Michael King Presenter

Ocean Infinity

With a technical background as a geophysicist, Michael started his career working offshore in oil and gas exploration across the world. This was followed by a move into project management, where he gained extensive experience across a range of oil and gas projects, within the offshore renewables sector and for the subsea cables market in the UK and Europe.

More recently, he has been focussed on business development and innovation, responsible for providing strategic commercial support and insight, with particular concentration on unmanned systems and their applications.

He is currently a senior member of the commercial team at Ocean Infinity, responsible for their new Armada Fleet, sits on numerous steering committees and industry working groups, and has presented at conferences and industry events across the world.

Reenst Lesemann Presenter

CEO
C-Power

Reenst Lesemann is the CEO of C-Power. He is also a Co-Chair of the U.S. Marine Energy Council, an Advisory Board Member of the U.S. National Hydropower Association, and a member of the Steering Committee for the 2021 International Conference on Ocean Energy. Before joining C-Power, Reenst was a Co-founder and Managing Director of Tall Oaks Capital Partners, a seed and early stage venture firm based in Charlottesville, VA, USA. Prior to Tall Oaks, Reenst ran a series of successful businesses including a maritime logistics spin off, TradeSource, Inc., that he created, led and managed. During his career, he has been responsible for all aspects of business management including strategic planning, marketing, and information services. Mr. Lesemann graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in History with Honors. He also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business.

Steve Cohan Presenter

Steve Cohan is currently Vice President of Product Development at the Schilling Robotics business unit of TechnipFMC. For the past 34 years, 16 of them at Schilling Robotics, Cohan has been part of teams developing mechatronic systems that integrate cross-disciplinary engineering design into working products. His technical expertise is in machine and vehicle dynamics and control and their implementation in software. At Schilling Robotics, he has led software and control system development efforts for several Schilling remotely operated vehicles, as well as projects in ultra-low latency video, simulation, and remote access. Prior to joining Schilling Robotics, his work included unmanned aerial vehicle autopilot software, an image-guided orthopedics surgical robot, and control systems for unique robotic systems in the nuclear and space domains.