6TH MARITIME TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2025

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9

  • 8:00 Registration and Networking Time
  • 09:00 Introduction

    by Richard Watts, Conference Chair

    and  Voytek Chelkowski, Conference Curator

  • 09:15 Keynote Presentation: Leading at the Edge of Certainty

    Jan Dieleman, President Ocean Transportation, Cargill

  • 09:30 Mapping Uncertainty in Global Shipping — UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2025

    Luisa Antonia Rodriguez Ortega, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD

  • 09:45 Leading at the Edge of Certainty

    Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean

    in conversation with Jan Dieleman, President Ocean Transportation, Cargill 

  • 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 Panel Discussion: Hard Choices in Uncertainty: Executive Lenses

    Session is moderated by Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean

    With:

    Irene Rosberg, Director, Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

    Dr. Anna Chelkowska, Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean

    Margi Van Gogh, Global Industries Head – Supply Chain, Logistics & Transport, World Economic Forum

  • 11:30 Innovator's Stage

    Jean Guyon, CEO, Aeroforce

    Matt Galston, CEO, OceanPass

  • 11:50 Harnessing Data to power Maritime Decarbonisation

    Shailesh Shirsekar, Global Head of Sales & Operations – Digital Solutions, Accelleron

  • 12:10 Panel Discussion: Data is the New Fuel

    Session moderated by Richard Watts

    With:

    Shailesh Shirsekar, Global Head of Sales & Operations – Digital Solutions, Accelleron

    Chris Hughes, Decarbonisation Specialist, Ocean Transportation, Cargill

    Michael Schmidt, Chief Innovation Officer, OceanPass

  • 12:40 LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING TIME (lake view restaurant Glow)
  • 14:00 FuelEU Maritime and Shipowner-Charterer Collaboration

    Helge Hermundsgård, Head of Business Development, DNV

  • 14:20 Panel Discussion: How the different stakeholders are managing the complications of FuelEU Maritime

    Session is moderated by Helge Hermundsgård, Head of Business Development, DNV

    With:

    James Helliwell, Commercial Director for Decarbonisation, V.Group

    Andreas Gaardsdal, Senior Market Risk Analyst, DS NORDEN

    Filip Feurst, Manager Sustainability, Stena Bulk

    Risto-Juhani Kariranta, CEO, AHTI Climate 

  • 15:00 The Next Regulatory Wave: IMO Net-Zero Compliance, Costs, and Commercial Consequences

    Luke Shu, Technical Advisory Manager – Maritime Commercial Markets, Lloyd’s Register

  • 15:20 COFFEE BREAK
  • 15:50 Panel Discussion: Building a Multi-Fuel Decarbonisation Strategy

    Session moderated by Richard Watts

    With:

    Alberto Perez, Head of Maritime Commercial Markets, Lloyd’s Register

    Andrea Realfonzo, Head of Corporate Chartering & Bunker Department at Grimaldi Group and Regional Board Member at International Bunker Industry Association

    Frederik Moser, Head of New Fuels, Glander International Bunkering

    Salvatore Castellano, Freight Decarbonisation Manager & Freight Trader, COFCO International

  • 16:40 Cut the Noise, Move the Needle: Turning Regulation into Voyage Advantage

    Eman Abdalla, Global Maritime & Supply Chain Executive, Strategic Advisor, Board Director

  • 17:00 Panel Discussion: How to Select the Next Best Technology

    Session moderated by Frederik Pind, Managing Director, Njord

    With:

    Fabian Kowatsch, Shipping Decarbonization Lead, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)

    Chris Hughes, Decarbonisation Specialist, Ocean Transportation, Cargill

    Kishan Muthu, Head of SeaLabs, Union Maritime

    Sebastien Roche, General Manager Shipping Performance & Innovation
    TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping

  • 17:50 Closing remarks

    Richard Watts

  • 18:00 Networking Drinks Reception