The Blue Conference

This year’s conference is held in the cradle of the maritime industry, namely in Svendborg, at The Svendborg International Maritime Academy (SIMAC), on the d. 6th of December, 2012. The conference focuses on the latest results of maritime research, and researchers, stakeholders from the industry, teachers, instructors at the maritime education institutions and universities will participate.

PROGRAME FOR THE BLUE CONFERENCE - RESEARCH & INNOVATION 09:00-10:00 Signing in, coffee, tea and croissant – Exhibition OPEN

10:00-10:15 Welcome – by Lisa L. Froholdt, Ph.D, Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology

10:15-11:30 Chairman Martin Jes Iversen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, CBS

Andreas Nordseth

Director-General of The Danish Maritime Authority Presentation of the new national research and education growth strategy.

Claus Myllerup

Managing Director Lloyd´s Register ODS Driving innovation through collaboration: Lloyd's Register's strategy in connecting global industry with global R&D to foster technical progress

The Danish Maritime Cluster project

Merete Vestergaard, Project Manager

and Lene Rasmussen, project coordinator The maritime educations of tomorrow

The project Danish Maritime Cluster focusses on developing and toning maritime education and training to match the need of the industry today and in the future. The Danish maritime sector is facing major challenges in the coming years with increasing internationalization and demands on productivity and skills. The Danish Maritime Cluster aims to ensure the future status of Denmark as a competitive maritime nation among other things by facilitating facilitates cooperation between knowledge institutions and companies.

11:30-11:50 Carsten Melchiors

Administrator The Danish Maritime Fund Presentation of The Danish Maritime Fund and funded projects 12:00-13:00 Lunch and buffet

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network and Exhibition

13:00-14:15 Theme I SME and cluster collaborations, bridging research and industry Iain Shepherd Chairman

Cluster Marine South-East, UK Tomorrows’ Driver of Innovation Clusters and their role in stimulating business-led innovation and driving

SME investment in growth markets.

Per Michael Johansen

Dekan University of southern Denmark A risk analysis of academic jobs in maritime companies.

Erik Dyrkoren

Leader of secretariat MARITIM21 in Norway Lessons Learnt – a Norwegian cluster project About Norway’s new national research and development strategy for the maritime domain

14:15-14:45 Break with sweets

14:45-15:00 WEILBACH PRICE Director Torben Frerks will announce the winner of this year

15:00- 15:50 Theme II: Coopetition – how can we ensure competition and cooperation in and amongst companies?

John Erland Østergaard Professor University of Southern Denmark Academics contribution How can academics contribute to the development of SMEs.

TBN A presentation of a collaboration case How they plan it, how it will develop in the future

15:50-16:05 Short break

16:05-17:00 Theme III:

Maritime Energy Efficiency

Jeppe Skovbakke Juhl Senior Marine Technical Officer

BIMCO ECO-ships newbuilding According to an analysis by BIMCO, including calculation on fuel saving, fuel costs, the price of newbuildings, and time charter rates.

René Taudal Poulsen

Associate professor Copenhagen Business School Energy efficiency in shipping – barriers and incentives

Shipping companies have strong incentives to raise energy efficiency in order to improve the bottom line and reduce CO2 emissions. However energy efficiency improvements are not always easily implemented due to various barriers in shipping markets and organizations. This presentation presents the first results of an ongoing research project on barriers to and incentives for energy efficiency improvements in shipping. The presentation also asks if Danish shipping can build competitive advantages from energy efficiency improvements in the future.

17:00-18:00 Closing speech and

network

18.00-21.00 Conference dinner – with a view to the Harbour of Svendborg (at SIMAC)

- The peak of the day, the social event You do not want to miss !