Published
Jan 24, 2023 2:53 PM by


Oceanology International Americas

The organizers of the San Diego-based ocean expertise, engineering and science occasion, Oceanology International Americas (OiA) have introduced that the 2023 version would be the most feature-packed within the occasion’s historical past as lower than one month stays earlier than opening. Don’t miss out in your probability to participate – register now for your ticket – on February 14-16, 2023.

OiA attracts guests and exhibitors from diverse ocean industries together with offshore oil and gasoline, marine renewables, maritime safety, and marine science. A extremely targeted three-day occasion, OiA gives the chance for consumers and suppliers to satisfy, be taught and do enterprise in a single location.

The hundreds of ocean professionals that flock to the occasion, accomplish that for a mix of causes:

Find new options – Discover and consider the merchandise, options, and improvements that can remodel what you are promoting all through the Exhibit Hall.

The exhibitor flooring at OiA is about to be full of an inspiring and broad showcase of options to an enormous and quickly rising listing of environmental and maritime operational challenges. Negotiations will happen nose to nose, contracts might be signed on paper, and new {hardware} might be held within the fingers of potential consumers.

Build your community – Make one of the best connections within the Exhibition and thru networking instruments, permitting pre-scheduled conferences with key contacts.

Visitors can meet new and established suppliers from all over the world, constructing relationships with OiA’s program of networking and social occasions.

New to OiA for 2023 is a B2B matchmaking occasion on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15 February. Delivered in partnership with Innovate UK EDGE, the b2match occasion will give OiA attendees the chance to satisfy potential collaborators and enterprise companions throughout pre-arranged one-to-one 20-minute conferences between exhibitors and guests, energetic within the maritime sector.

According to Tim Benzie, Project Lead at Innovate UK EDGE, the b2match mannequin has already confirmed its price at different trade occasions: “Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s investment in the innovative businesses that drive economic growth and has already successfully delivered b2match as part of Oceanology UK events in 2018, 2020, and 2022. This represents a first expansion of this fast-moving dynamic model into the international ocean scientific industry and we plan to bring a sizeable UK delegation with us to San Diego to support this.”

Gain Blue Tech information – Keep updated with market developments and the most recent developments in ocean expertise and marine science.

As David Ince, Event Director for organizers RX Global says: “OiA, for the ocean industries it serves, represents a critical in-person business opportunity and one that is somewhat overdue. OiA will play host to ocean professionals looking to improve strategies for exploring, protecting, and sustainably operating in the world’s oceans and waterways. Deals will be made and solutions will be found at San Diego Convention Center from 14-16th February to a vast and rapidly growing list of environmental and maritime operational challenges. The innovations we need to solve these problems are, of course, not solely driven by the big players in our industry, so visitors will be able to find innovative solutions from new-to-market technologist and tech-accelerators in the Future Tech Hub.”

Boost your Expertise – Learn by attending the Technical Sessions, drop by the Ocean Futures Theatre to listen to Keynote audio system and take part in Industry Workshops and unique networking alternatives. and Townhalls.

The convention plenary classes and technical program have been developed this yr in partnership with trade luminaries, the Marine Technology Society (MTS), and the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT).

The convention program has been designed to make sure attendees get the absolute best insights and latest information from representatives of trade, authorities, and academia and may be discovered at https://www.oceanologyinternationalamericas.com/en-gb/conference.html#/sessions

This yr, the convention has been constructed round an overarching idea of: ‘The New Blue Economy: Unlocking the Potential’, with Professor Ralph Rayner to chair and with Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator to provide the keynote handle.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Another benchmark of OiA’s place as a key location for ocean professionals to conduct enterprise is the excessive proportion of worldwide company, provides David Ince: “The occasion attracts attendees from over 30 international locations, with organized worldwide delegations. This version Innovate UK might be bringing 15 tech accelerators to the occasion, lots of which might be exhibiting for the primary time within the US. The UK Pavilion will complement the Canadian Pavilion, who in flip are bringing 25 exhibitors to the occasion.

NAVAL CONTENT

For Naval forces all over the world the event of applied sciences which are enabling uncrewed underwater automobiles (UUVs) to carry out surveillance, analysis and repetitive jobs is a multibillion greenback trade. The rising significance of those platforms within the theatre of conflict, safety, and ocean analysis can’t be underplayed, and, the occasion is positioned near the thirty second Street Naval Station, lending it the proper place for naval networking and thought management.

For instance, key management from US Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Command will sit on a panel on the fifteenth February to debate present functionality and future necessities for working with trade for improved maritime area consciousness via utilization of modern ocean knowledge assortment, modeling, ocean tech, and uncrewed programs.

Attendance to the exhibition flooring at OiA is freed from cost with a spread of paid convention packages additionally obtainable. Find out extra at: https://www.oceanologyinternationalamericas.com/

 

This article is sponsored by Oceanology International Americas.

The opinions expressed herein are the writer’s and never essentially these of The Maritime Executive.