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BRITISH PORTS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2017 Hosted by Poole Harbour Commissioners 17th - 20th October 2017 Haven Hotel, Poole Harbour #bpaconf2017 WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE FROM THE BPA CHAIRMAN BRITISH PORTS ASSOCIATION Welcome to this year’s BPA Annual Conference in what promises to CONFERENCE 2017 be an interesting and constructive few days in Poole. We know how busy an industry this is so we are extremely grateful for your support and attendance. DAY 1: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Our gratitude goes to Poole Harbour’s Chief Executive, Jim Stewart and his team for their hospitality and all the planning that goes into 14:00-16:30 Fishing Ports Group Meeting (invite only) putting on this event. I’d also like to say thanks to all the speakers, Haven Hotel (Business Suite) sponsors and exhibitors who help make the Conference possible. I’d encourage all the delegates to show some appreciation by visiting the 15:00-16:30 Pilots National Pension Fund briefing session (for Participating Bodies only) Richard Everitt CBE, Chairman, APBPNPF various exhibition areas during the intervals where there will be plenty Haven Hotel (Business Suite) of networking opportunities. 17:30 Registration open With the political climate as dramatic as it has been in a generation, Haven Hotel gathering together is vitally important to ensure that the ports sector 17:30 Coaches to transport delegates from the Harbour Heights Hotel to the Haven Hotel is not overlooked by decision makers. As ever the policy and economic 17:40 Coaches to transport delegates from the Sandbanks Hotel to the Haven Hotel climate continues to change and we look forward to hearing from both government and business as to what this will mean for our industry. 18:00 Welcome Drinks Reception – kindly sponsored by TT Club Pavilion Bar Lounge, Haven Hotel Brexit will continue to be a major theme for our sector and in the Conference programme there will Exhibition areas open be discussion on the implications for trade, the economy, border controls as well as the legislative (Bar Haven/Ante Room/Brownsea Lounge/Marconi Lounge) fallout on environmental, planning, transport and fishing policy. The agenda will cover shipping trends Dress code: lounge suit www.ttclub.com and examine some interesting legal case studies. We will also be considering how ports of all type and size can strive to improve their safety performance and develop useful apprenticeship schemes. 19:30 Delegates to arrange their own dinner arrangements 22:30 Coaches to transport delegates from Haven Hotel to Sandbanks Hotel Finally I would also like to thank Richard Ballantyne and the BPA team for ensuring the association and Harbour Heights Hotel is involved in all the key discussions with government representing all of the industry. This has been an extremely busy year for the BPA with the new team settling in, but the Association’s energy, commitment and communication has been excellent which has provided great value to its members. I wish you the very best for an enjoyable Conference. Rodney Lunn Chairman British Ports Association CREATING Boskalis Westminster has over 80 years’ WELCOME TO POOLE HARBOUR FROM THE PHC CHAIRMAN NEW HORIZONS experience providing innovative and competitive solutions in the UK. Meeting your every challenge from feasibility study, On behalf of Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) I would like to send design and execution to maintenance and the warmest welcome to all attending the 2017 BPA Conference. We operational services. are delighted that so many of you are able to join us. PHC have responsibility for one of the largest natural harbours in the We are UK leaders in: world, and I hope you will have an opportunity to see something of Design, construction, and dredging of ports and the beauty of the local environment. At the core of the harbour we harbours operate the thriving Port of Poole which services cross channel ferries, Coastal defence Land reclamation varied conventional cargoes, cruise ships, and two marinas. In January Terminal and harbour towage services 2018 our new and deeper £8M quay will facilitate an increase in both Heavy lifting, subsea services and marine towage conventional cargoes and cruise ships. Salvage Detection and removal of unexploded marine We look forward to hosting a stimulating and enjoyable conference. ordnance Mike Mitchell COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT www.boskalis.co.uk Chairman Poole Harbour Commissioners DAY 2: Wednesday 18 October 2017 DAY 2: Wednesday 18 October 2017 07:00-10:00 Breakfast served at Haven Hotel and Sandbanks Hotel 15:30 Conference Session 4 – Shipping Trends 07:00-09:30 Breakfast served at Harbour Heights Hotel Kindly sponsored by CalMac Ferries Chair: Colin