Conference committee for the 29th International Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference:
Mr. Jan Ketil Moberg
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority, NO – Committee Leader
Conference Committee Leader - International Offshore Crane & Lifting Conference during the last four years. Member of the committee for more than 20 years. Current position as Section Head Logistic and emergency preparedness in Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil). Joined Havtil in 2010.
From 1990 to 2010 Jan Ketil Moberg has various positions in ConocoPhillips, e.g Technical Authority for Lifting Equipment. Before that he has worked within drilling and maritime operations.
Jan Ketil is educated Mechanical Engineer within marine systems and maintenance and have a Master within Risk and Safety Management.
Mr. Bjarte Rødne
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority, NO
Head of supervision group 2 in Havtil and Chairman of OMHEC.
Mr. Arnold de Groot
State Supervision of Mines, NL
Senior inspector State Supervision of Mines. Account manager Tenaz. Specialist on cranes and lifting operations, asset integrity.
EXPERIENCE:
2005 - date State Supervision of Mines, inspector operations.
Mr. Robert Oftedal
DNV, NO
Senior Principal Engineer and Team Leader for the unit Cranes & Lifting Operations in DNV Energy Systems, located in Bergen, Stavanger and Gdynia. Worked 30 years in DNV including many years as Head of Section, Team Leader, Business Development Manager and Key Account Manager. Been part of the conference committee for more than 10 years.
Mr. Colin Martin
HSE, UK
HSE Mechanical Engineering Specialist since 2002 with responsibility for Offshore Cranes and Mechanical Handling,
Maintenance, Integrity and Rotating Equipment.
Mr. Maro Hartmann
Lloyd’s Register EMEA, DE
Mr Maro Hartmann is Principal Specialist for Lifting Appliances in the Technical Directorate at Lloyd’s Register EMEA (LR) since 1 January 2024. Maro joined LR on 1 October 1997 and is working with and around lifting appliances since the end of 1998. He is a member of CEN/TC 147 WG15 and is chairing the project for a complete revision of EN 13852-2 Floating cranes and also chairing the German national committee mirroring WG15. Further he was part of the German delegation to IMO for some years at which he was tasked to take part in the development of SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 3-13 for Lifting Appliances on Ships for Germany.
Maro studied mechanical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and holds the degree of a Dipl.-Ing since 1991.
Mr. Trond Møller
GMC Lifting Solutions AS, NO
He previously held the position of General Manager at EnerMech AS for more than 17 years. He brings over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with extensive expertise in lifting operations, operational management, and business development.
Mr. Ben Finlay
Woodside Energy Ltd. AU
Mr. Stene Kristiansen
KTF (Norwegian Society of Lifting Technology), NO
