1ST EUROPEAN MARITIME RESEARCH POLICY
CONFERENCE
Thursday 18 October 2007 Hilton Hotel Brussels
The Waterborne Technology Platform, the European Network of Maritime Clusters, the Maritime Industries Forum in close cooperation with MARE FORUM and the European Commission, organise a one-day conference in order to discuss the future strategy for a European Maritime Research Policy. The objective of the conference is to bring together the high-level decision makers from the European maritime industry, maritime research, as well the policy makers from the members states and to discuss an integral approach to the research needs of the European Union, linked to its nascent Maritime Policy as outlined in the Green Paper of the European Commission. The programme of the conference consists of 5 sessions, while the two key-note speakers from the European Commission at the opening and closing of the conference, will underscore the significance of this initiative for the development of a pro-active research policy, intimately linked to the policy needs of the European Union.
Opening Key-note address: European transport policy and maritime research needs Session 1 Future research needs of the maritime industry - strengthening open business models in Europe - Session 2 Maritime research policy of the member states (1) - Integrating national programmes into a European research agenda - Session 3 Maritime research policy of the member states (2) - Clusters facilitate business and research networks and open business models - Session 4 European maritime research capacity - Investing in people and capacities for global excellence - Session 5 Towards an European Maritime Research Policy Agenda - Timing is of the essence... - Conclusions
Programme
A mix of commercial, political, academic and business hot topics will come together to create a free-flowing debate and give access for all delegates to actively participate, contribute and learn.
We are looking forward to being with you in Brussels. Govert Hamers Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform President, IHC Merwede Conference Co Chairman Niko Wijnolst Chairman Mirror Group Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman European Network of Maritime Clusters Conference Co Chairman Pierre Besse Chairman Support Group, Waterborne Technology Platform Director Research & Development, Bureau Veritas, Marine Division Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director, Mare Forum
The Speakers and Discussion panelists: Janez Potočnik EU Commissioner Science and Research
Fokion Fotiadis Director General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, European Commission
Nicolas Saverys CEO, EXMAR
Govert Hamers Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform President, IHC Merwede Niko Wijnolst Chairman Mirror Group Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman European Network of Maritime Clusters
Jean Trestour Head of Unit DG TREN/G2 Maritime transport Policy: Internal market, ports, short-sea shipping and inland waterways European Commission John Tzoannos Secretary General, Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine Rikke Lind State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
Mogens Schrøder Bech Head Maritime Research, Danish Maritime Authority
Dr. Stephan Hesselmann Head of Division "Maritime Industry" - IV A 7 Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany Corrado Antonini Chairman Italian Federation of the Sea Chairman Fincantieri Francis Vallat Chairman French Maritime Cluster
Maurizio D'Amico D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA
Representatives European Commission
Bernard Anne Vice-chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform Managing Director, Bureau Veritas Duncan Forbes Vice-Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman of EMECRID Technical Working Groups Executive Vice President, Engineering & Technology – Marine Rolls-Royce
Patrick Verhoeven Secretary General, ESPO Vaughan Pomeroy UK Maritime Cluster Yrjö Julin Chairman CESA CEO Aker Yards ASA Representative ECSA Pierre Besse Chairman Support Group, Waterborne Technology Platform
Director Research & Development, Bureau Veritas, Marine Division Aage Damsgaard Chairman ECMAR (European Council for Maritime Applied R&D) Prof. Atilla Incecik Chairman, WEGEMT (European Association of Universities in Marine Technology and related sciences) Trevor Blakeley Chairman CEMT (Confederation of European Technology Societies) Michael vom Baur Senior Vice President, Head of LNG Unit, Aker Yards ASA Reinhard Lüken Secretary General, Community of European Shipyards' Associations (CESA)
Mario Dogliani Director Corporate Affairs & Communication RINA SPA
Prof. Carlos Guedes Soares Unit of Marine Technology and Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon
Pierre-Armand Thomas Senior Vice President, Offshore Technologies
Willem Laros Community of European Shipyards' Associations, CESA
Geert Dokter Mamaging Director, Hanzevast Shipping
Arne Hubregtse President, MARIN
Michael Lloyd Director, AMRI
Carl Bennett Gilmour Research
Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Lehmann Managing Director, Becker Marine Systems
Geoffroy Caude French Maritime Cluster
Luisa Prista Head of Unit DG RTD H2 European Commission
Anna Krzyzanowska EIB -RSFF European Commission
Ionel Chirica Professor, University Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Romania Chaiman of the Romanian WATERBORNE platform
INFORMATION For further information on the conference please contact: Mare Forum
Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director Beurs – World Trade Center P.O. Box 30027 3001 DA Rotterdam The Netherlands T: +31 10 281 0655 F: +31 10 270 9870 E: info@mareforum.com
