Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Tech 4.0
SMI is pleased to be supporting a virtual conference on Shipbuilding and Lifecycle digital technologies organised by Tech 4.0 Ltd. Split over two days – Friday 28th January 2022 and Friday 11th February 2022 – the agenda is packed with presentations on the digital technologies that are transforming our industry. Tickets to attend are very reasonably priced and SMI members can benefit from a discount. SMI Programme Director, Tim Currass, will be one of the two conference Chairs.

Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Tech 4.0
Day 1 Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) - Friday 28th January 2022
Day 2 Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) - Friday 11th February 2022
Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Tech 4.0 is pleased to welcome the National Shipbuilding Office who will be presenting as a keynote speaker at the Conference.
"Digital sustainability at the core of the ships complete lifecycle"
Current Conference Presenters
ABB - David Barton, Sales Manager - Marine Systems/Coastguard & Navy
Astilleros Canarios (ASTICAN) - Jorge Marijuán Castro, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
AVEVA - David Thomson, Marine Solutions Manager
BAE Systems - Robyn Gallagher, Head of Business Winning Capability, Business Development
BMT - Jake Rigby, Research & Development Lead
BMT - Chloe Woodger-Smith, Collaborative Autonomy Capability Lead
Boluda Towage - Geert Vandecappelle, CEO
CalMac Ferries - Alex Cross, Head of Engineering Performance and Policy
DE&S - Dan Bishop, Director Ship Acquisition
DE&S - Joseph Lambon, Strategic Supplier Management Team
FIBRE4YARDS - Daniel Sá, Technical Coordinator
Hornblower Group - Anastasija Kuprijanova, Director of Business Development, Ferries & Transportation Services
International Chamber of Shipping - Chris Waddington, Technical Director
ITI, A Wipro Company - Ben Baker, Sales Manager
Ivaldi - Espen Sivertsen, CEO
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping - Claus W. Graugaard, Head of Onboard Vessel Solutions
Maritime UK - Sarah Kenny, Chair
Mari4_YARD - Position Reserved
MARLOG - Peter Møller, Project Manager, Digitisation Technology & Innovation
MarISOT - Evangelos Markopoulos, Visiting Professor on Applied Research & Innovation - Turku University of Applied Sciences
MATES - Lucía Fraga Lago, Project Coordinator
National Shipbuilding Office - Confirmed
NAVAIS - Jorinus Kalis, Development Manager - Damen Shipyards Gorinchem
Naval Group - Fabien Rosso, Head of Composites Technology Division
P&O Ferries - Ross Barrett, Ship of the Future Director
Real Time Innovations (RTI) - Paul Tingey, Senior Field Application Engineer (EMEA)
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) - Joseph Miorelli, AVP Newbuilding & Technical Projects, New Building, Technology & Design
SDU Robotics, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute - Christian Schlette, Professor, Vice Section Head
Shipping Lab - Magnus Gary, Project Director
Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) - Tim Currass, Programme Director
SSI (ShipConstructor Software) – Denis Morais, CEO
UK Chamber of Shipping - Peter Aylott, Director of Policy
Valmet Automation - Mika Karaila, Research Director
World Maritime University (WMU) - Seyed Vahid Vakili, Research Assistant & PhD Candidate (Marine Energy Management)
Read more and register here.
| Date | Friday 28th January 2022 and Friday 11th February 2022 |
| Venue | Virtual |
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