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MTA - Speakers' Bureau
MTA’s volunteer Speakers’ Bureau connects distinguished maritime experts with students and professionals, offering free talks on technology and careers to educate, inspire, and strengthen the maritime industry’s future.
MTA - Speakers' Bureau - Our Mission
Maryland Maritime Technology Alliance (MTA) conducts a small volunteer maritime technology ’speakers’ bureau’ to enable eminent maritime engineers, scientists & businesspeople to offer, free of charge, various lecture/presentation topics. This service is intended primarily for college level students (ie classes) as a visiting speaker, and primarily in the Maryland region within about fifty miles of the where the volunteer speakers reside. But depending on availability, the lectures could also be suitable to particularly interested high school classes, or to interns, professional society student sections, or entry-level engineers’ training programs.
Available Lectures
Disruptive Technologies
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Michael Bosworth
From sails to missiles and digital autonomy—trace the maritime world’s revolutionary tech shifts and learn how to secure funding for game-changing innovations poised to shape the future.
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Peter Jaquith
Discover how Lean Design, inspired by Toyota, slashes shipbuilding costs and errors, aligning design with manufacturing for powerful results across naval, aerospace, and consumer industries.
Naval Officer to Naval Engineer
Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Building a Bridge of Ships: Fairfield Shipyard to Today’s U.S. Shipbuilders
Michael Bosworth
Journey through a naval career spanning operations, design, and R&D. Hear firsthand lessons on leadership, technology, and balancing life choices over fifty impactful years.
Building a Bridge of Ships: Fairfield Shipyard to Today’s U.S. Shipbuilders
Building a Bridge of Ships: Fairfield Shipyard to Today’s U.S. Shipbuilders
Robert Keane
Travel from WWII’s Liberty ships to modern naval engineering as Robert Keane blends personal legacy and decades of shipbuilding expertise in an inspiring maritime narrative.
Design for Seaway Loads and Efficient Structures – In Early Ship Design
Robert Keane
Explore how early design decisions affect ship longevity, costs, and safety. Learn why “smaller isn’t always cheaper” and how smart design prevents costly failures at sea.
Deep Submersible Project – ALVIN Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV)
Ivan Caplan
Dive into ALVIN’s groundbreaking upgrades enabling exploration of 98% of the ocean floor. Experience the engineering feats behind a vessel reshaping ocean research and discovery.
Naval Engineering Professional Development Program
Naval Engineering Professional Development Program
Naval Engineering Professional Development Program
Peter Jaquith
Bridge the Navy’s knowledge gap in modern shipbuilding. Explore a dynamic program covering 3D CAD, lean practices, and global insights, shaping tomorrow’s naval engineering leaders.
Meet your speakers
Ivan Caplan
Michael Bosworth
Michael Bosworth
Materials science expert and Navy R&D veteran, Ivan leverages decades of advanced materials research and naval technology development to illuminate ALVIN’s deep submersible upgrades and multidisciplinary maritime engineering projects.
Michael Bosworth
Michael Bosworth
Michael Bosworth
Naval architect, tech strategist, and former CISD Director, Michael shares insights from a diverse Navy career, exploring disruptive maritime technologies, innovation funding, and career pathways from naval officer to naval engineer, inspiring future leaders.
Robert Keane
Michael Bosworth
Peter Jaquith
Veteran naval architect and former NAVSEA executive, Bob blends six decades of ship design leadership with technical insight into efficient structural design, seaway load analysis, historic perspectives from WWII shipyards to today, and modern industry challenges.
Peter Jaquith
Michael Bosworth
Peter Jaquith
A seasoned shipyard executive and leader in Lean Design, Peter bridges automotive, aerospace, and shipbuilding practices to modernize naval ship design, manufacturing efficiency, and professional development for maritime engineers.