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Draft Programme

We are delighted to announce our draft programme for Paving the Waves: The 2nd World Conference on Floating Solutions. More details will follow, please visit this webpage regularly and stay updated.

TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, BUSINESS & POLICY FORUMS

Day 1

06/10/2020

Day 2

07/10/2020

PAPER PRESENTATIONS & excursion to marin

Day 3

08/10/2020

TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, guided tour of floating projects

Day1

tuesday 06/10/2020

Programme: Day 1

TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, BUSINESS & POLICY FORUMS

MORNING

Registration & Coffee/Tea

Welcome by Day Chair

Introduction of PtW theme 

Key-note speaker I

Arnoud Molenaar, and city leaders panel discussion (policy forum)

Opening Keynote by organizers, Blue21 & Waterstudio

Coffee & Tea Break

Key-note speaker II

Paul Holthus, and Ocean Investments panel discussion

Business forum I

Networking lunch

12:45 - 13:45

12:15 - 12:45

11:15 - 12:15

09:45 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:15

09:15 - 09:45

09:00 - 09:15

08:30 - 09:00

AFTERNOON

Business forum 2

Presentation Parallel Sessions:

  1. Spatial Planning & Architecture

  2. Ecological Impact & Nature-Based Solutions

Coffee & Tea Break

Presentation Parallel Sessions:

  1. Hydrodynamics and Engineering I

  2. Governance & Social Impact

Announcements by the Organizing Committee

17:30 - 17:45

16:15 - 17:30

15:30 - 16:15

14.15 - 15.30

13:45 - 14:15

Networking Drinks

17:45 - 18:30

Day2

WEDNESDAY 07/10/2020

Programe Day 2

PAPER PRESENTATIONS & 

MARIN EXCURSION

MORNING

Arrival & Coffee/Tea

Space@Sea background

Space@Sea Floater Technical Developments

Space@Sea Installation Maintenance

Application Living at Sea

Coffee & Tea Break

Application Transport & Logistics at Sea

Application Energy Hub at Sea

Application Aquaculture at Sea

Business Case Evaluation

Space@Sea Next Steps

Questions and Discussion

Warm-Up for Demonstrator Tests

Networking lunch

13:00 - 13:10

13:10 - 13:45

12:40 - 13:00

12:25 - 12:40

11:55 - 12:25

11:35 - 11:55

11:15 - 11:35

10:45 - 11:15

10:25 - 10:45

10:05 - 10:25

09:45 - 10:05

09:15 - 09:45

09:00 - 09:15

08:30 - 09:00

AFTERNOON

Transport to Wageningen

Demonstration Tests & Information Market

13:45 - 15:30

Buffet Dinner

15:30 - 17:30

17:30 - 19:30

Transport back to Rotterdam

19:30 - 21:00

Day3

THURSDAY 08/10/2020

Programme Day 3

TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS & guided tour of floating projects

MORNING

11:15 - 12:30

Coffee & Tea Break

Arrival & Coffee/Tea

Key-note Speaker III

Presentation Parallel Sessions:

  1. Visionary Projects & Designs

  2. Floating Energy Production

Presentation Parallel Sessions:

  1. Adaptation and Economic Development

  2. Hydrodynamics and Engineering II

To be Announced

12:30 - 13:15

10:45 - 11:15

09:30 - 10:45

09:00 - 09:30

08:30 - 09:00

Networking Lunch

AFTERNOON

Parallel Sessions:

  1. For Space@Sea Members only: Final General Assembly Meeting

  2. For non-Space@Sea Members: Guided Tour of Floating Projects in Rotterdam (Additional fee required)

Presentation Parallel Sessions:

  1. Urban Designs

  2. Floating Food Production

Closing Key-Note: Reflection on the Conference

13:15 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 17:00

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