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TUESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY |
President & Chief Executive Officer Jan Fredrik Meling, Eidesvik Offshore ASA |
| 09:00 | Registration
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| 10:30 | Opening
Mayor Petter Steen jr., Haugesund Council |
PERSPECTIVES FOR NORWEGIAN SHIPPING |
| 10:40 | Policy for a sustainable and competitive maritime cluster
Minister of Trade and IndustryTrond Giske |
| 11:00 | Securing growth within the Norwegian maritime cluster
Director General Sturla Henriksen, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association |
| 11:20 | How do the framework conditions affect development within a Norwegian shipping company?
CEO Olav Fjell, Hurtigruten ASA |
| 11:40 | Panel debate
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 12:15 | Lunch break and visit to the exhibitors
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NORWEGIAN CARGO TRANSPORT – FULL STEAM AHEAD IN THE WRONG DIRECTION? |
| 13:15 | From road to sea – cooperation to increase maritime transport
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen |
| 13:40 | Brief contributions from:
Managing Director Hans Kristian Haram, Shortsea Promotion Centre Norway,
CEO Toralf Ekrheim, Nor Lines AS and director of industrial policy Erling Sæther, Logistics and Transportation Industry Association |
| 14:10 | Panel debate
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 14:40 | Interval and visit to the exhibitors
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SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY ALONG THE NORWEGIAN COAST |
| 15:10 | How do we ensure the best possible dialogue with users?
Director General of Shipping and Navigation Olav Akselsen, Norwegian Maritime Directorate |
| 15:30 | Shipping in the 21st century – global solutions for greater efficiency, the environment and accident reduction. How can this be implemented in Norwegian waters and ports?
Regional Director John Erik Hagen, Norwegian Coastal Administration, leader of the IMO’s strategic work programme for e-navigation |
| 15:50 | What is the status of the chart basis in Norwegian waters?
Director Evert Flier, Norwegian Hydrographic Service |
| 16:10 | Interval and visit to the exhibitors
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| 16:30 | Are pilots necessary?
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| Brief contributions from:
Director General Kirsti L. Slotsvik,Norwegian Coastal Administration,
Chairman Jan Magne Fosse, Norwegian Pilots’ Association,
CEO Hans Sande, Norwegian Maritime Officers’ Association and
Ship owner Lawrence Falkeid, Falkeid Shipping AS |
| 17:00 | Panel debate
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 17:30 | Close for the day
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| 19:30 | Aperitif in the hall with the exhibitors. Middag i restauranten på Rica Maritim Hotel
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| 09:00 | The environment as a business opportunity within the maritime industry
President & Chief Executive Officer Jan Fredrik Meling, Eidesvik Offshore ASA |
| 09:20 | How can we promote innovation and find the best solutions?
Senior Consultant Kjell Røang, Research Council of Norway |
| 09:40 | Are we clever enough to protect sensitive information?
Senior Advisor Arne Røed Simonsen, the Norwegian Business and Industry Security Council |
| 10:00 | Panel debate
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 10:20 | Interval and visit to the exhibitors
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FOCUS ON THE NORTHERN AREAS |
| 10:45 | New maritime horizon - perspectives for the Norwegian High North policy
Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 11:05 | The Polar Code in the melting pot
Senior Consultant Turid Stemre, Norwegian Maritime Directorate, leader of IMO’s correspondence group |
| 11:20 | Q and A Session
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 11:45 | Allocation of The Haugesund Conference's Honorary Price
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| 11:55 | Interval and visit to the exhibitors
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RECRUITMENT – THE DOWNFALL OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY? |
| 12:15 | The industry is expecting officers – but do all participate?
Programme Coordinator Tor Egil Fjelde, the Maritime Forum of Norway |
| 12:30 | Do we have a training structure that is hindering maritime recruitment? If we loose the "sailor", we will die as a maritime nation!
CEO Øyvind Bårdsen, Maritimt Opplæringskontor Sør / Vest Norge (Maritime Training Office South / West Norway) |
| 12:45 | Do we need Norwegian Seamen?
President, Jacqueline Smith, Norwegian Seafarers’ Union |
| 13:00 | Panel debate
Debate Chairman: Thorhild Widvey |
| 13:20 | Closing reflections of the conference
Chairman of the Conference Committee Solveig Røkenes, Haugesund Conference |
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Debate Chairman: Professor Frank Aarebrot, University of Bergen |