Marine Renewables Canada will be hosting its 2020 annual conference November 3-5, 2020 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Westin NS Hotel.

Additional details and information will be posted on an ongoing basis with registration scheduled to open by April 2020.

PROGRAM

*To be updated as confirmed. Subject to change.

*All times are in NDT (GMT-2:30)

DAY 1 – Tuesday, November 3, 2020

09:00 – 09:10 Conference Opening & Official Welcome

09:10 – 09:40 Nils Wang, RAdm (ret.) – Director, Naval Team Denmark

09:40 – 10:10 Dr. Dwayne Menezes – Founder & Director, Polar Research & Policy Initiative

10:10 – 10:30 Coffee Break | Sponsored by Canadian Defence Review (CDR)

10:30 – 11:00 Neil O’Rourke – Assistant Commissioner, Arctic Region, Canadian Coast Guard

11:00 – 11:30 Capt (ret.) Mike Emerson – Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard

11:30 – 12:00 NATO

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:00 Research Panel | Sponsored by University of New Brunswick

14:00 – 16:00 B2B/B2G Meetings, Open Networking and Virtual Trade Show

16:00 – 16:30 Dr. Faisal Khan – Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, Memorial University | Canada Research Chair Tier 1, Offshore Safety & Risk Engineering | Director, Centre for Risk, Integrity & Safety Engineering (C-RISE)

16:30 – 17:00 Randy ‘Church’ Kee, Maj. Gen., USAF (ret.) – Executive Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center, University of Alaska

DAY 2 – Wednesday, November 4, 2020

09:00 – 09:30 Defence Teaming Centre (Australia)

09:30 – 09:50 Yvonne Jones – Member Of Parliament for Labrador | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs

09:50 – 10:10 Industry Presentation: PAL Aerospace

10:10 – 12:00 Virtual Trade Show

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch Break

12:30 – 13:00 RAdm Brian Santarpia, Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy

13:00 – 13:30 Industry Presentation: Genoa Design International

13:30 – 14:00 Industry Presentation – TBA

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), supported by Pisces RPM, invites you to participate in a national ocean science and technology scan. The purpose of this scan is to understand where the blue economy in Canada currently is and better understand where Canada can best capitalize on the blue economy potential.

Guest speaker, Tim Kennedy, will set the tone sharing his vision of what Canada can accomplish in the next 10 years in aquaculture & fishing. After which, you as industry participants are invited to share your views on:

• the future of aquaculture & fishing in Canada
• what is holding Canada back from this vision
• how this aligns with Canada’s green recovery
• where Canada should focus investment to achieve this vision

Please RSVP as space is limited to 50 participants. If there is anyone you would like to suggest to attend, please send their full name and email to piscesrpm@piscesrpm.com

Recognizing the uncertainty around organizing events in 2020, Marine Renewables Canada is hosting a one-day Fall Forum on November 5, with a pre-forum virtual panel session on November 4, in lieu of the annual conference, to support its members and the industry. The event will explore how things have changed and how the sector can adapt, evolve, and capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead.

The Fall Forum is designed to encourage in-person participation with all current public health protocols implemented – and – will also provide the tools and ability for members and industry across the country and internationally to join virtually. Marine Renewables Canada hopes that the Fall Forum will create an opportunity the industry hasn’t had for awhile – bringing our members, industry, partners, and colleagues together to reconnect, get updates on opportunities, and strategize on the path ahead.

Health & Safety details:
The health and safety of our members and event attendees is a top priority for Marine Renewables Canada. The event size will adhere to current gathering limits and physical distancing requirements. All attendees of the event will be required to adhere to health and safety protocols that are aligned with the Government of Nova Scotia’s directives. Specific event health and safety guidelines will be posted soon.

Join us and leaders in industry and academia for a panel discussion on how the ocean sector can attract and retain experienced talent.

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About this Event:

The successful acceleration of Canada’s Blue Economy relies on the availability of a skilled and experienced workforce. The value that seasoned workers can contribute to an industry cannot be overstated, and this is a topic that many employers in the region can relate to. Many efforts have focused on building the workforce pipeline with young talent in entry-level roles, but there is a strong demand for older, skilled, and experienced workers that are not being met.

