Confirmed invited speakers and contributors
Lidija Zdravković – Imperial College London
Bringing expertise in advanced numerical and constitutive modelling of rock behaviour, including representation of initial state, brittleness and foundation response.
Matteo Ciantia – University of Dundee / University of Milano-Bicocca
Contributing research experience in weak-rock mechanics, pile installation effects and advanced numerical modelling.
Tron Golder Kristiansen – AkerBP
Bringing extensive experience from deep-reservoir geomechanics and the characterisation, testing and modelling of rock behaviour, providing a valuable link to shallow offshore applications.
Sylvie Raymackers – DEME
Providing the offshore contractor perspective, including practical challenges encountered when foundations are installed in rock and weak-rock conditions.
Iñaki Funes Macarro – EDF Renewables France
Contributing the offshore wind developer perspective, with focus on the implications of weak rocks for project development, uncertainty and engineering decision-making.
Brendan O'Boyle – SSE
Bringing recent offshore wind experience related to the geotechnical characterisation of mudstones and the challenges of interpreting weak-rock conditions for design.
Yaseen Sharif – Seaway7
Bringing an offshore contractor perspective on current industry practice for driven pile design and installation in weak rocks, including practical design and installation challenges.
Nataša Katić – GEO
Bringing Danish experience in the laboratory testing, characterisation and interpretation of weak rocks, particularly chalk, and linking test results to practical geotechnical design.
Alessio Genco – NGI
Presenting numerical modelling perspectives from the Rock Off project, linking weak-rock behaviour to offshore foundation response and practical design.
Jack Rice/Rasmus Klinkvort – NGI
Presenting challenges and lessons learned regarding sampling, testing and characterization of mudstones.
Andreas-Nizar Granitzer – NGI
A Methodological Approach for Managing Known Unknowns in Offshore Shaft Construction - Contributing the designer perspective, with focus onshore shaft drilling, risk communication strategies, and practical handling of known unknowns in collaboration with the client.