BC Ferries Business Opportunities Forum

ABCMI BC Ferries Business Opportunities Forum

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Delta Ocean Pointe Hotel – 100 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC

09:00 Registration & Coffee

09:30 Welcome and Introduction – Alex Rueben, Executive Director, ABCMI

09:35 Opening Remarks – Nicolas Jimenez, President & CEO

09:40 Supply Chain Overview – Vanessa Pennington, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Supply Chain Management & Doug Vincent, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Supply Chain Management, BC Ferries

10:00 BC Ferries Support to Ocean Research – Bennit Mueller, Marine Equipment Specialist, Ocean Networks Canada & David Tolman, Program Manager, Shipbuilding, BC Ferries

10:15 Information Technology – Chris Sepp, Executive Director, Technology Services, IT, BC Ferries

10:25 Q&A – Moderated by Alex Rueben

10:35 Coffee & Networking Break

11:00 Ship’s Don’t Sail Themselves – Cameron Brine, Vice President, People & Safety, BC Ferries

11:15 Industry Show Case No. 1 – Moderated by Alex Rueben

• Danfoss Drives – Ray Eyestone, Business Development Manager
• Wabtec Corp – Sofus Gedde-Dahl, Global Business Developer E-ferries
• Powertech – Giuseppe Stanciulescu, Business Development Specialist
• Wainbee – Chris Hagen, Director, Western Region
• Commissionaires BC – Chris Mitchell, CEO

12:15 Lunch & Networking Break

13:00 Industry Show Case No. 2 – Moderated by Alex Rueben

• Innovmarine – Matthew Barrett, Business Development Manager
• Offshore Designs – Voytek Klaptocz, Principal
• Celerity Craft – Olen Vanderleeden, Chief Commercial Officer
• Elcome International – Maqbool Ahamed, Branch Manager Canada
• EMCS Industries – Liam Stevens, Commercial Account Manager

14:00 Fleet Maintenance Program – Mercedes Baylis, Director, Fleet Project Management Office, Engineering, BC Ferries

14:15 Terminal Engineering Program – Eric Monrad, Director, Terminal Construction, Terminal Engineering, BC Ferries

14:25 Vessel Recycling – Simon Summers, Director of Fleet Renewal Transformation, Shipbuilding, BC Ferries

14:35 Shipbuilding Program – Simon Summers, Director of Fleet Renewal Transformation, Shipbuilding, BC Ferries

14:50 Q&A – Moderated by Alex Rueben

15:00 Closing Remarks