The Interspill 2025 Conference will deliver keynote plenary sessions, complemented by three streams, running concurrently throughout all three event open days.
View the Interspill 2025 Conference programme, below.
Conference delegates will have access to all streams (as well as the keynote plenary sessions, the Exhibition, Supporting Programme and all networking platforms) on the days for which they are booked to attend.
Don't forget! In addition to the below Conference streams, Interspill 2025 offers delegates so much more via the Exhibition and a Supporting Programme of on-site learning and networking experiences. To learn more about the Exhibition, click here. To learn more about the Supporting Programme of activity, click here.
Please note, this is a working programme:
The below programme is subject to change and will be updated regularly as final details are confirmed. If you have any queries please contact Intrespill's Executive Director Mark Orr at info@interspill.org.
SESSION CHAIR: Welcome to Interspill 2025
Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
Plenary Session
Stephan Hennig, The Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention, Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Challenges for a major international oil company and solutions
Art Powers, Senior Principle in Emergency Preparedness & Response, Global Operations & Sustainability, ExxonMobil
Introduction to Interspill's Emerging Leaders Programme and 'Class of 2025'
Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
Current and future challenges
Richard Johnson, Technical Director, ITOPF
Conference will break, so that all delegates and keynote speakers can enjoy the Interspill 2025 Exhibition and meet our exhibiting brands.
The Poster Exhibition is also situated on the show floor. Between 11:30-12:30, all attending Poster authors will be available to all delegates and keynote speakers, in order to present/discuss their Posters.
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Polly Hill, IPIECA
Panel Presenters
Dr Camilla Moore, Wreckcetera
Dr Mohammed Zullah, SPREP - Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Stuart Leather, Waves Group (and Chair of Project Tangaroa)
Nicolas Tamic, Cedre
Ola Jordheim, Norwegian Coastal Administration
SESSION CHAIR:
Lisa McAuliffe – Deputy SOSRep
Smoke reduction for In-situ burning
J. Brian A. Mitchell, SAS MERL-CONSULTING
Chevron’s successful deployment of a capping stack in the Gulf of Mexico
Dr Maria Hartley, Chevron
Different dispersal mechanisms of subsea dispersant injection in deepwater and shallow water blowouts
Jorgen Skancke, Sintef
Mechanical Recovery for Environmental Protection
Kåre-Ludwig Jørgensen, NOFO
SESSION CHAIR:
Chiara Della Mea, IMO
Strengthening regional collaboration in marine spill preparedness and response: evolution and outlook for Southeast Asia
Tai Hong Nguyen IPIECA: GI SEA
Gearing technical cooperation to the needs of the region: how the support of the GI WACAF project has evolved to enhance oil spill preparedness
Anaïs Guillou, IPIECA: GI WACAF
Towards a continuous improvement process for maintaining advanced levels of preparedness to oil spill response and harmonizing approaches for HNS Incidents
Malek Smaoui, REMPEC
The Bonn Agreement: ongoing collaboration in tackling accidental and illegal marine pollution and emissions from ships
Eric Donnay, The Bonn Agreement
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Elliott Taylor, Polaris Applied Sciences
Underwater seabed assessment cleanup technique (uSCAT) manual
Lee Britton, National Environmental Emergencies Centre, Canada
Long term fate and behaviour of oil in an Arctic shoreline
Sigrid Hakvåg, Sintef
A new tool for the evaluation of shoreline treatment options in remote areas
Dr Ed Owens, Owens Coastal Consultants Ltd
The remobilization and redistribution of hydrocarbons as a result of shoreline flushing for a used lubricant oil spill on a mixed sediment beach
Pola Wojnarowicz, Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada
SESSION CHAIR:
Rhea Shears, OSRL
Recruiting and retaining the next generation of responders
Jessica Miller, AMOSC
New approaches in achieving lasting competence across a global incident management team
Aaron Montgomery, OSRL
Øystein Rantrud, Equinor
Proactive and technology-based knowledge retention and transfer efforts at the American Petroleum Institute
Timothy Steffek, API
Developing an Industry Subject Matter Expert (SME) Programme for Enhanced Oil Spill Response: Concepts and Industry Examples from BP and OSRL
Rhea Shears, OSRL
Andrew Tucker, BP
SESSION CHAIR:
Christophe Logette, Cedre
Mechanical Recovery of low sulphur fuel oils - results from the IMAROS 2 trials
Silje Berger, Norwegian Coastal Administration
Alternative marine fuels are coming – are we ready?
