project Program of the 8th International Conference “Arctic Shelf Development: Step by Step” Organizer of the conference: Association of arctic projects contractors «Murmanshelf» Co-organizer of the conference: Ministry of Industry Development and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk region Supported by: Government of the Murmansk region Main sponsor: 16th of November 2015 Location: Congress-hotel “Meridian”, conference-hall 4th floor 14:00 15:00 –15:15 Registration of participants Welcome coffee Official opening of the conference 15:15 – 18:10 Plenary session Arctic shelf: current condition, challenges and prospects for the development of oil and gas resources, implementation of government programs of exploration in the Arctic Moderator: Grigory Stratiy, Vice-Governor of Murmansk region 15:15-18:10 Key speakers: Bjørn Gundersen, NOVATEK Håkon L. Haugland, Statoil Russia 16:30-16:50 Alexey Fadeev, Gazpromneft-Sakhalin Coffee-break Vladimir Gorbanyov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) Pavel Mironov, KPMG Pavel Kondukov, Pepelyaev Group Vasiliy Abramov, Samara Technological Company Harald Strand, NeoDrill AS 18:10 – 18:45 В2В+** 19:00 Reception for participants of the conference (congress hotel Meridian, 2nd floor) 17th of November 2015 10.00 – 10.30 Ceremonial signing of the Cooperation Agreement between Association of contractors “Murmanshelf” (Russia) and Arctic Maritime Cluster, Association (Norway) Welcome speech: Grigory Stratiy, Vice-Governor of Murmansk region General Consulate of Kingdom Norway in Murmansk* Olga Buch, General Director of Association of contractors “Murmanshelf” (Murmansk, Russia) Oddvar Rundereim, Arctic Maritime Cluster, Association (Narvik, Norway) 10:30 –11:30 Thematic session “Modern trends and provision of resources for development of oil and gas on the Arctic shelf” Moderator: Alexey Fadeev, Gazpromneft-Sakhalin Olga Buch, NPO “Association of contractors “Murmanshelf” Key speakers: Vyacheslav Tsukerman, Institute of Economic Problems KSC RAS Yuriy Yudin, Marine Institute of Murmansk State Technical University Boris Nikitin, Academy of Technological Sciences of RF Nadegda Galakhova, Federal State Statistics Service in the Murmansk region 11:30-11:45 Coffee break 11:45-13:15 13:15-13:30 Round table discussion «Ecological safety and prevention of emergency situations during Arctic shelf development» Moderator: Michael Grigoriev, Gecon Olga Sarkova, IS-systems Key issues: Operators’ plans and needs in providing environmental safety of drilling operations in the Arctic region Planning of OSR-operations The Oil Spill Response Competence Center in the Arctic Technologies for prevention of emergency situations and organization of rescue operations Key speakers: Michael Grigoriev, Gekon Alexander Glazov, EcoService Vladimir Masloboev, Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems KSC RAS Anatoly Shavikin, Murmansk Marine Biological Institute Alexey Fadeev, Gazpromneft-Sakhalin Olga Buch, NPO “Association of contractors “Murmanshelf” Discussion. Conference resolution. Closing remarks. 13:30-14:30 Lunch for conference participants 14:30 –16:30 В2В+**/site visits * program could be changed ** according to a separate program