Jon Stewart

President, International Maritime Technology Consultants

President, International Maritime Technology Consultants

Oliver-Andreas Leszczynski

Global Lead Artificial Intelligence (Design Transformation), Meyer Werft GmbH & Co. KG

In my current role, I spearhead the integration of AI into shipbuilding design transformation, laying the foundation for a true Industry 4.0 approach in shipbuilding. My responsibilities extend from setting AI strategy to fostering valuable research collaborations with esteemed universities and institutions. My academic background in Applied Artificial Intelligence, Business Management, and Political Science forms the bedrock of my expertise in managing modernization and digitization projects, optimizing business operations, and harnessing the full potential of AI. Proud achievements include pioneering digitization structures and rolling out a comprehensive AI strategy in shipbuilding. I am fueled by the ambition to integrate progressive tech solutions like AI and RPA into shipbuilding, elevating the industry to new heights. My vision: To propel industries forward through cutting-edge technology, making a global impact.

Pernille Dahlgaard

Chief Officer, Government, Business & Analytics, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Chief Officer, Government, Business & Analytics, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Daniel Barcarolo

Head of Regulatory Affairs, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Head of Regulatory Affairs, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Michele Francioni

SVP Cost Optimization & Process Improvement, MSC Cruises

SVP Cost Optimization & Process Improvement, MSC Cruises

Jacob Hjerrild Zeuthen

Senior Future Fuels Manager, A.P. Moller - Maersk

Senior Future Fuels Manager, A.P. Moller - Maersk

JOHANN MEYER

Managing Director Germany and Northern Europe, Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH

Managing Director Germany and Northern Europe, Columbia Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH

MARGUS SCHULTS

Group CFO, Member of the Management Board, AS Tallink Grupp

Group CFO, Member of the Management Board, AS Tallink Grupp

Ferdinand Strohmeier

CEO, Mystic Cruises/ Mystic Ocean

CEO, Mystic Cruises/ Mystic Ocean

Mads Bentzen Billesø

Head of Innovation and Partnerships, DFDS A/S

Head of Innovation and Partnerships, DFDS A/S

Sofie Lindegaard

Head of Group Sustainability, DFDS A/S

Head of Group Sustainability, DFDS A/S

Gisle Kårbø Rong

Managing Director, Stödig Ship Management AS

Gisle Kårbø Rong Managing Director Stödig Ship Management AS, a Columbia Shipmanagement and Seatrans JV. Full ship management of chemical tankers, LPG/Chemical tankers, and RORO/General cargo vessels. This includes MV SC Connector where two 35 meter rotorsails are installed. Working on solutions for continuously reducing vessels’ environmental footprint and boosting emission-free shipping. Driven by our core values of Care (We Care), Involvement (We involve people), Innovation (We change and improve) and Performance (What we say is what we do), we have successfully implemented port optimisation- and technological improvements.

Tomas Tronstad

Head of Shipping and Technology, Wilhelmsen Group

Tomas Tronstad holds a Master of Science in Marine Machinery, and master’s degree in Energy Management. He has 30 years of experience in the maritime industry; ship classification including ship machinery and systems, maritime R&D including fuel cells for maritime use and consultancy within technology qualification and environmental technologies. From 2017, Tronstad was heading a hydrogen joint venture company focusing on integration of hydrogen solutions for maritime industry. From 2021, he is Head of Technology and Shipping within Wilhelmsen New Energy. He holds several board positions.

Kasper Karlsen

COO, Svitzer

COO, Svitzer

Gareth Prowse

Head of Decarbonisation, Svitzer

Head of Decarbonisation, Svitzer

Malin Collin

Vice President Business Strategy, Deputy CEO, Port of Gothenburg

Vice President Business Strategy, Deputy CEO, Port of Gothenburg

Koval Jozef

Marine Regulatory and Environmental Manager, A.P. Møller – Mærsk

Marine Regulatory and Environmental Manager, A.P. Møller – Mærsk

Ron Gerlach

Technical Director, Stena Rederi AB

Technical Director, Stena Rederi AB

Steve Esau

Chief Operating Officer, SEA-LNG

Chief Operating Officer, SEA-LNG

Grant Hunter

Director for Standards, Innovation and Research, BIMCO

Grant Hunter is BIMCO’s Director for Standards, Innovation and Research investigating the future of the shipping business to help BIMCO deliver digitalised products and services to members and the wider industry. He has worked in the shipping industry for over 40 years. Grant began his shipping career at sea in 1978, followed by eight years working ashore in the commercial and operations department of P&O Bulk Shipping in London. He has worked for BIMCO since 1997 – the past 25 years as Head of Contracts and Clauses. Grant has a Masters degree in Maritime Policy and Law from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Wassim Daoud

