Agenda 2019

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Key: What will be covered?

Economic Landscape
Regional Opportunities
Frameworks and Guidelines
Achieving Sustainability
Technical Know-How
Technological Developments

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018

0900 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

0930 - 0935 OPENING ADDRESS

SESSION 01 AN OUTLOOK ON DEEP SEA MINING COMMERCIALISATION

0935 - 1005 CENTURY OF THE OCEANS

How can we address new global needs with less impact on nature?
The Ocean offers a future resource for minerals with less impact than land-based resources
Understanding the need for a coherent and consistent approach to sea based activities
New technologies in the Ocean industries will accelerate developments making this the Century of the Oceans

Sturla Henriksen , UN Global Compact
United Nations

SESSION 02 NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS FOR DEEP SEA MINING

1005 - 1035 REMOTE ACCESS TO AUTONOMOUS EXPLORATION

Utilising autonomous solutions for high resolution exploration
Implementing over the horizon capabilities for remote solutions
Looking at could-based data services enabling near real-time global access
Optimising system performance for low-cost remote operations

Richard Mills
Kongsberg Maritime

1035 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK

1100 - 1130 DESIGN, BUILD AND TESTING OF AN UNDERWATER MINING PROTOTYPE - VAMOS!

Underwater mining prototype project involving 17 partners from 9 European countries
Positioning, navigation and awareness systems using data fusion for virtual surveillance in subsea mining
Enabling confident scaling to full-size mining, productivity and cost management

Stef Kapusniak
SMD

1130 - 1200 TECHNO-COMMERCIAL EVALUATION FOR DSM PROJECTS

CAPEX, OPEX and budgets for technology
Fit for purpose technology solutions for deep sea mining vessels
Areas for future developments

Govinder Chopra
SeaTech Solutions

1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCHSPONSORED BY MARLINK

1330 - 1400 HIGH SPEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS FOR DEEP SEA DRILLING OPERATIONS

Bridging offshore and onshore operations with hybrid satellite-based network solutions for improved business efficiency
How fully managed communication solutions enable enhanced operational performance and worker well-being?

Catherine Mauvais , Olivier Gommes
Marlink

1400 - 1430 SUBMARINE FIBRE OPTIC CABLES FOR DEEP SEA DRILLING OPERATIONS

How fiber optic cables crossing the world’s oceans can be used for deep sea mining exploration
Developing a clear strategy to enable operators to engage with cable owners during the mining process

Andy Bax
Seaborn Networks

1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 03 THE DEEP SEA ENVIRONMENT AND A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY

1500 - 1530 RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS - WHERE SHOULD WE SOURCE OUR MINERALS?

The relative effects of current areas producing minerals and comparing it to the potential effect of Deep Sea Mining
The environmental, social and commercial arguments for production at existing and future sites
Also reviewing the strategies for stakeholder engagement in light of high profile documentaries such as Blue Planet

Rob Langman
MarineSpace

1530 - 1600 AN INNOVATIVE MONITORING APPROACH FOR MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Functional resilience in microbial communities based on understanding of how ecosystems respond to impact
Case studies and descriptions of new environmental monitoring approaches not considered before

David Pearce
Northumbria University

1600 - 1700 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY 2: THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018

0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS

0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS

SESSION 04 REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROSPECTING AND EXPLORATION

0940 - 1130 GERMANY'S EXPLORATION FOR SEAFLOOR MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Looking at exploration work on polymetalic sulphides in the India Ocean
Operating under the regulations of the International Seabed Authority activities

Ulrich Schwarz-Schampera
BGR, Germany

SESSION 05 NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY FOCUS

Chaired by Philomene Verlaan

1010 - 1040 ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? FINDING A SWEET SPOT FOR CONSENTING SEABED MINING IN NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand EEZ Act 2012 - Learning to apply new legislation
Four years and three consents on, what has been learnt?
What remains as challenges for applicants and for decision-makers
Are we nearly there - is there a settled basis for decisions?

