Mr Hunter greatly enjoyed this conference, brilliantly opened by Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst MP, Minister for Shipping in her first public address. Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for BEIS also addressed the conference very well.The two themes of the conference were – Looking at the challenges – and – Creating the business opportunities from the Maritime 2050 Challenge – aim to reflect the various strands of work that are underway to herald the vision of Maritime 2050.
The Department for Transport has been leading for the government in implementing Maritime 2050 and we are delighted that the Maritime Minister, Kelly Tolhurst MP was able to open our conference.
Other speakers came from The Royal Navy, BAE Systems, Carnival Corporation, Clarksons Research, MarRI-UK, Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, Sea-Kit International and the UK Hydrographic Office