Accelerating deep sea exploration
19. April 2023, 08:30 - 16:00
VilVite Auditoriet, 2 etg., Thormøhlensgate 51, Bergen Norway
Event registration is closed.
Join our seminar on how to accelerate the exploration of the deep sea environment and its minerals resources. The ongoing opening process and impact assessment for seabed minerals activity in Norway will be basis for the discussion.
There is a broad consensus that more knowledge is needed about the deep sea environment and its mineral resources, but different views on how to move forward.
We will discuss how we can work together to strengthen the knowledge basis and what it will take to succeed.
Different stakeholders will be invited to present and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising with this emerging industry.
How does the roadmap ahead look like, what are the key actions needed and what joint projects should be established to move forward.
Keywords for the discussion are legal status, environmental aspects, resource potential and areas of collaboration within deep sea minerals.
The goal is to share knowledge and foster innovation to accelerate deep sea exploration and strengthen the knowledge basis.
Programme
| 08:30 | Registration | |
Session #1: Possibility for a new industry
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Chair: Jon Hellevang, GCE Ocean Technology | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction | Jon Hellevang R&D Manager, GCE Ocean Technology |
| 09:15 | The opening process and impact assessment on seabed minerals | Amund Vik, State Secretary, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
| 09:35 | Resource assessment of seabed minerals on the Norwegian Continental Shelf | Hans Martin Veding, Statistician at The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| 10:05 | Possibilities and perspectives on a new industry | Anders Bjerga, Senior consultant EY |
| 10:20 | Break | |
Session #2: Deep Sea Exploration |
Chair: Jon Hellevang, GCE Ocean Technology |
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| 10:50 | Possibilities for Norwegian offshore industry | Torbjørn Gjæver Eriksen, Director industry policy and communications at Offshore Norway |
| 11:00 | How to ensure responsible management of the deep sea? | Kaja Lønne Fjærtoft, Global Policy Lead Deep Seabed Mining, WWF |
| 11:10 | Geological mapping needed to increase confidence in the resource assessment | Rolf Birger Pedersen, Professor and Director Centre for Deep Sea Research University of Bergen |
| 11:20 | Mareano – increasing the depth of knowledge based management | Rebecca Ross, Researcher Institute of Marine Research |
| 11:30 | Industry perspective to the impact assessment and the way forward | Ebbe Hartz, Lead geologies Aker BP |
| 11:40 | Dialogue |
Moderator: Jon Hellevang, GCE Ocean Technology |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
Session #3: Learning across disciplines |
Chair: Egil Tjåland, NMM |
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| 13:00 | What to learn from land-based exploration | Terje Bjerkgård, Researcher NGU |
| 13:10 | Why knowledge is the key to making the right decisions | Nina Jensen, CEO REV Ocean |
| 13:20 | Collaboration across disciplines - Operators perspective | Ståle Monstad, CEO Green Minerals |
| 13:30 | Environmental studies needed for good management | Jon Thomassen Hestetun, Researcher NORCE |
| 13:40 | EMINENT - Collaboration across the value chain and disciplines | Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt, CEO Adepth Minerals |
| 13:50 | Dialogue | Moderator: Egil Tjåland, NMM |
| 14:10 | Break | |
Session #4: International collaboration |
Chair: Håkon Knudsen Toven, Offshore Norge | |
| 14:40 | The France 2030 plan and area of collaboration | Frederic Renaudeau, Conseiller Défense / Fonds Marins / Plan de Relance / Compétences & Formations, Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique |
| 15:00 | Tech Transfer from - Supplier perspective | Guido Van Den Bos, Director of Business Development NOV |
| 15:10 | The main market is international | Walter Sognnes, CEO Loke Marine Minerals |
| 15:20 | Ethical perspectives | Siri Granum Carson, Director NTNU Oceans |
| 15:30 | Preliminary results from the Eco-Safe Ridge Mining project, and way forward | Pedro Ribeiro, Researcher University of Bergen |
| 15:40 | Dialogue | Moderator: Håkon Knudsen Toven, Offshore Norge |
| 16:00 | End of seminar |
Changes to the programme might occur.
Participation and Costs
The event is open for all and a participant fee of 625,- NOK including MVA (VAT) will apply.
Students can enter free of charge, limited to 20 seats (send e-mail to kbc@gceocean.no (using your student e-mail address) to register)).
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