wco2024
 

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Speaking Proposals Are Now Being Accepted
Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors
Call for Media Partners and Journal Cooperation

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Hosting Organization


World High Tech Society

Supporting Organizations


IMarEST

DNV Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Media Partners

Introduction

The 12th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2024 (WCO-2024) will be held during November 12-14, 2024 in Singapore. WCO series congress contribute to offering professionals in the field of ocean a multidisciplinary informative cooperative platform, and it has been the most definite and grand Ocean event in Asia. The conference offers the business leaders, academic researchers and government agents around the world to meet and exchange ideas in research technologies and application experiences face to face, finding gaps in the technology development and build future collaboration. The 3-day conference is an effective series of activities including Plenary Forum, Parallel Sessions, Welcome Banquet, Exhibitions, Posters and Tours etc.

Highlights

● 100+ Oral Presentations Covering the Hot Topics and Cutting-Edge Technology in the Field of Ocean
● 200+ Professional Attendees Coming from All over the World for Unrivalled Networking
● Abundant Activities including Scientific Meetings, Panel Discussion, Project Matchmaking, Investment and Career Development, Tours etc.
● Opportunity to Present Your Work and Forge New Collaborations
● Opportunities to Visit Famous Scenic Spots & Historical Sites in Singapore

 


Renowned Speakers of WCO-2024

Mr. Rémi Gruet,
CEO, Ocean Energy Europe, European Ocean Energy Association, Belgium
Mr. Yves De Leeneer,
President Elect, Board Member, IMarEST, Singapore
Dr. Adam Weintrit,
Rector of Gdynia Maritime University (GMU); Chair of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), Poland
Mr. Prabjot Chopra,
VP Technology, SeaTech Solutions International (SSI), Singapore
Mr. Nelson Lage,
President, ADENE–Agência para a Energia, Portugal
Mr. Jonathan Abrahams,
Director, DNV Maritime Advisory, Australia
Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng,
Director, BUU Innopolis, Burapha University, Thailand
Mr. Bonnie Monteleone,
Executive Director, Plastic Ocean Project, Inc., USA
Mr. Georg Seitz,
CEO, Managing Director, CSD Transport Software GmbH, Germany
Mr. Richard Mills,
Vice President Kongsberg Discovery USA
Mr. Kurt Carlsen,
Founder CM Aqua Technologies Denmark
Mr. Ken Soh,
Group CIO BH Global Corporation Ltd.; CEO Athena Dynamics Pte Ltd., Singapore
Mr. David Knukkel,
Director Global Drone Inspection, Delft, Netherlands
Mr. Philipp Hermes,
Executive Director, Tethys Naval, Belgium
Mr. Niclas Dahl,
Managing Director, Oceanbird, Sweden
Dr. Marel Katsivela,
Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr.Dariusz Adam Popielarczyk,
Dean of the Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
Dr. Yi-Che Shih,
Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Mr. Ekkehard Stade,
COO, Global Maritime Group, Germany
Mr. Erik Karlsen,
Sales Manager MAN Energy Solutions Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Mr. George Ossipov,
Director of Marinex ITS Ltd., St. Petersburg; Vice-President of National Association of Insurance Adjusters,Russian Federation
Mr. Barry de Vries,
Lead Enterprise Architect, Maersk / APM Terminals, The Netherland
Dr. Ikuo Yamamoto,
Professor, Nagasaki University, Japan
Mr. Esa Nikunen,
General Director, Environment Services, City of Helsinki, Finland
Capt. Satinder Virdi,
Principal Consultant, Head of Research and Development, DNV Maritime Advisory, Singapore
Mr. Paul Toussaint-Jackson,
Director, Australian Floating Decks Pty Ltd., Australia
Dr. Lauri Railas,
Attorney, Railas Attorneys Ltd., Adjunct Professor of Civil Law, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Stuart Ballantyne,
Chairman, Seatransport Pty Ltd., Australia
Mr. Ivan Voropaev,
CTO & Founder, Wave Power Engineering Pty Ltd.,Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Mr. Jonathan R. Matias,
Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Poseidon Sciences Group, USA
Dr. Koh Chan Ghee,
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Mr. James Forsdyke,
Managing Director, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, UK
Mr. Jonny Logan,
CEO, Global Maritime Consultancy, UK
Mr. Kazuyuki Ouchi,
CEO, Ouchi Ocean Consultant, Inc. Japan
Mr. Sanjay Verma,
Director – Decarbonisation Solutions, Wartsila Marine, Singapore
Dr. Lijing Jiang,
Professor, Chinese Academy of Education Bigdata, Qufu Normal University, China; Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, USA
Dr. Kun Yang,
Professor, Head of Key Laboratory of Oceanographic Big Data Mining & Application of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Ocean University, China
Mr. Ma Yulin,
Group CEO Junma Holding Group, Founder, Managing Director, Junma Services Pte Ltd., Singapore
Mr. Jonathan Bishop,
Chief Deputy Director, California State Water Resources Control Board, USA
Dr. Virginia Montero Campos,
Professor, Biotechnology Research Center, Costa Rica Institute of Technology, Costa Rica
Capt. Satinder Virdi,
Principal Consultant, Head of Research and Development, DNV Maritime Advisory, Singapre
Dr. Albert Fässler,
Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Renowned Speakers of Previous Events

