2020 ANI Goldrick Webinars
Remote and Autonomous Systems at Sea
7 October – 25 November 2020
Program
The 2020 Goldrick Webinars are presented by the Australian Naval Institute in partnership with the Naval Studies Group at University of NSW (Canberra), the Royal Australian Navy and the Submarine Institute of Australia.
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Webinar 1: – Keynote: 7 October 2020
Moderator: Vice Admiral Peter Jones, President ANI
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1330 | Keynote | Vice Admiral Michael Noonan
Chief of Navy |
| 1330-45 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 2: Setting the Scene – 14 October 2020
Moderator: Commodore Allison Norris, Vice President ANI
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | Remote and Autonomous Systems (RAS) & Artificial Intelligence – Today & in the Future | Professor Jason Scholz Innovation Professor RMIT University |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 | 822X Squadron: An Operational Overview | CMDR Phil Woodward, RAN CO 822x SQN |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 3: Future Capability and Integration – 21 October 2020
Moderator: Rear Admiral Lee Goddard
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | RAS Navy’s Future Capability | Rear Admiral Peter Quinn Head, Navy Capability |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 | Integrating and delivering hyper-networked, autonomous naval forces. | Dr John Best Chief Technical Officer, Thales Australia |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 4: RAS in the Air Domain – 28 October 2020
Moderator: Commodore Jack McCaffrie Naval Studies Group
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | Navy’s Air RAS Capabilities & Vision for the Fleet. | CDRE Dave Mann DG Surface Combatants and Aviation, Capability Division, Navy Strategic Command |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 | Air RAS Capabilities & Trends | Ms Emily Hughes, Director Phantom Works, Boeing Australia |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 5: RAS in the Littoral Domain – 4 November 2020
Moderator: Mr George McGuire CSC, QinetiQ
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | Naval RAS Capabilities in the Littoral | CDRE John Stavridis, DG Littoral, CDRE Darron Kavanagh, DG Combat Management & Payload Systems & CAPT Adam Allica, DG Warfare Innovation Navy |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 | RAS in the Littoral: An industry perspective | Mr Arran Brown Senior Project Manager – Maritime, Saab Australia |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 6: RAS in the Undersea Domain – 11 November 2020
Moderator: Commodore Mark Sander Submarine Institute of Australia
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | The RAS Vision for Undersea Combat and Surveillance |
CDRE Tom Phillips DG Submarines |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 |
ASW Operations Utilising Autonomous Wave Gliders for Detection, Classification and Localisation |
Darren Burrowes Chief Technology Officer, Blue Zone Group |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Evaluating
Session 7: Legal & Ethical Aspects of RAS – 18 November 2020
Moderator: Professor Rob McLaughlin
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1350 | Legal & Ethical Aspects of RAS | CMDR Sarah Jane White, Deputy Director, Directorate of Ops & International Law Defence Legal; Associate Professor Douglas Guilfoyle, Professor Environmental Politics & International Relations at University of NSW Canberra; Associate Professor Kate Devitt, Chief Scientist Trusted Autonomous Systems at Defence Cooperative Research Centre & Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Queensland. |
| 1350-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
Webinar 8: Evaluating and Sustaining RAS Capabilities – 25 November 2020
Moderator: Captain Guy Blackburn
| Time | Presentation | Presenter |
| 1300-1325 | RAS – The Test & Evaluation Challenge to Assure Navy’s Capability | Mathew Bradley Campaign Lead- Ranges, Test & Evaluation, QinetiQ Australia |
| 1325-1330 | Q&A | Moderator |
| 1330-1355 | Sustainment of RAS Systems | Mr Neil Hodges, CEO, Blue Zone Group |
| 1355-1400 | Q&A | Moderator |
