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Dynamic Positioning Conference Programme

Tuesday 21 May – Wednesday 22 May 2024 
Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Schiphol, Amsterdam 

Time Day oneSpeaker / Moderator
08:00 – 09:00 Registration and coffee.
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and ice breaker.Richard Hollingham.
09:15 –  09:45 Keynote address. Iain Grainger CEO  (IMCA).
09:45 – 09:55 Welcome from the DP Committee Chair. Graeme Lorenson  (DP Committee Chair & Subsea7).
09:55 – 10:15 DP event reporting.Richard Purser (IMCA).
10:15 – 10:35 CPD update. Dr Somiyeh Djavanroodi (Nautical Institute).
10:35 – 10:55 IMCA DP Committee update.Kevin Murphy (Valaris).
10:55 – 11:05Q&A and Slido.Richard Purser (IMCA).
11:05 – 11:30 Coffee break and networking.
11:30 – 11:50 DP assurance process at Petrobras.Tiago Faria (Petrobras).
11:50 – 12:10 DP Trials – Categorisation M190.Steve Cargill (DNV).
12:10 – 12:50 Workshop: Categorisation M190 – Annual Trials.Steve Cargill (DNV) & Joey Fisher (M3 Marine).
12:50 – 13:00 Q&A and Slido – following on from Workshop.Andy Goldsmith (IMCA).
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and networking.
14:00 – 14:05Welcome back & intro to afternoon.Richard Hollingham.
14:05 – 14:55Industry Innovation: Quick fire session.
– Automatic voltage regulator testing (OneStep Power)
– Biofuels (Bunker Holding)
– Bring to Work system (Z-Bridge)
– Unmanned rescue vessels (Zelim)
– Automated Fleet (Fleet Robotics AI)
Sarah Whiteford (OneStep Power).
Gunnar Kjeldsen (Bunker Holding).
Joost Boggeman (Z-Bridge).
Andy Tipping (Zelim).
Sidney McLaurin (Fleet Robotics AI)
14:55 – 15:20 Industry Innovation Session – Q&A/SlidoJennifer Evans (IMCA).
15:20 – 15:45 Coffee and networking.
15:45 – 15:50Slido – GHG questions.Lee Billingham (IMCA).
15:50 – 16:10 Assurance and training: Human factors.Scott Moffatt (People Factor Consultants).
16:10 – 16:30Assurance and training: Roleplay (PRS/human error).Cinthya Lopes & Ryan Verhagen (Simwave).
16:30 – 17:00Assurance and training: Audience participation.Cinthya Lopes (Simwave).
17:00 – 17:10Day one closes – wrap up comments.Iain Grainger (IMCA).
17:10 – 19:30 Drinks Reception and networking.
Time Day 2Speaker 
09:00 – 09:30Registration and coffee.
09:30 – 09:45Welcome, opening remarks and ice breaker.Richard Hollingham.
09:45 – 10:45Workshop: Walk to Walk.
– Regulator
– Interface
– Retrofitted equipment
– Innovation block		Rhys Jones (IMCA).
Maarten de Wit (Amplemann).
Maichel van Nauta Lemke (Amplemann).
10:45 – 11:15Coffee break and networking.
11:15 – 11:35Position Reference Systems.Zach Clark & Pal Korneliussen
(Kongsberg Maritime).
11:35 – 12:10Panel Session: Position Reference Systems (PRS).

– Regulator: Dr Somiyeh Djavanroodi (Nautical Institute)
– Class: Alek Karlsen (DNV)
– Vessel owner – Odd Kenneth (Altera)
– Vessel owner – Vicky Gren (TechnipFMC)
– Vessel owner – Renata Gomes (CBO)		Zach Clark & Pal Korneliussen
(Kongsberg Maritime).
12:10 – 12:30Emissions reduction: DP’s role, challenge and opportunity.Lee Billingham (IMCA).
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 13:55Motion Compensated Pile gripper and its interaction with the vessel’s DP system.Jack Spaan (Boskalis).
13:55 – 14:50Panel Session: Ask the Industry.Industry Speakers, Mark Ford (IMCA) moderating.
14:50 – 15:00IMCA Global Summit: why you should attend.Iain Grainger (IMCA).
15:00 – 15:10Closing remarks from DP Committee Chair.Graeme Lorenson (Subsea7).
15:10 – 15:15Final goodbyes and thank you.Richard Hollingham.
15:15Event closes
Programme is subject to change.