Day 1 - Paris Naval Conference 2026: Naval Rearmament and Operations in Contested Waters

Описание: This fourth edition of the Paris Naval Conference (CNP), bringing together high-level military, industrial, and academic speakers, will address the challenges associated with general naval rearmament and naval operations in increasingly contested environments.

Strategic opening at the French Institute of International Relations

13h45 - 14h | Welcome coffee for the participants.

14h15 - 14h30 | Opening Welcome Speech by Dr. Thomas Gomart, director of Ifri, and Vice-Admiral Alban Lapointe, Deputy Chief of the French Navy.

14h30 - 16h | Panel 1: The revival of naval confrontation: decisive factors for victory at sea

Speakers:

Captain Florian El-Ahdab, commanding officer of the FREMM Languedoc, Marine nationale
Captain Jérôme Henry, Head of the Training Division at the Naval Action Force Headquarters, Marine nationale
Captain Bryan McCavour, deputy assistant chief of staff for information warfare, Royal Navy
Captain Alexandre Tachon, Coherence Officer for Submarine Forces, Marine nationale
Chair: Commander Guillaume Furgolle, military fellow at Ifri

16h - 16h30 | Coffee break

16h30 - 18h | Panel 2: Industrial logic and stakes in responding to the challenges of naval rearmament in Europe

Speakers:
General Marie David, Deputy Director of the Naval Combat Management Unit, French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA)
Jean-René Gourion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, MBDA France
Vincent Martinot-Lagarde, executive vice-president for Surface Ships, Naval Group
Thierry Weulersse, vice-president ReArm Europe, Thales Group