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Ocean Tech Expo 2024

Calling all Marine Innovators

Click here for the calling notice flyer.

Maritime UK South West and the Society for Underwater Technology invite you to participate and showcase your innovative technology at the Ocean Tech Expo 2024. Join us for two days of demonstration, discussion, and collaboration – promoting the latest innovations that promise to advance the landscape of marine technology.

The event is centred on in-water demonstration with live feeds to an audience of industry experts, operators, and decision-makers, showing how remote operations are now a reality.

– Date: 26th and 27th June 2024
– Location: Plymouth Sound and the University of Plymouth, Roland Levinski Building

Find out more at maritimeuksw.org/ocean-tech-expo-2024

Aims of the Event

  • Increase trade and collaboration opportunities for the SW ocean economy
  • Increase productivity and reduce the environmental impact via the deployment of SW ocean tech to ORE (in particular potential buyers in Celtic Sea FLOW), Oil and Gas and Offshore, Fishing and Aquaculture, Defence, Regulators and clean marine and maritime.
  • The OTE will showcase the world-class ocean technologies and commercial opportunities from across the SW to buyers, collaborators and regulators from across the UK and beyond.
  • Technology focussed on: MAS, environmental data collection, geospatial data, data security, big data management and clean maritime.
  • To attract customers/collaborators and demonstrate the potential applications of such technologies to: ORE (in particular potential buyers in Celtic Sea FLOW), Oil and Gas and Offshore, Fishing and Aquaculture, Defence, and clean marine and maritime.
  • USP: the ability to provide pre-filmed and live in-sea demos via the Smart Sound that will be pre-recorded and presented in the main lecture theatres.

Exhibition Categories

Offshore Renewable Energy: Highlight innovations in sustainable energy sources for maritime applications, such as floating offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, and solar solutions.

Environmental Monitoring: Showcase solutions for real-time monitoring of marine ecosystems, including sensors, data analytics, and subsea monitoring and imaging.

Marine Robotics: Display Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS) and other robotic systems designed for marine exploration, maintenance, and research.

Aquaculture Technology: Showcase advancements in aquaculture technology, including smart farming solutions, automation, and data-driven approaches.

Energy Efficiency Solutions: Highlight technologies designed to enhance energy efficiency in maritime operations, including renewable energy integration, smart shipping solutions remote operations.

Defence: Demonstrate the latest technologies for defence applications and seabed warfare.

How to Participate

Submit a description of your demonstration and presentation, including its significance and potential impact on the marine technology sector to nick.swift@sut.org. We are looking for innovative technologies and novel approaches to its demonstration.

Deadline for Applications: Friday 1st March 2024
Notification of Acceptance: Friday 22nd March 2024

Dive Into the Future of Marine Technology

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a comprehensive event that celebrates innovation and progress in marine technology. Secure your spot at the Marine Technology Exposition 2024 and contribute to the evolution of maritime solutions!

 

 

 

Ocean Careers – SUT Oi Session

SUT Ocean Careers – Session at Oceanology International 2024.

1130-1300hrs | Ocean Futures Theatre

Speakers will include:

  • Sue John, Chair, SUT
  • Laura Rivera Paramo, Subsea Process Engineer, Wood
  • Martin Stemp, Managing Director, RS Aqua
  • Mick Cook, Consultant, Geotechnics/Geophysics specialist
  • Stephen Thomson, Business Development Manager, Fugro
  • Lucy Shuff, Associate Director – Marine Ecology & HRA, RPS Energy
  • Andy Woolgar, Vice President Group HSEQ, Subsea7
  • Ed Steele, Science Manager (Marine Applications), Met Office
  • Steve Hall, Ocean Consultant, Seabed 2030 & Consultant

Join representatives of industry sharing insights on their experience, career opportunities, challenges, and the transitions and progressions in the underwater, subsea, and wider marine sectors today.

This diverse and multi-disciplinary panel will include some of the biggest and best-known companies in the ocean-working world as well as specialist consultants in subsea services.

Attendees will be able to engage with the panelists and their peers in the Q&A at the end of the session along with the learned and professional societies.  The Q&A will be followed by the opportunity to meet the panelists and discuss recruitment advice and potential with the session speakers and exhibiting companies from the Skills and Careers Trail.

