Carlos Guedes Soares

Distinguished Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Carlos Guedes Soares is a Distinguished Professor of the Engineering Faculty (Instituto Superior Técnico) of the University of Lisbon and Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), which is a research centre of the University of Lisbon that is rated as “Excellent” and funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. He concluded his postgraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in 1976, and at the Norwegian Institute of Technology of the University of Trondheim, in 1984 and has since then been at the University of Lisbon (Technical University of Lisbon until 2013). He has supervised more than 75 PhD students and has co-authored more than 900 journal papers and several more in Conferences. He has been Chair or Co-Chair of various conferences in the series of OMAE, ESREL, IMAM, ISSC, ICCGS, MARSTRUCT, MARTECH and RENEW Conferences. He has been Editor of the Reliability Engineering and Systems Reliability Journal for about 30 years, the last 10 of which as Editor-in-Chief. .He is a Fellow of SNAME, RINA, IMarEST, ASME, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Member of ASCE, AGU and SRA and a Fellow of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering.

Carlos Guedes Soares

Keynote on the topic of “Sustainability and Resilience in Offshore Engineering”

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Hoai Nam Tran

Vice President of PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), Vietnam

Tran Hoai Nam is the Vice President of PTSC, working to drive the success of PTSC at all levels of the organization.

He began his career with BP Pipeline Vietnam B.V. as a Senior E & I (Electrical & Instrument) design engineer for modifications and repairs related to electrical and instrumentation systems. With over 21 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, he possesses the ability to oversee complex engineering, construction, modification, operation, and maintenance activities related to Topsides, CPP, FSO/FPSO, and gas processing plants. Additionally, he has a deep understanding of the technical and commercial aspects of project implementation, from the tendering stage to project execution and management.

As a Vice President, Tran Hoai Nam promotes PTSC's marketing, business development, planning, and investment activities including investment in the renewable energy sector. He also oversees the development and implementation of corporate strategies to achieve PTSC goals and is aware of any changes the business could seize to strengthen its position in new markets, alliances, joint ventures, joint names, brand recognition, and new markets. Furthermore, he is also responsible for developing brand strategies encouraging brand growth and extension and carrying out brand plans through event management, advertising, public relations, website publication, and social media to increase volume and profitability.

Hoai Nam Tran

Keynote on the topic of “Supply Chain Innovations for Offshore Renewable Energy”

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Nancy Chan

Director of Offshore Engineering and Laboratory, Fugro, Singapore

Nancy Chan graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (1982) and a master’s degree in science, Civil Engineering (1986). She has over 35 years of experience in the offshore industries namely oil and gas, and renewables. She has managed numerous projects in South-East Asia, People’s Republic of China, Indian Subcontinent, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan (ROC), Korea and Japan. Currently, she is a Principal Consultant at Fugro Singapore Marine, the regional office for Fugro APAC.

Nancy Chan

Keynote on the topic of “Advances in Offshore Geoscience and Geotechnics”

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Phillip Watson

Shell Professor of Offshore Engineering, University of Western Australia, Australia

Phillip Watson is the Shell Professor of Offshore Engineering and Director of the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub on Offshore Floating Facilities at University of Western Australia. He is a highly experienced offshore geotechnical engineer, with over 25 years industry experience and previously held the position of Global Director of GeoConsulting for Fugro. At Fugro he was a champion of innovation and technology development, working to integrate specialist consulting teams around the world, and with a commitment to sharing expertise and streamlining access to leading edge design approaches. Prior to joining Fugro, Phil was a Director of specialist geotechnical consulting firm Advanced Geomechanics, based in Perth. Phil is a Fellow of The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, the current Chair of ISSMGE Technical Committee 209 ‘Offshore Geotechnics’, and a committee member of ISO Working Group 10 / API Resource Group 7.

Phillip Watson

Keynote on the topic of “Foundation Engineering and Subsea Technologies”

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Susan Gourvenec

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Susan Gourvenec is Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies for Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, and Deputy Director of the multi-disciplinary Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute at the University of Southampton, UK.

Susan's research addresses technology gaps at each stage of the engineered life cycle of ocean structures, from developing novel approaches to characterising and forecasting seabed behaviour to new geotechnical design approaches for ocean infrastructure. Susan is co-author of text books ‘Offshore Geotechnical Engineering’ and ‘Intermediate Offshore Foundations’ and of the Proceedings of the inaugural and second International Symposia for Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics. Susan has an established track record of International Standards development and is past-Convenor of ISO WG10 responsible for international standards in offshore site investigation and geotechnical design. Susan was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering FREng in 2022, and has previously been elected Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and of the Institution of Engineers Australia.

Susan Gourvenec

Keynote on the topic of “Environmental Challenges and Solutions in Offshore Engineering”

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