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WISTA UK Container Stack Collapse and Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Workshop
September 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join WISTA UK for two afternoon presentations on: Container Stack Collapse and Container Loss Mitigation and Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Agenda
Lunch – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch provided by Stephenson Harwood LLP – networking session
Welcome by WISTA UK President – 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM
Opening address by shipping minister Baroness Vere – 2:05 PM – 2:10 PM
Keynote speech by Sarah Treseder – 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM
Container Stack Collapse, Incident Response, Investigation and Risk Mitigation – 2:30pm- 3:30pm
Panel Chair: Rania Tadros, Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP
Simon Burnay, Chief Executive Office & Naval Architect – Waves Group
Suzanne Byrne, Group Director – West of England P&I
Jacob Damgaard, Associate Director Loss Prevention – Britannia P&I Club
Rishita Saha, Senior Claims Executive – CMA/CGM
Shimrit Hanein, Claims, Insurance and Loss Prevention Manager – Zim Line
Coffee break – 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Lithium – Ion Battery Carriage Risks and Fire Containment Measures – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Panel Chair: Kirsty MacHardy, Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP
Cdt., Dirk Vande Velde, Chief HSSE Officer – MSC, CINS
Paul Coates, Fire and HAZMAT Specialist – Waves Group
Lene-Camilla Nordlie, Vice President, Head of People Claims – Gard UK
Claire Womersley, Partner, Master Mariner – HFW
Closing remarks and thank you – 5:00 PM – 5:05 PM
Drinks and networking – 5:05 PM – 7:00 PM
