Good day,
On 16th January, the Shipbuilding & Ship Management (SBSM) online platform will open, giving you the opportunity to join over 800 attendees from more than 350 organisations across shipping, shipyards, maritime operations, technology providers, and innovators. Together, advancing the solutions, approaches, and practices being developed and applied to shape the future of vessel capabilities and maritime operations.
With 50 speaking engagements and scheduled sessions, you can join and connect to address sector challenges, share expertise, explore solutions, and collaborate on shaping the future of shipping.
Please find the current agenda and programme below and attached. Further information is available on the SBSM website.
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SBSM 2026 Opening | 16th January |
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Stage 1 | GMT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08:30 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08:55 | Day 1: Welcome Jake Rigby, Global Head of Innovation & Research, BMT
09:00 | Designing with Machines: Ethics, Skill, and AI‑Accelerated Ship Design Nigel Dawson, Head of Ship Design Programme, BMT, and David Andrews, Professor of Engineering Design, UCL
09:25 | How Robots Drive Efficiency in Modern Shipyards Tom Rodenberg, Area Sales Manager, KRANENDONK
09:50 | Session reserved for Aras
10:15 | Floorganise AI Roadmap: Shaping the Future of Shipyard Operations & Control Ronald de Vries, Managing Director, Floorganise ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:40 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:00 | Empowering MBSE with Simulation for Shipbuilding Wouter Van Der Velden, SIMULIA Industry Process Expert Senior Manager, Dassault Systèmes
11:25 | Platform approach for integrated naval architecture Ludmila Seppälä, Product Research Director, NAPA
11:50 | Turning shipyard complexity into control Atte Peltola, Lead PLM Consultant, Cadmatic
12:15 | NeuralShipper: Generative AI for Modern Ship Design and Engineering Shahroz Khan, CEO, Compute Maritime
12:40 | Maximising performance and sustainability at every stage: From vessel design to Maritime operation Matthew R. Miller, Marine Industry Principal, and Gauthier Stonestreet, AVEVA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13:05 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13:20 | Unlocking Europe’s Unique Shipbuilding Advantage: Efficient, Collaborative Shipbuilding Through Digital Transformation Jan Hedeman, EMEA Business Manager, SSI
13:45 | "Black Box" to full visibility - Real-life benefits of digital newbuilding supervision Mateusz Mielcarek, Customer Value Engineer, Seavizor®
14:10 | Navigating the design space: identifying optimal ship designs for complex requirements Mattia Brenner, Chief Commercial Officer, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS
14:35 | Engineering Complexity in Naval Defense Projects Manuel Tortosa, Engineering Director, and Antonio Diaz del Río, Director, Ferrol Office, Abance Engineering
15:00 | The Power of AI within the Shipbuilding Engineering Product Lifecycle David Hughes, Business Development Director, Roy Clarke, Solutions Consulting Technical Fellow, and Theo Boudewijns, Solutions Consulting Technical Fellow, PTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15:25 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15:30 | Advancing Pipe Welding Excellence: SWR-TIPTIG Technology for Enhanced Efficiency and Quality on Exotic Alloys Jackie Nolan, Senior Sales Engineer, Novarc Technologies
15:55 | Design to Dock: Unlocking Value with Service Lifecycle Management in Shipbuilding Stuart Best, Key Account Manager, Sales, CAD-IT UK
16:20 | Digital Ship - On-board Sensors and AI for Ship Maintenance and Performance Optimization Ken Wong, Project Manager, Innovation, and Ethan Velikov, Technical Lead & Senior Software Developer, Innovation, Seaspan ULC
16:45 | Day 1 Summary & Close ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16:50 | Networking and meetings
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| Stage 2 | GMT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:55 | Welcome John Hudson, Strategic Advisor, Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK)
11:00 | Tackling Biofouling With Data Science and Image Segmentation AI Michael Stein, Founder and CEO, Vesselity Maritime Analytics
11:25 | Operation in polar waters - Everyone watches the ice, but who checks the temperature? Marius Kruse, Master Mariner/Founder/Managing Partner, mariem solutions
11:50 | CFD Applications for Fleet Performance Improvement Adrián Sarasquete, Managing Director, VICUSdt
12:15 | Mobile devices on the shipyard floor: easy reporting, better progress visibility Sebastian Greshake, Founder, Seavizor® -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:40 | Networking and meetings
