The IMCA Global Summit will bring our Members and the industry together to explore the major challenges we collectively face.
With huge expectations to deliver the energy transition, while increasing energy security, our industry is facing a raft of challenges around the sustainability, safety, and people.
Our two-day Global Summit has been designed to bring our industry together to explore these issues, share best practice, debate possible solutions, and chart a course to success, across an engaging and interactive programme mixing business and technical content.
The Summit’s programme has six separate sessions, two workshops, three panel debates, and five high-profile keynote speakers. We’ll also take some time to recognise the achievements of our industry with the IMCA Awards and provide ample opportunities for making vital connections and building relationships.
Whether business leader or technical expert, attendance is vital, and we are looking forward to welcoming you in Utrecht, Netherlands for our first global event since 2018.
Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors.
Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables.
Richard Hollingham is a BBC science correspondent and author of two bestselling books. Blood and Guts: a History of Surgery is a chronicle of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomised patients… and of every now and then courageous medical advances which have saved the lives of millions around the world. His first book How to Clone the Perfect Blonde co-authored with Sue Nelson was listed for the Aventis Science Writer Awards. Richard is a regular columnist and contributor to the Daily Mail, BBC online, New Scientist and The Times. He is the editor of the magazine space:uk. Richard writes, contributes and hosts programmes for BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, BBC News 24, the Today programme and his weekly programme for the BBC World Service. He is also a producer and presenter for the popular Planet Earth podcast and anchors live television broadcasts for the European Space Agency. He has reported on science and the environment from more than 40 countries. These include reports from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia (several times), Libya, Antarctica (twice), Vietnam, and from an ice floe in the Arctic.
Richard is a producer and launch commentator for ESA, the European Space Agency.
Sally leads Forum for the Future’s mission to create a just and regenerative future, in which both people and the planet thrive. This involves a laser focus on transforming how the world thinks about, produces, consumes and values food and energy, and on reimagining the purpose of business in our society and economy. Sally is actively involved in sector-wide collaborations and in one-to-one work with leading organisations around the world. In December 2017, she received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to sustainability in business.
Kevin Barron has been a dedicated figure at Fugro for over three decades. His journey with the company began in June 1993 when he joined as an Offshore Marine Surveyor. His expertise and commitment led him to become the Deputy Manager of Resources and Operational Support for the MAI group in the USA in 2014, where he oversees the Marine Offshore Surveyors operations and development. His leadership and dedication continue to uphold the high standards expected at Fugro. Kevin has been happily married for 29 years and has three children: Ashton, 27, Allyson, 23, and Jacob, 21.
Luca is President of IMCA, having previously held the role of Vice President. He is also Head of Assets, Fabrication and Project Services at Saipem S.p.A.
He previously served as Senior Vice President for the Offshore Business Unit responsible for its worldwide commercial strategy, Managing Director of Saipem Perth, Saipem Asia Sdn Bhd and Saipem Malaysia Sdn Bhd, where he led commercial activities for the Asia-Pacific region.
He began his Saipem career in 1997 in Paris with Saibos, serving first on board vessels as Field Engineer and then in the estimating and tendering department. In 2000, he moved to Dubai as Deputy Project Manager for an EPCI project of a processing platform of 12,000 tons for Total Nigeria. In 2003, he moved to Jakarta as Project Manager of an EPCI project of two wellheads platforms and associated pipelines for BP. Before returning to Singapore, he spent time in Paris within Saipem’s FPSO business.
Luca was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1968. He graduated from the University of Pisa in Aeronautical Engineering and served as an officer in the Italian Navy.
Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors.
Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables.
Richard Hollingham is a BBC science correspondent and author of two bestselling books. Blood and Guts: a History of Surgery is a chronicle of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomised patients… and of every now and then courageous medical advances which have saved the lives of millions around the world. His first book How to Clone the Perfect Blonde co-authored with Sue Nelson was listed for the Aventis Science Writer Awards. Richard is a regular columnist and contributor to the Daily Mail, BBC online, New Scientist and The Times. He is the editor of the magazine space:uk. Richard writes, contributes and hosts programmes for BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, BBC News 24, the Today programme and his weekly programme for the BBC World Service. He is also a producer and presenter for the popular Planet Earth podcast and anchors live television broadcasts for the European Space Agency. He has reported on science and the environment from more than 40 countries. These include reports from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia (several times), Libya, Antarctica (twice), Vietnam, and from an ice floe in the Arctic.
