Conference Agenda (as at 20 November
For more information on this programme please contact cathy@thedigitalship.com  

0830 – Registration/Welcome Refreshments

SESSION ONE

Driving the Digital Revolution through Connectivity
Investigating the opportunities and boundaries of maritime connectivity
This opening session of the day will look at how maritime connectivity is changing. What are the most recent developments? And how can they support ship owners and managers to enhance operational agility and efficiency. We will look at practical examples how maritime connectivity contributes to Smart Shipping. And how we can effectively manage costs.

1000 - Opening Notes and Introduction by Conference Chair
click for bioNick Lambert, Maritime Domain Expert, NLA Ltd.

Nick LambertA master mariner and a committed proponent of the maritime users’ perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert concluded a long naval operational career as the UK National Hydrographer in December 2012. He advises on a wide range of maritime issues including the growing potential of the blue economy concept, the importance of spatial data infrastructures and hydrography for maritime economies, the evolution of eNavigation and GNSS vulnerability, near or real time situational awareness (especially that derived from space based assets and applications), human factors, and training and education in the maritime sector. He has a particular interest in the Polar Regions and is also engaged in a variety of situational awareness, marine autonomous systems and vessel efficiency projects.

1010 - Harnessing Maritime Digitalisation to Achieve Operational Efficiency

  • With industry research findings and concrete reference cases
click for bioTom Erling Hansen, Head of Sales Europe, Marlink

Tom Erling HansenTom Erling Hansen has double engineering degrees in Telecom and IT from the Royal Norwegian Air force complemented with a Master’s degree in Business administration and Management from the Norwegian Business School. Mr Hansen has worked with Maritime applications and communication for almost two decades and has extensive international experience from working and living in several maritime hubs including Dubai, Oslo, London, Brussels, Singapore and Houston. He is currently head of Sales North Europe for Maritime in Marlink.

1040 - Connectivity at Sea - Towards Smart Shipping

  • The future of crew connectivity
  • The role of IoT and M2M (machine to machine) developments
click for bioMary Etienne, Business Development Director Marine Industries, Dell EMC

Mary EtienneMary Etienne is a business leader with over 25-years industry experience in Fortune 500 companies. She joined Dell in 2011 as Business Development Director of Dell OEM Solutions, where she is responsible for creating business value for customers in the maritime, shipping, and offshore markets. A specialist, global division, Dell OEM Solutions builds industry-grade and long lifecycle products and provides customized logistics and services for customers to sell into the marketplace as part of their own branded products.

1110 - Panel Discussion: The Maritime Satcom Summit
How do we harness digitalisation to become a driver? What can we learn from best practice cases and how do we translate them to our fleet?
Moderated by:
click for bioRob O’Dwyer, Editor, Digital Ship

Rob O’DwyerRob O'Dwyer, Editor of Digital Ship, has been a maritime IT journalist since 2005. He has a Master's degree in business and law from University College Dublin and was previously a commercial writing consultant in Seoul, South Korea.

Rob was also previously Editor of Port Finance International.

Panellists include:
click for bioRaimo Warkki, IT Demand Manager, Commercials, Ship Communication & Systems, Stena Line

Raimo WarkkiRaimo Warkki was born in Göteborg. With a technical background, he has been working within Stena for more than 30 years. He has worked with ship communications since late 1990, and was involved when Stena Line installed the fleet with satellite communication at the beginning of 2000.

Raimo has been responsible for satellite communication since 2005 and worked as IT demand manager for ship management regarding ships specific systems.

click for bioMichael Carter, Sales Director EMEA - Network and Data Services, Telenor Satellite

Michael CarterMichael joined Telenor Satellite in 2005 and is currently Director of Sales for our Network and Data services division, which is responsible for providing high quality data communication services over satellite to customers on land and sea.

He has over 14 years International Telecom experience, working for companies such as Tandberg (Now CISCO) and BaneTele. Michael has an MBA from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Fonty's University in Eindhoven, Holland.

click for bioMark Warner, Head of Marketing, Inmarsat Maritime

Mark WarnerMark joined Inmarsat in September 2016 and has responsibility for maritime marketing communications activities, with the objective of opening up the full potential of high-speed connectivity at sea across vertical markets including merchant shipping, small boat, fishing and leisure.

With over 19 years’ experience in the maritime industry, Warner has an extensive track record in digital platform development and marketing programme creation for ship owners, managers and suppliers. He has sector-specific experience in data analytics, E-commerce, lead generation and public relations, social media and online advertising. He is also the former Head of Digital Maritime and Professional Division for Informa, publishers of Lloyd’s List, where he managed the digital offering from the world’s oldest daily shipping paper during an intense development period.

