3rd International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference 2023 | Great Minds Event Management | 27 August 2023 | Ghana Armed Forces General Headquarters, HRPV+CFW, Accra, Ghana

This event will feature the largest gathering of Africa’s maritime industry, as we host regional and international Chiefs of Naval Staff to address the principal issues facing maritime security on the continent. This biennial gathering will feature a notable two-day conference and exhibition in which the gathered regional Naval Forces and relevant stakeholders will deliberate the increasingly volatile maritime threats facing Africa’s territorial waters and its blue economy. IMDEC 2023 will showcase the latest technologies in maritime security and strong resolutions and recommendations to surmount the daunting maritime challenges confronting Africa’s blue economy.
Hosted at the Burma Hall in Ghana Armed Forces Headquarters, IMDEC 2023 massive exhibition will host solutions from across the globe to help maritime and naval industries find appropriate solutions to their challenges and threats and discover the new technologies to better fight against and curb illicit activities at sea.

2023 Speakers

His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo
President Of The Republic And Commander-In-Chief Of Ghana Armed Forces

Hon. Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul
Minister Of Defence, Republic Of Ghana

Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah
Minister Of Transport, Republic Of Ghana

Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah
Minister Of National Security, Republic Of Ghana

Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu
Chief Of Naval Staff, Ghana Navy

Vice Admiral El Ogalla
Chief Of Naval Staff, Nigeria Navy

Vice Admiral Monde Lobese
Chief Of Naval Staff, South Africa Navy

Commodore Philip Jesbert Juana
Chief Of Naval Staff, Sierra Leone Navy

Vice Admiral Kuyandi Hemedy Lukombo Albert
Chief Of Staff Of The Naval Force, Democratic Republic Of Congo

Rear Admiral Helder Nhanque
Chief Of Naval Staff, Guinea Bissau Navy

Colonel Juan Nsue Esono Nchama
Chief Of Staff Of Navy, Equatorial Guinea

Captain Jean-Léon Olatoundji
Chief Of Naval Staff, Benin Navy

Commander Babate Atatoum
Chief Of Naval Staff, Togolese Navy

Captain Armindo Graca
Commander, Cape Verde Coast Guard

Captain Armindo Pinho Fonseca Silva
Commander, Sao Tome And Principe Coast Guard

Captain Lackmata Jean
Deputy Chief Of Naval Staff, Cameroon Navy

Rear Admiral Amara Kone
Deputy Chief Of Naval Staff, Cote D’Ivorie

Rear Admiral Mohamed Salah Mansour Kassim
Assistant Commander, Egyptian Maritime Forces For The Maritime Transport

Admiral Ludovic Poitou
Deputy Director For International Security Affairs And Maritime Security Coordinator, French Ministry For Armed Forces

Rear Admiral Pedro Augusto Bittencourt Heine Filho
Deputy Chief Of Operations, Naval Operations Command; Commander - Maritime Operations And Protection Of The Blue Amazon, Brazilian Navy

Vice Admiral Carlos Ventura Soares
Material Superintendent, Portuguese Navy

Hon. Abroulaye Fofana
Permanent Secretary Of Maritime Security, Cote D’Ivorie

Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson
Chief Legal Advisor, Ministry Of National Security, Government Of Ghana

Jose Mba Abeso
Executive Secretary, Gulf Of Guinea Commission

Virginia Palmer
US Ambassador To Ghana

Ambassador Major-General Francis Adu-Amanfoh (Rtd)
Special Advisor To The President, Accra Initiative

Captain Noël Oboumou
Director, Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC Zone F)

Dr. Bashir Jamoh
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Umut Erdem Kilinç
Naval Combat Systems Technical Solution Manager, ASELSAN

Commodore S Ayelazono
Flag Officer Fleet, Ghana Navy

Phillip J. Heyl
Chief Executive Officer, The Heyl Group

Lorenzo Cozzella
Business Development Manager, Leonardo

Captain Sunday Umoren
Secretary General, Memorandum Of Understanding On Port State Control For West & Central African Region (Abuja MoU)

Suat Tozendemir
Naval Projects ILS Group Manager, STM

Captain Emmanuel Bell Bell
Head Of Information And Communication Management Division, Inter-Regional Coordination Centre (ICC)

Arik Rubinchik
Director Of Marketing & Sales, Israel Shipyards

Prof. Francois Vrey
Emeritus Professor, Stellenbosch University

Professor Jeffrey Landsman
Associate Professor, International Programs, US Naval War College

Tomaz Pust
Project Manager, DAT CON

Guillermo Rosello
Director Of International Expansion, Satlantis

Air Vice Marshal Frank Hanson
Former Chief Of Air Staff, Ghana

Captain Inusah Abdul-Nasir
Director Technical, Ghana Maritime Authority

Kenneth Adu-Amanfoh
Director-General, Narcotics Control Commission & Chairman, Africa Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Organisation (ACDRO)

Prof. Thomas Mandrup
Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Israel Shipyards Ltd
• Aselsan

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Ocea
• Leonardo
• Aresa Shipyard

SILVER SPONSOR:
• STM
• SCCS
• Datcon

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Satlantis

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• AeroVironment
• Reintjes
• Apco

INDUSTRY PARTNER:
• NVL

OFFICIAL WIFI PARTNER:
• Tiny David