Solakonferansen 2018 med sterkt program viet helikoptersikkerhet

SOLAKONFERANSEN 2018 (SK18) – THE SOLA CONFERENCE 2018

Clarion Hotel Air, Sola

“Offshore Helicopter Operations Towards 2038”

We are looking forward to three exciting conference days at Sola.

Stiftelsen Solakonferansen (The Sola Conference Foundation) are embracing the whole aviation industry during the annual Solakonferansen (The Sola Conference). The objective of the conference is to gather representation from all levels within the authorities, oil companies, helicopter manufacturers, helicopter operators etc. to discuss the industry and enhance current aviation safety standards.

Stiftelsen Solakonferansen has for the fourth year in row, given the Conference Committee the mandate to continue with offshore helicopter operations as the main topic. This to underline that Solakonferansen intends to deal with this sector in depth.

The 2018 conference will be held in the English language. We will have to revert to Norwegian in between, but in those cases, we will supply handouts in English, and all lecturers will be presenting their slides in English.

The 2018 conference will be looking forward towards 2038, what does the industry look like in 2038? This aspect opens a lot of interesting perspectives which we intend to dive into. Technological development is one interesting aspect, and we will challenge the helicopter manufacturers on this topic. How does vertical flight look like in 2038? What is the level of automation? Do we still have pilots or do we have more of a systems monitoring role on board? What about training of technicians and pilots in the future? With the development in data computational power and augmented reality possibilities training could look very different 20 years from now. Another important prerequisite is how do we see the level of activity towards 2038 given that we still have 50% of the total oil and gas deposits still out there. Will we have a need for moving people off shore at all or is automation and integrated operations taking over?

In addition to exploring different future scenarios we will honor the tradition of having our regular speakers from; the Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAA NO, AVINOR AS and NHO Luftfart (The Federation of Norwegian Aviation Industries).

We are continuing the established three-day conference structure, also maintaining the evening mingling opportunities, and we will meet at a new destination, Clarion Hotel Air, Sola.

Of course, we want Solakonferansen to be a common arena for the industry, so we have also made it possible for participants/groups of participants or companies who wish to conduct internal meetings at the conference hotel, such as before the official opening and lunch the first day, and after lunch last day. We can offer five meeting rooms with capacity from 5 to 20 people. Furthermore, we have a larger meeting room that seats up to 70 participants. This room can optionally be offered as a show room. First come – first serve, no charge.

Monday September 17^th

“Day One – The Helicopter Manufacturers Mercantile and Commercial”

0800 – 1055                  Registration – Coffee in the hotel lobby 

1100 – 1120                  Welcoming Remarks

                                   Odin Leirvåg, Chairman of the Board of Stiftelsen Solakonferansen

                                                                                                                                            

Solakonferansen 2018 Official Opening and Opening Speech
            Deputy Mayor Jan Sigve Tjelta, Sola Municipality

1120 – 1130                  Lead In and Introduction to the Program
                                   Jarle Gimmestad, Master of Ceremonies, Senior Partner, Gimmestads

1130 – 1230                  Buffet Lunch

1230 – 1645                  What Does a Helicopter (Vertical Flight) Look Like in 2038? Level of Automation, Technology etc

1230 – 1320                  Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Byron Ward, Vice President Bell 525 Program  

1320 – 1335                  Break

1335 – 1425                             Sikorsky’s Sustainment Organization

                                    Joseph Eltman, Senior Manager, Fleet Management Programs,
                                   Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

1425 – 1450                  Break

1450 – 1540                  Leonardo Helicopters
Clive Scott, Director of Development Programs

1540 – 1555                  Break

1555 – 1645                  Airbus Helicopters
                                   Régis Magnac, Vice President Head of Customer Operations,
  

1645 – 1700                  Break

1700 – 1730                  Avinor AS Presentation

                                    Dag Falk-Petersen, CEO, Avinor AS

1730 – 1735                  Summary and Close of Day One  

                                   Jarle Gimmestad

1930 – 2200                  Evening Social with Buffet Dinner at Clarion Hotel Air,

                                    Sky Tower (top floor)

Tuesday September 18^th

“Day Two – The Safe Offshore Helicopter Operations Professional”

