The 27-member group is open to any European nation which is a member of the EU or NATO and has a navy.
Representatives of the United States Navy deployed in Europe will attend as observers, as will members of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command.
Ireland currently holds the presidency of the CHENS conference having last hosted it in 2001.
Emergent and disruptive technologies include artificial intelligence, quantum-enabled technologies, biotechnology, hypersonic technologies, space and novel materials and manufacturing.
The Guard Project is a collaboration between the Defence Forces, academia and private industry to develop a maritime smart drone capable of detecting drug smuggling at sea.
Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service, Commodore Michael Malone told RTÉ News that the forum “continues to be a valued platform to ensure naval relevance in a rapidly changing future as we continue to find innovative solutions to our shared challenge of leading navies that are always moving forward, modernising and diversifying”.