MT 2019 - Mari-Tech Conference | Vancouver, BC - April 18-20, 2023

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

08:30-09:00	Opening General Session: Welcoming Remarks by the Conference Chairs – DOWNLOAD Glenn Walters, Global Membership Committee Chair, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Jeffrey J. Smith, Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering (CIMarE), Ottawa Branch
09:00-09:30	Opening Keynote Presentation: Vision is the art of seeing the invisible – DOWNLOAD Karl Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer; Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.
09:30-09:35	Mari-Tech 2019 Speaker Gift Presentation: Dominis Engineering Ltd. – DOWNLOAD Pearse Flynn, Junior Naval Architect, Canadian Coast Guard
10:35-12:10	Plenary Presentations: Canada’s Domestic Fleet and the Canadian Economy: Successes and Challenges – DOWNLOAD Bruce Burrows, President, Chamber of Marine Commerce Paul Topping, Director, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs, Chamber of Marine Commerce Innovation in Training: The AOPS Virtual Reality Solution – DOWNLOAD Rob Gair, Head of Government and Digital Services, MAN Energy Solutions Canada
10:35-11:20	Concurrent Technical Sessions A proposed framework for developing an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for Warships – DOWNLOAD Cody Lyster, Principal Design Engineer, Babcock Supporting the Canadian Navy In-Service – a Reflection on the Halifax Class Mid-Life Refit and Life Extension Project Mark Soper, Senior Manager, In-Service Support Contract, Fleetway Inc.
11:25-12:10	Concurrent Technical Sessions Eyes wide shut: Fatigue and the marine industry – DOWNLOAD Paul Dittmann, Member, Transportation Safety Board of Canada Standardizing Electrical Analysis for Vessel Life Extension and Modernization – DOWNLOAD Graeme Thompson, Intermediate Electrical Engineer, BMT Canada Mark Butler, Electrical Engineer, BMT Canada
13:35-14:35	Panel: Innovation & Collaboration – Buzzwords or Revolution? Susan Hunt, Chief Technology Officer, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster – DOWNLOAD David Shea, Vice-President of Engineering, Kraken Robotics Inc. – DOWNLOAD Darcy Byrtus, President, BMT Canada Ltd. – DOWNLOAD Concurrent Technical Session: Collaborating for Quality in Support of NSS: How the new CSA W47.1M Marine Annex Supports Welding Quality – DOWNLOAD Michelle Stanford, Senior Vice President, Canadian Welding Bureau Cristian Zanfir, Senior Manager, Standards, Canadian Welding Bureau
14:40-15:25	Concurrent Technical Sessions System Identification of Submarine Motion Dynamics – DOWNLOAD Dr. Francois Belanger, L3 MAPPS How to Increase Success Rate in Defence Projects by using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analysis – DOWNLOAD Omer Livvarcin, Chief Executive Officer, Vectors Group Next Generation of Marine Engineers – Student Presentations Human Powered Submarine – DOWNLOAD Rémy Rodrigue, Electrical Engineering Student, École de technologie supérieure (ETS) SOHCAHTOA – A Push Tug – DOWNLOAD Audrey Pouliot, Naval Architect Student, L’Institut maritime du Québec Naval Architecture (IMQ)
15:50-16:35	Concurrent Technical Sessions Electric. Digital. Connected. – the future platform for the shipping industry – DOWNLOAD Luis Moratalla, Digital Service Manager, ABB Inc. Marine & Ports The Way Ahead: Upcoming Growth Opportunities – DOWNLOAD Georgina Padilla, Digital Marketing Specialist, Albion Marine Solutions Ltd.
15:50-16:55	Concurrent Technical Sessions UBC Marine Systems Initiative – DOWNLOAD Dave Michelson, Professor, UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Innovation and Imagination: the world’s first enclosed deck onboard LNG bunkering solution – DOWNLOAD Dan Riis, Director Fleet Engineering, British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Paul Radford, Engineering Superintendent, Vessel Replacement Program, British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

08:30-09:30	Panel: In-Service Support Dave Monahan, Major Surface Combatant Class Program Manager, Department of National Defence – DOWNLOAD David Lloyd, Deputy Marine Manager, Lloyd’s Register Canada Ltd. – DOWNLOAD Cliff Harvey, ITS Acting Director Marine Engineering, Canadian Coast Guard – DOWNLOAD Eastern Canada LNG Bunkering Capabilities – DOWNLOAD Guillaume Brossard, Director, Development & LNG, Énergir
09:35-10:20	Concurrent Technical Sessions OFSV: Shipbuilding innovation on Canada’s West Coast – DOWNLOAD Michael Hevey, Director of Transformation & Business Improvement, Seaspan Shipyards Heather McDonald, Director, Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels (OFSV), Canadian Coast Guard How Bad is Bad? Some Insight into Design Requirements and Defect Limits – DOWNLOAD Aaron Dinovitzer, Vice-President, Capability & Strategy, BMT Canada Ltd. A System Safety Approach to Managing Shipping Operations – DOWNLOAD Doug Smith, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland
11:00-11:45	Concurrent Technical Sessions Firing less on all cylinders: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in shipping – DOWNLOAD Jeffrey J. Smith, McGill University The Marine Electrical Power Plant: Design Philosophies and Best Practices to Improve Safety and Reliability – DOWNLOAD Donald MacNearney, Canal Marine and Industrial Inc. Chris Wright, Lead Engineer, Canal Marine and Industrial Inc. Assessment of Conventional Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) versus Cold Wire and Double Cold Wire Gas Metal Arc Joints – DOWNLOAD Rafael De Araújo Ribeiro, University of Waterloo
12:50-13:35	Concurrent Technical Sessions Continuing Service – Linking Practical Life Extensions to Optimized Outcomes Today – DOWNLOAD Richard Summers, Program Manager, In-service, Babcock Randy Turner, Supportability Engineer, Babcock A human-centered prototype design for next generation on-board incident response system – DOWNLOAD Hee Jin Kang, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering Quieting Ships to Protect the Marine Environment – DOWNLOAD Tabitha Takeda, Chief, Marine RD&D, Innovation Centre, Transport Canada
13:40-14:25	Concurrent Technical Sessions Panel: A Career for Life: Transitioning Young Professionals and Succession Planning Andy Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Shipbuilding, Canadian Coast Guard Suzanne Beckstoffer, President, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) – DOWNLOAD Dan Ross, Complex Project Management, Telfer School of Management Design, Construction, and In-service Performance of an Ice-Capable Pilot Boat – DOWNLOAD Donald MacPherson, Technical Director, HydroComp, Inc. Rory Macdonald, President, Lengkeek Vessel Engineering Abrasion Resistant Coatings for Ice Class Vessels – DOWNLOAD Mike Winter, Technical Manager-Americas, Marine and Protective Coatings, International Paint LLC
14:30-15:15	Concurrent Technical Sessions Performance Deterioration of Marine Diesel Engines – DOWNLOAD Michael Banning, Technical Co-ordinator – Marine Fuel Specialties, Innospec Fuel Specialties EVM: Go Beyond the Numbers – DOWNLOAD Jonathan Shriqui, Senior Project Control Specialist – EVM, Department of National Defence
15:20-16:15	Closing Plenary: Harnessing the Seas for Innovation and Prosperity – DOWNLOAD John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada
16:15-16:30	Closing Remarks – DOWNLOAD 2020 Halifax Announcement – DOWNLOAD

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