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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1300 - 1400 CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING LUNCH

Quick Proposal

Key topics for 2020:

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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