Warner joins Inmarsat after seven years with ShipServ, the world’s leading e-marketplace for the marine and offshore supply industries, where he was a Director for Marketing and Business Development playing a central role in ShipServ’s contribution to the EU e-maritime digital development project.

A University of Plymouth alumnus, holding an MSc in International Logistics and a BSc in Maritime Business & Law, Warner has recently finished serving five years as Chairman of the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association, many of whose 500 members now occupy senior positions across the maritime industry. He is also current chairman of the Marine E-commerce Association.

click for bioTommy Dybvad, Director, Cruise and Ferry Services, Marlink

Tommy DybvadTommy Konkol Dybvad is Director Cruise and Ferry Services in Marlink. Tommy works from the Norwegian Oslo-office responsible for service development and sales in the global cruise and ferry market.

Prior to working as Director for Cruise and Ferry Services, Tommy worked as Maritime VSAT Product Director, and Sales Director for Maritime VSAT in Marlink.

Tommy has more than 25 years’ experience with satellite communication services for Oil & Offshore, Shipping, Governmental and Cruise & Ferry markets, dating back to the very start of Maritime VSAT in the early 1990s. Prior to his current position in Marlink, Tommy worked as the Senior Executive Officer in Norwegian Telecom International, Satellite Division, then held roles as Sales Manager and Commercial Director Maritime VSAT in Telenor Satellite Services, Vizada, Astrium, and Airbus Defence and Space.

click for bioDan Rooney, Commercial Maritime Products Director, Speedcast

Dan RooneyAs the Commercial Maritime Product Director of SpeedCast, Dan Rooney is responsible for innovation and delivery of products to the commercial maritime sector. Based in Budapest, Hungary, he has been employed in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) sector since 1999. His past experience includes working with Globe Wireless managing several product lines and as a Fleet ICT Support Manager for a large Norwegian shipping company.

Further panellists to be announced

SpeedCast1155 - Tea/Coffee Break – Kindly Sponsored by SpeedCast

SESSION TWO

Blockchain and its Impact on the Maritime Industry
Investigating the opportunities in blockchain
Blockchain is conquering the world. It is widely anticipated that blockchain will be the key to transforming the maritime industry by reducing the complexity of maritime transactions whilst increasing security. Initiatives can be found in various industries. In this session we will look at how blockchain can contribute to our maritime industry. What are the benefits and how can we overcome the barriers such as potential liabilities and regulations. In this session, leading blockchain specialists will provide case studies and examples of how shipping companies can benefit from the blockchain revolution.

1220 - Blockchain, Beyond the Hype

  • What is blockchain
  • Examples from outside shipping
  • Customer case in container shipping
  • Benefits for shipping
click for bioOlga Kravchenko, Cognitive Consultant Blockchain, IBM

Olga KravchenkoOlga Kravchenko is a Blockchain expert from IBM Norway. She works with innovative solutions that utilize the power of Blockchain or artificial intelligence, Watson. Her educational background is in innovation and finance from BI in Oslo and a partner university in Ukraine.

1245 - Blockchain, the Insurance Case Study in the Maritime Industry

  • Project set-up
  • Recommendations
click for bioLars Henneberg, Head of Risk Management, A.P. Møller - Mærsk

Lars HennebergLars Henneberg is Head of Risk Management at Maersk. Lars is a lawyer by background and has extensive experience with legal and insurance matters in the oil and gas and shipping industries. Before taking up his current position in 2010, Lars worked 12 years in various legal positions in Maersk Oil. From 2005 to 2010, he headed up Maersk Oil's legal department. Lars has a broad international experience from his many years in the oil and gas and shipping industries, including a five-year posting to Qatar.

1310 – The Blockchain Revolution Question & Answer Session

1330 – Lunch Break

SESSION THREE

Harnessing Cyber Resilience and Information Security
A look at maritime cyber security, safety and risk
This expert lead session will look at how the industry is reacting to the advent of increased cyber threats borne out of the growing use of cloud and IoT applications, number of devices used and larger ships but fewer crew. We will discuss current business cases, guidelines and policies already in place. We will look at how to identify, quantify and migitate cyber risk and how to assess the real business risks? We will investigate what GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) means in relation to cyber security.

1430 - Cyber Security: GDPR and Beyond

  • GDPR in context
  • GDPR – intention, actions, breach
click for bioMatthew Montgomery, Senior Business Associate, HFW 

Matthew MontgomeryMatthew is a solicitor who works in the Admiralty team, part of HFW’s shipping department. He qualified as a solicitor in September 2009 and has been with HFW since November 2011.

Matthew has a broad practice and advises on a wide range of legal issues. Having completed a diploma in marine casualty investigation, he has particular expertise in the investigation and handling of claims arising out of marine casualties. In this regard, he acts for shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs and marine underwriters in cases involving groundings, collisions, salvage and towage including the contractual disputes which arise from casualties such as issues of unseaworthiness, unsafe port claims and general average. Since qualifying as a solicitor, Matthew has spent time on secondment at two International Group P&I Clubs.