Students entering the ocean industries, everyone considering career changes, the impact on employment of the energy transition, the blue economy, climate change and more are encouraged to attend.

UXO in the Marine Environment at Oceanology International

SUT UXO Special Interest Group – Session at Oceanology International 2024.

1330-1700hrs | South Gallery Room 9, Excel, London

This event is free to attend but booking is essential. Priority will be given to SUT Members.

Welcome by Session chair: Dorthe R. Erbs-Hansen – Ørsted Wind Power

Jack Brighouse and Dr. Sara Lise Underhay: Enhancing magnetic surveys for unexploded ordnance detection: Insights and best practices from collaborative industry research – ALM Geophysics and Deep BV.

Wino Snip: A proportional approach of the UXO risk at sea

Dr. Peter Menzel: NO mobilization of UXO – A review of 10 years of Research

Gunnar Møller: The joint effort by Navies to reduce the risk from UXO in the Baltic Sea – Royal Swedish Navy

Sei-Him Cheong: Comparison of high-order detonations and low-order deflagration methodologies for underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) disposal – National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Co-authors are: Paul Lepper, Stephen Robinson, Jakob Tougaard, Emily Griffiths, Lian Wang and John Hartley

Prof. Dr. Edmund Maser: Toxicological risks from sea dumped munitions – environmental burden after blast-in-place operations (Online/video) – Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

Discussion, Q&A and networking

Women in Industry – SUT Oi Session

SUT Women in Industry – Session at Oceanology International 2024.

1430-1530hrs | Ocean Futures Theatre

This panel session will feature women engineers, scientists and technologists from the subsea and wider marine sector sharing insights from their experience and consideration of the present and future opportunities, challenges and solutions.

Speakers:

  • Sue John, Chair, SUT – Welcome and Introductions
  • Ila Glennie, VP Subsea Operations, BP – Leadership Impact on Women in Industry
  • Phoebe Lipp, Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, Arup – Women in Offshore Geoscience from an Early Careers Perspective
  • Katie Cross, Principal Marine Consultant, ERM – The Aspiration of an Effective Work/Life Balance
  • Kola Otekalu, Human Resources Director – EMEA & India, Oceaneering – Breaking Boundaries: My Career Journey and Insights

 

Sue John, Chair, SUT – Welcome and Introductions

A varied career and working life have led to my current role as Chair of the Society for Underwater Technology. From joining Barclays Bank and working through their career pathways, I have worked in many areas of South Wales. My next career move was to HMRC which allowed me to access adult education classes which rekindled my interest in science and engineering. Eventually I became a mature student and by the off chance a science communicator who worked in education.

I have worked in all Key Stages, specialising in primary education, but also with universities supporting students and academic staff under- and post-graduates in their outreach programmes. My area of research explored the various roles women played in NACA, [NASA’s precursor administration]. I also examined how they were viewed by their male colleagues and how they viewed themselves

I am a committed volunteer. I am a volunteer Apprentice Master, with the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, supporting an Arkwright Scholar and I am a Trustee of The Worshipful Company’s Charitable and Educational Fund. I was one of the first Science and Engineering Ambassador, now STEM Ambassadors.

My roles with the SUT have included: Chair of the Education and Training Committee; Committee Chair of the Education Support Fund; SUT Member of Council and Trustee. I was elected the first female Chair of the Society in December 2021.

Ila Glennie, VP Subsea Operations, BP – Leadership Impact on Women in Industry

Ila Glennie is the VP of subsea operations for bp, leading the global operations and engineering organisation that operates and maintains bp’s subsea production systems and manages survey and positioning operations for the company. In her 28 years with bp she has been an engineering leader in operations and on multiple major subsea projects around the world and spent some time as a senior lecturer in subsea engineering at the University of Aberdeen. Ila is a director of bp shipping, a Fellow of the IMechE and graduate of Strathclyde University.

