Monday, October 12, 2015 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Conference Registration/Networking Reception sponsored by Bureau Veritas & Open Exhibits Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:00 AM 8:00 AM Conference Registration/Continental Breakfast sponsored by SphereMD & Open Exhibits 8:00 AM 8:15 AM Conference Introduction - Opening Remarks: Capt. Michael Wilson, President & COO (Americas), Laurin Maritime 8:15 AM 8:45 AM Conference Keynote Speaker: Gary Vogel, Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Bulk Shipping: Overview of Fleet Optimization Technology Session A: Fuel & Propulsion 8:45 AM 9:15 AM Session A Keynote Speaker: Paal Johansen, VP & Director of Operations Maritime, DNV GL: Developments in Fuel & Propulsion Technology 9:15 AM 10:15 AM Panel A1: Fuel & Bunkering sponsored by Penn Oak Energy Catch up on the latest developments, including regulatory issues, LNG projects, LNG infrastructure, alternative fuel strategies, bunkering and fuel monitoring. Fred Finger, VP & General Manager, American Roll-On Roll-Off Swapan Biswas, Technical Director, Genco Shipping & Trading Capt. Mark Lane, Senior VP, Operations, Excelerate Energy Dr. Ram Vis, President, Viswa Lab Per-Erik Larsson, Director, Sales & Marketing, Callenberg Technology Group Phil Parker, Managing Member, Penn Oak Energy Rafael Riva, Marine Business Development Manager, Lloyd's Register North America Jonas Ostlund, Product Manager, Wilhelmsen Ships Service
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break sponsored by Marlink & Open Exhibits 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Panel A2: Engines & Emission Controls Major engine manufacturers, lube suppliers and scrubber manufacturers present case studies on new innovations and initiatives to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Michael Elbers, Technical Manager, Apex Bulk Carriers Chris Roberge, Director, New Builds & Refurbishments, Carnival Cruise Lines Ravi Singh, Technical Director, Northern Fund Management Greg Doyle, Fleet Director, Seabulk Tankers Martial Claudepierre, LNG Business Development Mgr., Marine & Offshore Div., Bureau Veritas Michael Trapani, Account Manager-Turbocharging, ABB Nick Confuorto, Chief Operations Officer, CR Ocean Engineering John Hatley, Americas Vice President-Ship Power, Wärtsilä John LaRese, Technical Liaison Manager, ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants
11:30 AM 12:30 PM Roundtable: ECA Compliance sponsored by CR Ocean Engineering LLC An interactive open discussion of strategies for ECA compliance, including senior executives from classification societies, regulatory bodies, technology suppliers, bunkering and infrastructure companies. Roundtable Moderators: Neil McNeil, Managing Director, V Ships, USA Gary Van Tassel, Manager-LNG Technical, Argent Marine Roundtable Speakers: Ginger Garte, Americas Environmental Manager, Lloyd's Register Dr. Ram Vis, President, Viswa Lab Jonas Ostlund, Product Manager, Wilhelmsen Ships Service Stephen Gumpel, Regional Vice President-Eastern, ABS Americas Nick Confuorto, Chief Operations Officer, CR Ocean Engineering LLC Michael Trapani, Account Manager-Turbocharging, ABB Phil Parker, Managing Member, Penn Oak Energy Jan Flores, Senior Business Development Director, NETSCo., Inc. David Schultz, Senior Vice President, LNG America 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Awards Luncheon sponsored by Lloyd's Register & Open Exhibits Presentation of annual SHIPPINGInsight awards Session B: Efficient Ships sponsored by Callenberg Technology Group 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Session B Keynote Speaker: Angus Campbell, Managing Director, Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, Ship Manager's Point of View
2:30 PM 3:30 PM Panel B1: Ship Performance Optimization sponsored by GTT North America Experts from naval architects, shipbuilders, ship repair yards, leading classification societies, crew management and training discuss designing and building more efficient ships, retrofitting for improved efficiency, hull performance, human resources management and training. John Nichols, Deputy Head of Operations, Clipper Bulk Swapan Biswas, Technical Director, Genco Shipping & Trading Michael McNamara, Managing Director, Americas, Veritas Petroleum Services Michael O'Brien, Sr. Operations & Business Development Mgr., Applied Weather Technology, Inc. Magnus Hansson, Director, Marine Conversions, Callenberg Technology Group Howard Fireman, Sr. VP & Chief Technology Officer, ABS Aziz Bamik, General Manager, GTT North America 3:30 PM 3:45 PM Coffee Break sponsored by Wilhelmsen Ships Service & Open Exhibits
