08:30 Registration and welcome coffee

HOW IS MARITIME TECHONOLOGY EVOLVING?

09:30 How Norway plans for new maritime technology - what are the most interesting things coming up
- How does Norwegian Maritime Authority deal with new technology projects
- What are the trends when it comes to new technology
- Some safety aspects to think about

Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

Bio: Head of section for new maritime technology in NMA. Is educated as a naval architect from NTNU in Trondheim, with master in marine cybernetics. Has over the last seven years followed the new technology projects in Norway, and especially the autonomy projects.

10:00 Panel: What shipping companies need to know planning for new maritime technology?
- Challenges of digital technology integration
- Defining what 'good' or 'maturity' looks like with a maritime digital technology implementation
- A strategy for digital technology management which can last for the next 10 years
- Moving towards digital 'products' within the IT infrastructure
- How to align that software development address shipping needs, what challenges developers will have
- How to address cybersecurity threats to new technology

Moderator:

Erik Ewig, Senior Vice President, Technology and Digitalization, PGS

Bio: Erik  Ewig is an experienced SVP of Technology and Digitalization, responsible for hardware, software, and IT solutions within PGS. He has strong background in commercial and technical roles and holds a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Wellington, New Zealand. In his current role he focuses on the technical strategic vision of the company and on how PGS can leverage technology to drive business growth and innovation.

 Panellists:


Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

Martin Karlstad, Lead - Digital Business Development, Star Information Systems

Bio: Martin Karlstad has over 25 years of management and commercial experience in the maritime and energy sectors. Prior his current role, he has been working with digitalization as Commercial Manager IT & OT at Veracity by DNV and Sales Manager / Project Manager in Kongsberg. Martin has a detailed understanding of the technologies used to support digital transformation from sensor to cloud.

Jeff Abinader, Cybersecurity Sales Consultant – Europe, Marlink

 Bio: With more than 15 years of experience in IT security and cyber security, Jeff Abinader has developed a deep understanding of evolving threats and trends. Specialising in the maritime and energy sectors, he brings cross industry learning and best practices to help companies enhance their security posture. Jeff joined Marlink in 2023 as a Cyber Security Sales Consultant, where his in-depth knowledge of cyber security challenges matched by his ability to break down complex technical concepts and make them accessible and actionable has benefited a wide range of clients.

Morten Hanshaugen, Enterprise Cloud Architect, Google Cloud

Bio: Cloud architect with focus on infrastructure and bridging the gap between legacy IT systems and modern cloud solutions for real businesses.

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break and networking

MARITIME CYBERSECURITY – THREAT MODELLING AND WHO OWNS CYBERSECURITY RISKS

11:10 How to assess the maritime cyber threat landscape – NORMA example
Lars Benjamin Vold, Managing Director, Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber)

Bio: Lars serves as the Managing Director of the Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber), and he was also the project lead during the establishment phase of the centre. Lars has 10 years' experience with the Norwegian Armed Forces most of which he spent in the Special Forces branch. He has a BsC in Finance and several years of experience working with security and contingency preparedness, digital development and cyber security.

11:30 Maritime cybersecurity threat modelling - attacker-centric and system-centric threats
Attacker-centric: how cybersecurity threats can be modelled in terms of the goals, motivation, capabilities and opportunity of specific attackers.
System-centric: how cybersecurity threats can be modelled in terms of the weaknesses of the systems you use, from Microsoft Office to engine control systems.
Exploring the attacker-centric threat: Russia may be the attacker people are most concerned about. Their attacks on the maritime sector may have been limited to GNSS jamming so far, generating fake news and Russian fishing vessels interfering with NATO operations.
Exploring the system-centric threat: studies have shown that the majority of maritime attacks have targeted IT systems not OT systems. Although if OT systems were ever successfully attacked the consequences could be much worse. Does any attacker have the means and motivation to do it?

 Per Håkon Meland, Senior Researcher, SINTEF Digital

Bio: Dr. Per Håkon Meland is a senior research scientist at SINTEF Digital. He has a PhD on threat modelling and security economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he also holds a position as adjunct associate Professor and teaches secure software engineering and privacy. He has more than 20 years of experience working with national and international projects related to cybersecurity. His research interests include robust security solutions for emerging technologies, such as autonomous vessels and digital communications.