On November 4th, from 1-2 pm, we are joined by senior leaders in industry and academia to discuss how the ocean sector can attract and retain experienced talent. The panel, led by Vice Admiral Jim King CMM, CD, RCN (Retired) President, CFN Consultants (Atlantic) Inc. , with Tracey Laurence (ret’d Vice President Information Technology at Rogers Communications), Cdr Helga Budden (Commanding Officer Canadian Armed Forces Transition Unit Nova Scotia/Newfoundland and Labrador), Rick Emberly (Founder, BoomersPlus), and Sean Leet (CEO, Horizon Maritime), will discuss how to keep mature talent involved in our ocean industries, or to entice them to transition from other industries with transferable and high-demand skills.

About Changing Tides:

Changing Tides: Discussing diversity in the ocean industry is a panel discussion series addressing underrepresented workers in the blue economy.

Each month, we will be speaking with leaders in the ocean economy on the following topics, supporting the advancement of African Canadians in ocean tech, encouraging economic growth for Indigenous-owned companies, making space for women, scoping and retaining skilled immigrants and international student graduates, and shifting gears mid-career.

Join Ocean Networks Canada for a series of six interactive bi-weekly webinars starting Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 11am Pacific Time. Learn about earthquake preparedness, ONC’s fall at-sea expeditions; small-scale fisheries; coastal community observatories; afro-descendent and Indigenous communities’ connections to the ocean, marine mammals, and much more.

Conflux Canada is Ottawa’s largest gathering of sustainability professionals who recognize positive actions to address climate change as an opportunity for growth and prosperity. Join Executives, change makers and thought leaders in Ottawa for an exciting dialogue on the convergence of the environment and the economy. Be part of the change.

Conflux Canada is the meeting point of green buildings, clean technologies, and the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to shape our cities, create efficiencies and cut our carbon footprint. This event promises collaboration and actionable dialogue to source opportunities that will impact our lives and future generations.

You will ignite relationships with influencers of Canada’s Green Economy. Connect with key decision makers, C-suite executives, investors, media and more during this inspirational event.

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), supported by Pisces RPM, invites you to participate in a national ocean science and technology scan. The purpose of this scan is to understand where the blue economy in Canada currently is and better understand where Canada can best capitalize on the blue economy potential.

Guest speaker, Kenneth Lee, will set the tone sharing his vision of what Canada can accomplish in the next 10 years in pollution remediation technologies. After which, you as industry participants are invited to share your views on:

• the future of pollution remediation technologies in Canada
• what is holding Canada back from this vision
• how this aligns with Canada’s green recovery
• where Canada should focus investment to achieve this vision

Please RSVP as space is limited to 50 participants. If there is anyone you would like to suggest to attend, please send their full name and email to piscesrpm@piscesrpm.com

This presentation will outline the key findings and results from a feasibility study commissioned by OERA, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Energy & Mines, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Atlantica Centre for Energy, Heritage Gas Limited, and Liberty Utilities, to access the economic opportunities and technical challenges of hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use in Atlantic Canada. This work supports the region’s broad energy policy objectives related to climate change, inclusive economic development, and sustainable development of energy resources.

The objectives of the project are to:

• Identify potential opportunities for hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use in Atlantic Canada from 2020 – 2050
• Asses the technical and economic role hydrogen could play in the Atlantic Canada
• Identify and recommend solutions to fill knowledge gaps relating to economic opportunities and the technical challenges of implementing hydrogen technologies in Atlantic Canada
• Recommend instruments and policies to enable hydrogen to help decarbonize the economy

The OERA webinar series is hosted in Zoom.

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The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), supported by Pisces RPM, invites you to participate in a national ocean science and technology scan. The purpose of this scan is to understand where the blue economy in Canada currently is and better understand where Canada can best capitalize on the blue economy potential.

Guest speaker, Noémie Grigère, will set the tone sharing her vision of what Canada can accomplish in the next 10 years in Marine Biotech. After which, you as industry participants are invited to share your views on:

• the future of Marine Biotech in Canada
• what is holding Canada back from this vision
• how this aligns with Canada’s green recovery
• where Canada should focus investment to achieve this vision

Please RSVP as space is limited to 50 participants. If there is anyone you would like to suggest to attend, please send their full name and email to piscesrpm@piscesrpm.com

What is B2Sea

An international event dedicated to facilitate interaction among people and organizations and to promote projects and businesses within the marine economy, open to the participation of any organisation.