3:45 PM 4:45 PM Panel B2: Shipping Intelligence sponsored by Veson Nautical Learn how strategic planning and business intelligence can enhance ship and fleet optimization. Chris Charter, Chemical Ship Operator, Navig8 Chemicals Raghvan Narasimhan, VP Technical, Diamond S Management Alexis Lemon-Zakou, Operations Manager, Genco Shipping & Trading Debra Tischler, Operations Manager, d'amico Shipping Eileen Molles, Operations Manager, Pacific Basin Shipping Greg Wilkins, Vice President, Commercial Solutions, Veson Nautical Terje Kristiansen, Global Connectivity Manager, ShipNet Jess Hurwitz, Director of Sales & Marketing/CTO, FleetWeather Business Intelligence Tim Park, Sales Manager Marine Technologies, Transas 4:45 PM 5:00 PM Roundtable Keynote Speaker: Scott Bergeron, CEO, Liberian Register
5:00 PM 6:00 PM Roundtable: The Role of Class & Flag sponsored by DNV GL Executives from the leading classification societies and flag states reveal their plans for improving ship efficiency and performance. Roundtable Moderator: Angus Campbell, Managing Director, Bernhard Schulte Ship Management Edward Waryas, Jr., Board Member, KNOT Offshore Partners LP Roundtable Speakers: Bjorn-Harald Bangstein, Regional Manager - Maritime Advisory, Americas, DNV GL Jim Watson, President & COO, ABS Americas Rafael Riva, Marine Business Development Manager, Lloyd's Register North America Seiichi Gyobu, General Manager, ClassNK Martial Claudepierre, LNG Business Development Mgr., Marine & Offshore Div., Bureau Veritas Ches King, Business Development Manager North & Central America, RINA Scott Bergeron, CEO, Liberian Register David Wamsley, Sr. VP, Marshall Islands 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Networking Reception sponsored by Veritas Petroleum Services & Open Exhibits Wednesday, October 14, 2015 7:00 AM 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast sponsored by Inmarsat & Open Exhibits
8:00 AM 8:45 AM Rapid-Fire HR Roundtable: Recruiting, Retention, Crew Welfare, Training Open discussion of issues relating to crew recruiting, retention, training and welfare. Roundtable Moderator: Capt. Michael Wilson, President & COO (Americas), Laurin Maritime Roundtable Speakers: Angus Campbell, Managing Director, Bernhard Schulte Ship Management Elida Calero, Associate Director, Marine, Commercial & Technical Shipping, Faststream Mary Ellen Kramer, President, Maritime Broadband David Shubin, COO, SphereMD Terje Kristiansen, Global Connectivity Manager, ShipNet Tim Park, Sales Manager Marine Technologies, Transas Capt. David Moskoff, Professor, Dept. of Marine Transportation, United States Merchant Marine Academy Session C: Ship Telematics sponsored by ClassNK 8:45 AM 9:15 AM Session C Keynote Speaker: Shane Rossbacher, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Inmarsat: Ship Telematics 9:15 AM 10:15 AM Panel Session C1: Infrastructure sponsored by Inmarsat Hear about the latest new higher-bandwidth services now available and on the horizon from leading satellite networks and service providers. Ranish Bahel, General Manager, Eagle Shipping Kartik Ahuja, Director, Gemini Tankers Erny Otterspoor, VP & Technical Director, Roymar Ship Management Shane Rossbacher, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Inmarsat Brian Pemberton, Director, Product Management, Iridium Tony Queenan, Vice President Sales-Americas, Marlink Asad Salameh, President, World-Link Communications, Inc. 10:15 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break sponsored by Faststream & Open Exhibits
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Panel Session C2: Ship Telematics Solutions sponsored by Genscape Vesseltracker Learn from major ship analytics and software suppliers how they are using real-time data from ships to enhance performance and efficiency. Capt. Steve Huvane, Marine Consultant, Heidmar Shipping Robert Bullen, Fleet Group Manager, Maersk Line Ltd. Mark Deverill, Director, Maritime Data, Genscape Vesseltracker David Shubin, COO, SphereMD Stewart Lee, Regional Manager, ClassNK Center Initiative Hans Ottosen, CEO/Owner, Danelec Marine A/S 11:30 AM 11:45 AM Guest Speaker: Capt. David Moskoff, Professor, Dept. of Marine Transportation, United States Merchant Marine Academy: The Cyber Threat 11:45 AM 12:45 PM Roundtable: Connected Ships & Cyber Security Big Data can bring Big Value but also Big Risk for ship managers. It's time to take cyber security seriously. Our roundtable of industry experts look at both sides of the equation - assessing the benefits to be derived from data, as well as the exposure to cyber attacks and potential solutions. Roundtable Moderator: Roger Adamson, CEO, FutureNautics (invited) Roundtable Speakers: Stewart Lee, Regional Manager, ClassNK Mary Ellen Kramer, President, Maritime Broadband Terje Kristiansen, Global Connectivity Manager, ShipNet Tim Park, Sales Manager Marine Technologies, Transas Martin Killian, Director of Managed Networks Sales-Americas, GLOBECOMM Maritime Brian Pemberton, Director, Product Management, Iridium Tony Queenan, Vice President Sales-Americas, Marlink Asad Salameh, President, World-Link Communications, Inc. Tim Angerame, Director, utilivisor
12:45 PM 13:00 PM Closing & Acknowledgements 13:00 PM 14:00 PM Buffet Lunch sponsored by IMTECH & Open Exhibits 14:00 PM 16:30 PM Dedicated Seminar sponsored by ShipNet