Chiara Della Mea, IMO
How the transition to alternative fuels may alter the types of damage and liabilities that will arise from incidents involving vessels using alternative fuels as bunkers
Dr Michaela Domijan-Arneri, IGP&I
New fuels, new risks: contingency planning in the context of alternative fuel spill response
Andrew Le Masurier, ITOPF
SESSION CHAIR:
Andrew Le Masurier, ITOPF
Oil pollution or HNS incidents – who pays?
Gillian Grant, IOPC Funds
Volatile HNS risk assessment
Dr Laura Cotte, CEDRE
Estimating economic impacts to soiety from oil spills from wrecks
Dr Viktor Bergion, Chalmers University of Technology
Ship to ship transfer operations in Australia: new techniques developed to support industry operations
Nathan Young, AMOSC
SESSION CHAIR:
Lucy Short, OSRL
CNOOC Exercise Mù Lóng
Andy Coueslant, CNOOC
Dougal Fraser, OSRL
Enhancing response efficiency in coastal oil spills: transition from geographic response plans to tactical response plans
Adriano Ranieri, OceanPact and EnvironPact
Evaluation and comparison of national contingency plans in South America and the Caribbean region using RETOS
Rodrigo Cochrane Esteves, Petrobras
Supporting contingency planning in Pacific Island nations
LT Aidan Leddy-Phillips, USCG Regional Activity Center Supervisor
Offshore wind oil spill response planning
Gabrielle McGrath, RPS / Tetra Tech
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Mark Kirby, Cefas
Seperate registration required - click here
Keynote: Post-spill Monitoring in the Wider Scientific Landscape
Prof. Grant Stentiford, Chief Scientific Officer, Cefas
Monitoring in Multi-stressor environments
Dr Sue Ware, ITOPF
Plastics – Approaches to monitoring and Impact Assessment
Dr Adil Bakir, Principal Microplastics Scientist, Cefas
Monitoring & communicating impacts in complex social & environmental settings
Rosie Foster, Environment Agency
The criteria applied for environmental monitoring and the difficulties faced in challenging compensation scenarios
Mark Homan, IOPC Funds
Conference will break, so that all delegates and speakers can enjoy the Interspill 2025 Exhibition and meet our exhibiting brands.
The Poster Exhibition is also situated on the show floor. Attending Poster authors will be available to all delegates and keynote speakers, in order to present/discuss their Posters.
Following a positive debut at the previous Interspill, this important event will return in 2025. This will be a 90-minute ‘working lunch’ event, organised by a dedicated group of representatives from OSRL, IMO, IOPC Funds, Ipieca and ITOPF.
The aim is to provide a meaningful forum to discuss experiences and assist the creation of industry best practice regarding DEI in oil spill response.
Seperate registration required! For more info on this event and how to attend - click here!
SESSION CHAIR:
Jenny Edwards, ITOPF
The potential impact of sanctions and the ‘dark fleet’
Gaute Sivertsen, IOPC Funds
Mark Church, IGP&I
SESSION CHAIR:
Paul Kelway, OSRL
Wildlife emergency response in Europe: where to next?