Who is B2Sea for

Any stakeholder whose activities are related to the sea and its resources, including companies, associations, research centres, universities and public bodies, among others.

Why B2Sea

Strengthening the dynamics of strategic cooperation between all the marine economy stakeholders and raise social awareness about the need to protect oceans’ health are crucial aspects to benefit from its whole potential.

• They constitute an essential element as source of food, energy, transport, leisure and welfare;
• They contribute to jobs and growth;
• They offer great opportunities, both through traditional activities and emerging sectors highly dependent on research, technology development and innovation.

Any intervention within this scope must be driven by a sustainable management perspective, which guarantees a good environmental status of the oceans and the preservation of its natural capital.

BlueTech Week attracts a growing audience from across the United States and globally for a series of intimate executive level events that bring together representatives of academia. BlueTech Week is all about the companies and the people driving the sustainable Blue Economy. It’s the annual event where hundreds of senior international participants gather in San Diego to highlight collaboration and innovation in sustainable ocean and water technologies and the entrepreneurs making it happen.

OFI will hold virtual conference November 2020 with the in-person Vision for the Future conference  moved ahead from 2020 to 2021

Both conferences are follow ups to the Ocean Frontier Institute’s 2018 conference. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, and the uncertainty of when those restrictions may be lifted, OFI has chosen to move the in-person conference ahead to November 2021. Watch this page for more details about   the virtual conference for November 2020 featuring the keynote speakers currently booked.

Read the Conference Report from 2018 Biennial Conference Report

For over 20 years, the annual Noia Fall Seminar has offered a program that focuses on emerging issues and opportunities related to East Coast Canada’s oil & gas industry. This year, Noia is excited to announce that our Fall Seminar is going VIRTUAL.

Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 for Noia’s Virtual Fall Seminar. Themed “Evolving Our Offshore: Balancing the Energy Mix,” Noia’s Fall Seminar will include engaging sessions as speakers discuss the important role that our offshore plays as we navigate towards Newfoundland and Labrador’s commitment of achieving net zero by 2050. From technology transfers to renewable energy mixes, industry leaders will identify how clean energy is applicable to our offshore and share policy decisions which have allowed other jurisdictions to grow.

Three interactive breakout sessions will also be held throughout the seminar as we encourage attendees to explore ideas, opportunities and solutions on timely topics.

Registration Fees:

Members: $125 + HST

Non-members: $200 + HST

Virtual Preview

Noia’s Virtual Fall Seminar will be hosted using an online interactive 3D web-based platform which provides an in-person conference experience and promises to deliver high impact engagement.

Virtual event features:

• Main speaker session with keynote speaker
• Interactive breakout sessions
• Exhibition area with scheduled business-to-business meetings
• Networking lounge with live chats
• Private meeting rooms
• Virtual delegate bag

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OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Title:
An old, new threat: increasing fisheries and seabird bycatch in the Canadian Arctic

Presenter(s):
Jennifer Provencher, Conservation Biologist at the Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Sponsor(s):
This seminar is part of NOAA’s EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska’s marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic.Visit the EcoFOCI webpage for more information, http://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/.

Seminar Contact: Heather Tabisola (heather.tabisola@noaa.gov) and Jens Nielsen (jens.nielsen@noaa.gov)

Remote Access:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/891851101

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 891-851-101

Accessibility:

Abstract:
We examine the implications of growing fisheries in the eastern Canadian Arctic on northern fulmar populations using a variety of modelling, observation and genomic tools.

Bio(s):
Jennifer F. Provencher is a Canadian conservation biologist focusing on the impact of human activities on the health of Arctic seabirds and marine ecosystems. Jennifer Provencher is Head of the Wildlife Health Unit at the Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada), and her work focuses on the effect of diseases, parasites and contaminants on the conservation of wildlife. As of 2019, she is an adjunct researcher at three Canadian universities: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; and Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Slides:
Presentation slides may be requested from the speaker(s).

Recordings: This presentation may be recorded and if so will be made available on our YouTube Channel.

