Dr. Markus, Hoffmann, Technical Director, I-Tech AB 

Moderator, Catherine Austin

Sustainable marine coatings – an industry perspective

Nanocoating - a new way of biofouling prevention

Sea-Nine™ Ultra, a new member of the Sea-Nine™ family

Enjoy refreshments and a breakfast buffet

Moderator, Catherine Austin

Microencapsulation and controlled release

Protection mechanisms in Fontezinc HR, a non-organic, microplastic free, coating for marine corrosion protection showing good antifouling properties

SLIPS technologies (Greenhull e Greenprop) as fouling release and easy to clean antifouling systems resistant to grooming and mechanical cleaning

Lunch will be served in the Södra Eriksberghsallen, next to Quality Hotel 11. 

Moderator, Catherine Austin

Sustainable antifouling by controlled release from polymer-bound Selektope®

Zwitterionic building blocks for fouling-release coatings

Innovative approach based on porous silica for controlled release of copper

Enjoy refreshments and a snack buffet

Moderator, Catherine Austin

Fouling release coatings with evolving surface chemistry

Combined innovation efforts towards more efficient and sustainable antifouling coatings

Highlights of sustainable antifouling paints: state of the art and future developments

Antifouling systems for a wave energy converter

Novel antifouling coating containing biocide functionalized silica nanoparticles in a polyurethane matrix for tidal blades

Dr. Markus Hoffmann, Technical Director,  I-Tech AB will give his concluding remarks on day one of the conference

Dinner cruise in the Gothenburg archipelago on board MS /Trubaduren. Arriving back at approximately 10 pm

Dr. Mattias Berglin, Senior Scientist, RISE

Moderator, Catherine Austin

The fouling prevention challenge

Helping the shipping industry navigate the complexities of biofouling

A ship operator's view on challenges and expectations.

Enjoy refreshments and a breakfast buffet

Moderator: Catherine Austin

Laser cladded coatings for offshore wave-energy applications - Testing of biofouling mitigation and corrosion protection

Investigating repetitive underwater cleaning operations on fouling control coatings

Alternative antifouling strategy drones grooming

Lunch will be served in the Södra Eriksberghsallen, next to Quality Hotel 11.

Moderator, Catherine Austin

The road to BPR approved antifouling products for fish farming in Europe

Turning a corner in antifouling regulations

Inverse dynamics of the Biocidal Products Regulation ~ Antifouling and an attempt to study the BPR 'Triple Jump'

Microplastic: Addressing the environmental and regulatory risks. An industry perspective.

Enjoy refreshments and a snack buffet

Moderator, Catherine Austin

Cybutryne: Study for the amendment of the Guidelines for Brief Sampling of Antifouling Systems on Ships

Using data to inform drydock planning and product selection’

Roughness Effect and Skin Friction Database

The use of big data for Antifouling

Discussing the future of sustainable antifouling solutions.

Moderator:  Dr. Markus Hoffmann, Technical Director, I-Tech AB

Speakers: 
Dr. Colin Anderson, R&D Director, American Chemet
Dr. Neil Oxtoby, Technical Specialist, AkzoNobel
Dr. Christine Bressy, Associate Professor, Université de Toulon
Dr. Cecilia Ohlauson, Head of regulatory affairs. I-Tech AB
Mikael Laurin, Head of Vessel Optimization, Yara Marine Technologies

Dr. Mattias Berglin, Senior Scientist, RISE will give his concluding remarks on day two of the conference and provide information about the visit to Kristineberg on September 15.

09.00 - Bus pick-up at Quality Hotel 11.

11.30 – 12. 30 - General lab tour.Detailed demonstration of lab facilities/raft for marine materials testing. Marine materials/marine biotechnology project presentations.

12.30 – 13.30 - Lunch.

13.30 – Bus pick-up Kristineberg. 

Bus back to Landvetter airport. Expected arrival at 15.00 – 15.15 (3.00 3.15 p.m.) 

16.15 - Arrive back at Quality Hotel 11.