Interspill 2006 Opening and Closing Sessions

Opening Session

• Welcome from the Conference Chairman
  • Archie Smith Chief Executive & Director, Oil Spill Response Ltd / East Asia Response Ltd Alliance, UK
• Opening Remarks
  • The Right Honourable Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, UK
• Keynote Address
  • Michael Grey Lloyd's List, UK
• Opening Panel Session: How are global changes in energy use, oil exploration, production and transportation influencing aspects of legislation, loss prevention and spill response preparedness?
  • Willem de Ruiter Executive Director, European Maritime Safety Agency, Brussels; Charles Bowen Executive Director, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, UK; David Baird General Manager, Emergency Response, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Australia, and; Mark Calvert Managing Director, Adler and Allan, UK

Closing Session

Review of conference topics, including feedback from session chairs on key observation issues

Session Chairman: Archie Smith, Chief Executive & Director, Oil Spill Response Ltd / East Asia Response Ltd Alliance

• Efthimiou Mitropoulos, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization, UK