HSBO 2023

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2023 Colonel Fredrik Herlitz, CO of Älvsborg Marine Regiment and the Gothenburg Garrison

Hsbo forum 2023

Completed

June  in Gothenburg, Sweden. The number of delegates is limited. Admission by-invitation-only. 

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Topics

Themes 2023

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Accidents & Ejections
  • Centers of Excellence
  • High-Speed Craft Simulators
  • High-Speed Navigation Systems
  • Human Factors and Cockpit Ergonomics
  • Impact-induced injuries and injury mechanisms
  • Impact-induced cognitive impairment
  • Impact exposure effect on combat/mission readiness
  • Measuring Human Impact Exposure
  • Human Performance Optimisation
  • New Engine Technology
  • New Driveline and Propulsion Technologies
  • Personal Protection Equipment
  • Riverine Operations
  • SAR & Medical Challenges
  • Specifying Boats for SAR
  • Standards and Regulations
  • Sub/Semi-Sub Platforms
  • VBSS (Visit, board, search, and seizure) & Non-Compliant Boarding

Speakers

highlights

30+ experts presenting the latest in their respective fields 

Program

Preliminary agenda

Conference Program
for HSBO Forum 2023

08:00
08:00

Registration & Coffee

Register and pick up your badge in the lobby of Hotell 11

10:00
10:00

Opening Session

Johan Inden – President of Volvo Penta Marine
Welcome Address

Col. Fredrik Herlitz – Swedish Amphibious Forces CO of Gothenburg Garrison
Keynote

Commander Tamer TUNÇ – Turkish Coast Guard Command
High-Speed Search and Rescue – Designs and Applications 

11:00
11:00

Boat Presentations

Boats available for sea trials presented in detail by  builders. 

12:00 - 14:00
12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

At the River Restaurant

12:00
12:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier
Exhibition hall open

14:00
14:00

Human Performance Session

Karen Kelly, PhDUS Navy – Physiologist Warfighter Performance
Pain sensitivity and processing in combatant craft crewman: an early indicator of injury risk

Lt Cdr Isabelle Valle M.D. – Canadian Navy
Approaches to HS-Boat-Related Human Challenges

Lt. Cdr. “BUTLER” (PhD, MSc, BSc) – Danish Armed Forces, The Frogman Corps 
Human Performance Optimization in the Danish Special Operation Forces – Perspectives for High-speed Boat Operations

15:00
15:00

Impact Exposure Session

Prof. Steven Myers – University of Southampton
NATO STUDY ON HUMAN IMPACT EXPOSURE HFM RTG

Dr. med. Kai Torsten Bretschneider – German Navy 
Training & Operations Safe and Sustatianable – Pratical approches  to regulations

Dr. Johan Ullman – University of Gothenburg
Scientific progress can slove the problems. What we know today.

16:00
16:00

Creating and Evaluating New Platforms

John – Norwegian Armed Forces
Upgrading the bridge on a fleet of CB90s

Jonas Carlsson – Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS)
Developing the Rescue Craft of the Future

Geoff Baird – Test and Evaluation Expert – Calgus
Testing Boats for Navy Acceptance

17:00 - 19:00
17:00 - 19:00

Networking

Networking session in exhibition area – Eriksbergshallen

19:00 - Late
19:00 - Late

Dinner

At the River Restaurant

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration & Coffee

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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Opening Session

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Boat Presentations

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12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
12:00 PM - 13:00 PM

Lunch Break

13:00 PM - 14:00 PM
13:00 PM - 14:00 PM

Technology Session

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09:00
09:00

Measuring Forces and Injury Prevention

Ronald Carpenter CWO5 Ret – TMS Group
Slamming induced injuries on Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen (SWCC)

Vladimir Sovilj  – Viking Life Defence & Professional
1200 Nm at 45 knots with 30+ g impacts measured on hulls and humans

Keith Hubble – TMS Group
The Benefits of Inertial Measurement Units in Characterising Hull Performance and Human Impact Exposure in High-Speed Boat Operations. 

10:00
10:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

10:00
10:00

High Speed Boat Design Session 1

Joel Oliver – Sub Sea Craft
Hybrid platforms for advanced operations

Josep Maria Montoy – Quer Barcelona
Designing Cabin Boats for the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan Police)

John Cumming – Artemis Technologies
How electric drive and foil technology could revolutionize High Speed Boat Operations

11:00
11:00

High Speed Boat Design Session 2

Birger Kullmann – Kullman Design Naval Architects
Search and Rescue, Patrol and Freefall offshore monohulls

Scott Porta – Porta Performance
Boat of the Future – How to create the perfect rough-water orchestral mix

Abbas Dashtimanesh – Ass. Prof. of Naval Architecture – KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Advanced Stepped Hull Design

12:00 - 14:00
12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

At the River Restaurant

12:00
12:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

14:00
14:00

Human Factors Session

Dr. Edgar Schmidtke, German Armed Forces Center for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research, Shock and Vibration Center  
A new approach to spring/damper systems in suspension seats

Peter Johnson University of Washington
The needs for relevant boat seat testing standards 

Capt Jeb Kucik M.D. – Anesthesiology Specialty Leader US Navy – Ass. Prof. Rocky Vista University
US Navy medical resources in support of NATO Operations

15:00
15:00

Operations Session

James, Team Leader for Tactical Marine Ops Group – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Challenges in, and approaches to Special Boat Operations

Joshua McGee  – U.S. Air Force, 31st Rescue Squadron, Okinawa
Rescue Capabilities 

Ibon Burgoa – Spanish Red Cross
Formative assessment of training

16:00
16:00

Future Tech Session

Leif A. Stavøstrand – Evoy
Electric engines – where technology stands today and tomorrow

Joseph Salmon – Salmon Power Sports
Mass Effect – Dynamic ballast simulation

17:00
17:00

Networking

Networking session in exhibition area – Eriksbergshallen

19:00 - Late
19:00 - Late

Dinner

09:00
09:00

Keynote Session

R. Adm Thomas Engevall – Swedish Armed Froces
A New Relality and New Challenges in Europe

09:30
09:30

New Technologies Session

Chris Dowland – AD marine services
Structural Bonding for Extreme Conditions

Mark Lavender  – Capewell
Aerial Delivery of High Speed Boats

Cyril Fernandes – Goa Shipyard – Government of India
Autonomous Fast Interceptor Boats for Military, SAR and Surveillance

10:00
10:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

10:30
10:30

Intelligent Boating Session

Christopher Burton – CGI
Mission systems for sub 24m high speed craft undertaking complex, information centric missions.

Ethan Faghani – Cetasol AB
Analytical platform to optimize operations and minimize climate footprint

Karl Birgir Björnsson – Hefring Marine
Intelligent decision support for professional boat operations

11:30
11:30

Closing Remarks

12:00 - 14:00
12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Boats

for sea trial

Venue

Location

Maskingatan 11, 417 64 Göteborg

Located on the north shore of river Göta älv, Eriksbergshallen and Hotel 11 have a long history of ship-building. 

Boat logistics

Sjöstadens Varv – Pejlingsgatan 13, Västra Frölunda – will support with launch and recovery with travel lift and crane.