Ocean Tech Expo 24

10.00
Welcome back to the MUKSW Ocean Tech Expo, Sheldon Ryan, CEX, Maritime UK South West

10.05
Keynote: Transformation in the era of AI: Driving sustainable impact in the South West, Richard Potter,  Director Digital Strategy, Microsoft

10.20
Keynote: Our journey towards Net Zero, David Kennedy Browne, Director, Corporate and Social Affairs, MAERSK

10.45 Q&A

11:00 Break

Support for Innovators

11:30
Investment Readiness – a snapshot of the investment landscape, most active investors in the sector and some top tips to help SME’s on their fundraising journey. Yusuf Chadun MBA FCMI, SME Investor Relations Manager, Connected Places Catapult

11:45
European Space Agency’s Support for Innovators in Maritime – funding for maritime autonomy and maritime decarbonisation, Grant Day, ESA Business Applications UK Regional Ambassador – South West England & Wales

12:00 Networking Lunch and Exhibition

13:30
Session: Commercial opportunity: Decarbonisation

The long established norm of diesel and fuel oil for maritime propulsion is shifting quickly in reaction to pressure from regulators and society in general, forecast changes in fuel price and availability, and most especially government decarbonisation targets. For maritime businesses questions abound about what fuel or fuels will predominate, how to operate with these on vessels and in ports and harbours, and most importantly what changes in their business model will they have to make. This session includes some recent technology developments, some decarbonisation projects, and a view from floating offshore wind which is a leading demand sector for clean propulsion vessels.

Chair: Prof Christopher Smith, Director, Centre for Future Clean Mobility, Chair of Clean Maritime Network, University of Exeter

13:35
“Where clean vessels have got to over the last few years”, Eugene Bari, Ecomar Propulsion

13:45
ZENOW project (ZEVI funded), Jon Partridge, CEO RS Marine Group and Sarah Fear, Project Manager for Clean Maritime, University of Plymouth

13:55
Demand for clean vessels in floating offshore wind, David Cooper, Partnership Manager: Clean Maritime, Development & Operations, The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult

14:05
Workboats, Jake Rigby, Head of Innovation and Research, BMT

14:15
South Hams and West Devon Clean Maritime Project, Susan Watts

14:25 Panel Q&A

14:50 Break 

15:30
Innovate UK Launchpad Consortia Building/How to apply workshop:

Led by Bruce McLelland, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Emerging Technologies, Innovate UK Business Connect and Deborah Watson, Innovation and Growth Manager, Innovate UK Business Connect.

GSW Maritime Launchpad Round 2, scope of the call and how to apply bringing in dos and don’ts for applications.

Q&A

15.40
Launchpad Consortia building: opportunity for 2 minute pitch from businesses.

16.20 Close 

Support for Innovators

10.00

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP), bridging the gap – a maritime case study

Yanna Papanikolaou, Innovation Funding Manager and Dr Adan Lopez-Santander, Lecturer in Navigation and Maritime Science, University of Plymouth

10:15
Funding and support from Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), Mike Madden, Innovation Partner – SW England

10.30
University of Plymouth Cyber-SHIP Lab – securing maritime and offshore renewable energy, Chloe Rowland, Maritime Cyber Projects and Key Partner Relationships Manager

10.45 Scientific Exploration in the Public Eye – A Huge Opportunity for Marine Businesses, Jim McNeill, Explorer and Founder of Global Warrior, Ice Warrior Expeditions Ltd

11:00 Break

11:30
Session: Digital Innovation in Ports 

Chair: Mark Wray, Ecosystem Director for Maritime and Ports, Connected Places Catapult

11:40
Deploying F1 derived tools, technologies and techniques to optimise vessels operations, Theo Abbott, Purple Sector

11:50
Developing maturity in Digital Twinning, learnings from the Digital Twin Community – Nury Moreira, Digital Innovation Leader & Community Champion at the intersection of technology and societal progress, Connected Places Catapult Digital Twin Hub

12:00
Building a Digital Twin of the UK’s busiest Port – Tim Van Vugt, Strategy Manager, Port of Dover

12:10
The Future of Communications as an Enabler at Ports, Tom Webster, Lead Systems Engineer, Connected Places Catapult

12:20
Panel discussion with Q&A

12:45 Networking Lunch and Exhibition 

14:10
Session: Attracting, Retaining and training the right talent. Introduction to the MUKSW Careers & Skills programme session

A decarbonisation survey report published in May 2023 by Lloyds List identified people and skills as the biggest risk to energy transition with over 51% of respondents identifying this as the major issue. Skills shortages and skills gaps feature as major issues for many employers while a south west population ageing a third faster than the rest of the UK contributes to the region’s recruitment challenges.

This session announces the MUKSW Careers & Skills programme and highlights some successful programmes that employers and maritime organisations are using to address issues of skills vacancies, closing skills gaps, increasing training and encouraging employee retention and a more diverse workforce.

Session Chair Paul Singer, Business and Qualification Development Coordinator, South Devon College, MUKSW Skills Lead, National Shipbuilding Office Skills Delivery Group

14:10
MUKSW Careers & Skills programme. Overview of programme from Paul Singer

Example programme outputs from:

Mark Ebden Regional Network Lead, STEM Learning STEM Ambassadors

Dr Caroline Chipperfield, Director for Higher Education, Petroc College

Lance Chatfield, Executive of Technical Innovation, City College Plymouth

14.30
Ian Grant, Chair, UKNEST

UKNEST People & Skills programmes including STEM Engagement & Diversity

14.40
Emma Johnson, Director of MST & MAS, SMI.

SMI Futures programme

14.50

Paul Singer, Skills Lead MUKSW & National Shipbuilding Office Skills Delivery Group

Update on the UKSST and Skills Delivery Group

Update on the UKSST and Skills Delivery Group

15.00
Dr Jaimie Cross, Vice-Rector (Academic)

The benefits of digital online learning

15:10
Summing up and Q&A

15:20 Break 

16:00

Support for Innovators

Enterprise Accelerator & creating value through IP protection, Brian Hitchcock and Joe Bryon–Edmond, Foot Anstey

16:30

Cancelled due to ill health – R&D Tax Credits, Hayley McCracken, Liberty Collins

16:45 Close