Plenary Speakers

Tony King – Senior Research Engineer – C-Core

Tony King graduated from Memorial University, St. John’s and worked with C-CORE for 30 years, the last 10 years of which was in the role of Director of Ice and Ocean Engineering. His main area of interest is ice scour risk to subsea infrastructure, and he has evaluated ice scour risk to facilities on the Grand Banks, Labrador Shelf, Sakhalin Island, the Beaufort Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Dr. Takatoshi Matsuzawa – Research Scientist – NMRI

Dr. Matsuzawa is a research scientist in ship performance in polar regions at the National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI), Japan. He is an expert in model tests employing the NMRI Ice Model Basin. He has also participated in onboard/field measurements in cold regions, including the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Since the initiation of a new icebreaking research vessel by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), he was involved in the planning of the ship and led a series of tank tests on the early design. He is now dually engaged in coordinating the shipbuilding project at JAMSTEC concerning the ship performance and equipment.

Sigurd Teigen – Principal Researcher – Equinor

Dr. Sigurd Teigen (MSc in Applied Physics, NTNU, Norway) did his PhD in Physical Oceanography at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway. He brings 20 years of experience from the energy company Equinor, where he has focused on research and development as well as advising on cold climate challenges.

Throughout his career in Equinor, Dr. Teigen has worked with both oil & gas and offshore wind projects in ice-prone regions. His field work experience spans data collection campaigns in Svalbard, the Barents Sea, the North-East Greenland shelf, offshore Newfoundland and the Baltic Sea.

In addition to his industry work, Dr. Teigen holds a Professor II position at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NTNU. His core expertise includes analysis of sea ice and iceberg data, numerical simulation tools for ice actions, ice risk management and assessment of snow and icing accretion.

Paul Griffin – President and CEO – C-CORE

Paul Griffin joined C-CORE in 2018 as President and CEO. He has 25 years of executive management experience in small and medium organizations in the technology and transportation sectors. Prior to joining C-CORE, Paul was the President and CEO of Marine Atlantic.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Memorial University and is a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador. He also completed the Marketing Management Program (MMP) at the Ivy School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and the Directors Education Program (DEP) at the Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University.

An active volunteer, Paul serves, or has served, on the boards of a variety of business and community organizations, including the Stella’s Circle Foundation, the Industry Advisory Committee of the Marine Institute of Memorial University, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) Newfoundland and Labrador, the Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence Association, and Cygnus Gymnastics Training Centre.