programme
World Conference on Floating Solutions 2026
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 1 — OFFSHORE ENGINEERING & FUTURE FLOATING SYSTEMS
08:30 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address
Garnet 214–217 · Plenary speeches / Room A
09:00 – 9:20
Plenary Speech 1 · Prof Aziz Merchant
From Floating Assets to Floating Ecosystems: The Future of Offshore Infrastructure
9:20 – 9:50
Plenary Speech 2 · Prof Torgeir Moan
On the Development of a Limit State Design Approach for Floating Wind Turbine Support Structures
9:50 – 10:30
Morning Tea Break & Networking 
10:30 – 12:10
A1 — Offshore Wind System & Digital Twins 1
Session Chair: Professor Binzhen Zhou, South China University of Technology View Schedule
B1 — Marine Hydrodynamics 1
Session Chair: Associate Professor Yan Li, University of Bergen View Schedule
C1 — Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 1
Symposium Chairs: Professor Zhen Gao, Associate Prof Ying Min Low
Session Chair: Professor Ling Wan, Ningbo University
View Schedule
D1 — Structural Mechanics & Specialised Structures 1
Session Chair: Associate Professor Zhi Yung Tay, Singapore Institute of Technology
View Schedule
12:10 – 13:30
Conference Lunch Break & Networking 
13:30 – 15:10
Session Chair: Professor Xiang Yuan Zheng, Institute for Ocean Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University View Schedule
B2 – Marine Hydrodynamics 2
Session Chair: Dr. Xiaobo Chen, Research Department, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore View Schedule
C2 —Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 2
Symposium Chairs: Prof Gao Zhen, Prof Low Ying Min
Session Chair: Prof Jing Yuan, Tsinghua University View Schedule
D2 — Modular Floating Structures & Floating Infrastructures 1
Session Chair: Professor Changho Moon, Kunsan National University View Schedule
15:10 – 15:40
Afternoon Tea Break & Networking
15:40 – 17:40
Session Chair: Associate Prof Bernard Voon Ee How, Singapore Institute of Technology View Schedule
B3 — Floating Breakwaters
Session Chair: Associate Professor Hao Chen, Newcastle University in Singapore View Schedule
C3 — Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 3
Symposium Chairs: Prof Gao Zhen, Prof Low Ying Min
Session Chair: Professor Yifeng Yang, South China University of Technology View Schedule
D3 — Modular Floating Structures & Floating Infrastructures 2
Session Chair: Professor Gil Wang, University of Haifa View Schedule
18:30 – 20:30
SFSS Welcome Reception at Garnet Rooms 218&219, Singapore Expo 
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 2 — DIGITAL TWIN, MATERIALS & INDUSTRIALISATION
08:30 – 9:00
Plenary Speech 3: Prof Dai Minhan
Coastal Ocean Under Intensifying Human Activities and Changing Climate: from Science to
Sustainability and Needs for a Digital Twin Platform
9:00 – 9:30
Plenary Speech 4: Prof Kim YongHwan
Design of Membrane-type Liquified Hydrogen Carrier Considering Seakeeping and Sloshing Analysis
9:30 – 10:00
Recent Advances on Fluid-Structure Interactions at Shanghai Jiao Tong University: From Experimental to Numerical Approaches
10:00 – 10:30
Morning Tea Break & Networking
10:30 – 12:10
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao-Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Dr. Harrif Santo, Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore View Schedule
B4 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 1 Symposium Chair: Prof Mingsheng Chen Session Chair: Associate Professor Hooi Siang Kang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia >View Schedule
C4 — Climate Adaptation & Ecological Design 1
Session Chair: Professor Brydon T Wang, University of Queensland View Schedule
12:10 – 13:30
Conference Lunch Break & Networking
13:30 – 15:10
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Rui Shengjie, National University of Singapore View Schedule
B5 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 2
