08:00 - 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee from Digital Ship

09:00 How maritime technology is evolving

Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

Bio: Head of section for new maritime technology in NMA. Is educated as a naval architect from NTNU in Trondheim, with master in marine cybernetics. Has over the last seven years followed the new technology projects in Norway, and especially the autonomy projects.

09:20 GEO and LEO connectivity services for critical maritime communication

Paul Petit-Jean, Senior Director - Maritime Business Development, Eutelsat Group

Bio: Paul Petit-Jean is the heading the Maritime Business Development at Eutelsat Group. Prior to joining Eutelsat Group in 2018, Paul has worked for satellite service providers over the last 20 years, in the harbors of Hamburg, Rotterdam, Singapore, and finally Paris where he is now based.

09.40 Digital panel discussion: How we are maturing digital technology

Moderator:

Matthew Stevens, Magazine Editor & Conference Producer, Digital Ship

Panellists:

Ådne Brunborg, Chief Data Officer, Seatrans Group

Bio: With a wide and varied background as both developer and architect in both software and business intelligence, from bank, insurance, and telecom industries, Ådne has been employed by Seatrans since 2018, working with BI development and digitalization projects in shipping. Currently he focuses on data analytics for operational efficiency and cost optimization for Seatrans fleet.

Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

10:10 - 10:40 Coffee & Networking break

10:40 From shore to ship – Fully integrated cybersecurity with minimal effort

Jonas Kling, Principal Sales Executive - Security, Intranet Distribusjon AS

Bio: Jonas studied Business, Politics and Entrepreneurship in Vienna, Austria. After different Roles in Sales and Service with Companies like HPE/Aruba, SAP, NSC Global, moved on to the field of Cyber Security as Service Delivery Manager at an Austrian SOCaaS Company in 2021. Since October 2024 with N-Able as MDR Specialist.

11:00 Approaches to cybersecurity at Odfjell

Tommy Pletten, Manager Digital Platform, Odfjell SE

Bio: As Manager Digital Platform at Odfjell with more than 20 years of experience, Tommy oversees IT operations, Infrastructure, and Cyber Security. Focused on safeguarding Odfjell’s digital assets, and driving initiatives to strengthen security, and ensure compliance, in an ever-evolving tech and threat landscape.

11:20 More connectivity, more choice, more capability, more threats?

Ian Pears, VP Information Security & Compliance, Carnival UK

Bio: Ian joined Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) in September 2023 to lead Information security and Compliance. Prior to that he served for 31 years in the Royal Navy as a Weapons Engineering Officer, ending his career having been the CDIO (and CISO) and leading the Navys’ digital transformation.

11:40 Cybersecurity at Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber)

Øyvind Berget, Chief Technology Officer, Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber)

Bio: Øyvind has more than a decade in the Norwegian Armed Forces working with data analytics and information security. Before joining NORMA Cyber, Øyvind worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for three years where he led projects involving digitalisation and AI. At NORMA Cyber, the role of CTO has been to use new technology for cyber security.

12:00 Cybersecurity panel discussion: How is the maritime cybersecurity challenge evolving?

Moderator:

Øyvind Berget, Chief Technology Officer, Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber)

Panellists:

Ian Pears, VP Information Security & Compliance, Carnival UK

Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

Tommy Pletten, Manager Digital Platform, Odfjell SE

12:40 - 13:40 Lunch & Networking break

13:40 Ensuring software applications work seamlessly over different satellite communication connections

Magnus Dickens, Head of Digital Product Management, Wilhelmsen Ships Service AS

Bio: Since graduating with a degree in Naval Architecture from NTNU Trondheim, Magnus have been responsible for the development and implementation of new and innovative technologies across the Wilhelmsen Group, with a focus on IoT and connected systems onboard. Now as head of digital product management he is focused on building up the digital strategy and delivery of digital SaaS products at scale

Torkil Eide Solstad, Software Engineer, Wilhelmsen Ships Service AS

Bio: Torkil is a lead developer in Wilhelmsen Ship Service developing applications used onboard vessels supporting the physical products sold by Wilhelmsen. He has a master in marine cybernetics from NTNU in Tronheim. After the studies he worked 5 years in DNV as a surveyor and approval engineer approving control systems for ships. 

14:00 Your complete onboard IT infrastructure provided as a service

Stratos Margaritis, Solutions Architect, Navarino AS

 Bio: Solutions Architect and Head of the Presales Team. Developed many of the most known Shipping Gateways for many Satellite providers, designed solutions for many Shipping Companies and has a vast knowledge in Cyber Security, as he is a Certified Ethical Hacker, and many other Cyber Security certifications.

14:20 The digital journey of operational ship propulsion performance improvements

Erik van Ballegooijen, Director R&D, VAF Instruments

Bio: Erik van Ballegooijen, Director R&D of VAF Instruments, is responsible for VAF solution, sensor and software development, and for providing customer consultancy on ship propulsion performance. Latest development project is the VAF high frequent data collection solution IVY, covering the ships propulsion performance. Van Ballegooijen holds 2 Master degrees in Engineering. After graduation he worked at Wärtsilä Propulsion, started as a ship propeller designer (hydrodynamicist), and later headed several operational engineering, project management and R&D departments. Since 2015 he is the Director R&D of VAF Instruments and part of the VAF management team.


14:40 Benefits of High Frequent Data Capturing in Ship Performance

Christian Treu, VP Revenue, Danelec

Bio: Christian Treu brings 15+ years in maritime and software industries, with roles at IBM, Maersk, and ZeroNorth. Expertise in commercial shipping, software sales & development, and maritime digital transformation. Today, Christian is heading up the commercial ship performance team at Danelec.

Lars Knudsen, Global Sales Director, Danelec

Bio: Lars Knudsen is an experienced leader in sales and business development with over 20 years across IT, maritime, and IoT sectors. Currently, he is Director of Sales and Business Development at Danelec, with previous leadership roles at Saint-Gobain.

15:00 Vessel Performance & Digitalisation panel discussion – how can digital technology best support vessel performance decision making?

Moderator:

Erik van Ballegooijen, Director R&D, VAF Instruments

Panellist:

Henning Rebnord, Principal Engineer, Grieg Star

Bio: Employed as Principal Engineer in Grieg Star`s Technology department, Henning leads the company’s efforts on vessel performance and decarbonisation. After graduating with a M.Sc. in Industrial Asset Management, he started as a vessel manager before transitioning to performance analytics and optimisation. He has worked on vessel performance for several years and has experience ranging from installations onboard to data management ashore.

Lars Solbakken, SVP Information & Technology, DOF Group

Bio: Lars Solbakken has 25 years of experience with technology and business, being responsible for the Industry 4.0 initiatives and digital strategy implementation at DOF. He is a trained engineer from the Norwegian Navy, and graduate from MBA and MBI from Rotterdam School of Management.

15:30 End of conference. There will be a drinks reception kindly hosted by Dualog