THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
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8:00 Registration and Networking Time
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09:00 Introduction
by Richard Watts, Conference Chair
and Voytek Chelkowski, Conference Curator
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09:15 Keynote Presentation: Leading at the Edge of Certainty
Jan Dieleman, President Ocean Transportation, Cargill
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09:30 Mapping Uncertainty in Global Shipping — UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2025
Luisa Antonia Rodriguez Ortega, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
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09:45 Leading at the Edge of Certainty
Voytek Chelkowski, Managing Partner, Seamind Blue Ocean
in conversation with Jan Dieleman, President Ocean Transportation, Cargill
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10:30 COFFEE BREAK
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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
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11:30 Innovator's Stage
Jean Guyon, CEO, Aeroforce
Matt Galston, CEO, OceanPass
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11:50 Harnessing Data to power Maritime Decarbonisation
Shailesh Shirsekar, Global Head of Sales & Operations – Digital Solutions, Accelleron
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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
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12:40 LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING TIME (lake view restaurant Glow)
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14:00 FuelEU Maritime and Shipowner-Charterer Collaboration
Helge Hermundsgård, Head of Business Development, DNV
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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
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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
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15:20 COFFEE BREAK
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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
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16:40 Cut the Noise, Move the Needle: Turning Regulation into Voyage Advantage
Eman Abdalla, Global Maritime & Supply Chain Executive, Strategic Advisor, Board Director
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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
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18:00 Networking Drinks Reception