The organizers of Oceanology Worldwide 2024 (Oi24) have invited attendees to find, join, and be taught, revealing plans for what they are saying would be the most forward-thinking, highly effective, and enriching occasion but with the opening of customer registration at the moment November 21, 2023.
The three-day marine science, ocean expertise exhibition and convention as soon as once more guarantees to ship an unparalleled international market and packed occasion schedule, with unprecedented entry to complete, revolutionary options, content material, and experience for all these concerned in exploring, defending, and sustainably working on this planet’s oceans and waterways, in response to the organizers.
“Guests can register for entry now by way of the Oi24 web site for the prospect to affix ocean professionals and profit from a singular discussion board and networking alternatives from twelfth to 14th March at London’s ExCeL,” the organizers mentioned.
Hundreds of oceanology stakeholders, spanning trade, authorities, and academia, from engineers, hydrographers, and geotechnics to power professionals, oceanographers, website investigators, marine surveyors and lots of extra, will come collectively throughout a variety of sectors, together with offshore oil & gasoline, renewables, protection, maritime safety, marine science, ports, aquaculture, and subsea.
Credit score: Oi24
Based on the organizers, the 2024 version of Oceanology Worldwide and its co-located occasion OceanICT will function a fair stronger concentrate on future expertise and transformational options on the exhibition flooring and dockside, with a whole lot of exhibitors making ready to launch merchandise and showcase developments throughout the fast-paced ocean expertise, science, and engineering sectors.
There may also be a full strategic convention program encompassing a spread of Technical and ocean Futures-focused content material. Organizers are happy to announce that, for 2024, Catch the Subsequent Wave can be again on the occasion on the ultimate day.
Credit score: Oi24David Ince, Oceanology Worldwide Portfolio Director, mentioned: “We’re delighted to announce that registration is now open for guests to e book their free entry to subsequent yr’s occasion. At this pivotal and thrilling time for the ocean expertise trade, with demand exploding for brand new options within the blue tech and power transition markets, we’re wanting ahead to delivering an inspirational Oi occasion in London with the facility to propel the course, progress and impression of the sector.
“As at all times, Oi gives the one event and one location the place worldwide patrons and finish customers, suppliers and producers can collect to do enterprise face-to-face. Showcasing the very best the trade has to supply, Oi has an enviable historical past and status which has made it a must-attend occasion for many years for hundreds of ocean professionals. We’re dedicated to work exhausting to introduce new occasion companies, partnerships and collaborations to reinforce the expertise for all individuals and to ship one other packed three days of exhibition and convention exercise, options, workshops and one-to-one conferences.”
Key themes at Oi24 embrace power transition, local weather change and ocean well being, offshore power, geotechnics, hydrography and ocean science, improved sustainability in offshore operations and the event of ocean-tech funding and finance alternatives, plus new functions of autonomous methods and AI, and ocean connectivity.
Capitalizing on the benefits of ExCeL’s expansive 18,000m2 of indoor exhibition house and with the Royal Victoria Dock enabling reside out of doors, on-water demonstrations, Oi organizers mentioned te occasion is staging a variety of distinctive options and occasions, together with:
Exhibition – The present flooring is anticipated to host 450+ exhibitors from 80+ nations, showcasing the most recent in leading edge expertise to 7,500+ attendees. The worldwide profile is underscored at Oi24, with 10+ Worldwide and Regional Pavilions, selling greater than 100+ SME’s, start-ups, accelerators and innovation clusters.
Unique Launches – Greater than 100 corporations are as a consequence of conduct services or products launch exercise in 2024. The occasion’s first Official Launch Accomplice, Geo-matching, will assist to ship built-in worldwide promotion for the trailblazers introducing at the moment’s game-changing applied sciences.
Future Tech Hub – This distinctive Oi function will spotlight the start-up and tech accelerators who’re constructing transformative new technological eco methods.
Ocean Futures Theatre – The keynote theatre inside Oi will carry collectively thought leaders from trade, academia and authorities to debate assembly future ocean expertise wants consistent with market developments and new ocean enterprise methods. Panel discussions and strategic debates cowl subjects together with: Transitioning the Ocean Financial system, Sustainable Offshore Operations, BlueTech Funding and Future Expertise/Careers.
Dockside Demonstrations – On the Royal Victoria Dock, the dockside demos give guests the chance to expertise completely different automobile, imaging, sonar and instrumentation applied sciences reside, in- and on- the water. Viewing platforms and micro theatres allow shut scrutiny of the expertise, whereas the operators are available to offer extra info.
OceanICT – A co-located occasion inside the principle exhibition corridor, OceanICT will have interaction with info and communication expertise (ICT) consultants and uncover how latest breakthroughs are facilitating a wiser, extra sustainable ocean by means of larger connectivity. It can join AI, communications, satellite tv for pc, IT and IOT options suppliers with key ocean- and water-based finish person sectors from all over the world.
Convention program – Three days of Technical and Ocean Futures-focused content material throughout 5 completely different convention places options subjects together with: Uncrewed Autos and Vessels; Ocean Commentary and Measurement; Website Investigation; Information Interpretation, AI and Ocean ICT; Navigation and Positioning; Offshore Renewable Vitality; Asset Integrity and Monitoring; Bathymetry. Related occasions may also embody a spread of keynote speeches, workshops and shows from attending societies and firms.
Catch the Subsequent Wave – Returning in 2024, the convention pairs audio system from inside and out of doors of the ocean neighborhood, with the goal of sparking new pondering and concepts throughout disciplinary boundaries and between sectors. The particular version at Oi24 will concentrate on the local weather and biodiversity disaster. It can take a futuristic have a look at how key areas of quickly evolving expertise may contribute to revolutionary options on the ocean-climate nexus, serving to to attain internet zero and past, concurrently supporting the restoration of the Earth’s important biodiversity and ecosystem companies. Subjects embrace: The Vitality Transition; Local weather Restore; Defending the Earth’s Dwelling Methods; Innovating the Ocean Financial system of the Future.
