Welcome!

Thanks for patiently waiting for us to announce the details of the 2024 Symposium. Our symposium committee is working hard to put together a successful event this year. We have an exciting slate of talks, panel discussions and paper presentations that cover a wide range of relevant topics in the offshore industry.


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Plenary Sessions:

Keynote Speaker:  Dominique Roddier, CEO, Ocergy 
Topic: Floating Wind: Exploring the past, pioneering the future
Opening Address: David McKay, Director of Projects and Regional Offshore
Chief Surveyor, DNV North America
Topic: State of Play and the Impact of Decarbonization – Effects on Maritime and Offshore Industries.
Panel Discussion: Standardization of floaters and the drive to efficiency in deepwater O&G production 
Moderator: Shiladitya Basu, Senior Technical Advisor, KBR 
Panellists: David Petruska (BP), Nicholas Wills (Modec), Lars Ronning (Equinor), Otto DaSilva (Exmar) 

In addition to the plenary talks, we will have paper presentations, student posters, SNAME T&R panels, and an industry panel on Deep Sea Mining.

The Deep Sea Mining spotlight session will be moderated by Brian Cheater (GustoMSC) and presenters include John Halkyard (Deep Reach Technology), Mohamed Taha (Transocean), Peter Wallace (Lloyd’s Register) and Tyson Breedlove (ABS).

Alberto Morandi (GustoMSC) will give an update on the work of SNAME T&R panels, with specific talks from the following offshore committees:

Roy Thomas (ABS), OC6: Principles of Underwater Intervention

Brian Cheater (GustoMSC), OC9: Application of the robustness philosophy to offshore challenges new and existing

Jim Brekke (Brekke Offshore Consulting), OC10: Development of guidelines for site-specific assessments of offshore wind jack-ups

Click here to check out the bios of our speakers.

Also, don’t forget to register. The early bird prices run till Jan 31, 2024.