6th Adriatic Conference on spill prevention, preparedness and response
21 – 23 April 2026 Zadar, Croatia
Updated: 15. April 2026.
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 11.00 | Registration of participants | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Opening of the Conference | Vedran Martinić, ATRAC Rupert Bravery, ISCO Elisa Giangrasso, REMPEC Representative of Zadar County Siniša Orlić, Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Opening of the Exhibition | |
| 12.00 – 14.00 | Welcome Reception | |
| 14.00 - 15.30 | Session 1: Response policy and Regional preparedness | |
| 14.00 – 14.25 | From Air Pollution to Emergency Response: Is a New Approach Required? | Elisa Giangrasso, REMPEC |
| 14:25 - 14.50 | The Contribution of EMSA to Pollution Response in the EU: A Regional Perspective | George Suciu, EMSA |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Recent trends and case histories | Richard Johnson, ITOPF |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Cross border collaboration to oil spill | Rob Cox, Rupert Bravery, ISCO |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00 - 17.30 | Session 2: Regional initiatives and activities in the Adriatic regions | |
| 16.00 – 16.20 | National Contingency Plan for accidental marine pollution | Selma Čengić, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 16.20 – 16.45 | Update on the Croatian preparedness and response system | Toni Maričević, Croatia |
| 16.45 – 17.10 | Latest preparedness and response activities in Italy | Tiziana Chieruzzi, Italy |
| 17.10 – 17.30 | The latest achievement in spill preparedness and response in Montenegro | Žarko Lukšić, Montenegro |
| 17.45 | ISCO Networking Refreshment | |
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Session 2: Regional initiatives and activities in the Adriatic regions | |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Slovenian preparedness and response system | Robert Škrokov, Slovenian Maritime Administration |
| 09.20 – 09.45 | ADRIA 2025 – Adriatic Sea SARex/POLex/COMex Event | Biserka Vištica, MSTI, Croatia |
| 09.45 – 10.05 | Adriatic Contingency Plan - Italian perspective | Tiziana Chieruzzi, Italy |
| 10.05 – 10.30 | „Arctic Metagaz“ Case | Marko Perkovič, Slovenia |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Session 3: Practical, legal, technical and scientific aspects of oil spill response | |
| 11.00 – 11.20 | Relocatable oil spill forecast and hazard maps: Tools to support decision makers on marine environments safer from oil spill pollution | Igor Atake, CMCC |
| 11.20 – 11.45 | CEDRE's involvement in projects related to alternative fuels | Nicolas Tamic, CEDRE |
| 11.45 – 12.10 | Advancing Oil Spill Response Through Integrated Intelligence | Pablo Benjumeda, ORBITALEOS |
| 12.10 – 12.30 | Gulfstream incident – Trinidad and Tobago & other recent incidents….. getting to the root of complex issues. | Mark Homan, IOPCFunds |
| 13.30 | Boarding the Ship. All Aboard! | |
| 15.00 – 16.30 | Extra Session: Project ASAP - Adriatic sensitive areas protection | |
| ASAP project - Introduction | Anna Marconato, CEI, Italy | |
| Adriatic Risk assessment | Vinko Bandelj, OGS, Italy | |
| Database of available resources for transnational marine pollution response | TBD, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies | |
| Results of the first at-sea exercise in Dubrovnik and of the ASAP Standard Operative Procedures | Biserka Vištica, Ministry of the Sea, transport and infrastructure of Croatia | |
| Presentation of the upcoming exercise at sea in Slovenia | Robert Škrokov and Mojca Obid, Slovenian Maritime Administration | |
| 16.30 – 18.00 | Nature Park Tour Visit | |
| 20.30 | Return to Zadar Port | |
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Session 4: Training, Oil spill response services and Technology development | |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Subsea Works | Kerem Kemerli, Q MARINE |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | New DESMI LSFO Skimmer | Luka Herceg, Ole Warncke, LUVETI/DESMI |
| 09.30 – 09.45 | VIKOMA – raising to the challenge of LSFO spills | Liam Russell, VIKOMA |
| 09.45 – 10.00 | Towards a Digital Twin framework of the Northern Adriatic Sea: interactive tools for oil spill preparedness | Adriano Angelone, EXACT LAB |
| 10.00 – 10.15 | Ship waste collection – experience and challenges | Mirna Dujmović Cerovac, DEZINSEKCIJA |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | From Detection to Decision in Real Time: Why Data Integrity - Not AI - Defines Modern Spill Response | Jonas Røstad, MIROS |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | Coffee break | |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Session 4: Training, Oil spill response services and Technology development | |
| 11.30 – 11.50 | From Detection to Decision: Advancing Satellite Oil Spill Monitoring | Hugo Isaksen, KSAT |
| 11.50 – 12.05 | AGIA ZONI II & EXPRESS SAMINA Cases | Thanasis Th. Polychronopoulos, EPE |
| 12.05 – 12.25 | Organisation and management of Oil Spill Response Bases | Javier Perez, LAMOR |
| 12.25 – 12.45 | UAS in Marine Environmental Emergencies: Trials and Procedures for an Integrated Response | Michela Mannozzi, Valerio Sammarini, ISPRA |
| 12.45 – 13.00 | Key to Successful Response - Training and Exercises | Muge Biyiklioglu, MEKE |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Closing Session | |
