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.

Supported by

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

Karen Kelly, PhD - US Navy - Physiologist Warfighter Performance

Pain sensitivity and processing in combatant craft crewman: an early indicator of injury risk

Col. Fredrik Herlitz, CO of Älvsborg Marine Regiment and the Gothenburg Garrison

Keynote and Welcome address

Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall, Swedish Armed Forces

Keynote

Capt. C.J. Kucik, MD, US Navy

Force Surgeon, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Anesthesiology/Critical Care/Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

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

Jonas Carlsson - Swedish Sea Rescue Society

Creating the rescue craft of the future

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

Rescue Capabilities

Commander Tamer Tunç - Turkish Coast Guard Command

Program

Preliminary agenda

Conference Program
for HSBO Forum 2023

First Day
07June, Wednesday

08:00

Registration & Coffee

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

Boat Presentations

Boats available for sea trials presented in detail by builders.

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

At the River Restaurant

12:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier
Exhibition hall open

14:00

Human Performance Session

Karen Kelly, PhD – US 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

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

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

Networking

Networking session in exhibition area – Eriksbergshallen

19:00 - Late

Dinner

At the River Restaurant

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration & Coffee

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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Opening Session

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Boat Presentations

12:00 PM - 13:00 PM

Lunch Break

13:00 PM - 14:00 PM

Technology Session

Second Day
08June, Thursday

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

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

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

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

Lunch

At the River Restaurant

12:00

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

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

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

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

Networking

Networking session in exhibition area – Eriksbergshallen

19:00 - Late

Dinner

Third Day
09June, Friday

09:00

Keynote Session

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

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

Boat Trials

Open water sea trials starting from the pier

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

Closing Remarks

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.

HSBO 2023

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

Hsbo forum 2023

Completed

Supported by

Topics

Themes 2023

Speakers

highlights

Karen Kelly, PhD - US Navy - Physiologist Warfighter Performance

Col. Fredrik Herlitz, CO of Älvsborg Marine Regiment and the Gothenburg Garrison

Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall, Swedish Armed Forces

Capt. C.J. Kucik, MD, US Navy

Lt. Cdr. “BUTLER” (PhD, MSc, BSc) Danish Armed Forces, The Frogman Corps

Jonas Carlsson - Swedish Sea Rescue Society

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

Commander Tamer Tunç - Turkish Coast Guard Command

Program

Preliminary agenda

Registration & Coffee

Opening Session

Boat Presentations

Lunch

Boat Trials

Human Performance Session

Impact Exposure Session

Creating and Evaluating New Platforms

Networking

Dinner

Registration & Coffee

Opening Session

Boat Presentations

Lunch Break

Technology Session

Measuring Forces and Injury Prevention

Boat Trials

High Speed Boat Design Session 1

High Speed Boat Design Session 2

Lunch

Boat Trials

Human Factors Session

Operations Session

Future Tech Session

Networking

Dinner

Keynote Session

New Technologies Session

Boat Trials

Intelligent Boating Session

Closing Remarks

Lunch

Boats

for sea trial

Evoy Explorer

GoldFish X9 Electric

Volvo Penta

Targa 46 twin D8-IPS600

Stormer Marine

RHIB 90 Inboard

ZULU MARINE

33P THE NORDIC EXPLORER

UMS

800HT/CAB

SOAL Marine

G7 – Spectre Training Boat

ZULU Marine

33p the Nordic Explorer

Rafnar

1200

Boomeranger

C-1300D IB PATROL

The Whiskey Project

Whiskey Alpha MMRC

Norsafe

Marathon 900 RIB-D

SEACROSS

Navigation Demonstrator

Marell

M12 Custom

Equipnor

50 foot - Triple Volvo Penta

OXE Diesel

C-850 IB FRB