Registration opens for 2021 Maritime Risk Symposium

Registration is now open for the 2021 Maritime Risk Symposium. The virtual event, hosted by the University of Houston in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences, will take place November 1-5, 2021.

The Maritime Risk Symposium is an annual conference in which government and maritime industry leaders, port representatives, researchers, and solution providers convene to examine current and emerging threats to maritime security. The 2021 Symposium leadership team includes representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and Argonne National Laboratory in addition to the University of Houston.

Registration for this year’s virtual Maritime Risk Symposium has been reduced to $50 per person. Registrants will receive a personalized code to participate in conference sessions. Following the Symposium, the code will also allow them access to our recordings of conference speakers and panel sessions over the next year. Register for this year’s Symposium at www.MaritimeRiskSymposium.org/registration.

The Symposium will be spread out over five days. Sessions will be conducted from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern) to allow access across time zones nation-wide. Review the revised agenda at www.MaritimeRiskSymposium.org/agenda.

Through presentations, panels, and open forums, the 2021 Maritime Risk Symposium will be organized into five tracks, highlighting the areas of:

Decarbonization and the Transition to Green Technologies

Autonomous Vessels and Systems

Maritime Cybersecurity

Security and Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain; and

The Arctic Maritime Domain