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Agenda 2022
Key: What will be covered?
Achieving Sustainability
Technical Knowhow
Economic Landscape
Frameworks and Guidelines
Regulatory and Policy
Technological Developments
DAY 1: TUESDAY, 26 APRIL, 2022
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 THE DEEP SEA ENVIRONMENT AND A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY
0940 - 1010 CREATING A STANDARDISED APPROACH TO REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- Developing a common framework for management and establishing unambiguous terms of reference for management activities
- Determining regional priorities from an environmental context and also clearly defining mineral production goals
- Ensuring comparable results are collected and analysed according to standard operating procedures
- Ensuring results are reported coherently and in formats that allow regulators to compare results easily
Rob Langman
MarineSpace Ltd.
MarineSpace Ltd.
1010 - 1040 TRADING WEALTH & TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION AGAINST ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND EXPLOITATION
- Removing the deadlock in the discussion between "industrialists" and "environmentalists" about the future of DSM
- Discussion on making it easier for industry to employ top edge environmentally sound technology in DSM projects
- Disclosures and time span required for technology alone in order to maintain/create USPs and appropriate ROI
Andreas Kaede
Kanzlei Kaede
Kanzlei Kaede
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY TGS
1100 - 1130 SEABED MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE TO IMPACTS
- Understanding the baseline environment of the Clarion Clipperton Zone
- Current state of knowledge about the environmental impacts of DSM, including gaps
- Some examples of current approaches to provide the evidence base required
Daniel Jones
National Oceanography Centre
National Oceanography Centre
1130 - 1200 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AROUND DEEP-SEA MINING SITES
- Discussion on international regulations for monitoring of Deep-Sea Mining industry
- A two-way approach for environmental monitoring of drilling operations and planned deep sea mining operations
- Understanding the combination of laboratory experiments with numerical modelling for monitoring aspects
Laurenz Thomsen
Jacobs University Bremen GmbH
Jacobs University Bremen GmbH
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT DEEP SEA MINING EXHIBITION
SESSION 02 NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS FOR DEEP SEA MINING
1330 - 1400 DEEP SEA MINING – SHIP DESIGN FOR OPERABILITY IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS
- Deep sea mining technical challenges and key marine design drivers
- Regulatory framework, architecture, and systems (Marine, Electrical)
- Technical solutions, Structural considerations, and Safety considerations
Keith Hutchinson
Safinah Group
Safinah Group
1400 - 1430 NEW SEISMIC 3D TECHNOLOGY OPTIMISED FOR DEEP SEA MINERALS
- Geophysical industry's role in providing subsurface data for Deep Sea Mineral exploration?
- Effectiveness of geophysical data types and technologies in the imaging of DSM sulphide complexes
- Showcasing test results of new 3D seismic technology optimised for small DSM targets
- The data needs before and after the first DSM licensing round in Norway planned in 2023-24
Bent Kjolhamar
TGS
TGS
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY SEAONICS
1500 - 1530 OCEANEERING UNDERWATER ROBOTICS WITHIN SUBSEA MINING
- Challenges of operating in Ultra deep-water and experience in that particular environment
- Developments in subsea robotics – emphasis on Freedom Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
- Looking at the developments and contribution to commercialising Subsea Mining
Alan Anderson
Oceaneering
Oceaneering
1530 - 1600 ONSHORE PROCESSING OF NODULES. A REVIEW OF METALLURGICAL FLOWSHEETS AND ACTIVE TESTWORK UPDATES
- Review of metallurgical flowsheets under current consideration
- Case study discussion of active SGS client test-work program
- Key considerations for test-work programs investigating metal recovery
Niels Verbaan
SGS Canada
SGS Canada
1600 - 1630 DEEP SEA MINING, WITHOUT WEAR ON THE CUTTING TOOLS
- Discussion on the current state of the art cutting tools
- Problems and challenges while cutting rocks under high pressure
- Methods for increasing feasibility and efficiency of deep sea mining equipment
Aart van den Dool
Castart BV
Castart BV
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, 27 APRIL, 2022
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 03 COMMERCIALISATION, PROSPECTING, AND EXPLORATION
0940 - 1010 LOOKING AT ECONOMIC COSTS AND BENEFITS OF DSM IN THE AREA
- Commercial aspects for sponsoring states, metal consuming states, and land mining states
- Mechanisms to compensate states that are likely to lose from DSM in the area
- Implications for the approval of the ISA's draft exploitation regulations
Daniel Wilde
The Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat
1010 - 1040 WHAT CAN DSM PROSPECTING LEARN FROM HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION?
- Evaluating if it is sound to explore for deep sea minerals, and then where one should explore
- Advanced numerical tools for mineral system analysis, tectonic, and hydrothermal models
- Quantitative bathymetric analysis (structural pattern recognition) and resource quantification
- Geodynamic process understanding, super computational capacities, and goal for the analysis
Ebbe Hartz
Aker BP
Aker BP
1040 - 1110 GREEN/SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES FOR DSM: ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORS
- Considering green and sustainable financing as a trend and growth area
- How deep-sea mining fits within the green and sustainable financing criteria
- Business case for green and sustainable financing of seabed mining projects
Eleanor Martin
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
1110 - 1130 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY OSI MINERALS
1130 - 1200 DEEP SEABED MINING: WHAT’S NEXT NOW THAT NAURU HAS PULLED THE TRIGGER?
- Discussion on Nauru and the two-year countdown to provisional approval
- Work of the ISA Council: progress to date and what’s yet to come
- Key challenges for the ISA exploitation regulations, standards, and guidelines
- Recent developments in deep seabed mining in the outer continental shelf
Angela Ha and Florentine Vos
Volterra Fietta
Volterra Fietta
SESSION 04 NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY FOCUS
1200 - 1230 PROPOSED NEW MINING CODE FROM INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY
- Discussion on new draft regulations versus environmental protection
- Exploring the fixation of liability and responsibility for DSM projects
- Issues of civil liability in relation to deep seabed exploration and exploitation
Katherine Reece-Thomas
The City Law School
The City Law School
1230 - 1300 INVESTMENT & REGULATORY ASPECTS OF SEABED MINING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
- Economic feasibility of mining for polymetallic nodules that looks at the involvement of the State
- What should be the regulatory regime? How can investors be reassured about risks on investments?
- Transfer of technology and scientific knowledge along with the decisions for sharing of benefits
Vandana Aggarwal & Sanjay Sehgal
GoI - Ministry of Civil Aviation & University of Delhi
GoI - Ministry of Civil Aviation & University of Delhi
1300 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2022:
- 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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