11:50 Information security risks: Who owns them? IT or the business?
Different approaches to organizing your security function to best address and mitigate these risks

Andreas Grefsrud, Consulting Director, Sopra Steria

Bio: Andreas Grefsrud has recently left Torvald Klaveness where he headed cybersecurity team for 2 years. He is skilled in security management and culture, risk management, internal control and IT audit, with a strong interest in people and technology. He Holds several certifications, such as CISA, CISM, Dipl.IR  and ISO 27005 Risk manager. Graduated from BI Norwegian business school and University of Oslo.


12:10 Maritime Cybersecurity panel:
- What cybersecurity threats we can expect to new technology
- How to communicate cyber risks and how to gain top management commitment
- Understanding perpetrators motivation
- What shipping companies should know about state terrorism and how it can help to predict cyberattacks

Moderator:

Lars Benjamin Vold, Managing Director, Norwegian Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber)



Panellists:

Per Håkon Meland, Senior Researcher, SINTEF Digital




Andreas Grefsrud, Consulting Director, Sopra Steria


Ian Pears, Vice President Information Security and Compliance, Carnival UK

Bio: Ian Pears has joined Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) in September 2023. Prior as CIO and CISO at Royal Navy he has led digital transformation of IT division.

Alena Pedersen, Vice President Corporate IT, Odfjell

 Bio: Alena Pedersen is heading corporate IT and digitalization at Odfjell SE to enable safe, sustainable and efficient deep-sea shipping and terminals. Prior she worked at Equinor/Statoil, latest as Head of  the Corporate Improvement Centre. Alena has extended experience with leading transformation of supply chain business, including Offshore logistics: maritime-, air- and supply base operations.

12:50 - 14:00 Lunch and networking

DIGITALISATION AND SHIPPING GOALS

14:00 How bunker operations can be digitalised
Monjasa successfully utilised real-time data from their global tanker fleet to digitalize bunkering and bunker operations. The app compliments shipowners and charterers with transparent open data about bunker orders without radical changes in business operation or commercial model. Currently Monjasa invests in making the insights public for everyone via website.

Michael Bruun Østergaard, Group IT Director, Monjasa (Denmark)

Bio: Michael Bruun Østergaard counts more than 10-year experience leading IT projects including Danish Army in Afghanistan, seaports of Africa, offices and cloud datacentres as a consultant, and for the past 4 years as Group IT Director at Monjasa, Danish bunker trading and suppling company. He believes that technology, above all else, should be an enabler and support employees to do their job better. 

14:25 When tradition meets digital transformation in software
Martin will focus on the opportunity space for traditional fleet management software in customers’ digital transformation projects.

Martin Karlstad, Lead - Digital Business Development, Star Information Systems

Bio: Martin Karlstad has over 25 years of management and commercial experience in the maritime and energy sectors. Prior his current role, he has been working with digitalization as Commercial Manager IT & OT at Veracity by DNV and Sales Manager / Project Manager in Kongsberg. Martin has a detailed understanding of the technologies used to support digital transformation from sensor to cloud.

14:45 Panel: Better ways to align digital technology development with business goals
Discussion will focus on digital technologies to support vessel performance and bunkering operations - how we are evolving in how we gather and model data, analyse it and use it to drive our decision making and support our processes.

Moderator:

Kristin Helen Andersen, Vice President IT, G2 Ocean, Gearbulk & Grieg Maritime Group

Bio: Kristin is Vice President IT in UnITy, the joint IT department established between G2 Ocean, Gearbulk and Grieg Star.  She has nearly 20 years of experience working with technology driven management. She truly believes that IT can be an important business driver in the digital transition that shipping is experiencing.

Panellists:

Donal Duggan, Head of Data and Analytics, Höegh Autoliners

Bio: Donal Duggan has 18-year experience in the automotive logistics industry in roles focused on delivering value from data. He is the Head of Data and Analytics at Hoegh Autoliners where he leads their big data and AI initiatives.  His background is in Law, Business, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence. His business interests include the use of AI for sustainable, profitable, and safe shipping.

Ari Marjamaa, CEO, Raa Labs

Bio: Ari Marjamaa has 20+ years of experience from the strategy and technology side of the maritime industry, having headed up a global business advisory unit within DNV, done academic research on the industry with the Norwegian School of Management and also been part of the executive team in Wallenius Wilhelmsen, with responsibility for digitalization and organizational transformation. Currently he heads Raa Labs, a technology company within the Wilhelmsen Group. It focuses on giving vessel owners a flexible and scalable technology platform onboard vessels that gives them the freedom to capture and utilize any kind of data, irrespective of where it comes from or how it is to be used.

Michael Bruun Østergaard, Group IT Director, Monjasa (Denmark)

15:30 Closing

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