People Tech Maritime Bergen
Nov 27 2025 at Grieghallen

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08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
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Event moderator - Karl Jeffery, editor, People Tech Maritime
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THEME - MATURITY IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
9.20 AI initiatives at Odfjell

       Gunnar Eide, Manager Digital Applications, Odfjell

​This presentation summarizes Odfjell’s progress with AI: our initial experiments, current scaling efforts, future strategy, practical use cases, and key lessons learned

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9.40 From digital foundations to intelligent operations: building maritime maturity for the AI era

        Lars Solbakken, Consultant, Board member at Globetech (former SVP Information & Technology  with DOF (2021-2025))

The maritime industry stands at a crossroads where digital systems and human expertise must work seamlessly together. This talk explores how shipping companies can move from fragmented digital projects to truly intelligent, integrated operations. We’ll look at practical steps to strengthen digital maturity, unlock the value of AI, and ensure technology supports—not replaces—the people at the heart of maritime operations.

 

10.00 Building an agnostic platform to enable the maritime digital transformation

          Christian Treu, VP Revenue, Danelec

The maritime industry is on a journey toward digital transformation, yet many ship owners face challenges navigating a saturated and complex technology landscape. Danelec is addressing this by building an agnostic platform designed around the real needs of ship owners that integrates seamlessly with any existing setup. By simplifying data access and enabling actionable insights, the platform helps ship owners advance their digital maturity and create tangible operational value.

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10.20 Break

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THEME - ADVANCED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR VESSELS

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10.50 How Exmar used digital technology to find ways to reduce crew travel costs

         Ivan Renette, Business Process Manager, Exmar Shipmanagement

- A way to use digital technology to make large concrete savings

- Making use of the fact that seafarers are allowed to rebook or cancel flights

- Continually assessing flight options with software

- The savings are much bigger than many people imagine

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11.10 Better digital operations software would connect e-mail discussions with processes, support staff co-ordination, and be composed of multiple well integrated components

         Dimitris Lyras, Director, Paralos Shipping, and Ulysses Systems

- Why it would be useful for digital tools to connect discussions in e-mails with operational processes

- Good software should support staff co-ordination

- Good software is probably made up of multiple digital components which integrate well together

- Shipping companies should judge software based on how well it supports staff productivity

 

11.30 Panel discussion 'What is working so far with AI in maritime operations?'

        Moderated by Alena Pedersen, VP Corporate IT, Odfjell; Together as panellists Gunnar Eide, Manager Digital Applications, Odfjell; Lars Austgulen, IT Manager, OSM Thome; Lars Solbakken, Consultant, Board member at Globetech; Nils Haktor Bua, Head of New Maritime Technology, Norwegian Maritime Authority

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12:10 Lunch​​​​​​​​​​​

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Enter Dualog's business card raffle! 

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THEME - DIGITAL AND DECARBONISATION

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1.30 New ways to use data to improve sustainability of shipping

       Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, Chief Sustainability Officer, NAVTOR

- Running digital twins of the vessel’s main engine using AI-methods

- Using digital twins as input to new generation weather routing services by AI (Genetic Algorithms)

- Using IMO-FAL/ISO28005 standard reporting to optimise port calls  

- Using data directly to improve fuel efficiency

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1:50 Panel discussion 'What are we learning about the best way to manage and present data to support decision making relating to decarbonisation, vessel performance and compliance?'

         Moderated by Ådne Brunborg, Chief Data Officer, Seatrans; Together as panellists: Henning Rebnord, Principal Engineer, Grieg Star; Jan Hovden Eide, Energy and Environmental Manager, Fjord1; Robin Wulf, Team Lead Fleet Performance, Manta Marine Technologies; Christian Treu, VP Revenue, Danelec

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​2:30 Break

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THEME - MAINTAINING CYBERSECURITY

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3.00 Working in the evolving cyber threat landscape

       Arne Sørensen, Senior IT Manager, OSM Thome

- Protection against most common attacks: fake supplier invoices, email compromise, social engineering

- Defending against GPS threats - integrating multiple navigation data sources

- Phishing and ransomware are still the top risks

- How to implement multi-factor access control on ships and offices

- The importance of maintaining and updated digital asset inventory

- Applying a standard cybersecurity governance across ship and shore

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3.20 Using AI to empower your security people

        Andreas Grefsrud, Director, Omny 

In an era where skilled security professionals are in short supply - especially within Operational Technology (OT) environments - AI offers a transformative opportunity to amplify their impact. This presentation explores how AI-driven tools can support and enhance the work of cybersecurity teams by automating time-consuming tasks, improving precision, and enabling faster, more contextual decision-making.

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3.40 Panel discussion 'How is the cybersecurity threat evolving? If the biggest risk is the human factor (people being mislead by phishing and so on), what are the best ways to reduce this risk?'

       Moderated by Erlend Erstad, Member Relations and Business Development Manager, NORMA Cyber​; Together as panellists Kristin Helen Andersen, Vice President IT, G2 Ocean; Arne Sørensen, Senior IT Manager, OSM Thome; Andreas Grefsrud, Director, Omny, Haakon Dalan, Vice President - Sales, BASSnet 

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4..20 Close
 

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