Maritime Leadership: Boosting Safety Culture and Wellbeing Onboard

Set your course for stronger leadership, safer operations, and healthier working conditions at sea!
Sjónám, together with the international IASST network, invites you to an inspiring seminar all about maritime leadership that truly boosts safety culture and wellbeing onboard.

Join Faroese and international experts for a day packed with real stories, fresh perspectives, and practical solutions for the future of safe and resilient maritime operations.

Why attend?

✅ Workshop in Operational Safety Ivan Doulgerof and Frank Lamberg

✅ Most important is Safety – using UniSea as SMS - Villads Bøgesvang, HSEQ Skansi 

✅ Staying Calm Under Pressure – Hans Erik Jacobsen, Helicopter Captain 

✅ Strengthening the Safety Culture - Jóhannes Miðskarð, PhD, Menning.info

✅ Understand the health impact of life at sea – Annbjørg Abrahamsen, PhD

✅ Faroese Autoliners: Current Status and Key Findings - Eyðun Anthoniussen, FMA

✅ Cultivating Organizational Well-being Through Conscious Leadership - Alexandra á Dul, Director at Klaksvíkar sjúkrahús

✅ Thriving or Just Surviving? – Poul Jákup Thomsen

Who is it for?
Shipowners, skippers, safety managers, maritime educators, consultants, students — anyone with a stake in leading for better safety and wellbeing at sea.

📅 Date: 12 September 2025
📍 Location: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands – Hotel Hilton Garden Inn
💰 Fee:
• Companies/organisations: 4.000 DKK (up to 5 participants)
• Individuals: 895 DKK
• Students: 495 DKK
• Earlybird: 15% of until 10 August 2025
Included: Coffee breaks, lunch and materials.

Let’s put the Faroe Islands and our maritime safety leadership on the global map!
Be part of the conversation — shape the culture.

Programme: 

09:00    Welcome by the moderator & introduction of the Mayor of Tórshavn

09:05    Elsa Berg, Mayor  – Officially declaring the conference open

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09:10   IASST Chair Samantha Montes giving a short recognition

09:15   Brandur í Funningsstovu, Manager Sjónám: short introduction to the seminar

09:20  Johannes Miðskarð, PhD. – Strengthening the Safety Culture

09:45  Annbjørg Abrahamsen PhD.– Psychosocial Factors: Key to Safety and Wellbeing

10:10   Eyðun Anthoniussen, FMA – Faroese Autoliners: Current Status and Key Findings

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10:30   Coffee break

10:45    Ivan Doulgerof & Frank Lamberg – Workshop in Operational Safety

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12:45    Lunch

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13:45    Villads Bøgesvang, HSEQ Skansi: Most important is Safety – using Uni Sea as SMS

14:05    Alexandra á Dul – Cultivating Organizational Well-being Through Conscious Leadership

14:25    Hans Erik Jakobsen – Staying Calm Under Pressure

14:45    Coffee break

15:00    Poul Jákup Thomsen – Thriving or Just Surviving

15:20    Panel discussion – Covering key topics from the day

15:55    Moderator – Final thoughts & perspectives

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16:00    End of conference