Speakers - Navigating to 2050

Dublin Castle · 15th & 16th November 2022

Yvonne Shields O’Connor

CEO, Irish Lights

Minister Hildegarde Naughton

Minister of State, Department of Transport

Dr. Paul Little

CEO, City of Glasgow College and Chair of UK Shipping Skills Taskforce

Anthony Gurnee

Founder and CEO of Ardmore Shipping, Ireland

Maja Markovčić Kostelac

Executive Director, European Maritime Safety Agency, Portugal

Chris Waddington

Technical Director, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Prof. Alan Ahearne

University of Galway, Ireland

Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin

Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport, Ireland

Dr. Kirsi Tikka

Independent Director and International Maritime Advisor, UK

Aoife O’Leary

CEO, Opportunity Green, UK

Ronan Boyle

Director of e-Navigation and Maritime Services, Commissioners of Irish Lights, Ireland

Ann Pletschke

Chief Vessel Operator, Ocean Infinity, UK

Jacob Terling

Principal Administrator, European Commission, DG Move, Brussels

Niels Peter Fredslund

Deputy Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA), Denmark

Carmen Aguilera

Head of Section, Operational Market Development & Safety Critical Applications, EUSPA (European Union Agency for Space Programme), Czech Republic

Francis Zachariae

Secretary General, IALA, France

Dr. Alan Grant

Head of R&D, GRAD, UK

John Pottle

Director, Royal Institute of Navigation

Maria Graham

Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland

Martina Hennessy

Principal Officer, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland

Kai Truempler

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany

Carien Droppers

Coordinating Specialist Advisor Shipping, Rijkswaterstaat Sea and Delta, The Netherlands

Nigel Hare

Director of Navigational Requirements, Trinity House, UK

Adam Cronin

Head of Offshore – DP Energy

Cormac Gebruers

National Maritime College of Ireland

Robert Mc Cabe

Chair of the Seafood and Offshore Energy Working Group

Noel Cunniffe

CEO of Wind Energy Ireland

Liam Lacey

Director, Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO)

Prof. Kurt Bodewig

Co-ordinator, Motorways of the Sea - DG MOVE, EU Commission, Brussels

Mary Dunning

Principal Officer, Dept. of Transport, Ireland

Pat Keating

Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce and Shannon Foynes Port, Ireland

Michael Robinson

Port Director, Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland

Catherine Sheridan

EIH2, Chief Operating Officer, Ireland

Dr. John O’Sullivan

COO and Co-founder, dCarbonX, Ireland

Tuesday 15th November

Session 1

Navigating Safely and Sustainably to 2050

Session 2

Will technology change the future of navigation and what are the implications for safety and sustainability?

Wednesday 16th November

Session 3

A Changing Offshore Seascape – Keeping It Safe

Session 4

Ports and Regional Infrastructure in 2050

Sponsorship opportunities.

There are a small number of high profile sponsorship packages available. For further information, contact Jane McGahern on 01 271 5455 or email jane.mcgahern@irishlights.ie