To explore the issues around making maritime transport smarter and greener, Sea Tech Week® has invited experts and professionals to take part in various discussions and debates.

Three plenary sessions

The three plenaries will take the form of hour-long round-table discussions on the big issues, with a focus on the future.

• Tuesday 27 September, 2.15 pm:
  New propulsion systems for low-carbon shipping
  With Jacques Barreau (Grain de Sail, France) on transport under sail, Jason A. McFarlane (Hyke, Norway) on electric transportation, and Jérôme Majcher (IFP Energies Nouvelles, France), who will set out the state of research in this area. 
   
• Wednesday 28 September, 2 pm:
  Data challenges applied to maritime transport
  With Eric Bustarret (Head of IT Architecture, Brittany Ferries), Amadeus Beaujolin (Blue Observer, France) on sail-powered oceanographic missions, and Rajesh Alla (IIC Technologies, India) on geolocation solutions and services for maritime transport.

• ​Thursday 29 September, 2 pm:
  Evolution of training and jobs, the place of women in maritime transport
  With Claire Jolly (OECD), on statistics and trends in training and new job roles, Sanjam Sahi Gupta (founder of WISTA India, an international association whose mission is to attract and support women in the maritime, trading and logistics sectors), and Lénaïc Segalen (CINav – Campus des Industries Navales) on naval jobs, plus feedback from two former students.

Thirty parallel sessions

The parallel sessions allow the main themes discussed in plenary to be broadened and analysed in more depth. They are coordinated by experts from companies, research centres and other institutions. Topics will include climate change adaptation, the IHO’s new S-100 standard, the latest innovations for greener maritime transport, sail propulsion, offshore hydrogen, and limiting or preventing underwater noise.

A range of voices

A range of contributors will be appearing at Sea Tech Week® - whether at the opening session, in plenary or at the parallel sessions. Officials, researchers, industry leaders, engineers, students and other specialists will all be around the table. The event brings together the top speakers, including representatives of both French and international bodies:

• A 50-strong delegation from India will include Government and Embassy representatives, as well as those from businesses, higher education and research:
  • Honorable Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • His Excellency Mr Jawed Ashraf, Indian Ambassador to France
  • Neerja Singh, Senior Director, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
  • B. K. Mishra, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa 
     
• ​National, European Parliament and OECD representatives:
  • Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, French ambassador for polar and maritime issues
  • Pierre Karleskind MEP
  • Claire Jolly, Head of Unit – Space & Ocean, Directorate for Science, Technology and innovation OECD
     
• ​Representatives of internationally renowned companies, including Brittany Ferries, ECA Group, Hyke, IIC Technologies, iXblue, Maersk, Naval Group, Navgathi and Thales.
   
• ​Stakeholders in the knowledge community, including Cedre, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France Energies Marines, ENSTA Bretagne, Ifremer, IMT Atlantique, the French Polar Institute, IIT Goa, the French Naval Service (SHOM), the Indian National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), the Indian National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken, Japan), the University of Brest (UBO) and the University of Plymouth (UK).

About Sea Tech Week®
Sea Tech Week® is an international event dedicated to marine and maritime science and technology. It attracts over a thousand top international experts to Brest, France, every two years, representing a wide variety of ocean-related disciplines. Sea Tech Week® is a conference including science and technology talks, a professional trade fair, BtoB meetings, company and laboratory tours and a gala evening.

This event provides scientists, companies, clusters, students and others the opportunity to share progress in research and innovation, forge a professional network of contacts and improve partnerships and cooperation.

Sea Tech Week® is organised by Technopôle Brest-Iroise through Campus mondial de la mer, France’s premier community of experts in studying and working with the ocean, located at the tip of Brittany. This event is supported by Brest métropole, Brittany Region, the European Union (ERDF) and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa

Sea Tech Week® website: www.seatechweek.eu

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