The Council on Geostrategy was delighted to organise and host the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2024, together with a consortium of British universities, on Tuesday 14th May and Wednesday 15th May 2024 at Lancaster House. It is the second year in a row the Council on Geostrategy has been chosen to deliver the annual flagship conference of the Royal Navy.
First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2024
Tuesday 14th May – Wednesday 15th May 2024
Lancaster House
Keynote Speech
Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation
You can read the speech here
‘Protecting our economy in the 2020s: Keeping trade routes open and safe’ | Panel 1
V. Adm. Andrew Burns, Amelia Gould and Dr David Morgan-Owen
Moderated by Prof. Alessio Patalano
Keynote Speech
The Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Defence
You can read the speech here
In-conversation session
The First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC and Dan Snow
Report launch for ‘A more lethal Royal Navy: Sharpening Britain’s naval power’ | Side Event
William Freer, Dr Emma Salisbury, Prof. Basil Germond and R. Adm. James Parkin
Moderated by Patrick Triglavcanin
‘Protecting our economy in the 2040s: Securing critical maritime infrastructure’ | Panel 2
Adm. Nicolas Vaujour, Prof. Christian Bueger and Harry Holt
Moderated by Suzanne Raine
‘Maritime operations by the 2040s: Shape, deter, defend’ | Panel 3
Prof. James Bergeron, Maj. Gen. Rich Cantrill and V. Adm. (rtd.) Tom Rowden
Moderated by Dr Emma Salisbury
‘Stronger together: A 2040 vision for the Royal Navy and partners’ | Panel 4
Adm. James Kilby, V. Adm. Martin Connell and AVM Fin Monahan
Moderated by Ashlee Godwin
Keynote speech
The Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific
You can read the speech here
‘The national enterprise in 2040: The maritime contribution’ | Panel 5
R. Adm. James Parkin, Dr Robert Johnson, Geoff Searle and Andrew Thomis
Moderated by Viktorija Starych-Samuoliene
‘Future sailor 2040: Developing the skills of the future’ | Panel 6
R. Adm. Jude Terry, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, Chris Keenan and Nynne Scheuer
Moderated by Dr Kevin Rowlands
‘The Atlantic-Pacific: The maritime operating environment of the 2040s’ | Panel 7
The Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Dr Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Dr Balkan Devlen, Adm. Ryō Sakai and Charles Parton
Moderated by James Rogers