Head of Sustainability and CSR, Ponant

Head of Sustainability and CSR, Ponant

Jørgen Thuesen

Vice President Technical, Newbuildings & Projects, Hafnia

Vice President Technical, Newbuildings & Projects, Hafnia

Lina Baldursson

Head of Transformation for Sustainability, Stena Line

Head of transformation for Sustainability, Stena Line

Michael Guldmann Petersen

Chief Operating Officer, Scandlines Danmark ApS

Chief Operating Officer, Scandlines Danmark ApS

Nikolay Sudarev

Deputy Director Shore Power, Hamburg Port Authority

Deputy Director Shore Power, Hamburg Port Authority

Piet Opstaele

Innovation Enablement Manager, Port of Antwerp

Innovation Enablement Manager, Port of Antwerp

Jesper Raakjær

Group Chief Visionary Officer, Professor, Port of Aalborg

Group Chief Visionary Officer, Professor, Port of Aalborg

Wallace de Barros

Business Development Manager, Thorco Projects A/S

Wallace de Barros is the Business Development Manager for Thorco Projects A/S in charge of developing Projects and Corporate Accounts in the Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Mining and Power Industries. Mr. De Barros started in the shipping industry over 25 years ago. During his carrier, he worked with brokers and carriers mainly related to Brokerage, Sales and Chartering. He joined THORCO in 2009 and, since then, Wallace has been developing relationships with customers located all over the world. Wallace has a bachelor degree in Business Administration and a MBA in Logistics from the FGV - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, including practical classes in Manchester Business School.

Dennis Jul Pedersen

CEO, Port Esbjerg

CEO, Port Esbjerg

Peter Ståhlberg

Managing Director, Wasaline

Managing Director, Wasaline

Egil Husby

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Western Bulk

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Western Bulk

Peter Christoffersen

CFO, Royal Arctic Line

CFO, Royal Arctic Line

Luca Ambrosio

Technical Director Project Leonardo for Norwegian Cruise Line, FINCANTIERI S.p.A.

Technical Director Project Leonardo for Norwegian Cruise Line, FINCANTIERI S.p.A.

MARIA SOTIRIOU

Head of Environmental Compliance, Minerva Marine Inc.

Head of Environmental Compliance, Minerva Marine Inc.

Ömer Gürkan Ertuğrul

Co-Founder and Fleet Technical Manager, Capramar

Co-Founder and Fleet Technical Manager, Capramar

Jens P Buchhave

CEO, Terntank Rederi A/S

CEO, Terntank Rederi A/S

Stephan Martinussen

Head of HSSEQ & Marine Operations, Svitzer

Head of HSSEQ & Marine Operations, Svitzer

Marc Heyde

Business Development Manager, Svitzer

Business Development Manager, Svitzer

Ross Kanzleiter

Chief Operations Officer, Fincantieri Marinette Marine

Chief Operations Officer, Fincantieri Marinette Marine

Patrizio Di Francesco

Business Development Manager, RINA

Business Development Manager, RINA

Aljosa Pavelin

Chief Executive Officer, PBM Group

Accomplished professional with cross-industry experience who has successfully led and managed large and medium-sized companies. Aljoša held various technical and managerial positions in the ICT and telecommunications industry before moving to the maritime industry, first as s CEO in a renowned Mediterranean shipyard, and then as a CEO in the PBM group, which offers maintenance and repair services for marine engines and engine control systems. Aljoša also holds positions in the supervisory boards of companies that compete in the transport and sports industries.