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13:20 | Cost-effective Deployment of Smarter Fleet Monitoring Paul Geiger, Senior AI Scientist, Maya HTT
13:45 | Biofouling, Performance Loss, and the Case for Proactive In-Water Hull Cleaning Kirstin Collins, EverClean Implementation Team Lead, Greensea IQ
14:10 | 3D Propeller Inspection: How Shipyards Can Survey Propellers for Damage in Dry Docks Adam Kaplan, Chief Technical Officer, TrueProp Software, LLC
14:35 | Practical Decarbonisation Now: The Business Case for Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) Jonathan Lane, Head of Sustainability, RightShip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15:00 | Networking and meetings
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15:30 | Another Ropewalk from Hamburg - Providing Digital Threads to the Shipbuilding Industry Matthias Grau, Account Manager Shipbuilding Industry, and Carsten Zerbst, Manager Systems Integration, PROSTEP
15:55 | Building the Digital Thread for Shipbuilding: A Software Engineer’s Guide to Next-Gen Maritime Software Jonathan Girroir, Senior Director, Marketing, Tech Soft 3D
16:20 | Improving the ships’ sustainment and readiness Daniel Stanley, NESAR Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
16:45 | Day 1 Summary & Close ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16:50 | Networking and meetings
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Stage 1 | GMT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08:20 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08:25 | Maritime EAM for Shipbuilding & Fleet Operations: Closing the Lifecycle Loop Jean-Philippe Alexandre, Senior Solution Consultant, Hexagon
08:55 | Day 2: Welcome Jake Rigby, Global Head of Innovation & Research, BMT
09:00 | Engineering Excellence for Shipyards Alberto Rosin, Sales Department, and Lorenzo Cimolai, Sales Representative, Cimolai Technology
09:25 | Mission Modularity using ISO container sized modules Søren Nordby, Naval Advisor, SH Defence
09:50 | Automating class-compliant ship construction design using AI - A new paradigm for ship design automation Gijs van Beek, Project Manager, and Jacques Hoffmans, Director, MasterShip
10:15 | Session reserved for Gefertec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:40 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:00 | Adoption of virtual twin by the French Navy - from requirements to operational scenarios simulation Alain Marianne, Marine Solution Experience Senior Manager, Dassault Systèmes, and Commander Florentin Dhellemmes, French Nacy
11:25 | Practical experiences on ship energy system simulations Jouni Savolainen, Director, Digital Twins, Semantum
11:50 | Ultra-fast 3D visualization for shipbuilding Patrick Klintworth, Senior Sales Manager, KISTERS
12:15 | Automation in Shipbuilding – Riveting to Cobots David W Millar, Worldwide Business Development Manager, Gullco International
12:40 | Own the Flow: Bridging the Gap between Fuel Consumption and Performance Thomson John, Managing Director - Middle East, Aquametro Oil & Marine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:40 | Networking and meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13:20 | Maritime Nuclear: Application in Commercial Vessels Martin King, Nuclear Systems Manager, Naval Solutions
13:45 | Performance vs noise: Can ships perform better and be quieter? Donald MacPherson, Technical Director, HydroComp, Inc
14:10 | Session reserved for Siemens
14:35 | Roundtable Discussion
15:35 | Day 2 Summary & Close ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15:40 | Networking and meetings
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| Stage 2 | GMT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:55 | Welcome Patrick Carnie, Strategic Advisor, Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:00 | Beyond Paint: How Modern Coatings and Monitoring Drive Fuel Savings Stavros Sklavounos, Head of Hull Performance Management, Hempel
11:25 | Improving vessel health monitoring using smart analytics Tadeusz Kaniewski, Service Delivery Engineer, Jungle AI
11:50 | Building Cyber-Secure Ships: The Engineering Perspective Luis F Montero Ruiz, Senior Consultant Engineer, Ghenova
12:15 | Transforming Shipyards for a Greener Future Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Professor, EcoShipYard -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:40 | Networking and meetings
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13:45 | Closed-Loop Control for Large-Scale Robotic Fabrication Robert Francis, Founder/CEO, Automated Technologies Intl
14:10 | Session reserved for Innovate UK
14:35 | Day 2 Summary & Close ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14:40 | Networking and meetings |
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Attendance is currently complimentary for employess of Government / Shipyards / Shipowners / Ship Managers / Ship Operators.
