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Agenda 2019
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Landscape
Regional Opportunities
Frameworks and Guidelines
Achieving Sustainability
Technical Know-How
Technological Developments
DAY 1: MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019
0900 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 AN OUTLOOK ON DEEP SEA MINING COMMERCIALISATION
0940 - 1010 DEEP-SEA MINERALS - EXPLORATION RISK, RESOURCE AND VALUE ASSESSMENT
- Scoping studies - Probabilistic resource assessment, risk evaluation and cost estimation
- Early operational information such as preferred deep-sea mining system design
- Combining methods from oil and gas and mineral industries for exploration and resource assessment
Cyril Juliani
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
SESSION 02 NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS FOR DEEP SEA MINING
1010 - 1040 IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ON THE DESIGN OF NEXT GENERATION DSM VESSELS
- Looking at underwater communication systems
- Next generation of wireless operations for DSM vessels
- Lean energy operations and a next generation vessel
Govinder Chopra
SeaTech Solutions
SeaTech Solutions
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY BLUE OCEAN MONITORING
1100 - 1130 AUTONOMOUS SHIPS & THEIR IMPACT ON DEEP SEA MINING OPERATIONS
- The future of automation and IoT over satellite
- Inmarsat's network and what it means for the maritime mining market
- Introducing an autonomous ship project with Rolls Royce
Joe Carr
Inmarsat
Inmarsat
1130 - 1200 ULTIMATE SUBSEA DIGITAL TWIN - USING 3D AND AUGMENTED REALITY TO MONITOR DEEP SEA MINING OPERATIONS
- Deep Sea Mining interventions using the latest ROVs for deep sea mining operations
- Subsea Mining Companies are subject to severe environmental and safety regulations
- Effective way using a Digital Twin platform during subsea mining to increase safety while also diminishing costs
Joao Ferriera
Abyssal S.A.
Abyssal S.A.
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH
SESSION 03 THE DEEP SEA ENVIRONMENT AND A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY
1330 - 1400 AN APPROACH TO LIMIT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- Precise collection methodology to execute a large sampling campaign for commercial operations to minimize environmental impact
- Capabilities to document the deep sea environment of a lease site to support sustainability goals of mining operations
Edward Cassano
Pelagic Research Services
Pelagic Research Services
1400 - 1430 AN INNOVATIVE MONITORING APPROACH FOR MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- Redefining of functional resilience in microbial communities based on a frame shift of how ecosystems respond to impact
- Description of the methodology and what is novel and interesting about it, including pilot studies already undertaken
- Looking at new environmental monitoring approache for deep sea mining not considered before
David Pearce
Northumbria University
Northumbria University
1430 - 1500 DESIGN OF ISA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM
- Environmental effects of deep-seabed mining will need to be monitored using scientific best practices
- Using data from the CCZ we have modelled plausible impacts on benthic megafauna (animals > 1 cm in length) and their measurement
- Results provide the first practical guidance what sort of monitoring will be necessary to produce statistically meaningful results
Jeff Ardron
The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY PELAGIC RESEARCH SERVICES
1530 - 1600 DEEP WATER GLIDERS IN EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION PHASES OF DEEP SEA MINING
- Introduction to Blue Ocean, Gliders and its applications
- Commercial case studies applicable to deep sea mining exporation and exploitation
- Art of the possible and conclusions
Ramsay Lind
Blue Ocean Monitoring Limited
Blue Ocean Monitoring Limited
1600 - 1630 PARRALEL PATHS - SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED ENERGY AND DEEP SEA MINING
- Creation of the National Subsea Centre of Excellence and the Underwater Innovation Ecosystem
- Hub focus on autonomous deep water operations and systems, collaborative design, and simulated testing
- Call for companies to be involved as solution or challenge providers and the funding available
Chris Pearson
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0935 OPENING ADDRESS
0935 - 1005 DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN DEEP SEA MINING PROJECTS - SOME CONSIDERATIONS
- Different potential regimes - EEZ vs International Waters
- Potential regimes under the prospecting, exploration and exploitation regulations
Steffen Pedersen
Thomas Cooper LLP
Thomas Cooper LLP
1005 - 1035 INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE ISA
- The International Seabed Authority has a challenging dual role - to develop the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national jurisdiction, whilst also protecting and preserving the marine environment.
- Setting rules, regulations and procedures for environmental management will be a key means of discharging that environmental protection responsibility.
- This presentation examines some possible gaps within the current regime and the Exploitation Regulations now being drafted
Hannah Lily
The PEW Charitable Trusts
The PEW Charitable Trusts
1035 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 04 NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY FOCUS
1100 - 1130 OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO A SUSTAINABLE SEABED MINERALS SECTOR OF THE COOK ISLANDS
- Focus on explaining the details of the new seabed minerals legislation and licencing process
- Address the related high technical, social, financial and environmental concerns and requirements
- Providing clarity and security to the resource owner, industry and stakeholders
Paul Lynch
Seabed Minerals Authority
Seabed Minerals Authority
1130 - 1200 STRATEGIES AND METHODS TO AID SUSTAINABLE MARINE MINING AND EFFECTIVE MARINE GOVERNANCE
- Summarising the lessons from the UK marine mining industry
- Reviewing the strategies and methodologies used to achieve sustainable mining projects
- Exploring the experience of managing potentially competing demands for rights and space
- Best practice to develop and manage the associated legal and administrative requirements
Rob Langman and Ian Selby
MarineSpace and University of Plymouth
MarineSpace and University of Plymouth
1200 - 1230 GOVERNANCE & COMMUNICATIONS - HOW WILL THE EMERGING DSM SECTOR CONVINCE ITS AUDIENCES?
- DSM is new, unproven, and represents dispersed, wide-area development of a remote and untouched environment
- Governance of the sector is emerging, whilst communication of information and data is currently limited
- Exploring, understanding, and managing the issues arising from contentious geoscience will play a key role in the success of the sector
Ian Selby
University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth
1230 - 1300 DEEP SEA MINERALS AND DECARBONISATION
- Overview of the requirement of technology and green economy for certain metals that could be supplied by DSM
- In the era of decarbonisation we need to consider the impact of the energy requirement for extracting seabed resources and consider novel methods for low energy extraction.
Tracy Shimmield
Lyell Centre
Lyell Centre
1300 - 1400 CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING LUNCH
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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