Past Programmes

• 2017

  

  CATCH THE NEXT WAVE 2017, SAN DIEGO, CA

  Celebrating the Past to Awaken the Future*

  In this special edition of the Catch The Next Wave Conference we honor the achievements of Scripps oceanographer Walter Munk as he approaches his 100th birthday and as he continues to contribute to the future direction of ocean science and technology.  In keeping with past Catch The Next Wave conferences, we take a look at where some of the many aspects of ocean science that Walter has worked on in his long and distinguished career are heading, and how diverse technological innovations might contribute to progress.  As always, the aim is to explore some examples of the trajectory of technological innovation outside of the ocean community with the objective of sparking new ideas across disciplines and sectors.
    

  OPENING KEYNOTES

  Looking Backwards at the Future
  Captain Don Walsh USN (ret),  Honorary President, Explorers Club & President, International Maritime Incorporated

  Exploring Oceans on Other Worlds
  Bill Stone, CEO, Stone Aerospace
  
  

  PLATFORMS AND AUTONOMY

  Future of Marine Platforms and Autonomy
  James Bellingham, Director - Center for Marine Robotics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Applying Medical and Gaming Automation to Marine Applications
  Donald Pickering, CEO, BluHaptics
  
  

  KEEPING US SAFE

  Evolving Defence Applications for Autonomous Vehicles
  Brigadier General Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems

  Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Atmospheric Studies
  Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  
  MANAGING THE DATA DELUGE

  Evolving Use of Machine Learning Technology in Ocean Applications
  Jules Jaffe, Research Oceanographer for the Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 

  Next Generation Streaming Real-time Observational Sensor Networks
  Frank Vernon, Research Geophysicist for the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  
  SENSING WITH SOUND

  Acoustics for Future Ocean Applications
  Peter Worcester, Research Oceanographer for the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  Acoustic Monitoring of Climate Change
  Walter Munk, Physical Oceanographer & Geophysicist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  
  CATALYSING INNOVATION

  Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Update
  Jyotika Virmani, Senior Director, XPRIZE
  
  CLOSING KEYNOTE

  John Orcutt, Distinguished Professor of Geophysics for the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  
  *With due recognition to John F Kennedy who coined the quote 'we celebrate the past to awaken the future' in a 1960 speech.
  

• 2016

  CATCH THE NEXT WAVE 2016, LONDON

  Future of  Robotics 

  This forum was designed for industry professionals and researchers with a key interest in next generation robotics & automation. Leading global experts from the aerospace, automotive, medical, academic and marine industries explored the latest technological advances from their fields and their vision for 2020.

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  OPENING KEYNOTE
  Rise of the Robots
  Gwyn Griffiths, Founder, Autonomous Analytics
  
  AUTONOMY AND INTELLIGENCE

  Artificial Intelligence in Marine Robotics - What's Hot and So What
  David Lane, Director, Edinburgh Centre for Robotics & Professor of Autonomous Systems Engineering, Ocean Systems Laboratory, Heriot-Watt University
  
  SEEING OTHER WORLDS

  Down to Earth: From Comets to Cancer, a Journey Sniffing Our Solar System
  Geraint (Taff) Morgan, Doctor - Department of Physical Sciences at The Open University

  From Asteroids to Icebergs:  Navigating in Remote and Extreme Environments
  Stephen Rock, Professor - Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
  
  OPERATING AT A DISTANCE

  Robotic Surgery
  Alistair Ramsden, Consultant Urologist and Robotic Surgeon, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

  The Future of AUV Intervention
  Tobias Voelkel, Global Business Development Manager - Control Systems, OneSubsea
  
  SAMPLING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

  Mapping Submarine Canyons in All Their Facets: How a Fleet of Robotic Vehicles Unlocks Hidden Patterns in Complex Deep-Sea Environments
  Dr Veerle Huvenne, Seafloor and Habitat Mapping Team, National Oceanography Centre

  Implementation of Unmanned Airborne Mass Spectrometry Systems for Dynamic In Situ Volcanic Plume Measurements
  Jorge Andres Diaz, Head - GASLAB, CICANUM, University of Costa Rica

  Oceans of Information: Surfing the Data Tsunami in Microbial Oceanography
  Edward DeLong, Professor of Oceanography, Co-Director of C-MORE, Co-Director of SCOPE, University of Hawaii
  
  CATALYSING INNOVATION

  Ushering in a New Era of Ocean Exploration – The XPRIZE
  Jyotika Virmani, Senior Director, XPRIZE
  
  CLOSING KEYNOTE

  Ocean Worlds of the Outer Solar System
  Kevin Hand, Deputy Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

   

• 2014

  CATCH THE NEXT WAVE 2014, LONDON

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  OPENING KEYNOTE

  Catch the Next Wave - 50 Years of Innovation
  Don Walsh, Honorary President, The Explorers Club; President, International Maritime Inc.
  
  THE MATERIAL WORLD

  Light and Strong - A Perspective from the Automotive Industry
  Andrew Bailey, Programme Director (SAP), McLaren

  Advanced Materials for Demanding Environments
  Phil Withers, Professor of Materials Science, Manchester University
  
  OBSERVING AND MONITORING

  Sensors in Space
  Alan Smith, Director, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL

  Sensors in the Ocean: Making Sense of their Measurements
  Gwyn Griffiths, President, Society for Underwater Technology
  
  BIG DATA

  An Internet for the Blue Planet
  David Wigglesworth, Vice President - Data Services, Iridium

  A Connected Ocean
  Peter Shawyer, Director, Texcel Technology
  
  DEALING WITH COMPLEXITY

  Managing from the Edge of Chaos - Lessons from Defence Procurement
  Ivor Bennett, Capability Director, BMT Hi-Q Sigma

  New Technologies in the Deep Ocean
  Kevin Hardy, Director of Design and Operation of Unmanned Landers, DEEPSEA CHALLENGE Expedition; Founder, Global Ocean Design
  
  TEACHING A GENERATION TO DREAM

  The Challenger Glider Mission
  Scott Glenn, Distinguished Professor, Coastal Ocean Observation Lab, Rutgers University
  
  CATALYSING INNOVATION

  The X-Prize
  Paul Bunje, Senior Director, X-PRIZE Foundation
  
  CLOSING KEYNOTE

  Ride the Next Wave - The Next 50 Years
  Rick Spinrad, Vice President for Research, Oregon State University; President Elect, Marine Technology Society