IMCA Global Summit 2024

CEO

Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors.

Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables.

On 1 June 2023, Iain became the new CEO of IMCA.

Richard Hollingham is a BBC science correspondent and author of two bestselling books. Blood and Guts: a History of Surgery is a chronicle of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomised patients… and of every now and then courageous medical advances which have saved the lives of millions around the world. His first book How to Clone the Perfect Blonde co-authored with Sue Nelson was listed for the Aventis Science Writer Awards. Richard is a regular columnist and contributor to the Daily Mail, BBC online, New Scientist and The Times. He is the editor of the magazine space:uk. Richard writes, contributes and hosts programmes for BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, BBC News 24, the Today programme and his weekly programme for the BBC World Service. He is also a producer and presenter for the popular Planet Earth podcast and anchors live television broadcasts for the European Space Agency. He has reported on science and the environment from more than 40 countries. These include reports from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia (several times), Libya, Antarctica (twice), Vietnam, and from an ice floe in the Arctic.

Richard is a producer and launch commentator for ESA, the European Space Agency.

Partner – Advisory

Fredrik Folmer Ellekjær heads up Rystad Energy’s advisory practice in the EMEA and has been with Rystad since 2011. He has extensive experience as an adviser in the energy industry, leading engagements within all parts of the value chain, from developers’ procurement strategies to new venture business case builds. His primary focus has been on the supply chain, particularly on subsea and asset-heavy segments. He is the creator of Rystad Energy’s multi-client subsea and vessel offerings, SubseaCube and VesselCube, which covers the global market and trends for subsea infrastructure and supply/demand balances for vessels.  

CEO

Sally leads Forum for the Future’s mission to create a just and regenerative future, in which both people and the planet thrive. This involves a laser focus on transforming how the world thinks about, produces, consumes and values food and energy, and on reimagining the purpose of business in our society and economy. Sally is actively involved in sector-wide collaborations and in one-to-one work with leading organisations around the world. In December 2017, she received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to sustainability in business.

Deputy Manager, Resources and Operational Support

Kevin Barron has been a dedicated figure at Fugro for over three decades. His journey with the company began in June 1993 when he joined as an Offshore Marine Surveyor. His expertise and commitment led him to become the Deputy Manager of Resources and Operational Support for the MAI group in the USA in 2014, where he oversees the Marine Offshore Surveyors operations and development. His leadership and dedication continue to uphold the high standards expected at Fugro. Kevin has been happily married for 29 years and has three children: Ashton, 27, Allyson, 23, and Jacob, 21.

President and Chairman of the Board

Luca is President of IMCA, having previously held the role of Vice President. He is also Head of Assets and Project Services at Saipem S.p.A in charge of maintenance activities for the construction vessels, yards and logistic bases.

He previously served as Offshore Area Manager in charge of profit and loss for offshore activities in North Sea, Mediterrean Sea and Atlantic ocean, as Senior Vice President for the Offshore Business Unit responsible for its worldwide commercial strategy, Managing Director of Saipem Australia, Saipem Asia and Saipem Malaysia where he led commercial and execution activities for the Asia-Pacific region.

He began his Saipem career in 1997 in Paris with Saibos, serving first on board vessels as Field Engineer and then in the estimating and tendering department. In 2000, he moved to Dubai as Deputy Project Manager for an EPCI project of a processing platform of 12,000 tons for Total Nigeria. In 2003, he moved to Jakarta as Project Manager of an EPCI project of two wellheads platforms and associated pipelines for BP. Before returning to Singapore, he spent time in Paris within Saipem’s FPSO business.

Luca was born in Viareggio, Italy, in 1968. He graduated from the University of Pisa in Aeronautical Engineering and served as an officer in the Italian Navy.

Fleet Development Manager

Peter Toxopeüs is Fleet Development Manager at Fugro, supporting Fugro’s ambitious Net Zero emissions targets for 2035 through modernising our fleet, working with alternative fuel options and expanding the use of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). A mechanical engineer and naval architect, he joined Fugro in 2018 and has over 15 years’ experience in the marine industry, focusing on product design, development and portfolio management.

Peter has already played a leading role in driving innovations for continuous improvement and to minimise the impact on the environment including, development of Fugro’s USV fleet, collaborating with other key players in robotics and leading the MENENS programme (Methanol as Energy Step Towards Emission-free Dutch Shipping), a consortium representing the entire Dutch maritime sector that are researching the use of methanol as a low-carbon shipping fuel.

Sustainability Director

Jiska laid the foundation of her career at KULeuven, where she earned a Master’s degree in Bioscience Engineering: Environmental Technology. She quickly got the opportunity to enhance her skills in both the public and nonprofit sectors, as well as in the research industry.

“How can I make a positive impact and inspire people to do the same?” is a question that has driven her entire career, leading to her current position as Sustainability Director at DEME. And her journey is far from over, because sustainability is never a done deal.

Over the years, she has developed a unique expertise in sustainability, with a particular focus on energy and climate change, circular economy, and sustainable soil management.

CEO

Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors.

Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables.

On 1 June 2023, Iain became the new CEO of IMCA.