Matthew also advises on offshore matters and is part of HFW’s growing decommissioning team with a particular interest in the regulatory aspects. He is developing an expertise in cyber security and regularly writes articles and speaks on the subject. Matthew is qualified in England and Wales


1455 - Panel Discussion: Cyber Resilience and Information Security
How can we protect our business against cyber threats? How do we asses real business risks?
Moderated by:
click for bioMark Warner, Head of Marketing, Inmarsat Maritime

Mark WarnerMark joined Inmarsat in September 2016 and has responsibility for maritime marketing communications activities, with the objective of opening up the full potential of high-speed connectivity at sea across vertical markets including merchant shipping, small boat, fishing and leisure.

With over 19 years’ experience in the maritime industry, Warner has an extensive track record in digital platform development and marketing programme creation for ship owners, managers and suppliers. He has sector-specific experience in data analytics, E-commerce, lead generation and public relations, social media and online advertising. He is also the former Head of Digital Maritime and Professional Division for Informa, publishers of Lloyd’s List, where he managed the digital offering from the world’s oldest daily shipping paper during an intense development period.

Warner joins Inmarsat after seven years with ShipServ, the world’s leading e-marketplace for the marine and offshore supply industries, where he was a Director for Marketing and Business Development playing a central role in ShipServ’s contribution to the EU e-maritime digital development project.

A University of Plymouth alumnus, holding an MSc in International Logistics and a BSc in Maritime Business & Law, Warner has recently finished serving five years as Chairman of the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association, many of whose 500 members now occupy senior positions across the maritime industry. He is also current chairman of the Marine E-commerce Association.

Panellists include:
click for bioØistein H. Jensen, Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, Odfjell SE

Øistein H. JensenØistein Jensen has a background from the Navy and educated at Naval Academy and has an MBA from NHH. He served for 3 years as Submarine commander, then heading the Submarine command course. Øistein then worked at PwC Management Consulting for 10 years, before taking the role as Senior Vice President/Chief of Staff  in Odfjell SE.

click for bioHelle Hammer, Managing Director, Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor)

Helle HammerHelle Hammer joined the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) as its Managing Director in 2007. Prior to this, she was Director of Innovation at Norway’s  Houston office. She has more than 25 years of experience from politics and industry policies, including four years as State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministries of Trade & Industry and Finance, and six years with the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association.

Since 2012, she has been in the chair of the International Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI’s) Political Forum, tasked with the responsibility of identifying, monitoring and proposing any framework related actions to support and protect the interests of the global marine insurance industry.

Hammer is a Norwegian native, and holds a degree in business and marketing from Oslo Business School.

click for bioGreg Moore, Enterprise Technologist for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dell EMC OEM

Greg MooreWith 30 years of IT industry experience, including commercial IT for small to large businesses and vertical specific including Marine / Maritime, Defence, Industrial Automation, Security & Surveillance, Healthcare, IoT and more, Greg is working with many of the organisations and companies in the Marine Sector, helping shape the future of the Digital Ship.

click for bioIngolf Saetrevik, Director, Global Sales and Marketing, Palantir

Ingolf SaetrevikIngolf Saetrevik holds the position of Director Global Sales at Palantir AS, a Norwegian company delivering IT&C services to the maritime industry. The KeepUp@Sea product has been in the market for 12 years, and is considered an industry standard approach to cope with the specific challenges in delivering IT-products and –services towards a fleet of vessels, operating on a global basis. Currently, approximately 1.000 vessels have signed up for services delivered from Palantir AS.

Kinnetik Solutions1540 - Tea/Coffee Break – Kindly Sponsored by Kinnetik Solutions

SESSION FOUR

The Digital Ship
Redefining Digitalisation in Maritime
Cloud, IoT, big data, remote monitoring…. Digitisation is moving at a fast pace. Autonomous shipping is (perhaps?) not far away. So how can we harness digital developments to make our own businesses smarter, safer and more sustainable? In this session we will investigate key drivers for a successful implementation. What are the most recent developments, how should we use them and what are the benefits and pitfalls? We will look at the best practices and learn from the best.

1610 - Digital Transformation in Shipping

  • Current status in shipping
  • What can we learn from other industries
  • Future expectations
  • Consequences
click for bioAndré Gill, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS

Andre GillAndré is Director in PwC Consulting, where he mainly works with strategy- and digitization projects within a broad range of companies and industries. He has extensive experience with digital solutions, emerging technologies and data analytics.


