Outline Programme

Thursday 18 April 2013

08:00	Bus Departure	Buses departing from hotel collection points. See http://goo.gl/maps/ZZR68
08:30–09:15	Conference Registration

Opening session		Chair: C. Reynolds, Irish Coast Guard
09:15–09:30	Opening address	Séan Sherlock (TD), Irish Minister for Research and Innovation
09:30–09:45	Opening statement	Dr. V. Liebig, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes
09:45–10:00	Opening statement	I. Shepherd, DG MARE. European Commission
10:00–10:15	Welcome statement	Commodore M. Mellett, Head of Irish Naval Service
10:15-10:30	Workshop overview	C. Reynolds, Head of Irish Coast Guard

Coffee Break

Marine Knowledge session		Chair: R. McCabe, Commissioners of Irish Lights
11:00–11:15	Marine knowledge in Ireland	G. Nolan, Marine Institute
11:15–11:30	Atlantic marine knowledge	J. Gault, Coastal & Marine Research Centre/ Atlantic Marine Spatial Planning Group
11:30–11:45	New platforms for marine knowledge	J. Burke, Commissioners of Irish Lights
11:45–12:00	Marine geophysical knowledge and economic growth	K. Verbruggen, Director, Geological Survey of Ireland
12:00–12:15	Copernicus marine core service for jobs and growth	J. Dorandeu, MyOcean consortium
12:15–12:30	Commercial opportunities in marine knowledge	K. Millard, Seazone and HR Wallingford
12:30–12:45		Session Conclusions

Lunch Break

Innovation and Growth session		Chair: B. Fennell Enterprise Ireland
14:00–14:15	Maritime Economy – priorities for growth	I. Shepherd, DG MARE, EC
14:15–14:30	ESA programmes and growth	G. Campbell, ESA
14:30–14:45	Irish maritime and space innovation	R. Hill, Northern Ireland Space Office
14:45–15:00	Space and Martime Investment for Growth - the experience of Norway	G. Dahle Strom, Norwegian Space Centre
15:00–15:15	IMERC and Atlantic Clusters	V. Cummins, Director, Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster
15:15–15:30	Opportunities in Satellite Communications	C. McLauchlin, Inmarsat
15:30–15:45	Space and Maritime Opportunities - experience on an Irish SME	A. Fitzpatrick, Techworks Marine
15:45–16:00	An innovative space based partnership for providing marine knowledge	F-R. Martin-Lauzer, ARGANS
16:00–16:15	The Enterprise Europe Network - making the most of the European marketplace	G. O’Regan, European Enterprise Network
16:15–16:30	Discussion and Session Conclusions
16:30–17:15	Coffee and tour of the facilities
17:15–18:00	Transfer to Networking Reception
18:00–20:00	Networking Reception aboard the Irish Naval Service’s vessel the L.É. Aoife

Friday 19 April 2013

08:00	Bus Departure	Buses departing from hotel collection points. See http://goo.gl/maps/ZZR68

Space and Maritime Surveillance session		Chair : M. Mellett, Irish Naval Service
09:00–09:15	European Coast Guards requirements on space based surveillance	C. Reynolds, Irish Coast Guard
09:15–09:30	Integrated Maritime Policy and CISE	I. Shepherd, DG MARE
09:30–09:45	Approach to Implementing the CISE	K. Elomaa, Finnish Border Guard
09:45–10:00	Integrated Maritime Surveillance - current directions	L. Bal, European Maritime Safety Agency
10:00–10:15	The trans-atlantic view on maritime surveillance	W. Cote, US Embassy
10:15–10:30	Satellite AIS - current capabilities and future evolution	J. Allan, Exact Earth
10:30–10:45	New Space Capabilities for Maritime Surveillance	S. Lehner, DLR
10:45–11:00	Discussion and Session Conclusions

Coffee break

Closing session		Chair: C. Reynolds, Irish Coast Guard
11:30–11:45	Way forward	G. Naja, ESA
11:45–12:00	Way forward	I. Shepherd, DG MARE, European Commission
12:00–12:15	Main Findings and Conclusions	Commodore M. Mellett, Head of Irish Naval Service
12:15–12:30	Close of the meeting	Simon Coveney TD, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
12:45	End of the conference
Lunch Break
14:00	Departure of bus transport to Cork hotels and airport