Program

Program

Program Introducing the schedule and speakers for the 2025 International Submarine Technology Conference.

Time Program Speaker
09:00-09:30 '30 Registration
09:30-09:35 '5 Opening Remarks JongGun Seok Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration
09:35-09:45 '10 Welcoming Remarks Geonwan Lee President of Agency for Defense Development
Jungdu Kim President of Korea Submarine League
09:45-09:50 '5 Congratulatory Remarks 1 IlJong Sung Chairperson, National Defense Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
09:50-09:55 '5 Congratulatory Remarks 2 Donggil Kang Chief of Naval Operations, R.O.K Navy
09:55-10:10 '15 Keynote speech Bence Nemeth Associate Professor, King’s College London
10:10-10:35 '25 Photo Session / Coffee Break
[Session 1] Submarine policy, areas of cooperation
10:35-10:50 '15 A Voyage Toward Seaworthiness: Trust and Global Cooperation in Korean Submarines Arabsun Hwang Deputy Director, KSS-III Program Group, DAPA
10:50-11:05 '15 Deepening Defence Industrial Cooperation between Canada and South Korea Jonathan Berkshire Miller Senior Fellow, Macdonald–Laurier Institute(MLI), Canada
11:05-11:20 '15 The Role and Development Direction of Submarines in the Context of South Pacific Maritime Security Federico Saelzer Commander-in-Chief of the Submarine Force, Chilean Navy
11:20-11:35 '15 Geopolitics of the underwater market Inigo Guevara Managing Director, Janes
11:35-11:50 '15 A New Approach to Enhancing Naval Cooperation: Shared Submarine Platforms, Integrated Training, and Interoperable Operations Sehoon Cha Underwater Capability Officer, Navy HQ
11:50-12:00 '10 Q & A
12:00-13:30 '90 Luncheon
Session 2 Submarine Technology Field
13:30-13:45 '15 Undersea Technology Trends and Threats in Northeast Asia Oishee Majumdar Senior Analyst, Janes
13:45-14:00 '15 Development status and evolutionary trends in Naval Combat Systems Taeil Suh Principal Researcher, ADD
14:00-14:15 '15 Submarine-related unmanned system core technology planning Miyou Park Team Leader, KRIT
14:15-14:30 '15 Acoustic black holes for vibration·noise reduction in submarines Wonju Jeon Associate Professor, KAIST
14:30-15:00 '30 Q & A
15:00-15:20 '20 Coffee Break
15:20-15:35 '15 Submarine Noise Prediction and Underwater Acoustic Stealth Technology Byungkyoo Jung Senior Researcher, ADD
15:35-15:50 '15 Government Quality Assurance (GQA) and Certification for Submarine Export Sangsik Shin Team Leader, DTaQ
15:50-16:05 '15 Machine-learning based prediction of surface pressure and wall shear stress distributions for suboff hull form family Inwon Lee Professor, Pusan National University
16:05-16:20 '15 Performance verification of the Korean submarine propulsion system using LBTS Hyungoo Lee Director, KERI
16:20-16:50 '30 Q & A
Session 3 Submarine Industry Field
13:30-13:45 '15 Advanced sensors for submarines Franck Bonny Sales & Marketing Manager, Safran Electronics & Defense, France
13:45-14:00 '15 Development Trends and Applications of Major Submarine Systems Gunho Kim Senior Vice President & Head, Naval Ship Technologies R&D Center,Hanwha Ocean
14:00-14:15 '15 Developing Submarine Export Variant Based on Standard Design Model Hyeongsik Shin Senior Vice President, Naval & Special Ship Business Unit, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
14:15-14:30 '15 Korean Submarine Sonar Systems: State of the Art and Beyond Keecheol Shin Team Leader, Maritime Research Center, LIG Nex1
14:30-15:00 '30 Q & A
15:00-15:20 '20 Coffee Break
15:20-15:35 '15 Connecting Two Worlds with Technology : From Deep Sea to Blue Sky Jadong Kim CEO, Gabler Korea
15:35-15:50 '15 Objective Identification of Critical Safety Items using LLM-based Approach Hoseong Chang Senior Researcher, DTaQ
15:50-16:05 '15 Global-Ready Submarine Combat Management System and Integrated MRO Solution Changhwa Lee Manager, Hanwha Systems
16:05-16:20 '15 Development Trends and Directions for Submarine Fuel Cells Daeyon Kwak President, Bumhan Materials
16:20-16:50 '30 Q & A
16:50 - 17:00 '10 Closing Ceremony