KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
MR. DANDU PUGHIUC, Head Biosafety Section, GloBallast Partnership IMO
Ballast Water Management – the regulatory process and status per November 2010.
PROF. EHSAN MESBAHI, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Present and future challenges for Ballast Water Management Systems – main lessons learnt from technology development so far.
MR. PER CRONER, President, Wallenius Marine AB, Sweden
More than 50,000 ships are to be equipped with BWMS within the next decade. How does the maritime community raise this challenge?
DR. MARCEL VELDHUIS, Senior Scientist, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands
Will there be instruments in the near future to rapidly sample and check the D2 standards without causing delays to ships?
MR. ZAFRUL ALAM, Assistant Director, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Challenges and opportunities in preparing Singapore to accept and implement the BWM Convention – control and enforcement aspects.
DR. ASHLEY COUTTS, Principal Scientist, Biofouling Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia
Beyond Ballast Water Management: Marine bio-fouling and invasive species.
DR. JOSE MATHEICKAL, Chief Technical Advisor, GloBallast Partnership IMO
What are the major communication gaps between scientists, policy makers and industry?
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Session 1: Ballast Water Management Plans by Ports and Flag States
Session 2: Progress on Innovative Ballast Water Treatment Technologies I
Session 3: Safety Issues and Class Requirements
Session 4: Progress on Innovative Ballast Water Treatment Technologies II
Session 5: Testing and Verification
Session 6: Progress on Innovative Ballast Water Treatment Technologies III
Session 7: Risk Assessment
Session 8: Progress on Innovative Ballast Water Treatment Technologies IV
Session 9: Developments in Ballast Water Monitoring
Session 10: Invasive species: Beyond Ballast Water Management
Session 11: What have we learned and the way forward
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