PROGRAMME

DAY ONE:  29 August 2018


‘Ocean Governance and Marine spatial planning’

08.30 – 09.00

Registration

09.00 

Opening Address

 

Professor Ronan Long, Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute

Professor Patrick Chaumette, PI Human Sea Program, University of Nantes

09.40-11.20

KEYNOTE SPEECHES

09.40

Ocean Governance:

 

WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute  
Professor Ronan Long, Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute

10.00 Planning Maritime Space in Metropolitan France:
 

The Example of North Atlantic West Channel
Lucie Trulla, Head of Department, Energy Transition and Estuarine Ecology, Port of Nantes - Saint-Nazaire and François Victor, Deputy Head of Mission, French Interregional Maritime Directorates North Atlantic Western Channel

10.20 The Danish MSP
 

Shaping Digitization-ready Regulation
Charlotte Ahrendt Steen, Deputy Director General, Danish Maritime Authority

10.40 The Swedish Maritime Administration’s Approach in Research and Innovation:
  "Building” the Future
Magnus Sundstrom, Head of Unit, Research and Innovation, Swedish Maritime Administration
11.00 New Technology Trends within the Maritime Industry:
 

Bringing Maritime Knowledge into Effect
Dr. Mathias Jonas, Secretary General of the International Hydrographic Organization 

11.20 - 11.45 Refreshment Break
11.45 - 13.30 Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and “Blue Growth”
  Coordinated by Professor Clive Schofield, Head of Research, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute
11.45 Maritime Governance:

 

The EU’s Maritime Spatial Planning in the EU –Achievements and Future Development
Juan Ronco Zapatero, Policy Officer, Blue Economy and Maritime Spatial Planning, DG MARE, European Commission

12.05 Marine Spatial Planning:
  A Geographical Perspective
Brice Trouillet, Associate Professor, University of Nantes / CNRS and Romain Legé, PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning, University of Nantes
12.25 Training Needs in MSP:
 

Assessment of Needs in the South Baltic Sea
Henrik Nilsson, Research Associate, World Maritime University

12.45

Safety in MSP:

 

Offshore Wind Farms and the Issue of Safety in MSP
Raza Ali Mehdi, Transport Engineer, Toyota Motor Europe

13.05 Panel Discussion / Q&A (Speakers-Keynote Speaker to join)
13.30 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.30 Safety Aspects of Exploitation Activities
  Coordinated by Associate Professor Dimitrios Dalaklis, Safety and Security, World Maritime University
14.30 Offshore Risk Management:
 

Security Assessment for Offshore Oil and Gas Assets
Professor Nikitas Nikitakos, Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean and Iosif Progoulakis, PhD Candidate, Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean

14.50 Ensuring the Safety of Life at Sea:
 

Provision of Search and Rescue (SAR) Services
Johan Mårtensson, SAR system-Management, Swedish Maritime Administration

15.10

Environmental Damage and Offshore Operation
Sebastien Lootgieter, Partner, Villeneau Rohart Simon & Associates

15.30 Training in Oil Spill Response:
 

Improving Oil Spill Response via Table-Top Exercises
Jennie Larsson, Research Associate, World Maritime University

15.50 Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
  Raphael Vianna, Post PhD Researcher Human Sea, Lawyer, Rio de Janeiro
16.10 Equipment Supporting the Safety of Life at Sea
 

New Trends in the Design of Life Saving Equipment
Niels Fraende, Vice President, Cruise and LifeCraft, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment

16.50 Panel Discussion / Q&A (Speakers-Keynote Speaker to join)
17.10 END OF DAY ONE
17.10-17.40
By Invitation Only - Guided Tour of the Global Ocean Institute (Hosted by Professor Ronan Long, Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute)  
 
17.45 By Invitation Only - RECEPTION

DAY TWO :  30 August 2018
“Contemporary technology trends”

09.10 - 09.15

Opening remarks

  Associate Professor Dimitrios Dalaklis, Safety and Security, World Maritime University

09.15 - 10.45

Shipping in the Era of Digitalization

 

Coordinated by Professor Nikitas Nikitakos, Shipping Informatics and Communications, Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean

09.15

IT Services to Improve Shipping Operations:

 

The Sea Traffic Management (STM) Concept
Ulf Siwe, STM Validation Communications Officer, Swedish Maritime Administration

09.35

Cyber Security Uncovered:

 

A Review of Cyber Security Issues and Inmarsat’s approach
Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime 

09.55

Managing Cyber-Security:

 

Dealing with Cyber-Security in a Risk Management Framework
Captain Ryan Manning, Chief, Office of Port and Facility Compliance, United States Coast Guard

10.15

Panel Discussion / Q&A (Speakers-Keynote Speaker to join)

10.45 - 11.15

Refreshment Break

11.15 - 12.15

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)

 

Coordinated by Associate Professor Michael Baldauf, World Maritime University

11.15

Unmanned Ships:

 

Future Trends and Development 
Jeroen van Overloop, Policy Advisor Maritime Security, Ministry of Transport, Belgium

11.35

Unmanned Ships Operations:

 

Autonomous Ships or Unmanned Ships: How the Future Ship Will Interact with Humans
Charles de Corbière, Partner, Villeneau Rohart Simon & Associates

11.55

Unmanned and Autonomous Shipping:

  Regulation and Liability
Robert Veal, Lecturer, University of Southampton
12:15 Panel Discussion / Q&A (Speakers-Keynote Speaker to join)
12:30 Summary and Closing
  Associate Professor Dimitrios Dalaklis, Safety and Security, World Maritime University