Richard Hollingham is a BBC science correspondent and author of two bestselling books. Blood and Guts: a History of Surgery is a chronicle of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomised patients… and of every now and then courageous medical advances which have saved the lives of millions around the world. His first book How to Clone the Perfect Blonde co-authored with Sue Nelson was listed for the Aventis Science Writer Awards. Richard is a regular columnist and contributor to the Daily Mail, BBC online, New Scientist and The Times. He is the editor of the magazine space:uk. Richard writes, contributes and hosts programmes for BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, BBC News 24, the Today programme and his weekly programme for the BBC World Service. He is also a producer and presenter for the popular Planet Earth podcast and anchors live television broadcasts for the European Space Agency. He has reported on science and the environment from more than 40 countries. These include reports from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia (several times), Libya, Antarctica (twice), Vietnam, and from an ice floe in the Arctic.

Richard is a producer and launch commentator for ESA, the European Space Agency.

Associate Director

Oli Ferriman is an advisor and speaker on the Future of Work. He works alongside Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School as part of the leadership team at HSM Advisory – specialists in the Future of Work and creating better working lives. Oli works closely with organisation leaders across the globe to explore the broad macro shifts impacting people’s lives, expectations of work, and how organisations respond. He leads HSM’s work across the Energy Sector.

Todd Conklin, PhD, spent 30 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory, developing the Human Performance program. Conklin has shared his insights on safety cultures with global audiences, from executives to field workers. He’s a best-selling author and hosts a popular safety podcast. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Conklin continues to advocate for safety as a way to empower workers in unpredictable environments.

Professor, Technical engineer, Pós-doc in Human Factors

Portuguese:

Professor, Engenheiro e Técnico, Pós-Doutor em Human Factors (LNU, Suécia), Doutor em Engenharia Civil (UFF) e Mestre em Engenharia Ambiental (UFRJ). Professor convidado da KTH, LNU, UFF, UFRJ, IBP e PUC-RS. Pós-graduado em Neurociências e Sociologia (PUC-RS). Chair da SPE Human Factors Technical Section.

English:

Professor, Technical engineer, Pós-doc in Human Factors (LNU, Sweden), Doc in civil engineering (UFF), and master’s in environmental engineering (UFRJ). Invited Professor of KTH, LNU, UFF, UFRJ, IBP and PUC-RS. Post-graduation in Neurosciences and sociology (PUC-RS). Chair of SPE Human Factors Technical Section.

Chris has been a commercial diver for over 18 years, and currently specialises in deep sea saturation diving, operating almost exclusively in the oil and gas industry. This highly specialised form of diving involves living in the claustrophobic confines of a decompression chamber for up to 28 days at a time, commuting daily to the seabed in a diving bell, and working at depths of up to 900 feet for 6 hours at a time. In September of 2012, a freak failure of the dynamic positioning system of the vessel he was working under, resulted in the umbilical which provides him with

breathing gas, light and heat being severed completely. He was left on the seabed, in complete darkness 300 feet below the surface, with only the 5 minutes of breathing gas he carried in the emergency tanks on his back, and no way to protect himself from the freezing temperatures. It took his heroic rescuers over 40 minutes to come back and fetch him, and his miraculous survival story has baffled experts ever since. His extraordinary story was subsequently immortalised in the hit Netflix/BBC documentary ‘Last Breath,’ a version of which is currently being developed

into a Hollywood movie starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole. Chris was born in Edinburgh, raised in Cambridge, and now lives in the South of France with his partner and two daughters.

Head of Safety, Security & Sustainability

Tove holds a MSc in Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture. After 17 years with ExxonMobil she joined Equinor in 2007. Her experience covers oil/gas, renewables, engineering, HSE and sustainability, operations, projects, contractor management and auditing. In 2017, she was appointed VP Safety and Sustainability (SSU) for Equinor Renewables, shaping the SSU culture, organisation and processes. For the last 1,5 years she has been heading up Europe Renewables SSU, overlooking business development, project development and operations.  She’s passionate about safety and genuinely believes in industry collaboration to drive improvements. Her engagements include Board of Director of G+ and GWO, as well as the G+ Chair.

General Manager HSE, Heerema

As General Manager HSE for the Heerema Group Bionda van Roosendaal – Stelling is based in the Heerema Head Office in Leiden. In her role as general manager HSE she is responsible for managing the Safety, Health, and Environmental performance for Heerema’s employees and on / offshore assets worldwide.

Bionda started her career as a dual officer (Maritime Officer) on board P&O Nedlloyd container vessels and after several years at sea, transitioned towards shore. First as a project manager for Maersk environmental improvements, followed by a role as SHE-Q professional within SMIT Harbour Towage & Terminals’ global organization. She started with Heerema in June 2012 as a QASHE advisor focused on QASHE management, certification as well as project HSE, since 2019 in the role of General Manager HSE. Throughout the years she has built up extensive knowledge and experience working in the maritime & offshore industry. Obtained skills in integrated ISO certification, Auditing, International Shipping, Quality management, Project management, Behavioral Based Safety, Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental management. Currently following an executive Master of Management and Organization at TIAS School of Business and Society. As a person and manager she is passionate about promoting a healthy and (psychological) safe work environment and strives towards situations where colleagues feel heard, are open to share and receive feedback in pursuit of a true learning organization aiming to prevent incidents.

Group Heath Safety Quality Director, Subsea 7

As Group Health, Safety and Quality Director Eric is responsible for developing, driving and coordinating the various Health, Safety and Quality Corporate activities across the Subsea 7 business streams.

Subsea 7 is a global leader in the delivery of offshore projects and services for the evolving energy industry. A Marine Engineer by trade Eric offers business leadership with a solid grounding in Safety, Project Management and engineering principles. He has held various roles across engineering, project management, and held senior business\ operational leadership positions.