Saskia Sessions-Puplett, Sea Alarm/EUROWA
A collaborative approach to bridging the wildlife response preparedness gap: how OSRL and its wildlife response partners are working together to support and promote wildlife response preparedness within the oil industry
Lucy Short, OSRL
Legislation in different countries worldwide: the importance of wildlife protection and response strategies within contingency plans
Driellie Melo, Aiuka
Enhancing wildlife preparedness and response: the critical role of exercises, an example from Brazil
Valeria Ruoppolo, Aiuka
Building a solid foundation: understanding oiled wildlife response for better planning
Adam Grogan, Coordinator, GOWRS Ltd
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Rob Holland, OSRL
Seperate registration required - click here
Keynote: Embracing & Adopting Technology
Liam Harrington-Missin, OSRL
New Tools for New Fuels (LSFOs & Biofuels)
Clare Hynes, Principal Chemist, Cefas
Spill Response Tools: Strengths and Limitations of Satellite Remote Sensing
Dr Lauren Biermann, University of Plymouth
The potential use of eDNA and Genomic technologies in post-spill monitoring
Prof. David Bass, Cefas
Emerging Capabilities of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in post-spill monitoring
Ben Allsup, National Oceanography Centre
SESSION CHAIR:
Rodrigo Cochranes Esteves, Petrobras
Emergency Response Oil Spill Modelling in the Caribbean
Vassilis Tsigourakos, RPS / Tetra Tech
Gulfstream, Trinidad & Tobago – getting to the root of a complex incident
Mark Homan, IOPC Funds
Dark waters: the risks of uninsured vessels to coastal states and the international conventions – a Tobago case study
Annabelle Kopec-Nicolas, ITOPF
Analysing the Gulfstream oil spill response in Tobago: lessons Learned and future directions
Josh Clifford, QT Environmental
SESSION CHAIR
Victoria Turner, IOPC Funds
Sustaining ESD in Malaysian primary schools: industrial stakeholder engagement framework
Rosnah Mohamed Ismail, VJ Engineering Solutions Singapore and Malaysia
The viability of crowdsourcing for oil spill response
Ashley Sandquist, Washington State Department of Ecology
Inclusion of indigenous peoples in emergency decision-making: a case study of North American native tribal leadership in oil spill response
Heather A. Parker, World Maritime University
The engagement of indigenous sea rangers in supporting oil spill response in remote Australia
Dr Stuart Field, AMOSC
SESSION CHAIR:
Richard Johnson, ITOPF
Seperate registration required - click here
Keynote: The Global Ecosystem and environmental Challenges – further threatened by spills
Prof. Michelle Devlin, Principal Marine Scientist, Cefas
Marine Protected Areas at home and abroad – post-spill monitoring
Paula Daglish – Senior Marine Advisor, JNCC
Post-spill monitoring and impact assessment in mangrove and coral reef environments
Dr Abigail Renegar, NOVA Southeastern University
Post-spill monitoring in Polar Environments
Dr Kevin Hughes, Environmental Research & Monitoring Manager, British Antarctic Survey
The Premiam Guidelines – New edition 2025
Mark Kirby, Director of Science Infrastructure, Cefas
SESSION CHAIR:
Tonje Castberg, Gard
Nuclear Ships: History, Risks and Implications for the Spill Community
Dr Conor Bolas, ITOPF
Natálie Kirk, ITOPF
Public Health Risks from Lithium-ion Batteries in the Maritime Industry
Arran McKinty, UK Health Security Agency
Ammonia as a marine fuel: a review of current response tactics
Max Upot, Ambipar Response
Risk assessment of methanol-fuelled shipping industry
William Giraud, Cedre
SESSION CHAIR:
Travis Hansen, ExxonMobil
Effective health and safety practices in response
Michelle Stewart MPH CIH, Chevron
How do we know our teams are #ReadyToRespond under pressure? Pushing the boundaries of large scale exercise programmes
Dave Rouse, OSRL
If you’re not using AI in your exercises, what are you doing?!
