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Agenda 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
1600 - 1630 RAFFLE DRAW & CLOSING REMARKSSPONSORED BY MARLINK
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2018:
- 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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