Giorgos Kyriazis

Associate, P Ship Systems

Associate, P Ship Systems

Anouar KIASSI

Managing Director, Ascenz Marorka

After 5 years spent in GTT Group as Vice President Digital, Anouar KIASSI became Managing Director of Ascenz Marorka, a GTT company providing Smart Ship solutions aiming at improving the ships’ operational efficiency, environmental footprint and safety. Anouar has an extensive experience in Digital Technology. He is also involved in many high tech companies as Chairman of OSE Engineering (France), and Director of Tunable (Norway) and GTT Training (UK). Prior to joining GTT Group, he held various positions in Digital Products Development, Consultancy and in Program Management. He has obtained a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Telecom ParisTech in Paris and a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France.

Michael Stein

Co-Founder, CEO, Vesselity Maritime Analytics

Michael Stein has a maritime background as shipping agent with a B.A. in Shipping Trade & Transport and a M.Sc in Management with focus on maritime logistics. In 2018 he left the shipowner side to start as a freelancer for digital and drone-based maritime solutions. In 2023, he co-founded Vesselity Maritime Analytics for ROV-based ship and class inspections with focus on AI and data sience. Michael Stein is also an actively publishing researcher and currently writes his PhD in digital maritime innovation at the University of Antwerp.

Jasper van de Kant

Commercial Director, MarFlex B.V.

Jasper has over 14 years experience in the maritime industry with pumping equipment at different manufacturers. He has been involved with several development projects internationally that shapes the future in pumping equipment.

Roger Barrett James, Esq.

General Counsel, Unifire

General Counsel, Unifire

Eric Wilfred Olson

CEO, REO International

CEO, REO International

Matthias Winkler

Managing Director, CM Technologies GmbH

Matthias Winkler, Managing Director of CM Technologies GmbH, formerly known as Kittiwake GmbH, has acquired his experience in ship and engine operation processes via various positions at sea and ashore throughout his career. After graduating as a technical marine engineer at the University in Rostock with main focus on ships engines he started his career in a German shipping company to be later appointed as Technical Superintendent. Mid of the nineties he turned his focus on the area of condition monitoring with working in positions with responsibilities for product development, technical services and assistance to key customers. Since 2002 he runs his own business which is concentrating on condition monitoring technologies with the marine industry as main sector. Following that strategy the company, formerly known as Kittiwake GmbH, has recently changed its name to CM Technologies GmbH, in short CMT, to reflect the core business activity.

Thomas Storgaard Hansen

Director, Head of Two-Stroke Promotion, MAN Energy Solutions

Thomas Storgaard Hansen is head of the 2-stroke Promotion and Customer Support at MAN Energy Solutions, Copenhagen, Denmark. After having obtained a bachelor in mechanical engineering and thermodynamics at the technical university of Copenhagen, he joined MAN Diesel and Turbo in 1992 and since held positions in R&D and Design departments, as well as expatriates in Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In 2017 Thomas joined the newbuilding sales team as head of 2-stroke Promotion and Customer Support, Responsible for the world-wide promotion of MAN Energy Solutions 2-stroke engines.

Thierry Clement

Business Development Manager, Gaztransport & Technigaz

Business Development Manager, Gaztransport & Technigaz

Mike Guggenheimer

President and CEO, RSC Bio Solutions

Mike joined the Blumenthal family of businesses in 2008 and currently serves as President and CEO of Blumenthal Holdings. He oversees daily operations of its three portfolio companies; Blumenthal Brands Integrated (BBI), Blumenthal Business Services (BBS), and RSC BIO Solutions. Mike initiated the company’s move into industrial biotechnology with a 2012 investment in Terresolve Technologies, an entrepreneurial green tech company with a record of lubricant accomplishment dating back to the 1980’s. The RSC Bio Solutions platform has developed into a global leader in performance environmental lubricants and cleaners branded as FUTERRA and ENVIROLOGIC with a unique focus on marine applications. BBI is a globally respected specialty chemical products company, best known for the development of innovative products for tradesmen and DIYers under the iconic GUNK and Liquid Wrench brands. Prior to joining Blumenthal Holdings, Guggenheimer was an operating partner for Blackstreet Capital Management, a private equity group that focused on control buyouts of under-performing corporate orphans. He also held a variety of general management positions for Milliken & Company, from manufacturing management to strategic business development. Guggenheimer holds a B.A. in psychology from Davidson College and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Goetz J. Hoefert

Senior Sales Manager, Tribomar GmbH

Senior Sales Manager, Tribomar GmbH

Olivier Taillard

Chief Technical Officer, Syroco

Olivier Taillard is Syroco's CTO, he leads the technical side of all projects - moonshots and lab. A passionate engineer and designer with a naval architecture background, he has extensive experience in designing, building and sailing yachts and ships. Along with Syroco's technical team, he's focused and obsessed by intelligent design and concept to reach efficiency and performance.