Symposium Chair: Prof Mingsheng Chen
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Xingya Feng, Southern University of Science and Technology View Schedule
C5 — Climate Adaptation & Ecological Design 2
Session Chair: Professor Lihong Zhang, University of Manchester View Schedule
15:10 – 15:40
Afternoon Tea Break & Networking
15:40 – 17:40
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao-Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Andrew Harris, BMT Commercial Australia Pty Ltd View Schedule
B6 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 3
Symposium Chair: Prof Chen Mingsheng
Session Chair: Dr. Åland, Per Arild, Det Norske Veritas View Schedule
C6 — Floating Infrastructure & Qualification
Session Chair: Professor Hongbing Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) View Schedule
19:00 – 21:30
Conference Banquet Dinner at Mett Hotel, 11 Canning Walk in Fort Canning Park
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 3 — FUTURE OF FLOATING SOLUTIONS
08:30 – 10:10
Session Chair: Dr. Claudio Rodriguez Castillo, Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory, University of Strathclyde View Schedule
B7 — Floating Architecture & Sustainable Materials 1
Session Chair: Dr Shu Dai, Shanghai Investigation, Design, and Research Institute Co., Ltd View Schedule
C7 — Special Session: Floating Solar
Session Chair: Nkweendenda Avitol, Zambezi River Authority View Schedule
10:10 – 10:40
Morning Tea Break & Networking
10:40 – 12:20
Session Chair: Sirola, Tytti, Bluet Floating Solutions View Schedule
B8 — Floating Architecture & Sustainable Materials 2
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Yong Fu, Southern University of Science and Technology View Schedule
C8 — Special Session: Equity, Law & Community Resilience in Amphibious & Floating Infrastructure
Session Chair: Prof Elizabeth C. English, University of Waterloo View Schedule
12:20 – 13:30
Closing & Lunch
14:30 – 16:30
Complimentary Technical Tour: TCOMS Ocean Basin; NUS SERIS; NUS Cities
See WCFS 2026 website for details
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 1 — OFFSHORE ENGINEERING & FUTURE FLOATING SYSTEMS
08:30 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address
Garnet 214–217 · Plenary speeches / Room A
09:00 – 9:20
Plenary Speech 1 · Prof Aziz Merchant
From Floating Assets to Floating Ecosystems: The Future of Offshore Infrastructure
9:20 – 9:50
On the Development of a Limit State Design Approach for Floating Wind Turbine Support Structures
9:50 – 10:30
Morning Tea Break & Networking
10:30 – 12:10
Session Chair: Professor Binzhen Zhou, South China University of Technology View Schedule
B1 — Marine Hydrodynamics 1
Session Chair: Associate Professor Yan Li, University of Bergen View Schedule
C1 — Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 1
Symposium Chairs: Professor Zhen Gao, Associate Prof Ying Min Low
Session Chair: Professor Ling Wan, Ningbo University
View Schedule
D1 — Structural Mechanics & Specialised Structures 1 Session Chair: Associate Professor Zhi Yung Tay, Singapore Institute of Technology View Schedule
12:10 – 13:30
Conference Lunch Break & Networking
13:30 – 15:10
Session Chair: Professor Xiang Yuan Zheng, Institute for Ocean Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University View Schedule
B2 – Marine Hydrodynamics 2
Session Chair: Dr. Xiaobo Chen, Research Department, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore View Schedule
C2 —Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 2
Symposium Chairs: Prof Gao Zhen, Prof Low Ying Min
Session Chair: Prof Jing Yuan, Tsinghua University View Schedule
D2 — Modular Floating Structures & Floating Infrastructures 1
Session Chair: Professor Changho Moon, Kunsan National University View Schedule
15:10 – 15:40
Afternoon Tea Break & Networking
15:40 – 17:40
Session Chair: Associate Prof Bernard Voon Ee How, Singapore Institute of Technology View Schedule