Richard Johnson
Environmental Protection Authority, New Zealand

1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK

1100 - 1130 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Looking at Kiribati's new law on deep sea mining
Status of other law's in the South Pacific nations

Steffen Pedersen
Thomas Cooper Law

1130 - 1200 A REGIONAL TREATY FOR DEEP SEA MINERALS IN THE PACIFIC?

The Pacific Islands region contains deep sea mineral deposits of commercial interest, within national jurisdictions
Pacific Island governments may face governance challenges for regulating deep-sea mining
Regional coordination presents new opportunities for stronger and better governance
Looking at the steps towards developing a 'Pacific Islands Seabed Minerals Treaty'

Hannah Lily
Commonwealth Secretariat

1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCHSPONSORED BY MARLINK

1330 - 1400 OFFSHORE EXPLORATION RISKS - THE MARITIME LAW PERSPECTIVE

Legal overview of maritime risks encountered in offshore exploration
Looking at maritime boundaries and assessing maritime risk

Alistair Loweth
HFW

1400 - 1430 NEW EXPLOITATION REGULATIONS FOR THE AREA

Do the regulations provide clarity for States and companies wishing to engage in activity in the Area
Do they address environmental concerns including the application of a precautionary approach
Useful guidance for States seeking to manage deep seabed mining in areas of national jurisdiction

Joshua Brien
Cooley, UK

1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK

1500 - 1530 REGULATIONS ON EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA

What technology transfer obligations on Contractors are contained in the draft?
Which further obligations of this type may be considered incorporated by reference?
What is the impact of these obligations on the individual Contractor?

Andreas Käde
Haver & Mailänder

1530 - 1600 THEMES AND OUTCOMES FROM THE DRAFT EXPLOITATION REGULATIONS

Areas for concern and areas for focus
Looking at the commercial viability

Eleanor Martin
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

1600 - 1630 RAFFLE DRAW & CLOSING REMARKSSPONSORED BY MARLINK

Quick Proposal

Key topics for 2019:

The economic landscape and drivers for growth in deep sea mining.
Understand the key market drivers and growth prospects for the near term. Where are the opportunities?
Achieving sustainable seabed mining projects in harmony with nature
Hear from frontline deep sea ecological experts on the latest techniques to build an environmental impact assessment plan
The status of prospecting and exploration, the latest methods and results
Explore new areas of economic value and be the first to hear about the latest methods and results from prospecting and exploration activities
Regional opportunities to harvest Seafloor Massive Sulphides and Manganese Nodules
Discover the hottest regional opportunities to harvest Seafloor Massive Sulphides and Manganese Nodules from geological experts
Working with nations through a regulatory framework, the opportunities and risks
Hear from key regulators and develop a cohesive plan to work with the International Seabed Authority and individual nations through the regulatory challenges
Technological developments associated with commercialising Deep sea mining
Be at the cutting edge of technological developments for deep sea mining and explore diversification opportunities for existing companies involved in offshore applications

Testimonials

A crosscutting gathering of ocean mining stakeholders from industry, government, scientific and regulatory communities.
William Senke, Lockheed Martin
The event provided a high quality agenda and set of speakers for this important, emerging industry.
Paul Holthus, World Ocean Council
A very informative summit, addressing novel technical approaches for exploration and monitoring of deep sea mining. The emphasis on environmental responsibility was very encouraging.
Richard Davies, Fugro
Deep sea mining is together with shale fuel the most interesting and ground breaking growth industry in the next 25 years- and the yearly deep sea mining summit is a key forum to attend.
Peter Jantzen, Wartsila
The event brought together a wide spectrum of industry players and the associated flow of an organisations to provide an up to date window into a new developing industry.
Rick Phipps, Seas Offshore
Excellent conference, great to have key industry players in one room.
Mark Brown, Minister of Minerals and Natural Resources, Cook Islands
The presentations were very relevant to our current issues and I found the conference very useful both technically and socially.
Robert Goodden, Subsea minerals
The organisers have done a fantastic job interacting together a complementary set of subject relevant to the development of the deep sea mining section.
John Macdonald, SAMS Research Services [SRSL]

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