Speakers
Captain Mo Magzoub OBE FIMarEST
Workshop
Title: Hybrid Navy: What Could Stop Us Getting There?
Aim: To identify the key barriers to delivering a Hybrid Navy and develop practical, cross-sector recommendations for how they could be overcome
Target Audience: c30-40 naval, commercial, academic, equipment/system/ships builders and integrators.
Mo Magzoub joined the Royal Navy in 2000 as a Marine Engineer Officer.
His service at sea included appointments in HMS Ocean, Type 22 and Type 23 Frigates. Ashore, he has held roles in DE&S as the Electrical Development lead and in the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
His time working in MOD London included positions in the Operations Directorate and in Finance and Military Capability, before taking up post in Navy Command where he held the dual role of Maritime Capability (MARCAP) Chief of Staff and Marine Systems Desk Officer.
Capt Magzoub spent several years in Australia as the Naval Advisor in the British High Commission, where he was responsible for the RN-RAN relationship before standing up and holding the post of AUKUS Advisor.
In Spring 2025, Capt Mo returned to the UK and Navy Command Headquarters where he became the Royal Navy Head of Force Development – responsible for the development of the RN Future and Conceptual Forces.
In January 2026, Capt Mo appeared in the 2026 New Years Honours List and was awarded an OBE in recognition for his work in Australia.
Captain Magzoub holds an MA in Military and Defence Strategic Studies, an MSc in Electrical Marine Engineering and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering. In his spare time, he is a committed world traveller and an ardent audiobook fan which he argues is just as good as reading.
Becky is the Business Development Manager for Hybrid Navy at BMT, where she is responsible for customer engagement, strategic growth and opportunity development across emerging Hybrid Navy maritime programmes. She combines business development expertise with more than a decade of experience in marine engineering and naval platform design.
Before moving into business development, Becky built her career within BMT's engineering teams, progressing to Principal Marine Engineer and Fire Protection Service Capability Lead. She most recently served as Delegated Design Authority for Fire Protection on the Fleet Solid Support programme and has contributed to a number of major UK naval acquisition programmes.
A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), Becky holds a First Class MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester. She serves on the IMarEST Board of Trustees and Council and chairs the Membership Committee, helping to support professional registration and the development of the maritime profession.
She is passionate about supporting the future of maritime capability and helping shape the Royal Navy's transition to a Hybrid Navy