Ocean Tech Expo 24

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

10.05
Keynote: Luke Pollard MP, Shadow Armed Forces Minister, Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

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, Yusuf Chadun MBA FCMI, SME Investor Relations Manager, Connected Places Catapult

11:45
R&D Tax Credits, Hayley McCracken, Liberty Collins

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 in 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, Regional Partnership Manager for Clean Maritime, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

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

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

15:25 Panel Q&A

15:40 Break 

16:00
Innovate UK Launchpad Consortia Building/How to apply workshop: Clean Maritime

Chaired by Prof Chris Smith, led by Peter Holland, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Maritime, IUK and Deborah Watson, Innovation and Growth Manager, Innovate UK Edge.

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

Other IUK programs relevant to maritime businesses. 

Q&A 

Consortia building session and opportunity for 3 minute pitch. 

17:00 Close 

10:00
Innovate UK Launchpad Consortia Building/How to apply workshop: Marine Autonomy and digital Ocean Tech

Chaired By Kevin Forshaw, University of Plymouth and James Fishwick, Plymouth Marine Laboratory/Smart Sound Plymouth session delivered by Peter Holland, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Maritime, IUK and Deborah Watson, Innovation and Growth Manager, Innovate UK Edge.

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

Other IUK programs relevant to maritime businesses. 

Q&A 

Consortia building session and opportunity for 3 minute pitch. 

11:00 Break

11:30
Session: Digital Innovation in Ports 

Lead & Chair: Mark Wray, Connected Places Catapult

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 & Prof Stavros Karamperidis of Uni of Plymouth. 

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

12:40 Networking Lunch and Exhibition 

14:00
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

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

Julie Yates, Head of Business Engagement, 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

14.30
Emma Johnson, Director of MST & MAS, SMI. 

SMI Futures programme

14.40
David Honeyman, Director of Talent, Harland & Wolff                         

14.50
Rue McIlmoyle, Skills Lead, National Shipbuilding Office

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
Innovate UK Launchpad Consortia Building/How to apply Workshop: Digital Ocean Tech

Session area specialist, Mark Wray, Connected Places Catapult. 

Led by Peter Holland, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Maritime, IUK and Deborah Watson, Innovation and Growth Manager, Innovate UK Edge.

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

Other IUK programs relevant to maritime businesses. 

Q&A 

Consortia building session and opportunity for 3 minute pitch. 

17:00 Close