1ST EUROPEAN MARITIME RESEARCH POLICY
CONFERENCE
Thursday 18 October 2007 Hilton Hotel Brussels
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
European Maritime Research Policy is on course The 1st European Maritime Research Policy Conference, which took place on 18 October in Brussels, attracted a large and high-level audience. This not only underscores the successful efforts of the various European maritime organizations to collaborate at the European level, but it also fits seamlessly into the European Commission’s communication on an Integrated European Maritime Policy which was launched last week. European Commissioner for Research, Potocnik who delivered the keynote address, expressed his and the Commission’s commitment to align the many EU policies in order to create the framework conditions for the maritime and marine industries to remain global leaders and to contribute not only to the objectives of the Lisbon agenda, but also to a truly integrated European Research Area. The European Technology Platform (ETP) Waterborne, handed over its third research strategy document titled “Implementation Route Map” to the Commissioner, and launched at the same time the ambitious project of a Maritime Knowledge and Innovation Community, as part of a future European Institute of Technology. The chairman of the conference, and chairman of the General Assembly of the ETP Waterborne, Govert Hamers, stressed the importance of more transparency and cooperation with the maritime research programmes of the member states. “It is our ambition to become a truly integrated maritime research community of world class and an inspiring example for the young academics who have to make their professional choices” he added. Niko Wijnolst, co-chairman of the conference, and chairman of the European Network of Maritime Clusters stated that the existing national maritime clusters in many European countries can be important enablers when integrating the members states in the ETP Watreborne initiatives.
Speakers: Presentations & papers (pdf format)
Janez Potočnik EU Commissioner Science and Research
Waddah Saab Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Joe Borg European Commission
Nicolas Saverys/Emmanuel de Corte EXMAR
Rikke Lind State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
Mogens Schrøder Bech Head Maritime Research, Danish Maritime Authority
Mario Dogliani Director Corporate Affairs & Communication RINA SPA
Dr. Stephan Hesselmann (Text) Head of Division "Maritime Industry" - IV A 7 Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany Corrado Antonini Chairman Italian Federation of the Sea Chairman Fincantieri Francis Vallat Chairman French Maritime Cluster
Bernard Anne Vice-chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform Managing Director, Bureau Veritas Duncan Forbes Vice-Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman of EMECRID Technical Working Groups Executive Vice President, Engineering & Technology – Marine Rolls-Royce
Vaughan Pomeroy UK Maritime Cluster Yrjö Julin Chairman CESA CEO Aker Yards ASA Pierre Besse Chairman Support Group, Waterborne Technology Platform
Director Research & Development, Bureau Veritas, Marine Division Aage Damsgaard Chairman ECMAR (European Council for Maritime Applied R&D) Atilla Incecik Chairman, WEGEMT (European Association of Universities in Marine Technology and related sciences) Trevor Blakeley (Text) Chairman CEMT (Confederation of European Technology Societies) Michael vom Baur Senior Vice President, Head of LNG Unit, Aker Yards ASA
Ionel Chirica Professor, University Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Romania Chaiman of the Romanian WATERBORNE platform
Chairmen & Discussion panellists:
Govert Hamers Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform President, IHC Merwede Niko Wijnolst Chairman Mirror Group Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman European Network of Maritime Clusters
Jean Trestour Head of Unit DG TREN/G2 Maritime transport Policy: Internal market, ports, short-sea shipping and inland waterways European Commission John Tzoannos Secretary General, Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine
Maurizio D'Amico D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA
Reinhard Lüken Secretary General, Community of European Shipyards' Associations (CESA)
Pierre-Armand Thomas Senior Vice President, Offshore Technologies
Willem Laros Community of European Shipyards' Associations, CESA
Arne Hubregtse President, MARIN
Michael Lloyd Director, AMRI
Carl Bennett Gilmour Research
Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Lehmann Managing Director Becker Marine Systems
Geoffroy Caude French Maritime Cluster
Luisa Prista Head of Unit DG RTD H2 European Commission
Anna Krzyzanowska EIB -RSFF European Commission
Conference Committee:
Govert Hamers Chairman General Assembly Waterborne Technology Platform President, IHC Merwede Conference Co Chairman Niko Wijnolst Chairman Mirror Group Waterborne Technology Platform Chairman European Network of Maritime Clusters Conference Co Chairman Pierre Besse Chairman Support Group, Waterborne Technology Platform Director Research & Development, Bureau Veritas, Marine Division Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director Mare Forum
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