Mr. Paul Holthus,
Founding CEO & President, World Ocean Council, USA
Mr. Andreas Bullwinkel,
andlord & CEO, Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven Jade Weser Port-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2001
Mr. Roger Johnston,
CEO, Pilbara Ports Authority, Australia
Mr. Kejun Li,
Chairman, China Association of Communication Enterprise Management
Dr. Andreas Nordseth,
Director General, Danish Maritime Authority, Denmark
Mr. James Huang,
Vice President, DNV GL, Norway
Dr. Pichai Sonchaeng,
Director, BUU Innopolis, Burapha University, Thailand
Mr. Matthew Tan,
Co-Chair, APEC PPFS, Singapore
Dr. Tai-Wen Hsu,
Vice-President, Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Dr. Sergey A. OGAI,
Rector Chief Executive Officer, Maritime State University, Russia
Dr. Randy Gillespie,
Director, Centre for Applied Ocean Technology, Canada
r. Mikael Castanius,
Director, Ports of Sweden Sweden
Dr. Ang Chin Hup,
Senior Researcher, Centre for Maritime Economics & Industries Maritime Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Andrea Razeto,
President,
President, ICOMIA (the International Council of Marine Industry Associations), Italy
Dr. Eric Holliday,
CEO, FISH Safety Foundation, New Zealand
Dr. Kurt Kaltenegger,
Group Vice President, ABB Technology Ventures, Switzerland
Mr. P. Foerd Ames,
Inventor & Owner, OWECO Ocean Wave Energy Company, USA
Dr. Kjeld Aab,
Director, MAN Energy solutions, Denmark
Dr. Eric Rolf Hansen,
President, Economic Transformations Group (ETG), USA
Mr. James Fanshawe,
Chairman, UK MASRWG, UK
Mr. Govintharasah Ramanathan,
Director, Gurbani & Co, Singapore
Dr. Gudmestad Ove Tobias,
Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway
Ms. Xie Changqing,
Director, China Maritime Arbitration Commission, China
Ms. Barbara Amerio,
President, Permare Group, Italy
Mr. Pekka Sundman,
Director, City development Group, City of Turku, Finland
Dr. Chitnis Ajay Hemant,
Vice President, Indian Maritime Foundation, India
Dr. Charles C Zhou,
CEO, Cascade Clearning Energy, Inc, California, USA
Mr. Boyan Savov,
Founder, Black Sea Coastal Association, Bulgaria
Dr. Tetsuya Hiraishi,
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Edward S. Fry,
Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Adam Weintrit,
Professor, Rector of Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
Dr. Ignace Van Meenen,
Executive Board Member for Capital Origination & Real Estate, MPC Capital AG, Germany
Dr. Virginie Tassin Campanella,
Vice President of the Scientific Council of INDEMER (Monaco), France
Mr. Johan Petter Tutturen,
Vice President, Special Projects – Gas, DNV AS, Norway
Dr. Rokhmin Dahuri,
President of Indonesia Aquaculture Society, Indonesia
Mr. Mai Elmar,
Mr. Mai Elmar, Executive Director, Cruise Port Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Sergey A. OGAI,
Rector, Chief Executive Officer, Maritime State University, Russia
Mr. Philipp Hermes,
Executive Director, Tethys Naval, Belgium
Dr. Ali Suman,
Professor, Research Center for Fishery- National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN)-Indonesian Government, Indonesia
Mr. Johan Petter
Vice President, Special Projects – Gas, DNV AS, Norway
Dr. Rokhmin Dahuri,
President of Indonesia Aquaculture Society, Indonesia
Ms. Pia Dahl Højgaard,
Director-General, Danish Geodata Agency, Denmark
Dr. Po-Hsiung Lin,
Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan,China
Mr. Kh. Mahbubul Haque,
Director General, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Dr.Frederick James Francis,
Hon Professor, Master Mariner, Chief Editor, Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology, Singapore
Dr. Peter Ricketts,
Past President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Acadia University, Canada
Dr. Shuguang Liu,
Professor and Director of Marine Economics Research Center, School of Economics, Ocean University of China, China
Mr. David Steward,
President, the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, UK
Mr. Jens Petter Tronskar,
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Energy Systems, DNV Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Mr. Esa Nikunen,
General Director, Environment Services, City of Helsinki, Finland
Mr. Orri Björnsson,
CEO, Algalif, Iceland

Exhibition and Poster

WCO-2024 provides an ideal platform to showcase your novel technologies and products. It is developed to offer comfort to delegates while maximizing exhibitor exposure, the coffee breaks and poster sessions will all take place in the exhibition area promoting frequent repeated opportunities for delegates to visit the exhibits.

Why Reserve a Booth at WCO-2024
● To Meet Face-to-Face with the International Movers and Shakers
● To Meet with Key Decision Marker
● To Explore Business Opportunities
● To Spotlight Advanced Technologies and Their Scientific and Commercial Applications
● To Take Advantage of the Conference's Captive Audience and Networking Opportunities within the Exhibition Hall

 

Exhibition Date:
Set-up date: November 11, 2024
Show dates: November 12-14, 2024, 09:00-18:00
Place: Singapore



Introduction of Singapore

 

Located in Southeast Asia, with a territory of only 710 square kilometers, Singapore is one of the world's most pocket-sized countries and the smallest country in this region, hence is nicknamed "The Little Red Dot". Despite its small size, Singapore has an significant place in the world with its free trade economy and efficient labor force. In addition, it has become the central port of the main cargo routes by virtue of its strategic position in this region. As a multi-ethnic country, Singapore is unique in "harmony but difference". In addition to numerous sightseeing and activities, encountering the local culture and customs will give you the ultimate tourism experience.




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Hosting Organization

Foreign Experts Databank of SAFEA (Dalian Branch)

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