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Join Ocean Networks Canada for a series of six interactive bi-weekly webinars starting Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 11am Pacific Time. Learn about earthquake preparedness, ONC’s fall at-sea expeditions; small-scale fisheries; coastal community observatories; afro-descendent and Indigenous communities’ connections to the ocean, marine mammals, and much more.

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations. But how do we begin to tackle the enormous global challenges we face, such as poverty, inequality and climate change, and how do we measure success? To help guide us, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN member states in 2015. The SDGs set ambitious targets across 17 areas—such as clean and affordable energy, climate action, and clean water—to meet by 2030. Companies have a large part to play in contributing to sustainable development and meeting the goals. This webinar will give an overview of sustainable development and the SDGs, discuss how companies – particularly those in the energy sector and supply chain – can support the goals while also becoming more successful and prosperous, and highlight specific metrics and tools that companies can use to measure and convey their contributions to sustainable development.

The OERA webinar series is hosted in Zoom.

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Join us for a conversation with David Shea, Senior Vice President of  Engineering for Kraken Robotics. 

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Kraken Robotics Inc. creates revolutionary underwater imaging technology that dramatically improves seabed surveys by providing ultra-high resolution imagery.

Join us on November 19th at 3:00 pm for a discussion with David Shea, Senior VP of Engineering, on how Kraken Robotics has expanded from being solely an advanced sensor manufacturer to the designing and manufacturing of complete systems, including the KATFISH™ tethered underwater vehicle and the THUNDERFISH® autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

About David Shea

David Shea is the Senior Vice President of Engineering for Kraken Robotics, based in Mount Pearl, NL. Mr. Shea has been managing the design, production and operation of underwater robots in the United States and Canada for over 12 years. He has led field teams on sea trials all over the world, and was deploying Kraken’s sonar technologies for the discovery of the HMS Erebus from the 2014 Franklin Expedition and the Raise of the Arrow Expedition in 2017 (resulting in the discovery of 2 of 9 Avro Arrow models). Previously, he was the Engineering Manager at Marine Robotics Inc, as well as being the lead design engineer for the SQX-500 AUV. Mr. Shea holds a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Victoria.

In 2021, the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will officially begin. The Decade provides an opportunity to harness, stimulate and coordinate interdisciplinary research efforts at all levels of society to support information, actions and solutions needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Canada can contribute to these efforts by identifying collaborative ocean initiatives that will create new ideas, solutions, and partnerships to advance the Decade objectives. Panelists will summarize the UN Decade concept and provide early ideas on what individuals and organizations can contribute to this international effort.

Panel Organized by Fisheries and Oceans Canada at CSPC 2020.

Overview & Objectives:

• Learn of U.S. and Canadian government programs that can support critical mineral projects.
• Discover opportunities to link upstream and downstream companies to your supply chain.
• Build closer business ties between Canada and the U.S.

• Receive an update on the U.S.-Canada Action Plan on Critical Minerals.
• Section 303 of the Defense Production Act (Title III) Explained.
• U.S. Trade Financing Strategies in Support of a U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Strategy.
• Canadian Funding Programs that May Support Innovation and Commercialization in the Resource Minerals Sector.

MUN Research Week Discussion Panel

The global ocean plays a central role in Earth’s life support system, yet humanity struggles to meet The UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 to “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” Research leaders from the Ocean Frontier Institute will lead an interactive discussion on how our transdisciplinary research unites natural scientists, social scientists, and engineers to help understand a changing ocean and to use that knowledge to develop more sustainable resource benefits and more effective governance in fisheries, aquaculture, marine ecosystems, and coastal communities. Our focus on the Northwest Atlantic, a global hotspot for climate change and the engine of the Newfoundland and Labrador economy, will provide critical input to the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, which will begin in 2021. Through short presentations and an interactive discussion, we will discuss how ocean research can support sustainable ocean development.

Discussion Panelists:
Dr. Paul Snelgrove, Associate Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute, Departmental Science Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, University Research Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences
and Biology Department

Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Professor, Department of Geography

Dr. Ian Fleming, Professor, Ocean Sciences Centre

Dr. Kelly Hawboldt, Professor, Process Engineering

Dr. Brad deYoung, Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography