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Dr.-Ing. Simon Britten has over 15 years of experience in applied laser technology. He earned his PhD in laser materials processing from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Since 2018, he has been with Laserline GmbH, where he serves as Senior Technology Manager and focuses on high power blue diode lasers and their new applications in maritime environment.

JY Chew is the Head of APAC Upstream Research at Welligence Energy Analytics, with over 21 years of experience in the upstream and energy industry. Prior to Welligence, JY held the

Britten Kraess position of Vice President at Rystad Energy, where he managed a research team covering

Asia’s renewables and energy transition journey. He also served as a Senior Petroleum

Economist at Wood Mackenzie, where he was a subject matter expert and led the upstream valuation products for Asia-Pacifc.

Cameron Dreyer, based in Houston, Texas, serves as the Oil & Gas Industry Manager at igus®. A Texas State University graduate, he focuses on advancing reliable, effcient solutions for offshore and oil & gas applications.

Cinnamon Edralin is Americas Research Director for RigLogix and has been covering the offshore rig market since 2006. She began her career with ODS-Petrodata, which was acquired by IHS (later becoming IHS Markit), where she managed the Americas offshore rig

Chew Laursen team, along with the Americas marine team and the US/Canada land rig team. Cinnamon then moved to Esgian, where she helped raise brand awareness for offshore rig services, along with supporting offshore wind. She joined Westwood in 2023 and provides support for the subsea team in addition to her rig analyst duties. Cinnamon holds a BA in Liberal Arts from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

Sofa F orestieri is a Senior Analyst at Esgian, specializing in offshore rig market analysis, energy economics, and sustainability. She has global experience in feld operations and analytics.

Pierre Gazull is Product Marketing Manager for High-Performance MEMS inertial sensors at

Tronics Microsystems, a TDK Group Company. Since 2021, he oversees the implementation

Dreyer Lewis of Tronics’s product strategy towards key markets, customers and applications. Pierre started his career in the semiconductor industry at STMicroelectronics in 2006, where he held several positions in hardware IC design and technology R&D. He transitioned to product marketing and business development by joining Dolphin Design in 2018, where he managed a portfolio of semiconductor IP for ultra-low power chips designed in advanced silicon technology nodes. Pierre graduated in 2006 with a master’s degree in electronics and microelectronics from ESIEE Paris. In 2015, he received an executive master’s degree in management of technology and innovation from Grenoble Ecole de Management.

Markus Kraess has been a product manager at Altech Corporation in New Jersey for over 15 years. He has a Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering.

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Wendy Laursen has 20 years of experience as a journalist. In that time, she has written news and features for a range of maritime, engineering and science publications. She has completed a Master of Science research degree in marine ecology as well as diplomas in journalism, communication and subediting.

Philip Lewis is Director Research at Intelatus Global Partners. He has extensive market analysis and strategic planning experience in the global energy, maritime and offshore oil and gas sectors. Intelatus Global Partners has been formed from the merger of International

Maritime Associates and World Energy Reports.

Erik Milit o is the president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), representing

Forestieri Spiro the interests of the offshore oil, gas, wind, carbon capture, and ocean mineral industries.

Josefne Spiro is an award-winning journalist with nearly 20 years of experience, specializing in feature journalism, business, technology, and innovation. She is based in the heart of the

Norwegian maritime cluster.

Michelle Yeo is a Market Analyst at Fearnley Offshore Supply, covering the offshore support vessel market, including both O&G and renewables. Based in Singapore, she focuses on market fundamentals, supply-demand dynamics, and macro drivers shaping the offshore sector, with a focus on the Asia Pacifc region. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science in

Maritime Studies from Nanyang Technological University.

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