A full access attendee place includes: · Complete live event access · One-to-one networking · Customisable company & attendee profiles · On demand access to live sessions | Not sure if you can attend live?
If you’re unable to join live, you can still register to access the event and all its features, as well as watch the sessions on demand. | | | | | 3Dock, A&P Group, A.M. Nomikos & Son, Abance Ingeniería, Abeking & Rasmussen, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi Ship Building, AIMEN Centro Tecnológico, AI Navais, Alison Management Corporation, All Weather Shipping, Trading & Services, Anaka Marine, Andriaki Shipping, Angelicoussis Group, Anglo-Eastern (UK), Anglo-Eastern, Anglo-Eastern Cruise Management, Antwerp Maritime Academy, APCL Group, APCO Technologies, Aquatonomy, Aqua-Viz, Aquametro Oil & Marine AG, Aramco, Aras, ARES Shipyard, Artemis Technologies, Asso.subsea, ASTICAN, Atlantas Group, Attendee, Austal, Austal USA, Austal USA Advanced Technologies, AVEVA, Automated Technologies Intl, Babcock Australasia, Babcock International, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Maritime, BAE Systems Naval Ships, BAE Systems Naval Ships, Baku Shipyard, Bender, Belcan, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), Bibby Marine, Border Force (Home Office), BosTECK, BosTECK, BOURBON, BP, BP Shipping, Bravante Offshore, Bronsolution, BSM Cruise Services, Bukser og Berging, Buoyancy Consultants, BW LNG, Cadmatic, CAD-IT UK, Calmac Ferries, Cammell Laird, Caracol, Cargill, Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding, Carnival Maritime, Carnival Shipbuilding, Carnival UK, CGE Blue Maritime Cluster, CMB.TECH, Cimolai Technology, Chandris Hellas, Chantier Davie Canada, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Chantier Naval de Madagasca, ClassNK, Clemtech, CMA CGM, CMA Ships Germany, Columbia Shipmanagement, Compass Ingeniería y Sistemas, Compute Maritime, Cosmoship Management, COTECMAR, CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal, Civmec Defence Industries, D5 Software, Dales Marine Services, Damen, Damen Naval, Damen Workboats, Damen Shipyards Antalya, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, Damen Shipyards Sharjah, Damen Yatching, Dassault Systèmes, DEARSAN Shipyard, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Delta Marine Industries, DFDS, DLR Institute of Maritime Energy Systems, DNV, DNY Finland, Danaos Shipping, Eastaway, Eastern Pacific Shipping, EcoShipYard, EDR Antwerp Shipyard, Entopy, Esigan, Estonian Navy, Euromar Technology, Everllence, Exmar, Expleo, fdquadro, Fincantieri, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Fincantieri Marine Group, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Finnish Border Guard, Fleet Management, Floorganise, Floorganise, Florida Institute of Technology, Fraser Shipyards, Freire Shipyard, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS, Friends Marine, French Navy, Future Proof Shipping, Gemak, GGefertec, Ghenova Ingeniería, GIT Coatings, Glamox, Greensea IQ, Griffon Marine, GSR Maritime, Gullco International, Gullco International, Hafnia, Hanwha Ocean, Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Hanwha Power Systems, Hapag-Lloyd, Haskoning, Heesen Yachts, Helsinki Shipyard, Hempel, Hexagon, HGMütze Consulting, Höegh Autoliners, Home Office, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), HydroComp, Hurtigruten, Indian Navy, Inmarsat Global, Inocea Group, Innovate UK, InterMaritime