NDC 2024 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.
Explore the full agenda and join the conversation shaping the future of global maritime search and rescue..

Captain Ali Ashour
Senior Engineering Officer, MOI-KCG / State of Kuwait

Kevin Denham
Principal Engineer – Composite Materials, UK MoD Dstl

Professor David Manley
Professor of Naval Architecture, University College London

Commander Andrew Ingham
Commander FOST, Royal Navy

Warrant Officer 1 Ian Brown
SMERAS Head of Training, Royal Navy

Dr Tony Cash
Chair of the Transport Special Interest Group, Institution of Fire Engineers

Tony Jinvresse
Business Development Manager – Marine & Offshore, VID FIREKILL

Peter Litchfield
Business Development & Technical Director, CSD Sealing Systems Ltd & CSD Technical Services Ltd

Commander Johnathan Wells
SO1 Maritime, Defence Accident Investigation Branch

Mark Shenton
Director Business Development UK/Europe/Africa, IRISS Inc

Otto Stoehr
Foam Project Manager, Minimax Fire Solutions International GmbH

Dr Peter Bull
Associate Professor, FOI

Tim Fritsche
Head of Maritime Emergencies and Marine Pollution Response, Havariekommando

Dirk Flocke
Head of the Fire- and Rescue Station Downtown and head of the Maritime Incident Response Groups, Hamburg Fire Department

Ortensio Formisano
FREMM – Combat System Officer Assistant, OCCAR

Cdr Alex Goddard
FADS Deputy Programme Director, Royal Navy

Peter Gould
VP & GM Engineered Systems, KFT Fire Trainer

Tim Harris
Head of Surface Ship Structures, UK MOD

Mark (Ted) O’Brien
Director of Customer Experience, UK and Europe, FLAIM Systems

Cdr Benoit Malevergne
Maritime Safety Commitee, French Navy

Trevor Mckerlich
Systems Engineer, DE&S

Rear Admiral (ret.) Matt Parr
Former HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Service, Royal Navy

Dr Robby Renner
Head of Central Command for Maritime Emergencies Germany, CCME

Trev Trevarthen MBE
Fleet Safety Trainer, Carnival UK

Hakan Ucar
Commander of Naval Technical Command, Turkish Navy

Lieutenant Henrique Vieira da Silva
CBRNDC & ME Training Coordinator, Portuguese Navy

Commander Rafael Gallego Naranjo
Operations Command Spain Advisor, Spanish Navy

Dr Ralph Rizk
Managing Director, Jered – Marine Systems Technology

Professor Selda Oterkus
Professor, University of Strathclyde

Anders Trewe
Director Defence Solutions at Cold Cut Systems

Paul Jameson
Chief Commercial Officer, LifeSafe Technologies

Juan Luis Muñoz
Control Systems Engineer, Navantia

Per Aredal
International Sales Director, Firemiks AB

Levent Budunoğlu
International Business Development and Sales Manager, Meteksan Defence

Roger Johansson
Executive Vice President Business Area Marine & Offshore, Roxtec

Giuseppe Borasi
Business Area Manager Navy – Worldwide, Consilium

Andrea Isolani
Business Area Manager Navy – Worldwide, Consilium

David Bradley
Area Sales Manager Marine UK/Ireland, Consilium

Commander Tom Hayzen-Smith
Above Water Battlespace Marine Systems SO1 Develop Directorate, Royal Navy
Commander Nick Samuels
Head of UK SMERAS, UK SMERAS

Lieutenant Chris Moody
Deputy UK SMERAS, UK SMERAS