Understanding AI - Developing your cruise tech strategy

Oslo – People Tech Maritime
Thon Hotel Slottsparken, March 17, 2026

Developing your maritime tech strategy:
Understanding AI – reducing fuel consumption – understanding and reducing Scope 3 emissions – evolving best practise in cybersecurity

Free registration for shipping company employees

People Tech Maritime is about how ships, people and advanced technology can come together to achieve improved industrial competitiveness and productivity, reduced emissions, cybersecurity and quality of life onboard.

PEOPLE TECH MARITIME explores the idea that the shipping industry can make progress with its goals of improving safety, decarbonisation, operational and commercial effectiveness and quality of life onboard, by focussing on improving the people-technology relationship.

There are many aspects to the people-technology relationship in shipping, involving different people and different technologies. We can focus on the aspects where there is most potential for useful improvement. Many of these aspects are related.

build an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different forms of AI in maritime operations and decarbonisation and understand how to improve maturity. It can be easier to understand if we break it into pieces – data contextualisation, traditional AI, LLMs, agentic AI – and try to understand how to move further faster with each separately

understand you can help crew reduce fuel consumption using technology you already have learn how to better manage Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions data and buy products and services with lower embedded emissions

Get an update on best practise in cybersecurity management

With speakers / panellists from Torvald Klaveness, Wilhelmsen Ship Service, Torghatten, Scorpio Ship Management, Ugland Marine Services, IMPA / Northern Marine Group, Wilhelmsen Ship Service, ReFlow, Paralos Maritime, Danelec, Raa Labs, Toqua, Metis, NORMA Cyber, Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association

Join delegates from BW LNG, IT Change and Process Manager; CMB Tech, Fleet Performance Specialist., Fleet Performance & Decarbonisation Lead; Cool Company Management, Application manager; Fred Olsen Windcarrier, Sen. Superintendent Electrical, Instrument, Automation, Navigation and Communication; Hurtigruten, Head Of ITOT, Head of Cyber Security; Norwegian Yacht Voyages, CEO; OSM Thome. Manager, Vessel Performance and Sustainable Solutions; Saga Welco, SVP Operations, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Senior Manager Fleet Connectivity & Automation; Westfal-Larsen Management, ICT Manager