Technical Seminar Theatre
Technology Forum: Europe in the Middle East, 27 – 28 October
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Additional marine engineering seminars will run in the theatre throughout the event.
Free-to-attend throughout the event, the new Technology Seminar Theatre will play host to the first ever Technology Forum: Europe in the Middle East.
To honour the special relationship between Europe and the Middle East, we have joined forces with the Europe Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) to discuss European technical expertise. Topics to be covered include
- Power & Propulsion
- Electronics (Communications/Navigation/Bridge Equipment)
- Safety
- Fuels, Lubes and Emissions
- Green Technology
- Shipbuilding/Conversions/Repair
| WEDNESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2010 1400 – 1600 hrs |
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| 1400 hrs | Chairman's Welcome [tbc] |
| 1405 hrs | Welcome Speech JAAKKO ESKOLA, President, European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) and Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power |
| 1425 hrs | Matching requirements with broadband communications ROGER HARFOUCH, Sales Director, Middle East & Africa, VIZADA |
| 1445 hrs | For efficient seafaring – from data to intelligence PHILIP PADFIELD, Chief Executive Officer, Eniram |
| 1505 hrs | Watertight sliding doors - more than steel and hydraulic! DR.-ING. VOLKER BEHRENS, Director, Schoenrock Hydraulik Marine Systems GmbH |
| 1525 hrs | Speed loss prediction, getting the optimum performance for every vessel JAAP JAN STOKER,Project Engineer, Amarcon B.V. |
| 1545 hrs | Q&A from the floor |
THURSDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2010 1400 – 1600 hrs |
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| 1400 hrs | Chairman's Welcome [tbc] |
| 1405 hrs | Turbocharging - Status and Development NANDAGOPAL KULASEKARAN, Technical Manager, ABB Turbocharging Dubai |
| 1425 hrs | A 500 ton AHT winch with ECO-PULL drive technology DR.-ING. ALEXANDER NüRNBERG, Managing Director, HATLAPA Uetersener Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG |
| 1445 hrs | General emissions control, new development in engine technology and expectations for the future, as well as new fuels – Title tbc KJELD AABO, Director Promotion, Marine Low Speed, MAN Diesel SE |
| 1505 hrs | Industry Response to maritime environmental legislation LARS MUNCH ANTONSEN, General Manager, Group Global Marketing & CRM, Aalborg Industries A/S |
| 1525 hrs | Ballast Water Management Systems KEVIN ROBERTSON, Director, Hamworthy Water Systems Ltd |
| 1545 hrs | Q&A from the floor |