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Congress Program 2026

Exponaval 2026 International Congress Programme

Wednesday, 2 December 2026

  1. 07:45 – 08:30

    Registration and Welcome Coffee

  2. 08:30 – 09:15

    Opening Keynote Address

    Speaker: Minister of National Defence Fernando Barros Tocornal

    Guest Speaker: Admiral Sir Antony David Radakin, Former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff

  3. 09:15 – 10:15

    Panel 1: Industrial Lessons from Contemporary Conflicts

    Topics: Use of naval drones, maritime unmanned systems, industrial resilience in wartime, prolonged and high-intensity conflicts; munitions and supply chains in current conflicts.

    Moderator:
    • Dr. John Griffiths
    Speakers:
    • Colonel Cristóbal Álamos – Director, Academia de Guerra del Ejército
    • Captain Christopher Green – Director, Academia de Guerra Naval
    • Colonel Gustavo Trejo – Director, Academia de Guerra Aérea
    • Dr. Andrew Gee – Director, International Security Studies – RUSI
  4. 10:15 – 10:45

    Coffee Break / Networking

  5. 10:45 – 11:45

    Panel 2: Defence Industry and Strategic Autonomy in Chile

    Objective: Assess the current state and future prospects of the domestic defence industry.

    Topics: The role of ASMAR, FAMAE's capabilities, public–private integration, technology transfer, budgetary challenges

    Moderator:
    • Marcelo Massalleras
    Speakers:
    • Chief Executive Officer of S2T — Mr. Eduardo Estrada
    • Chief Executive Officer of SISDEF — Mr. Francisco Calvanese
    • General Manager of DTS — Ramiro Navajas, Vice Admiral (R)
    • Head of the Technology Development and Industry Division of the Subsecretaría de Defensa — Major General (R) Óscar Bustos Carrasco
    • Country Manager of ASELSAN, Mr. Aras Balli
  6. 11:45 – 13:15

    Panel 3: Naval Shipbuilding – Comparative Models

    Topics: Technology transfer, offsets and financing, development of local suppliers, naval export strategies

    Moderator:
    • Rear Admiral (R) Matías Purcell — Naval War College
    Speakers:
    • Rear Admiral (R), Royal Navy, Director, Babcock International — Mr. Rex Cox
    • Mr. Álvaro Fischer, CORFO Shipbuilding Committee
    • Executive from Navantia Shipyards
    • Executive from Naval Group Shipyards
    • Executive from Damer Shipyards
  7. 13:15 – 14:45

    Official Lunch

  8. Close of the Day

TRANSPORT 2026 International Congress Programme

“Chile's Ports 2030: Concessions, Logistics and Competitiveness for Foreign Trade”

Thursday, 3 December 2026

1-3 December Espacio Riesco, Santiago - Chile www.trans-port.cl

  1. 07:45 – 09:00

    Registration and Welcome Coffee

  2. 09:00 – 10:00

    Opening Keynote Address

    • Speaker: Chile's Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Louis de Grange Concha
    • Presentation by Nicolás Burr, Honorary Chair of the TRANSPORT Congress
    • Presentation by Vice Admiral Arturo Oxley – Director General of Maritime Territory (DIRECTEMAR)
  3. 10:00 – 10:30

    Coffee Break / Networking

  4. 10:30 – 12:00

    Panel 1: “Chile's Ports 2030: Concessions, Logistics and Competitiveness for Foreign Trade”

    The panel will examine how Chile can strengthen its position as a logistics hub in the South Pacific through more efficient ports, modern concessions, improved land connectivity, interoperable digital processes and a sustainable relationship between port activity and foreign trade.

    Moderator:
    • Admiral Edmundo González Robles, LIGAMA
    Speakers:
    • Rear Admiral Daniel González – Director of Maritime Interests and the Aquatic Environment
    • Gonzalo LeDantec – Chair, EPV
    • Andrés Albertini – Manager, STI
    • Patricia López – Infrastructure Manager, Grupo CAP