 

Phoebe Lipp, Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, Arup – Women in Offshore Geoscience from an Early Careers Perspective

Phoebe is an Offshore Geotechnical Engineer currently working at Arup in their Energy Geotechnics team. Her primary focus is on offshore renewables, with particular interest in offshore wind (fixed and floating). Though early into her career, Phoebe has been involved in various phases of windfarm projects, ranging from early feasibility studies and concept development through to decommissioning. Her expertise spans several key areas including Site Characterisation, Ground Modelling, Cable Assessments and Foundation Design. Additionally, she sits on the SUT’s Early Careers Offshore Site Investigation, Geoscience and Geotechnics (ECOSIGG) Committee.

 

Katie Cross, Principal Marine Consultant, ERM – The Aspiration of an Effective Work/Life Balance

Katie has a BSc (Hons) in Oceanography with Marine Biology from the University of Southampton and an MSc in Marine Environmental Protection from the University of Wales, Bangor. She has 20 years’ experience as a marine professional, primarily in the consulting and survey contracting sectors. Katie has a strong marine biology background and detailed knowledge of the legislative frameworks which govern UK waters. Combined, these have enabled her to successfully manage both renewables and O&G marine environmental and multidisciplinary surveys in the North Sea and worldwide.

At present Katie is a Principal Consultant with the Marine CPD team at ERM, where she manages the Ecology Consultancy Team as well as completes project work including: the development of the Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan for a tidal development, designing/managing benthic scopes of work for numerous developments (O&G and renewables), EIA/ES project management and licensing/consenting/permitting work within a range of sectors.

Katie additionally chairs the SUT Marine Environmental Science Special Interest Group and is an IMarEST Chartered Marine Scientist and an IMarEST Chartered Scientist.

Kola Otekalu, Human Resources Director – EMEA & India, Oceaneering – Breaking Boundaries: My Career Journey and Insights

Kola is Human Resources Director- EMEA & India at Oceaneering, a subsea engineering and applied technology Company that provides engineered services and products to customers in the oil and gas, defence, entertainment, logistics, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

With over 20 years of progressive HR experience, she has worked extensively in the People profession locally, internationally and across many sectors holding a variety of leadership positions including a previous role as Head of Global Talent Acquisition, where she had the privilege of driving the Company’s Talent attraction and retention strategy.

In her current role ‘Kola is a strategic partner to senior executives, influencing the shaping of their people strategies to build an engaged and enabled workforce that contributes to bottom-line success and enhances their employee experience. She holds an MSc in HR Management and is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD (FCIPD).

A trusted partner to her clients and workforce alike, ‘Kola is a lover of sports, a mentor and advocate for the advancement of women in the world of work. Outside of her profession, ‘Kola sits on the board of charitable organisations at home and abroad, she is married with two loving children.

An Introduction to Offshore Geophysics & Geotechnical Engineering

21-22 May 2024 | In-person training course

University of Southampton

Day 1 – NOCS building on the Waterfront Campus
Day 2 – Boldrewood Campus

This two-day in-person course provides a comprehensive introduction to site investigation and ground engineering in the offshore environment and has been run successfully for a number of years. The course will include a stimulating mix of case studies, lectures, computer practicals, and ‘hands-on’ laboratory testing to help illustrate concepts and applications. An evening meal is included on the first day.  Alongside valuable knowledge sharing, the course is an excellent opportunity to network within the offshore industry.

Industry experts will cover a wide range of topics from planning an offshore site investigation, through technical and operational aspects of data acquisition and reporting, to the practical use of the data in geohazard assessment and foundation design.

This course is intended for non-specialists and will give a broad overview of the offshore market today and how the data acquired is applied to maximise the value of offshore projects.

AGENDA (click to read)

Cost (excluding VAT where chargeable)

  • SUT Member – £750
  • Non-Member – £970

CPD Credits will be available

Cancellations/Refunds

Cancellations are subject to a 25% administration fee where the cancellation is made more than one calendar month before the date of the training course. No refund is payable for a cancellation made within the calendar month immediately prior to the training course – in this event the full sum shown on the invoice remains payable.

Delegates may wish to nominate a substitute in their place.

 

 

Waitlist

This course is now fully booked and a waitlist is in operation. Please submit the following form to be added to the waitlist.

 

Lunch & Learn – The Environmental Impact of Deep Sea Mining

Lloyd Warwick International, 2nd Floor, Forum House, 15-18 Lime Street, London EC3M 7AN.

