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IMCA South America Regional Meeting
View the programme for our IMCA South American Regional Meeting below. Ensure you don’t miss out, reserve your place today. Free to anyone working for an IMCA Member company.
Wednesday 8 November & Thursday 9 November 2023
Hilton Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
Avenida Atlantica 1020. Rio de Janeiro, 22010-000, Brazil.
Day one agenda: Wednesday 8 November
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration and networking coffee | |
| 10.00 – 10.20 | Safety, Welcome and Introductions | John Chatten, (Fugro) & Chair, IMCA South America |
| 10.20 – 10.40 | Competition Law and compliance policy | |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | IMCA Global Update | Richard Purser, Technical Adviser – Marine, IMCA |
| Session one | Industry presentations | |
| 11.00 – 11.20 | DP Events Report | Daniel Marins, Subsea7 |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | CBO Training | Renata Cortes, CBO |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | Expectations for DP Assurance | Guilherme Cruvinel Silva, Petrobras |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | DP Company Authority | Cicero Lopes, TechnipFMC |
| 12.20 – 13.00 | CDP Presentation | Graeme Reid, Technical Adviser – Marine, IMCA |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Networking lunch | |
| Session two | Marine Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) | |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | The development of IMO’s MASS Code. | Margaret Fitzgerald, Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, IMCA |
| 14.15 – 14.35 | Brazilian maritime authority perspective | Joao Roberto V. Martins, Navy Engineering Corps DCD |
| 14.35 – 15.10 | Member perspective | John Chatten, (Fugro) & Chair, IMCA South America |
| 15.10 – 16.30 | Panel Q&A | |
| 16.30 | Day One closes with thanks from the Committee Chair | John Chatten, (Fugro) & Chair, IMCA South America |
Please note day one timings, sessions and speakers are subject to change.
Day two agenda: Thursday 9 November 2023
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30 – 10.15 | Networking coffee and registration | |
| 10.15 – 10.40 | Safety, Welcome and Introductions | Ian Grainger, IMCA CEO & John Chatten, (Fugro) & Chair, IMCA South America |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | Competition Law compliance policy | |
| Session one (day two) | Industry presentations and workshop | |
| 11.00 – 11.20 | Update on revised IMO Green House Gas Strategy (vessel emissions) | Margaret Fitzgerald, Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, IMCA |
| 11.20 – 12.00 | Brazil Flag State | Captain Fernando Alberto Gomes de Costa, Brazilian Navy |
| 12.00 – 12.10 | Introduction to Future Fuels | Margaret Fitzgerald, Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, IMCA |
| 12.10 – 12.30 | Bio Fuels – SS7 | Laila Abdel-Rehim, Sustainability Team Lead, Subsea7 |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Group Workshop and Panel Q&A | Richard Purser, Technical Adviser – Marine, IMCA |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Networking lunch | |
| 14.00 – 16.30 | Meet the Secretariat – an open networking opportunity | Iain Grainger, IMCA. John Chatten, (Fugro) & Chair, IMCA South America. Margaret Fitzgerald, IMCA. Graeme Reid, IMCA. Richard Purser, IMCA. Daniel Marins, (Subsea7) & IMCA SA Committee Vice Chair |
Please note day two timings, sessions and speakers are subject to change.