At 8 & 9 December 2011, the Business Offshore Conference took place in Hamburg. Organized by Schiff&Hafen I Ship&Offshore, the first edition of the conference welcomed 140 delegates at the Hotel Hafen. The group of delegates consisted of German offshore professionals as well as delegates coming from the United Kingdom, the United States, Denmark and the Netherlands.
After enjoying a panoramic view at the river Elbe, the conference delegates were welcomed by conference manager Silke Sadowski. Key-note speaker Steve Robertson (Director of Douglas Westwood) gave an introduction on the overall prospects, challenges and chances in the industry. The further program consisted of 3 sections; Offshore Oil & Gas, Deep Sea Mining and Offshore Renewables. Aim of the conference was to give an overview of the current developments and global prospective in these sectors, investigate the similarities as well as differences between the different offshore sectors and, foremost, present unique insider knowledge about business opportunities within the different fields.