0800                            Registration commences – Coffee in the hotel lobby

0845 – 0850                  Introduction to Today’s Program
                                   Jarle Gimmestad, Master of Ceremonies

0850 – 0930                             Keynote Speaker

                                    Karl Johnny Hersvik, CEO Aker BP   

0930 – 1000                  Future Technology
                                   Santiago Soley Rimblas, Co-founder and CEO, Pildo Labs

               

1000 – 1025                  Break

1025 – 1055                  Improvements In Analysing Challenges In Maintenance,
                                   Scott James Carmichael, Interim Project Manager System Reliability &                                    Resilience, HeliOffshore

1055– 1125                   The How’s And The Why’s Of Static Discharge With Helicopters,
                                   Morten Andreas Ødegaard Køltzow, Researcher, NO Meteorological Institute

1125 – 1145                  Break

1145 – 1215                  Status «The Committee for Helicopter Safety on The Norwegian Continental Shelf» (SF) – Handling and Dealing with Challenging Issues
Rune Sæthre, Inspector Flight Operations Helicopter, Civil Aviation Authority Norway (CAA Norway), and Secretary to SF

1215 – 1315                  Buffet Lunch

1315 – 1355                  On Managing an Offshore Helicopter Business, Challenges Towards 2038                            Mark Abbey, Regional Director, CHC Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

1355 – 1435                  The Nature of Accidents, What Can We Expect Towards 2038?
                                   Prof. Graham Braithwaite, Cranfield University

1435 – 1455                  Break

1455 – 1525                  The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) Aviation Sub                           Committee “On the Future, Challenges Going Forward”

                                   Steven G. Hawkes, Group Head of Aviation, BP, Chairman IOGP Aviation Sub                                     Committee   

1525 – 1550                  From Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, Point of View
                                   Audrey Brady, Vice President, Commercial Systems and Services,
                                   Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

1550 – 1625                  Accident Investigation Board Norway Report On The Helicopter Accident At Turøy

                                   Kåre Halvorsen, Deputy Director and Director Aviation Department, and
                                   Tor Nørstegård, Inspector of Accidents, Accident Investigation Board Norway  

1625 – 1630                  Summary and Close Down Of Day Two

                                   Jarle Gimmestad, Master of Ceremonies

1815 – 2245                  Evening Social and Tour of Ryfylke Fjords and/or Lysefjorden on board MS Sandnes – Sea Food Buffet Dinner, Static Displays

1815     Transport by bus from Clarion Hotel Air to Port of Stavanger,           Strandkaien

1835     Arrive Strandkaien, embark MS Sandnes – local attendees (not         resident at the hotel) to report at this point and time for      embarkation

1845     Depart Stavanger for tour of Ryfylke/Lysefjorden

2215     Arrive Port of Stavanger, Strandkaien – disembark MS Sandnes

2225     Return by bus to Clarion Hotel Air

2245     Arrive hotel

Wednesday September 19^th

“Day Three –

The Overall Offshore Helicopter Operations and Aviation Transport Policy”

0800                             Coffee available in the hotel lobby

0845 – 0850                  Introduction to Today’s Program

                                    Jarle Gimmestad, Master of Ceremonies

0850 – 0935                  Risks and Safety Challenges Towards 2038

Francois Lassale, Operations Director, HeliOffshore

0935 – 0950                  Break

0950 – 1025                  The Ministry of Transport And Communications Presentation

State Secretary Brage Baklien, Progress Party (FrP)

1025 – 1055                  Break  

1055 – 1130                  Civil Aviation Authority Norway Presentation

                                   Lars Kobberstad, Director General, CAA Norway

1130 – 1205                  The Federation Of Norwegian Aviation Industries Presentation
Torbjørn Lothe, Managing Director, The Federation of
Norwegian Aviation Industries (NHO Luftfart)

1205 – 1220                  Break  

1220 – 1255                             On The Unions In The Future
 Peggy Hessen Følsvik, President, LO Luftfart, and First Vice President,
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)

1255 – 1300                  Summary of SK18 – Closing Remarks

                                   Jarle Gimmestad and Øivind Solberg

1300 – 1400                  Buffet Lunch