Workboat Working Group Annual Seminar 2024
SMI is pleased to announce details of the SMI WWG Annual Seminar.
This seminar will bring together key players from across the sector to discuss crucial developments and future opportunities within the UK supply chain for workboats and coastal vessels.
Why Attend?
Champion UK Supply Chain & Capability: Engage with industry leaders - all focused on advancing the UK’s workboat sector.
Cutting-Edge Insights: Regulatory updates, future fuels, decarbonisation pathways, and next-generation vessel solutions that are driving our sector forward.
Unmatched Networking: With a tailored mix of presentations, panel discussions, and showcase sessions, you'll have ample time to connect with peers, government stakeholders, and technology experts.
Chaired by Noel Tomlinson, WWG lead, and delivered by experts from industry and government, the seminar will cover key themes across four sessions:
Planned Schedule
| 0930-11:20 | Session 1 - Navigating the Energy Transition Landscape - a regulatory and government update featuring contributions from: |
| 1120-1150 | Networking Break |
| 1150-1250 | Technical Case Studies and real world solutions: |
| 1250-1345 | Networking Light Lunch |
| 1345-14.55 | Session 3 - Accelerating Decarbonisation: Technology, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Collaboration - a roundtable discussion featuring our planellists: Sean Collins, Thames Clippers, Tristan Matthews, Alfa Laval, Tom Curwell, Cammell Laird and David Wing, Houlder |
| 1455-15.20 | Networking Break |
| 1520-1630 | Session 4 - Harnessing the Offshore Wind Opportunity - a roundtable discussion featuring our planellists: Martin Nürnberg, OS Energy, Tom Nugent, CSO Shipbrokers and BMT |
| 1730/1800 | Evening Networking - Venue TBA |
2024 Venue
This year's event will be held at the Informa HQ at 19th Floor, 240 Blackfriars Road, London. Join us for a day of insightful discussions, valuable networking opportunities and exceptional views across London from the seminar location.
| Date | 09:30-17:00, 27th November 2024 |
| Venue | Informa HQ, 240 Blackfriars Road, London |
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