CNE 2025 Speakers
Naval Damage Control brings together the world’s leading experts in shipboard safety, survivability, and emergency response. The 2025 event featured a focused and highly experienced group of speakers, including naval officers, damage control specialists, engineers, and industry leaders — all dedicated to advancing global standards in maritime resilience.
From fire safety and flooding response to training, systems integration, and survivability planning, our speakers deliver critical insights into the technologies and protocols that protect lives and platforms at sea.
The agenda for Naval Damage Control 2025 is currently in development and will continue to drive forward-thinking discussion on mission-critical capabilities.
Professor David Manley
Professor of Naval Architecture, University College London
WO1 Jamie McCarthy-Smith
WO1 DISSUB Support Group (DSG), Royal Navy
Warrant Officer John Leybourne
Fleet Damage Control Instructor, Royal New Zealand Navy
Steve Marshall
Ship Stability, Hydrodynamics and Boat Certification Coordinator, UK MoD
Peter Litchfield
Business Development & Technical Director, CSD Sealing Systems Ltd & CSD Technical Services Ltd
Lieutenant Owen Jones
Staff Damage Control Officer, FOST Royal Navy
Tony Jinvresse
Business Development Manager – Marine & Offshore, VID FIREKILL
Commander Stig Grønvold
Section leader CBRN and Maritime Pollution, Royal Norwegian Navy
Dr Jasper Graham-Jones
Associate Professor in Mechanical & Marine Engineering, University of Plymouth
Commander Ryan Downing
DCFF Director, Surface Warfare Schools Command, US Navy
Greg DeVogel
Chief Technology Officer, Port Hueneme Surface Warfare Centre, US Navy
William Cavanagh
Associate Survivability Engineer, QinetiQ
Dr Tony Cash
Chair of the Transport Special Interest Group, Institution of Fire Engineers
Warrant Officer 1 Ian Brown
SMERAS Head of Training, Royal Navy
Rachiel de Boer
Scientist Innovator, TNO Defence, Safety and Security
Commander Guillaume Belléard
Branch Head – Programmes & Tests, French Navy
Allan Bain
Deputy Naval Authority, Team Leader for Surface Ships and Boats, UK MoD
Mr Daniel Dobrowolski MPhys FDIRDI
Senior Physicist & Head of Durham Institute of Research, Development & Invention, Coltraco Ultrasonics
Sergeant Valdis Zauls
Senior Training Specialist, Latvian Naval training Center, Latvian Naval Forces
Commander Johnathan Wells
SO1 Maritime, Defence Accident Investigation Branch
Rogier van der Wal
Senior Scientist, TNO Defence, Safety and Security
Lieutenant Commander Simon Shirer
Fleet Damage Control Designate, Royal New Zealand Navy
Mark Shenton
Director Business Development UK/Europe/Africa, IRISS Inc
Vice Admiral (Ret’d) Manuel Martinez Ruiz
Former Director Naval Engineering, Spanish Navy
Lieutenant Commander Chris de Ron
Ship Vulnerability, DC/FF and CBRN, Netherlands COMMIT
Captain Giovanni Pessolano
Training Centre Director, Italian Navy
Christian Perrone
U212NFS Programme Division – Senior Platform Officer, OCCAR-EA
Landon Jared Pann
CEO, American Hazmat Rentals
Joshua Pann
CEO, Artic Containers
Leonard Mix
Sales Area Manager, Minimax Fire Solutions International GmbH
David Meetze
Master Firefighter and FAA Drone Pilot, Wilmington Fire Department US