Leading Industry Experts meet at ROSEN's 3rd Energy & Innovation Forum

Lingen, Germany, May 12th, 2016 – The 3rd ROSEN Energy & Innovation Forum held in May in Lingen at the ROSEN Technology & Research Center in Germany was an excellent opportunity for pipeline operators, regulators and technology & service providers to discuss the future of Pipeline Integrity.

“We cannot predict the future – but we can prepare ourselves for the future. That’s why we are here together.” said Hermann Rosen, founder and president of the ROSEN Group in his opening speech. He continued with the vision of the forum and said “It is my firm belief that all of us can only meet the future requirements placed on our industry, with all the increasing complexity involved, by cooperating and understanding each other better.”

The 3rd ROSEN ENERGY & Innovation forum focused on the topic of “Pipeline Integrity 2030”.  Wednesday May 11th, was filled with plenary sessions and workshops revolving around the future of diagnostics and integrity. Each being introduced with a series of 3 trigger presentations and an interactive workshop to follow.  Particular focus was put on: the future of Non Destructive Testing, material properties, future challenges around corrosion, assessment complexity, big data analytics, and missing procedures in the pipeline industry.

The heavy focus on the future was supplemented with two intriguing keynote speeches: “Competency – the transfer of knowledge”, presented by Dr. Phil Hopkins, and “Future energy demand 2030 and beyond” presented by Mr. Kamel Ben Naceur, director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).  

To come full circle, an early feedback of the workshops was presented on the morning of May 12th. In a brief synopsis the advisory committee, Phil Hopkins and Heinz Watzka, presented the first trends of the workshop and participants left with thoughts on the future in their minds.

The event in numbers is also impressive with around 150 participants from 20 different countries and all 5 continents. The full agenda for the event with all speakers can be found on our website at:
www.rosen-group.com/reif2016.
 

About the ROSEN Energy & Innovation Forum

The ROSEN Energy & Innovation Forum is an international event intended for key decision makers in the Oil and Gas industry. It is a platform bringing together all stakeholders of the industry to reach common integrity goals by focusing on the safe, reliable, environmentally sound and efficient operation of all related assets.

The ROSEN Energy & Innovation Forum 2016 was the third conference taking place in Lingen, Germany. The series started in 2012 on the occasion of the opening of ROSENs Innovation Center, the "technological heart" of the ROSEN Group. The 2012 conference topic was "Innovations in the Oil and Gas Sector, followed in 2014 by the topic “Assurance – Innovation – Safety”.

About the ROSEN Group

ROSEN is a leading privately owned company established in 1981 by Hermann Rosen in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Over the last thirty-five years, ROSEN has grown rapidly and is today a worldwide provider of leading technology in all areas of the integrity process chain with more than 2,800 employees in over 120 countries worldwide.

The four key ROSEN areas of expertise include:

• Inspection of critical industrial assets to ensure reliable operations of the highest standards and effectiveness

• Customized engineering consultancy providing efficient asset integrity management

• Production and supply of customized novel systems and products

• Market-driven, topical, state-of-the-art research and development providing “added value” products and services

For more information please visit our website at: www.rosen-group.com
 

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