Offshore Patrol Vessels: The original, most prestigious and still the world's leading OPV conference
The 6th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels conference has now run. Please save the date for next year’s event, taking place 25-27 September 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with our lead sponsor, Damen.
This past September, Defence IQ hosted its Offshore Patrol Vessels conference in the beautiful city of Hamburg, welcoming over 180 attendees from 30 countries for the rare opportunity of intense information-sharing and in-depth discussions with this audience, all in one place, for 3 days.
We thank both Vice Admiral O. S Ibrahim, Chief Of Staff, Nigerian Navy and Rear Admiral Francisco Roberto Deiana, Director Naval Engineering, Brazilian Navy for their support as Conference Chairmen, as well as the full speaker faculty for sharing their insight and current plans with the naval and coast guard community.
SAVE THE DATE:
The 7th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels conference will take place 25-27 September 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
We thank ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems for hosting the International Maritime Museum Tour in Hamburg.
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Thank you for a successful 6th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels!
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This event has been established as the most influential and best attended annual meeting for the OPV community. Prior to the event, our speakers already showcased their enthusiasm:
“I look forward to sharing in discussions, and exchanging ideas with the diverse range of other navies and coast guards, on their latest OPV developments and performance at the 6th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels conference," states Commander Bessa Pacheco, Plans & Policy Division, Portuguese Navy.
We are already in the midst of our planning for our 2012 event, however, please learn more about our global events, taking place in Asia and South America – visit the websites for more information:
We look forward to seeing you at one of our events! Learn more about our 2011 OPV speakers, or download a few of our free articles and interviews in our Resource Centre.
OPV Online Content
Look through our Offshore Patrol Vessel Content Library for FREE Online Content – from speaker interviews to past presentations!
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Attendee Stories
"Defence IQPC OPV Conferences provides a veritable platform and ample opportunity for intellectual exhange and networking by leaders of world navies, maritime operators and other stakeholders with the ultimate objective of developing requisite architecture for enhanced security of the global commons"
- Vice Admiral OS Ibrahim, Chief of the Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy
"I look forward to sharing in discussions, and exchanging ideas with the diverse range of other navies and coast guards, on their latest OPV developments and performance at the 6th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels conference."- Commander Bessa Pacheco, Plans & Policy Division, Portuguese Navy
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Featured OPV Content: An Interview with Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock:
Vice Admiral (Ret'd) Sir Anthony Dymock
Maritime Surveillance Adviser, European Defence Agency
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