B3 — Floating Breakwaters
Session Chair: Associate Professor Hao Chen, Newcastle University in Singapore View Schedule
C3 — Symposium: Marine Renewable Systems 3
Symposium Chairs: Prof Gao Zhen, Prof Low Ying Min
Session Chair: Professor Yifeng Yang, South China University of Technology View Schedule
D3 — Modular Floating Structures & Floating Infrastructures 2
Session Chair: Professor Gil Wang, University of Haifa View Schedule
18:30 – 20:30
SFSS Welcome Reception at Garnet Rooms 218&219, Singapore Expo
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 2 — DIGITAL TWIN, MATERIALS & INDUSTRIALISATION
08:30 – 9:00
Plenary Speech 3: Prof Dai Minhan
Coastal Ocean Under Intensifying Human Activities and Changing Climate: from Science to
Sustainability and Needs for a Digital Twin Platform
9:00 – 9:30
Plenary Speech 4: Prof Kim YongHwan
Design of Membrane-type Liquified Hydrogen Carrier Considering Seakeeping and Sloshing Analysis
9:30 – 10:00
Recent Advances on Fluid-Structure Interactions at Shanghai Jiao Tong University: From Experimental to Numerical Approaches
10:00 – 10:30
Morning Tea Break & Networking
10:30 – 12:10
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao-Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Dr. Harrif Santo, Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore View Schedule
B4 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 1 Symposium Chair: Prof Mingsheng Chen Session Chair: Associate Professor Hooi Siang Kang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia >View Schedule
C4 — Climate Adaptation & Ecological Design 1
Session Chair: Professor Brydon T Wang, University of Queensland View Schedule
12:10 – 13:30
Conference Lunch Break & Networking
13:30 – 15:10
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Rui Shengjie, National University of Singapore View Schedule
B5 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 2
Symposium Chair: Prof Mingsheng Chen
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Xingya Feng, Southern University of Science and Technology View Schedule
C5 — Climate Adaptation & Ecological Design 2
Session Chair: Professor Lihong Zhang, University of Manchester View Schedule
15:10 – 15:40
Afternoon Tea Break & Networking
15:40 – 17:40
Symposium Chairs: Prof Xiao-Lin Zhao, Prof Ronghua Zhu
Session Chair: Andrew Harris, BMT Commercial Australia Pty Ltd View Schedule
B6 —Symposium: Marine Operations & Installation 3
Symposium Chair: Prof Chen Mingsheng
Session Chair: Dr. Åland, Per Arild, Det Norske Veritas View Schedule
C6 — Floating Infrastructure & Qualification
Session Chair: Professor Hongbing Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) View Schedule
19:00 – 21:30
Conference Banquet Dinner at Mett Hotel, 11 Canning Walk in Fort Canning Park
Please note that this detailed programme is preliminary and subject to further adjustments in the coming days.
DAY 3 — FUTURE OF FLOATING SOLUTIONS
08:30 – 10:10
Session Chair: Dr. Claudio Rodriguez Castillo, Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory, University of Strathclyde View Schedule
B7 — Floating Architecture & Sustainable Materials 1
Session Chair: Dr Shu Dai, Shanghai Investigation, Design, and Research Institute Co., Ltd View Schedule
C7 — Special Session: Floating Solar
Session Chair: Nkweendenda Avitol, Zambezi River Authority View Schedule
10:10 – 10:40
Morning Tea Break & Networking
10:40 – 12:20
Session Chair: Sirola, Tytti, Bluet Floating Solutions View Schedule
B8 — Floating Architecture & Sustainable Materials 2
Session Chair: Assistant Professor Yong Fu, Southern University of Science and Technology View Schedule
C8 — Special Session: Equity, Law & Community Resilience in Amphibious & Floating Infrastructure
Session Chair: Prof Elizabeth C. English, University of Waterloo View Schedule
12:20 – 13:30
Closing & Lunch
14:30 – 16:30
Complimentary Technical Tour: TCOMS Ocean Basin; NUS SERIS; NUS Cities
See WCFS 2026 website for details