Event Description

Maritime Research Alliance Research Festival 2025

GRAND CHALLENGES, SECTORAL TRANSITION, AND THE ROLE OF RESEARCH

On 15 & 16 May 2025 Maritime Research Alliance is organizing a 2-days research festival at University of Southern Denmark in Odense. 

Day 1 is for everyone with an interest in maritime research. During the day, maritime researchers from all over Denmark will present their ongoing research activities. This will be combined with panel debates with experts from the maritime research community on hot topics such green transition, geopolitics and digitalization. In the afternoon we will celebrate the 5 years anniversary of Maritime Research Alliance followed by a conference dinner.

Day 2 is an internal network day. Participation in this day is reserved for maritime researchers at the Danish universities, SIMAC, MARTEC, DIIS and the Maritime Museum. Throughout the day we will focus on cross disciplinary and cross institutional reseach collaboration and funding opportunities.

Participation is free for everyone (participants as well as presenters)

We hope to see you on one or both days.

PROGRAM 15 May 2025:

Grand challenges, sectoral transition, and the role of research

9.00 - 9.30        Registration and light breakfast

9:30 - 9:50        Welcome by Thomas Roslyng Olesen (MRA)

9.50 - 10.00      Introduction by Charlotte Harder (Shippingwatch)

10.00-10.30    Keynote: Grand challenges, sectoral transition and the role of research (NN)

10.30-11.15    Poster session

11.15-12.15    Panel 1 Bio-diversity and the green transition 

12.15-13.15    Lunch

13.15-14.15    Panel 2: Geopolitics 

14.15-15.00    Poster session

15.00-16.00    Panel 3: Digitalization and AI 

16.00-16.15    Concluding remarks

16.15-17.00    MRA 5 years reception: Drinks, snacks and music

18.00-              Conference Dinner

PROGRAM 16 May 2025 (internal day for maritime researchers from Danish univerities, SIMAC, MARTEC, DIIS and the Maritime Museum): 

Grand challenges, research collaboration, and research funding

9.00 - 9.30        Registration and light breakfast

9:30 - 9:45        Welcome by Thomas Roslyng Olesen (MRA)

9.45-10.30       Funding pitches 

10.30-10.50    Q&A

10.50-11.10    Coffee and Cake

11.10-12.10    Break out sessions (theme based)

12.10-13.10    Lunch

13.10-14.00    Break out (cont)

14.00-14.50    Poster session and drinks/snacks

14.50-15.00    Sum up and thank you