Parker, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Harbour 08:30 Registration open and tea/coffee available Haven Hotel – Purbeck Suite The Future Outlook for Coastal Shipping, an Operator’s View Gilbèrt de Bock, General Manager, De Bock Maritime www.calmac.co.uk 08:30 Coaches to transport delegates from the Harbour Heights Hotel to Haven Hotel The Port of London’s ‘Green Charging’ initiative 08:40 Coaches to transport delegates from the Sandbanks Hotel to Haven Hotel Tanya Ferry, Environment Manager, Port of London 09:30 Conference Welcome Opportunities LNG Bunkering Offers to UK Ports Welcome to the Conference Simon Culkin, Importation Terminal Manager, National Grid Grain LNG Rodney Lunn, Chairman, British Ports Association and Chief Executive, Shoreham Port Authority Questions and answers Welcome from Hosts 16:30 Close of Day 1 Michael Mitchell, Chairman, Poole Harbour Commissioners 16:45 Coaches to transport delegates from Haven Hotel to Sandbanks Hotel 09:45 Conference Session 1 – Policy Overview and Harbour Heights Hotel Kindly sponsored by Royal Haskoning DHV 18:30 Coaches to transport delegates from the Harbour Heights Hotel, Chair: Rodney Lunn, Chairman, British Ports Association Sandbanks Hotel and Haven Hotel to the RNLI Training College Ports Policy – England and Wales Rod Paterson, Deputy Director Maritime Infrastructure, 19:00 Evening Reception and Dinner People, Services and Safety www.royalhaskoningdhv.com Kindly sponsored by Ramboll RNLI Head Quarters & Training College, West Quay Road, Poole Ports Policy – Scotland - presentation in the sea survival pool with special effects John Nicholls, Director of Aviation, Maritime, Freight and www.ramboll.co.uk Canals, Transport Scotland 21:30 Walk to Poole Town Quay Questions and answers 22:00 Firework display 11:00 Coffee break – Exhibitors open 22:30 Coaches to transport delegates to hotels Kindly sponsored by Ramboll Coffee/Tea will be served in the Lower Purbeck Room www.ramboll.co.uk 11:30 Conference Session 2 – The Economic and Port Market Climate and Looking Forward Kindly sponsored by Royal HaskoningDHV Chair: Alec Don, Chief Executive, Port of Milford Haven Port Markets in Numbers Stephen Taylor, Director, Port Centric Logistics Partnership Ltd The Economic and Social Challenges Facing Britain’s Coastal Communities New in www.royalhaskoningdhv.com Scott Corfe, Chief Economist, Social Market Foundation 2017 Poole Harbour Master Planning and Development Nick Clarke, Director for Ports and Marine, Ramboll Questions and answers 12:30 Lunch – Peninsula Restaurant Exhibition open 14:00 Conference Session 3 – Panel Session discussing Brexit and the Impact on Trade Kindly sponsored by CalMac Ferries Chair: Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association www.calmac.co.uk • James Cooper, Chief Executive, Associated British Ports • Robert Marchant, Partner, Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP • Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Dublin Port Company Manufacturers of Material Handlers and Port Cranes • Tim Reardon, Policy Director – Ferry and Cruise, UK Chamber of Shipping • Jim Stewart, Chief Executive, Poole Harbour Commissioners 15:00 Coffee break – Exhibition open DAY 3: Thursday 19 October 2017 DAY 3: Thursday 19 October 2017 07:00-10:00 Breakfast served at Haven Hotel and Sandbanks Hotel 15:30 Closing Session 07:00-09:30 Breakfast served at Harbour Heights Hotel Chair: Rodney Lunn, Chairman, British Ports Association 09:00 Registration open and tea/coff ee available Brexit and Beyond, a View from Business Communities across the UK Haven Hotel Purbeck Suite Dr Adam Marshall, Director General, British Chamber of Commerce 08:30 Coaches to transport delegates from the Harbour Heights Hotel to Haven Hotel Closing Remarks Rodney Lunn, Chairman, British Ports Association and Chief Executive, 08:40 Coaches to transport delegates from the Sandbanks Hotel to Haven Hotel Shoreham Port Authority 09:30 Conference Session 5 – Safety & Training at Ports Invitation to the 2018 BPA Conference Kindly sponsored by Tysers Andrew Moff at, Chief Executive, Port of Tyne Chair: Richard Steele, Executive Director, Port Skills and Safety 16:15 Close of Day 2 and 2017 BPA Conference Instilling a Safety Culture from the Top Down and Port Apprenticeships David Brown, Managing Director, The Bristol Port Company 16:45 Coaches to transport delegates from Haven Hotel to Sandbanks Hotel and Harbour Heights Hotel Apprenticeship Standards Martin Keeves, Senior Relationship Manager, Institute for Apprenticeships 18:45 Coaches to transport delegates from the Haven Hotel and Harbour Heights Hotel to the Sandbanks Hotel Behavioural Safety at Ports 19:00 Drinks Reception at the Sandbanks Hotel Dr Kate Blackford, Group Head of Behavioural Safety, www.tysers.com Associated British Ports 19:30 Sandbanks Hotel - Gala Dinner followed by Safety II music by the Mighty Trumpet Company.