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The Arctic in Focus – Climate change, maritime resources, shipping, and security

17. 06. 2025 (online)

The workshop is organized by German Association for Marine Technology (GMT) through its Working Groups on Maritime Security and Polar Technology, in cooperation with the MARISSA initiative and will bring together experts to examine these dynamic intersections of science, policy, and strategic foresight.

Moderated by:

  • Franz von Bock und Polach - Institute for ship structural design and analysis, Hamburg university of technology (TUHH)
  • Holger Klindt – Chair working group Maritime Security, German Association for Marine Technology (GMT)


13:30

Opening & introduction

Moderators

13:40

„The arctic arena – surveillance, sensors and information fusion”

Dr. Martin Ulmke

Sensor Data and Information Fusion

Fraunhofer FKIE, Wachtberg Germany

14:00

"Climate change and its impacts on the polar regions"

Dr. Dirk Notz
University of Hamburg, Germany
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences

14:20

"Enhancing sea-ice intelligence in the digital age"

Dr. Lasse Rabenstein
Drift & Noise GmbH, Germany

14:40

"Ice capabilities of light weight structures"

R.A. Hakkoer
COMMIT, NL
The Hague, Netherlands

15:00

"The Arctic region in the field of tension between geostrategic and geomilitary conflicts"

Dr. Adam Lajeunesse
St. Francis Xavier University
Nova Scotia, Canada

15:20

“UNCLOS and beyond: International Law in the Arctic”

Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelss,

Institute for the Law of the Sea and for Maritime Law

University of Hamburg, Germany

15:40

Panel discussion

Moderators


The workshop will end 16:30

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