning Break

New Technologies in the Market Today

  • Pilot Boat Technology

Moderator:

CAPT Wesley Moore, Sabine Pilots

CAPT Jonathan Samuell, Houston Pilots

Panelists:

VADM Michael Connor, USN (ret), ThayerMahan

CAPT Chris Yarbrough, Savannah Pilots: Under-Keel Clearance

David Tyler, Artemis Technologies

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Dennis Bomholt, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure

Kris English, Wärtsilä

Jim Locke, NavSim Technology

Chuck Stoffer, UHU Technologies

Lunch Break

Case Study

Moderator:

 Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS

Panelists:

CAPT Evelynn Samms, USCG

Liam Larue, NOAA


OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Christopher Eddy, US Coast Guard

Dr. Chris Landsea, NOAA, National Hurricane Center

CAPT Richard Madden, MITAGS

Afternoon Break

Data Collection and Dissemination

  • The Use of Uncrewed Vessels

Moderator:

Brian Tetreault, US Army Corps of Engineers

Panelists:

Gerald Thornberry, US Army Corps of Engineers

Jon Dasler, David Evans Associates

Darren Wright, NOAA Office of Coast Survey

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Dr. Scott Beatty, MarineLabs

Jon Dasler, David Evans and Associates

Gerald Thornberry, US Army Corps of Engineers

Darren Wright, Office of Coast Survey

DAY TWO - DECEMBER 5, 2024

Continental Breakfast

Search and Rescue Technology

  • Wherever you are, there is technology to find you. What is it?

Moderator:

Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS

Panelists:

CAPT Jonathan SamuellChair Safety Committee, APA


OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

George Burkley, Maritime Pilots’ Institute 

CAPT Edwin Thiedeman, USCG (ret), US Coast Guard Headquarters

Morning Break

Next Gen Technology

  • New ECDIS rules
  • New GPS augmentation
  • Future of relative positioning

George Burkley, Maritime Pilots Institute 

Christian Hempstead, Hempstead Maritime Training LLC

CAPT Alain Arsenault, National Center of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage

Panelists:

Christian Hempstead, Hempstead Maritime Training LLC

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

R. David Lewald, US Coast Guard Headquarters

CAPT Gerard C. Pannell, AFNI, STAR Center

Lunch Break

New Technologies to Protect Marine Mammals

Moderator:

Brendan O’Shea, American Pilots Association

Panelists:

John DePersenaire, Viking Yachts

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Afternoon Break

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation: Best Practices and Challenges

  • MARPOL Pollution Regulations

Moderator:

CAPT Michael Miller, Associated Branch Pilots

Panelists:

CAPT Jeremy Nielsen, Columbia River Pilots

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

CAPT Jeff Baken, Southeast Alaska Pilots Association

Clay Diamond, American Pilots’ Association

RADM Tim Gallaudet, USN (ret), Ocean STL Consulting, LLC

Dr. Scott Gende, National Park Service