A dedicated team of alumni, led by the USMMA Class Of ’69 and known as the "Group of 69”, has initiated an opportunity for all alumni and industry thought leaders to positively impact the Academy and the entire US Merchant Marine community by proactively developing maritime digital technology education for dissemination within the Kings Point curriculum in preparation for the 4th Industrial Revolution. This is a call-to-action for every Kings Point alumnus and maritime professional who plays a role in the evolving digitalization of shipping or is involved within an operating maritime organization which has digital competencies, to participate in this initiative. The group has enlisted and are working with the USMMA Academic Dean and faculty to implement this program.
To launch this effort, the group is working with Maritime TV to produce live virtual DIGIMARINER ‘mini-conferences’, six of which have been produced. The first DIGIMARINER conference was dedicated to Maritime Transportation and took place on November 18, 2020 .
The DIGIMARINER II conference was dedicated to Marine Engineering and took place February 26, 2021.
The DIGIMARINER III conference took place on April 20,2021 and can be viewed here.
The DigiMariner IV Conference took place on September 24, 2021 and can be viewed here.
The DigiMariner V Conference took place on January 13, 2022 and can be viewed here.
The most recent live virtual DigiMariner VI Earth Day Edition Conference took place on April 22, 2022 and can be viewed here.
The initial goal is to create an accessible video repository database of educational knowledge regarding the many facets of the digitalization of the shipping for USMMA midshipmen, and eventually all maritime educational institutions and industry professionals. Please note that sponsorship and presenter positions are still available for the archive of all four prior DigiMariner Conferences. Sponsors will be pre-recorded in a video interview for later archiving on the DigiMariner conference webcast site(s) and provided a copy of the video interview for their own unlimited use. For more information on becoming a sponsor or a presenter for the series, please contact us at [email protected] or call (703) 961-9250 Ext. 221 |
10:30AM Welcome, DigiMariner VI. Dave Gardy, KP ’80, CEO Maritime TV, TV Worldwide
10:35 AM OPENING KEYNOTE Presenter: USMMA Academic Dean John Ballard
Session I: U.S. Strategic Sealift: Digital Technology Transformation and Mission Capability
10:45 AM OPENING Presenter: Steve Carmel, KP ’79 Senior Vice President, Maersk Lines, LTD., NDTA Committee Member
Presentation: Strategic Sealift and the Digital Transformation
11:05 AM Presenter: David Sloane, KP ’82, Senior Director, Contracts and Procurement at Maersk Line, Limited
Presentation: Strategic Sealift and the Digital Transformation
11:25 AM Presenter: Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History, Campbell University (Invited)
Presentation: U.S. Strategic Sealift TBD
11:45 AM Presenters: Gregg R Pelowski, KP ’80, Director, Total Force Management and Personnel, Military Sealift Command,
Presentation: U.S. Strategic Sealift from the MSC Perspective
12:05 PM Presenter: Christopher Moore, KP ’94, Senior Advisor, Strategic Sealift, Maritime Administration
Presentation: U.S. Strategic Sealift from the MARAD Perspective
12:25 PM Presenter Joseph Angelo, KP ’71, Former Managing Director, INTERTANKO
Presentation: The Strategic Sealift aspect of the US Role at the IMO
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Break for Lunch and Networking in Virtual Breakout Room with Presenters
Session II Autonomous Vessels: Revolution/Technology/Safety & Security/Legalities/Economics
1:00 PM Presenter: Gareth Burton, VP, Technology, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Presentation: Autonomous Vessel Revolution
1:20 PM Presenter, Daehyuk Kim, Senior Researcher (Team Leader) / Avikus R&D Team
Presentation: Autonomous Vessel Revolution
1:40 PM Presenter Mike Ford, Area Sales Director, Smart Vessel, Wartsila North America, Inc.
Presentation: Autonomous Vessel Revolution
2:00 PM Presenter: Reginald McKamie, The Law Office of Reginald McKamie, (KP ’75)
Presentation: Autonomous Vessel Legalities
2:20 PM Closing Remarks: Dave Gardy, KP ’80, CEO Maritime TV, TV Worldwide |
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