Shipmanagement, International Maritime Industries (IMI), INTERTANKO, Irving Shipbuilding, Irving Oil, Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, Italian Navy, Jan De Nul, Jungle AI, Jifmar Group, Kawasaki Precision Machinery UK, KISTERS, Kranendonk, Lake Assault Boats, LMG Marin, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Lunenburg Shipyard, Maersk, Maersk Line, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Malin Group, Maran Shuttle Tankers, mariem solutions, Marine Specialised Technology (MST), Marino Group, Maritime Projects, MarRI-UK, MasterShip Software, Maya HTT, MB92, MC Shipping, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), MEST Shipyard, Mercy Ships, Mercy Ships UK, MetalCraft Marine, Meyer Turku, Meyer Werft, Michigan University, Millenia Maritime, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Cruise Management, National Shipbuilding Office, National Shipbuilding Industries Company (NSIC), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Solutions, Navantia, Navantia Australia, Navantia UK, Nirsa, NORDEN, Nordic Hamburg Ship Management, North Star, Northstar Maritime, NORSTA Maritime, Novarc Technologies, NVL, OCEA, OCEA UK, Oceanco, Oceanwings, Oldendorff Carriers, Ontario Shipyards, OOTB, OSM Thome, Ozbros Engineering, PaxOcean Engineering, Penzance Dry Dock, Peters Werft, Pendennis Shipyard, Peter Dohle Schiffahrts, PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, Point Hope Maritime, Polish Shipping Company (Polsteam), POSH Saudi, Portuguese Navy, Predict Marine, Prostep, PTC, PWC, Razorleaf, Rethymnis & Kulukundis, Revolution Design, RightShip, ROHI Global Services, ROHI Global Services, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Caribbean Group, Royal Great Eastern Shipping Company, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Royal Navy, Sanlorenzo, Sallaum Lines, Sandock Austral, Scheepswerf Slob, Scotline, Scorpio Marine Management, SeaBot Maritime, Seaspan, Seavizor, Sedef Gemi İnşaatı, Sefine Shipyard, Semantum, SevenCs, SH Defence, Shell, Shoreline Offshore, Siemens Digital Industries, Siemens, Signet Maritime Corporation, Silverstream Technologies, SINTEF Ocean, Signet Maritime Corporation, SMI Group, Silent Yachts, Sofon, Sogestran, Solita, Smit Lamnalco, SSI, Stockholm Repairyard, Stolt Nielsen, Stolt Tankers, Strategic Direction Maritime, Strathclyde University, Svitzer, Syncrolift, Synergy Marine Group, Swiftships, Systems Innovation Engineering, Tech Soft 3D, Thales, The Great Eastern Shipping Company, thyssenkrupp, TKMS, TKMS Estaleiro Brasil Sul, Torm, TOTE Services, Tropical Reef Shipyard, True North Competency Management, TrueProp Software, TUI Cruises, Turku University, TWI, UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK Shipping Concierge, Ulstein, Ultranav, University College London (UCL), US Navy, V.Group, Van Oord, Vard Fincantieri, VARD Group, Venture Marine Services, Venture Ship Management Europe, Versatech Engineering, Veson Nautical, VesselsValue, Vesselity Maritime Analytics, VICUSdt, Vigor Marine Group, Wah Kwong, Wah Kwong Ship Management, Wallem Shipmanagement, Warsash Maritime School, Wärtsilä, West Sea, WestSea - Viana Shipyard, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, Wight Shipyard Company, Wightlink, Wilhelmsen, Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Wincanton, Wise Of Trade, Yachtco Design Studio, Yalova Shipyard, Zamil Shipyards, ZeroUSV, Zodiac Maritime | | |
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