Thursday May 4, 2023
Roger Williams University Sailing Center – Bristol, RI

Preliminary Schedule: Subject to change. 

10:00AM – 3:00PM            Exhibits Open Lower Level RWU Sailing Center 

9:00AM – 10:00AM            Registration  – Sailing Center Conference Room, Continental Breakfast Upper Level

9:15AM-10:00AM            Networking, Lower Level & Observation Deck, Weather Permitting

10:00AM-10:15AM             Welcoming  Remarks – Toby Stapleton, Executive Director, BVF and Brian Williams, Chief of Staff, RWU

10:15AM-10:30AM         Current Labs Presentation and Real-Time Currents for the day – Kevin Rosa, PhD, Current Labs.

10:30AM-11:00AM          Flash Talks, Global Blue Tech Innovators

• Deep Blue Composites
• Blue IQ
• Sonalysts
• Levanta Tech
• Fathom Fishing

11:00AM – 12:00PM       STEC Technologies – Sailing Center Conference Room

3:00PM-5:00PM           Optional Tour to Sakonnet Marine Boat Yard to see larger unit installed on STEC Research Vessel

12:00PM-1:00PM             Lunch Break and Exhibits – Lower Level Sailing Center 

1:00PM -1:30PM              Flash Talks, Global Blue Tech Innovators

• nU-Boats
• Applied Research Associates-Ohmsett Facility
• Coastal Protection Solutions, Inc.
• Littoral Power Systems
• VATN Systems

1:30PM-2:00PM              Aurelia Current Profiler & JAIA  Robotics Presentation in Sailing Center Conf. Room

2:00PM-3:00PM             Aurelia Current Profiler  & JAIA Robotics In-Water Demo on dock                     

3:00PM-3:30PM             Roger Williams University Student Research Presentations              

3:30PM-4:30PM           Closing Reception – hosted by Roger Williams University, President,  Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis

Contact: Maggie Merrill, [email protected] or [email protected]