CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Program Themes

The ICOE 2024 program consists of 3 comprehensive tracks covering all aspects of the ocean energy sector, from markets and building demand, technical technology developments, socio-economic and environmental aspects and future investment opportunities.

Please note that this is a preliminary program and is subject to change.

Track One
(Markets and Building Demand)

Track Two
(TECHNICAL)

Track Three
(Socio-Economic and Environmental)

  • Right Here, Right Now: Market Opportunity Oceania

  • Right Here, Right Now: Global Markets & Opportunities

  • Building Demand: Identifying Markets for Ocean Energy

  • Investing in the Future: Financing Ocean Energy Projects

  • Certification and Standardisation

  • Learning from Success and Failure: Knowledge Sharing & Transfer

  • Surfing the Waves: Developments in Wave Energy Technology

  • Turning the Tide: Developments in Tidal Energy Technology

  • Alternative Energy from the Ocean: OTEC, Salinity and Thermal Gradients

  • Know How: Operations & Maintenance and Decommissioning

  • Anchoring Us: Cables, Moorings and Anchoring

  • Powering Up: Grid & Off-Grid Integration, Power Take-off and Control

  • Scaling Up: Industrial Roll Out

  • Synergies in the Blue Economy

  • Building Support: Ethics, Values and Social License

  • Building the Framework: Policy and Regulation

  • Building the Supply Chain

  • Charting the Future: The role of Marine Spatial Planning

  • Integration and Adaption: Assessing Environmental Impacts

  • Our Land and Sea is One: First Nations Collaborations and Partnership

  • Human Capacity Building: Jobs and Training

Program Themes

The ICOE 2024 program consists of 3 comprehensive tracks covering all aspects of the ocean energy sector, from markets and building demand, technical technology developments, socio-economic and environmental aspects and future investment opportunities.

Please note that this is a preliminary program and is subject to change.

Track One
(Markets and Building Demand)

  • Right Here, Right Now: Market Opportunity Oceania

  • Right Here, Right Now: Global Markets & Opportunities

  • Building Demand: Identifying Markets for Ocean Energy

  • Investing in the Future: Financing Ocean Energy Projects

  • Certification and Standardisation

  • Learning from Success and Failure: Knowledge Sharing & Transfer

Track Two
(Technical)

  • Surfing the Waves: Developments in Wave Energy Technology

  • Turning the Tide: Developments in Tidal Energy Technology

  • Alternative Energy from the Ocean: OTEC, Salinity and Thermal Gradients

  • Know How: Operations & Maintenance and Decommissioning

  • Anchoring Us: Cables, Moorings and Anchoring

  • Powering Up: Grid & Off-Grid Integration, Power Take-off and Control

  • Scaling Up: Industrial Roll Out

  • Synergies in the Blue Economy

Track Three
(Socio-Economic and Environmental)

  • Building Support: Ethics, Values and Social License

  • Building the Framework: Policy and Regulation

  • Building the Supply Chain

  • Charting the Future: The role of Marine Spatial Planning

  • Integration and Adaption: Assessing Environmental Impacts

  • Our Land and Sea is One: First Nations Collaborations and Partnership

  • Human Capacity Building: Jobs and Training

KEY DATES

6th November 2023 Registration opens

6th November 2023 Launch for call of abstracts

Remain Open Deadline for call for abstracts

June 2024 Preliminary program released

21st June 2024 Deadline for full papers

9th July 2024 Early bird registration closes

Mid-August 2024 Draft program available

6th November 2023
Registration opens

6th November 2023
Launch for call of abstracts

Remain Open
Deadline for call for abstracts

June 2024
Preliminary program released

21st June 2024
Deadline for full papers

9th July 2024
Early bird registration closes

Mid August 2024
Draft program available

The 2024 International Conference on Ocean Energy will bring together ocean energy leaders, decision-makers and researchers from every corner of the globe for a rich and exciting programme of sessions, workshops, networking, technical site visits and an insight into Australasia’s rapidly evolving ocean energy activities.

The below program at a glance will be updated with a draft program available early July 2024.

Mon 16th Sept

Tues 17th Sept

Wed 18th Sept

Thurs 19th Sept

Fri 20th Sept

ALL DAY
SOCIAL TOURS

12pm – 4pm
Pre-Registration Desk Opens

8am
Registration Open

9.30am – 5.30pm
Conference Day 1

5.30pm
Welcome Reception
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

8am
Registration Open

9am – 5.30pm
Conference Day 2

7pm
Gala Dinner
Crown Palladium

8am
Registration Open

9am – 3pm
Conference Day 3

3.30pm – 4pm
Closing Refreshments
Exhibition Hall

9am – 5pm
TECHNICAL TOURS

16th Sept 2024

12pm – 4pm
Pre-Registration Desk Opens

17th Sept 2024

8am
Registration Open

9.30am – 5.30pm
Conference Day 1

5.30pm
Welcome Reception
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

18th Sept 2024

8am
Registration Open

9am – 5.30pm
Conference Day 2

7pm
Gala Dinner
Crown Palladium

19th Sept 2024

8am
Registration Open

9am – 3pm
Conference Day 3

3.30 – 4pm
Closing Refreshments
Exhibition Hall

20th Sept 2024

9am – 5pm
Technical Tours

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