Inês Costa, OSRL
The use of technology in incident management
Dr Robert Owen, IOPC Funds
SESSION CHAIR:
Mark Orr, UK & Ireland Spill Association
Response goals for marine plastic pellet spills
David Campion, ITOPF
Analysis of persistent organic pollutants in plastic pellets recovered from UK Shorelines: Implications for health risks, ecotoxicology and spill response operations
Dr Jon Burton, Oracle Environmental Experts
Paul Walker, Socotec UK
Aquatic litter monitoring in Europe: approach and results
Dr Silvère André, Cedre
The scientific response to support the environmental emergency caused by the plastic pellets from the Tocanao ship spill
Dr Ana J. Abascal Santillana, Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria
SESSION CHAIR:
Patricia Charlebois, IMO
Unrest and security concerns in the Red Sea - the UN response to the MV Rubymar
Patricia Charlebois, IMO
The Red Sea crisis: how conflict continues to impact shipping risk
Nicole McShane, Ambipar Response
Panel Presenters:
Paul van’t Hof, SMIT Salvage
Kevin O’Connell, Neocos Consulting
Joshua Hutchinson, Ambrey
Yacount Moneim, PERSGA / EMARSGA
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Michael O'Brien, NOPSEMA
Navigating complexity: challenges and learnings in oil spill response operations in support of the FSO Safer Salvage Operation Project
Leanne Zrum, Triox
Tropics 40th year Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) site assessment
Paul Schuler, Clean Caribbean & Americas
Vegetation recovery after a hurricane and crude oil spill response in a Bahamian Caribbean pine forest
Andrew Graham, Polaris Applied Sciences
Cedre's technical assistance to the ports and local authorities of Haute-Corse
Loeiz Dagorn, Cedre
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Mark Kirby, Cefas
Providing international assistance
Anne Le Roux, Cedre
Smoother collaboration with partnerships developed with trade associations
Mark Orr, UK and Ireland Spill Association
Strategies for effective communication and stakeholder engagement in oil spills
Janni Järvinen, Navigate Response Ltd
Cost of oil spills – an international regime perspective
Tim Wadsworth, ITOPF
SESSION CHAIR:
Stéphane Grenon, Triox
Applying an ESG perspective to the MARCO POLO Incident
Dr Amy Jewell, ITOPF
Cultural awareness: Ignore cultural diversity at your peril
Liliana Monsalve, IOPC Funds
Peacetime proactivity: how do we know if we’re really making a difference?
Bethany Graves, JNCC
Development of an integrated risk assessment framework for future oil contaminated land management: a complementary approach to sustainability
Abiola Soipe, Cranfield University
SESSION CHAIR:
Dr Lauren Bierman, Plymouth University
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) service – an overview
Enrico Gironella, EMSA
Modelling and testing of effectiveness on Subsea Dispersant Injection (SSDI) and Subsea Mechanical Dispersion (SSMD) - an International Cooperation between Brazil and Norway
Per Johan Brandvik, Sintef
Modelling environmental consequences of ammonia spills from tankers
Dr Deborah French-McCay, RPS / Tetra Tech
Use of the NOAA-EPA CAMEO software suite to aid in decision support for HNS spills
Dalina Thrift-Viveros, NOAA
SESSION CHAIR:
Scott Reid, MNZ
South Africa 2024: Cape shipping incidents affected by Red Sea activities?
Dr Sue Ware and Dr Amy Jewell, ITOPF
MARINE HONOUR, Singapore, June 2024: Collision and pollution in a major maritime hub
David Campion, ITOPF
YPF Pipeline: Argentina
Paul Foley, OSRL
M/V Dali Key Bridge Response 2024 - Incident of National Significance
Bob Patterson, Witt O'Brien's / Ambipar Response
SESSION CHAIR:
Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
Reflections on 25 years of Interspill!
Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
DEI Lunch Event Summary: insights for the industry to take forward
Marta Januszewska, OSRL
Interspill's Emerging Leaders 'Class of 2025' pose questions to a panel of industry leaders
Facilitated by Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
Questions from Interspill's Emerging Leaders 'Class of 2025'
Panel of senior reps from IMO, IOGP, IPIECA, ITOPF, OSRL
Confirmed panellists:
Andy Myers, OSRL
Reflections on Interspill 2025
Dr Rob Holland, OSRL
Closing announvements and the handover of the Boomerang!
Paul Rayner, Interspill Chair, Vikoma International Limited
