Dynamic Positioning Conference Programme
Tuesday 21 May – Wednesday 22 May 2024
Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Schiphol, Amsterdam
| Time | Day one | Speaker / Moderator |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration and coffee. | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome and ice breaker. | Richard Hollingham. |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Keynote address. | Iain Grainger CEO (IMCA). |
| 09:45 – 09:55 | Welcome from the DP Committee Chair. | Graeme Lorenson (DP Committee Chair & Subsea7). |
| 09:55 – 10:15 | DP event reporting. | Richard Purser (IMCA). |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | CPD update. | Dr Somiyeh Djavanroodi (Nautical Institute). |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | IMCA DP Committee update. | Kevin Murphy (Valaris). |
| 10:55 – 11:05 | Q&A and Slido. | Richard Purser (IMCA). |
| 11:05 – 11:30 | Coffee break and networking. | |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | DP assurance process at Petrobras. | Tiago Faria (Petrobras). |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | DP Trials – Categorisation M190. | Steve Cargill (DNV). |
| 12:10 – 12:50 | Workshop: Categorisation M190 – Annual Trials. | Steve Cargill (DNV) & Joey Fisher (M3 Marine). |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Q&A and Slido – following on from Workshop. | Andy Goldsmith (IMCA). |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and networking. | |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome back & intro to afternoon. | Richard Hollingham. |
| 14:05 – 14:55 | Industry Innovation: Quick fire session. – Automatic voltage regulator testing (OneStep Power) – Biofuels (Bunker Holding) – Bring to Work system (Z-Bridge) – Unmanned rescue vessels (Zelim) – Automated Fleet (Fleet Robotics AI) | Sarah Whiteford (OneStep Power). Gunnar Kjeldsen (Bunker Holding). Joost Boggeman (Z-Bridge). Andy Tipping (Zelim). Sidney McLaurin (Fleet Robotics AI) |
| 14:55 – 15:20 | Industry Innovation Session – Q&A/Slido | Jennifer Evans (IMCA). |
| 15:20 – 15:45 | Coffee and networking. | |
| 15:45 – 15:50 | Slido – GHG questions. | Lee Billingham (IMCA). |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Assurance and training: Human factors. | Scott Moffatt (People Factor Consultants). |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Assurance and training: Roleplay (PRS/human error). | Cinthya Lopes & Ryan Verhagen (Simwave). |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Assurance and training: Audience participation. | Cinthya Lopes (Simwave). |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Day one closes – wrap up comments. | Iain Grainger (IMCA). |
| 17:10 – 19:30 | Drinks Reception and networking. | |
| Time | Day 2 | Speaker |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration and coffee. | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome, opening remarks and ice breaker. | Richard Hollingham. |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Workshop: Walk to Walk. – Regulator – Interface – Retrofitted equipment – Innovation block | Rhys Jones (IMCA). Maarten de Wit (Amplemann). Maichel van Nauta Lemke (Amplemann). |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break and networking. | |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Position Reference Systems. | Zach Clark & Pal Korneliussen (Kongsberg Maritime). |
| 11:35 – 12:10 | Panel Session: Position Reference Systems (PRS). – Regulator: Dr Somiyeh Djavanroodi (Nautical Institute) – Class: Alek Karlsen (DNV) – Vessel owner – Odd Kenneth (Altera) – Vessel owner – Vicky Gren (TechnipFMC) – Vessel owner – Renata Gomes (CBO) | Zach Clark & Pal Korneliussen (Kongsberg Maritime). |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Emissions reduction: DP’s role, challenge and opportunity. | Lee Billingham (IMCA). |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch and networking | |
| 13:30 – 13:55 | Motion Compensated Pile gripper and its interaction with the vessel’s DP system. | Jack Spaan (Boskalis). |
| 13:55 – 14:50 | Panel Session: Ask the Industry. | Industry Speakers, Mark Ford (IMCA) moderating. |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | IMCA Global Summit: why you should attend. | Iain Grainger (IMCA). |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Closing remarks from DP Committee Chair. | Graeme Lorenson (Subsea7). |
| 15:10 – 15:15 | Final goodbyes and thank you. | Richard Hollingham. |
| 15:15 | Event closes |