Day 1 (Tuesday, April 15)

08:30: Welcome Desk & Trade Show opens - coffee available

09:30 - 09:35: ABCMI & COAST Opening Remarks - Alex Rueben & Jason Goldsworthy

09:35 - 09:45: Opening Address - Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

09:45 - 10:30: Panel #1 - Working with the Federal Fleets in Leveraging Innovation

Moderator: Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

Panelists:

• Scott Dewis, Principal, Scott Dewis Consulting
• Joanna Davies, President, Broadreach Group
• Brandon Wright, CEO, Barnacle Systems Inc.

10:30 - 11:00: Panel #2 - How can the IRB (NSS)/ITB Policy be used to Spur Innovation?

Moderator: Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

Panelists:

• Kyle Kusznieryk, CEO, COTA Aviation
• Scott Dewis, Principal, Scott Dewis Consulting

11:00 - 12:00: Panel #3 - The Future of Energy in the Marine Sector

Moderator: Jason Goldsworthy

Panelists:

• Paul Blomerus, Executive Director, CLEAR SEAS
• Juvarya Veltkamp, Senior Advisor, C40 Cities Green Ports Forum
• Jorge Lobo, Senior Manager, LNG Commercial and Industrial Projects, FortisBC
• Curran Crawford, Executive Director, ACET

Lunch/Networking Break 12:00 – 13:00

13:00 - 14:00: Panel #4 - The Rise of AI and How it Will Impact the Marine Industry

Moderator: Jason Goldsworthy

Panelists:

• Seychelle Cushing, Executive Director, Simon Fraser University Partnerships Hub
• Alexander Dungate, CEO OnDeck Fisheries AI Inc.
• Fritz Stahr, Chief Technology Officer, Open Ocean Robotics
• Jennifer Busler, Senior Manager, Innovation, Seaspan Shipyards

14:00 - 15:00: Panel #5 - How Can the Ports Contribute to Marine Innovation

Moderator: Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

Panelists:

• Jason Giffen, Vice President, Planning & Environment, Port of San Diego
• Zoran Knezevic, President & CEO, Port Alberni Port Authority
• Scott Beatty, CEO, MarineLabs
• Jane McIvor, Executive Director, Association of Pacific Ports

Coffee/Networking Break 15:00 – 15:30

15:30 - 16:30: Panel #6 - The Diversity of Blue Bio-Resources. What does it actually include and how it connects with traditional maritime industries ocean

Moderator: Jason Goldsworthy

Panelists:

• Robert Roulston, CEO, Industrial Plankton
• Debra Hellbach, Project Manager, Seafood Business Accelerator
• Ranah Chavoshi, Co-Founder & CEO, PhyCo Technologies Inc
• Paige Whitehead, CEO & Co Founder, LUXE BIO

Networking Reception 16:30 – 18:30 (in Trade Show area)

Day 2 (Wednesday, April 16)

07:30 – Trade Show & Welcome Desk opens (along with light Breakfast)

08:30 - 08:35: Opening Remarks - Jason Goldsworthy & Alex Rueben

08:35 - 08:50: Featured Speaker - Jill Earthy, CEO, InBC

08:50 - 10:00: Panel #7 - How BC will become the leader in marine innovation in Canada and the world

Moderator: Jason Goldsworthy

Panelists:

• Marie-Chantal Ross, Program Director Ocean, National Research Council Canada
• Trevor Moat, Industrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council Canada
• Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Industry Development
• Sean Lumb, Associate Director, entrepreneurship@UBC
• Chantelle Carden,  Carbon Management Lead, CICE

Coffee/Networking Break 10:00 – 10:30)

10:30 - 12:00: Industry Showcase - See the talent we have in British Columbia

Moderator: Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

Group 1

• Cellula Robotics – Konrad Mech, Director of Sales

• ASL Environmental Sciences – Keath Borg, Senior Physical Oceanographer

• Nation Group of Companies – Dale Tsuruda, Founder & CEO

• TWD - Joost Remmers, Business Developer Americas

Group 2

• EMCS – Liam Stevens, Commercial Account Manager

• Thales Group – François Rioux, Digital Champion

• Iris Dynamics – Patrick McFadden, CEO

• Shift Coastal Technologies - Julian Bakker, Digital Services Lead

Lunch/Networking Break 12:00 – 13:00 

13:00 - 14:00: Panel #8 - On the road to web summit. How Blue Action Canada is preparing BC companies to shine on the world stage

Moderator: Jason Goldsworthy

Panelists:

• Tomica Divic, VP, Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Development, Innovate BC
• Burak Evren, Director, Programming and Investment, COAST
• Annie Dahan, CEO & Co-Founder, Sea Cork Studio
• Simon Angus, CEO & Founder, Open Waters Solar
• Brian Pasquill, CEO., AOE

14:00 - 15:00: Panel #9 - Automation in our waters

Moderator: Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

Panelists:

• Colin Angus, CEO, Sailbotix
• Jake Zwiebel, Automation Systems Engineer, BC Ferry Services Inc
• Wei Qui, Professor & Head, Department of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering, Memorial University
• Melanie Devaux, Business Development Manager, Defence, Cellula Robotics

15:00: Concluding Remarks