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click for bioFredrik Gabrielsen, Partner, Head of shipping & offshore, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS

Fredrik GabrielsenFredrik is partner and head of shipping & offshore in PwC. In addition to being an advisor and auditor for many international shipping/offshore companies, he has extensive operational experience including CEO for a tanker company. Fredrik is leading the PwC study “The digital transformation of shipping”.

1635 - The Digital Ship
Will shipping experience a business transformation by going digital or are there other more disruptive forces which will alter the way we have been working for centuries? A quick reflection and some examples of how Odfjell is moving forward.
click for bioTorbjørn Lussand, VP Corporate IT, Odfjell SE

Torbjørn LussandTorbjørn joined Odfjell SE in June 2017.  He previously worked at Statoil ASA for 16 years where he held various leadership positions both within corporate services and the business line. Torbjørn graduated as IT Engineer in 2001, after 4 years in the Royal Norwegian Navy.

1700 - The Digital Supply Chain

  • E-Commerce - cloud services, a new level of service, a new level
  • Key drivers – benefits and considerations
  • Case study – Jo Tankers
click for bioTerje Hesthamar, Purchasing Manager, Jo Tankers

Terje HesthamarTerje Hesthamar is 61 years old and has been the Purchasing Manager for Jo Tankers AS for the last 27 years.



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click for bioChé Geldard, CEO, Founder, Kinnetik Solutions

Ché GeldardChé Geldard is CEO of Kinnetik Solutions, and formerly, held the position of Departmental Manager for MarineLink at EVRY.  

With over 18 years’ experience in eCommerce, and 20 years in the Maritime Industry, Ché has now founded Kinnetik Solutions, an independent Cloud based eCommerce platform service, which provides an economic integration platform for Buyers and Suppliers regardless of internal formats.

1725 - Panel Discussion: Developing the Digital Ship
Reality check: How can we benefit from digital developments? What does it mean for our shipping industry?
How can we harness big data platforms and ecosystems – and how do we turn investment into profit?
Moderated by:
click for bioFredrik Gabrielsen, Partner, Head of shipping & offshore, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS

Fredrik GabrielsenFredrik is partner and head of shipping & offshore in PwC. In addition to being an advisor and auditor for many international shipping/offshore companies, he has extensive operational experience including CEO for a tanker company. Fredrik is leading the PwC study “The digital transformation of shipping”.

Panellists include:
click for bioInge André Sandvik, Chief Digital Officer, Wilh.Wilhelmsen Holding

Inge André SandvikInge Andrè Sandvik has been working in global tech, internet and consultancy companies for the last 20 years, and co-founded 3 VC backed companies. His focus has been mobile first and building software platforms. He co-founded Soundrop in 2011 with three other co-founders and led the process of teaming up with Spotify. He later co-founded Filmgrail which has become a new and popular platform for cinemas, cable companies and telcos. 

Prior to Soundrop, Inge was with the internet browser company Opera Software as Head of Opera Mobile Store. He co-founded and was CEO in Numo, a company that built a global platform that meshed together national phone directories into one universal search experience.

Inge started his entrepreneurial path in 2004 as Co-founder and CEO in Mobile CTI which launched the first automatic lookup on unknown incoming callers and won several international awards for their innovative apps. The company was acquired by Opplysningen 1881, a Telenor company.

Inge has spent more than 10 years in global tech and software companies such as Telenor, Oracle, Compaq/HP, PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He is an advisor to entrepreneurs and startups in Norway and is co-founder and organizer for Product Tank Oslo.

click for bioSvein David Medhaug, Senior Surveyor, Project Manager Autonomous Ships, Norwegian Maritime

Svein David MedhaugSvein Medhaug is 41 years old and from Norway. He has a background as deck officer at oil- and LNG tankers at the merchant fleet. For the last decade, he has worked for the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), in various positions. He is currently responsible for e-navigation matters at NMA, and has held this position since 2009. At the moment, he chairs the international correspondence group for one of the outputs from e-navigation at IMO: “Guidelines for harmonized display for navigation information received via communication equipment”. He is also the “project manager” for autonomous and remote vessels at NMA. Innovation and new technology in general is one of Medhaugs great passions.

click for bioThale Mjåvatn, Maritime Industry Lead, Microsoft Norway

Thale MjåvatnThale leads the Maritime Industry sector in Microsoft Norway. During her 9 years in Microsoft her main focus has been the data platform business from Data Warehouse and BI to IoT and AI.

Prior to Microsoft, she spent 10 years abroad, studying Computer Science in Edinburgh and an MBA at INSEAD in Fontainebleau and Singapore, working for United Technologies in Milan and a FinTech Startup in London.

Her passion is helping organizations take advantage of technology to transform (and sometimes disrupt) themselves and their industry through innovation.

Marlink1800 - Conference Conclusions followed by Conference Networking Reception until 1930 – Kindly Sponsored by Marlink

**Please note all topics and timings are subject to change