Arrive 1200hrs | Presentations 1230-1330

A panel of expert speakers on deep seabed habitats & will talk about the risks that could be faced by companies that wish to undertake seabed mining or underwrite the activities.

Nibbles and drinks post-presentation.

Thank you to our hosts – Spencer Clark and Lloyd Warwick

1st EAGE/SUT Workshop on Integrated Site Characterization for Offshore Wind in Asia Pacific

Find out more | Topics | Submit your abstract by 31st March 2024

The roles of geologists and geophysicists have become increasingly crucial in site investigation for offshore wind farms given intricate geological formations. However, there remains a lack of comprehension among geotechnical engineers regarding the valuable tools that geoscientists can contribute. Similarly, geoscientists often lack an understanding of the geotechnical challenges.

In order to bridge the gap and increase the understanding between the geotechnical engineers and the geoscientists, EAGE and the Society for Underwater Technology (via their interest group on Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics; OSIG) are jointly planning a global series titled EAGE/SUT Workshop on “Integrated Site Characterization for Offshore Wind”.

The aim is to schedule this workshop in different parts of Asia Pacific, cover several offshore wind hotspots namely Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and reach the regional audiences and address the specific complex geology that can be very different from region to region. It will also allow the inclusion of a non-technical component as the state of the business can vary between countries with very different regulatory and investment environments.

EAGE/SUT Workshop on Integrated Site Characterization for Offshore Renewable Energy

Find out more | Agenda | Speakers | Registration now open

Offshore renewable energy is a pivotal element in the energy transition, featuring global advancements from near-shore shallow-water areas to deep-sea environments. These areas often exhibit a complex geological history, leading to distinct geospatial variability in soil conditions with potential geohazards. Also, metocean conditions vary massively between regions. Effective development optimization (foundation concepts) and geohazard management necessitate the comprehensive integration of geological, geophysical, geotechnical, and environmental data within a robust (geological) framework, encompassing uncertainties in a holistic manner.

Recognizing the importance of bridging the gap and enhancing understanding between geotechnical and geoscience communities, the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) are planning a series of workshops in different parts of the world. These workshops address globally applicable themes that are tailored to region-specific considerations, serving as a unique technical platform to tackle challenges and progress toward genuinely integrated site characterization and foundation design.

The global workshop series aims to champion and advance a multi-disciplinary approach as the standard for sustainable future offshore renewable energy site characterization and infrastructure development.

EAGE/SUT will solicit abstracts from industry and academia experts to develop a program of technical presentations and panel discussions addressing the pressing regional challenges for offshore renewable energy development in the US.

 

Aberdeen – Protecting Your Offshore Systems from Cyber Threats – POSTPONED

This event has been postponed

1800hrs | Wednesday 7th February 2024

Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Morningside Road, Aberdeen AB10 7FB

With the increased deployment of integrated systems and processes in both the offshore and onshore environment to ensure safe, reliable, and secure operations, the threat of cyber attack is an ever-present danger.

Sector specialists will present and discuss across a broad range of aspects in an easily digestible manner including industry trends, threats, mitigation measures and controls, regulatory framework, and emerging technologies.

Speakers

Scott Keenon – IACS Consulting Ltd (IACS Consulting)

Scott is a graduate of Robert Gordon’s University with an Honours Degree in Business Studies and has over 25 years industry experience gained predominantly within the Oil & Gas Industry. Before setting up IACS Consulting with his fellow directors, Scott held several high-profile senior leadership positions managing teams of highly experienced and respected Operational Technology (OT) Consultants and Engineers. Calling upon this experience, Scott created the “OT BASICS” which is a set of principles that allows a company to put in place the necessary foundations for a successful OT cyber security journey.

Jonathan Smith – Sword Group (www.sword-group.com/uk/)

Jonathan is the Cyber Security Lead at Sword with 12 years industry experience working across multiple industries, including oil & gas, financial and both public and private sectors. Jonathan has worked within multiple teams with a wide area of knowledge covering Cisco networks and security, Palo Alto security, Cyber Security, Network Operations Centres and consultancy. Now leading up the cyber security team at Sword to deliver consultancy, audit and cyber security services including incident response and security operation centres.