Richard is a producer and launch commentator for ESA, the European Space Agency.
Oli Ferriman is an advisor and speaker on the Future of Work. He works alongside Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School as part of the leadership team at HSM Advisory – specialists in the Future of Work and creating better working lives. Oli works closely with organisation leaders across the globe to explore the broad macro shifts impacting people’s lives, expectations of work, and how organisations respond. He leads HSM’s work across the Energy Sector.
Todd Conklin, PhD, spent 30 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory, developing the Human Performance program. Conklin has shared his insights on safety cultures with global audiences, from executives to field workers. He’s a best-selling author and hosts a popular safety podcast. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Conklin continues to advocate for safety as a way to empower workers in unpredictable environments.
Prof. Josué E. Maia França
Professor, Technical engineer, Pós-doc in Human Factors read more
Prof. Josué E. Maia França
Professor, Technical engineer, Pós-doc in Human Factors
Portuguese:
Professor, Engenheiro e Técnico, Pós-Doutor em Human Factors (LNU, Suécia), Doutor em Engenharia Civil (UFF) e Mestre em Engenharia Ambiental (UFRJ). Professor convidado da KTH, LNU, UFF, UFRJ, IBP e PUC-RS. Pós-graduado em Neurociências e Sociologia (PUC-RS). Chair da SPE Human Factors Technical Section.
English:
Professor, Technical engineer, Pós-doc in Human Factors (LNU, Sweden), Doc in civil engineering (UFF), and master’s in environmental engineering (UFRJ). Invited Professor of KTH, LNU, UFF, UFRJ, IBP and PUC-RS. Post-graduation in Neurosciences and sociology (PUC-RS). Chair of SPE Human Factors Technical Section.
Chris has been a commercial diver for over 18 years, and currently specialises in deep sea saturation diving, operating almost exclusively in the oil and gas industry. This highly specialised form of diving involves living in the claustrophobic confines of a decompression chamber for up to 28 days at a time, commuting daily to the seabed in a diving bell, and working at depths of up to 900 feet for 6 hours at a time. In September of 2012, a freak failure of the dynamic positioning system of the vessel he was working under, resulted in the umbilical which provides him with
breathing gas, light and heat being severed completely. He was left on the seabed, in complete darkness 300 feet below the surface, with only the 5 minutes of breathing gas he carried in the emergency tanks on his back, and no way to protect himself from the freezing temperatures. It took his heroic rescuers over 40 minutes to come back and fetch him, and his miraculous survival story has baffled experts ever since. His extraordinary story was subsequently immortalised in the hit Netflix/BBC documentary ‘Last Breath,’ a version of which is currently being developed
into a Hollywood movie starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole. Chris was born in Edinburgh, raised in Cambridge, and now lives in the South of France with his partner and two daughters.
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Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Taking place in the compact, picturesque, and historic city of Utrecht in the Netherlands – just 30 minutes from the international airport hub in Schiphol – the Summit will take place at iconic and centrally located arts venue, the Tivoli Vredenburg.
IMCA is working with Hotel Service Utrecht who have negotiated a range of non-fluctuating rates with flexible policies at a number of hotels in the city centre. Fully refundable within the cancellation period, this service means we can offer delegates special deals at a range of price points.
There are a limited number of rooms available for a limited period only. So don’t delay, book your room now.
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The Hampton by Hilton Utrecht Central Station is located in the centre of the Hoog Catharijne shopping mall, and within easy reach of the Summit venue, TivoliVredenburg.
The hotel has bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, a gym, WiFi and hotel parking available.
The four-star Park Plaza Utrecht occupies a spectacular glass fronted building in central Utrecht, within walking distance of the Central Station and the Summit venue, TivoliVredenberg.
The hotel has bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, a gym, WiFi and hotel parking available.
Just a step away from both Utrecht’s Central Station and the Summit venue, TivoliVredenberg, the hotel can be easily reached by public transport or car.
The hotel has bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, a gym, WiFi and hotel parking available.
This 11-story hotel is directly connected to Utrecht’s Central Station, and is an inspirational point and unique location to meet, sleep, gather and unwind.
The hotel has bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, a gym, WiFi and hotel parking available.
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