The next IMCA South America Regional Meeting takes place in Rio on Tuesday 10 March, 2026.

IMCA’s regular regional meetings bring our Members together to discuss industry issues, trends, and developments, explore the latest from IMCA’s technical teams, and offer a great opportunity to meet colleagues from across the industry.

Please note this event is only open to IMCA Members. No walk-ups on the day.

Programme programme

Registration and networking breakfast

09:0010:00Registration and networking breakfast

Room

Welcome & introductions

10:0010:15Welcome & introductions

Petrópolis room

Welcome & introductions

John Chatten

Fugro | Committee Chair

IMCA Survey & ROV updates

10:1510:30IMCA Survey & ROV updates

Petrópolis room

IMCA Survey & ROV updates

John Chatten

Fugro | Committee Chair

IMCA Environmental Sustainability updates

10:3010:45IMCA Environmental Sustainability updates

Petrópolis room

IMCA Organisational update

10:4511:00IMCA Organisational update

Petrópolis room

IMCA Organisational update

Paulo Veronesi

IMCA | Director of Client Engagement - South America and Independent Consultant

Refreshments and networking

11:0011:30Refreshments and networking

Foyer

TBC

11:3012:00TBC

Petrópolis room

TBC

12:0012:30TBC

Petrópolis room

Belov’s path through affiliation

12:3013:00Belov’s path through affiliation

Petrópolis room

Felipe Guimarães Rodrigues

Belov Engineering | Diving Coordinator

TBC

13:0013:15TBC

Petrópolis room

Group photo

13:1513:20Group photo

Petrópolis room

Networking lunch

13:2014:20Networking lunch

Foyer

Pullback operations update

14:2014:50Pullback operations update

Petrópolis room

Pullback operations update

Bruno Nunes

DOF Group ASA |

Pullback operations update

Renata Cortês Gomes

Grupo - CBO | Company DP Authority Deputy

Overview of TechnipFMC operations in the region

14:5015:20Overview of TechnipFMC operations in the region

Petrópolis room

DP event reporting

15:2015:35DP event reporting

Petrópolis room

DP event reporting

Jennifer Evans

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Marine

Award TBC

15:3515:50Award TBC

Petrópolis room

Award TBC

Guilherme Cruvinel Silva

Petrobras | Vessels specialist

Final words

15:5016:00Final words

Petrópolis room

Final words

John Chatten

Fugro | Committee Chair

Event details:

Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Hotel
Av. Atlantica, 1020 Copacabana
22010-000 – Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Venue website | Google Maps

Price: Free to Members

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IMCA contacts

Jennifer Evans

Jennifer Evans

Technical Adviser – Marine

Paulo Veronesi

Paulo Veronesi

Director for Client Engagement – South America

Bill Chilton

Bill Chilton

Diving Manager