Leon Gommans

Co-Founder and CEO, Teqplay

Co-Founder and CEO Teqplay Leon Gommans is an entrepreneur who is passionate about technology, innovation and collaboration. With the vast amounts of public data that are available in the maritime domain he has set out to make impact on the shipping industry and co-founded Teqplay. Teqplay is data driven company that provides its clients with the information for adaptive and informed decision making in real-time. With his background in computer science, business administration and over 8 years of maritime knowledge he is focusing on digitizing the maritime industry and applying the newest technologies like AI and ML and building the solutions of the future.

Roman Poersch

Managing Director, Wilhelm Borchert GmbH

Managing Director, Wilhelm Borchert GmbH

Arne Skogstad

Regional Sales Manager, Autronica Fire and Security AS

16 years experience in fire detection industry. Both technical and commercial background.

Patrick Vlacic

Legal Advisor, CargoX | Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport

Patrick started his professional career with an internship at the Court of Appeal in Koper in 1995. After two years he passed the bar exam and started his academic career at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport. He teaches various courses: maritime law, transport law, insurance law and aviation law. He is also an attorney for maritime law, transport law and insurance law. From 2002 to 2004, he was CEO of Portorose Airport, Slovenia. In 2008, he was elected to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and then served as Minister of Transport in the Government of the Republic of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Ljubljana and has been a legal advisor at CargoX since April 2018.

Elin B. Saltkjel

Head of HSEQ, Grieg Green AS

Elin Saltkjel has M.Sc degree in Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She began in modifications projects in the offshore oil & gas industry before moving to gas liquefaction/ regasification processing in the marine industry in 2005. Her experience covers "cradle to grave" through different engineer and management positions from design phase up to to aftermarket, technical operation as Fleet Manager for LNG carriers, until starting in Grieg Green in 2018. Grieg Green is a leading company in sustainable vessel recycling and IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials). As Head of HSEQ she is involved in developing our services, including the daily follow-up of the recycling projects and visiting and evaluating Ship Recycling Facilities around the world.

Lucy Sofronis

Business Development Director, Future Care Inc.

Lucy has over 15 years of experience as a marketing, sales and account management specialist to the Maritime Industry: commercial shipping, cruise ships and yachting. She is passionate about raising the levels of healthcare to seafarers worldwide to optimal levels.

Jarand Hindenes

Regional Medical Director, International SOS

Specialist in Occupational Medicine with nearly 25 years experience in Occupational Health Services. Mainly working with Oil&Gas and Maritime clients the last 15 years. Acting Medical Advisor for numerous muli-national clients both in Norway and Globally.

Dr. Christoph Ballin

Managing Partner, OSCAR Navigation

Christoph Ballin is Managing Partner at OSCAR Navigation, the leader in artificial intelligence and machine vision on the water. Combining camera technology with machine learning, OSCAR products provide a new level of situational awareness and are an important building block for autonomous mobility on the water. Prior to his current role, Christoph was Co-Founder and long term CEO for Torqeedo, the leader in electric mobility in the boating industry.

John Roger Nesje

Sales Director, SEAM AS

John Roger Nesje is an experienced senior manager with more than 20 years within the maritime industry, with power and automation systems as the field of expertice. Ranging from several start-ups to 10 years as Global Vice President Systems and Electrical, Automation & Control Sales, Rolls-Royce Marine.

Carl-Johan Garsten

Managing Director, Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) AB

Education: Master Mariner, Bachelor of Economics graduated at Lund University. Work experience: Deck Officer and Captain in total 11 years. There after work ashore as Manager and Managing Director always in the shipping industry and still active.

SHACHAR TAL

Co-founder, Loginno

Co-founder, Loginno

Torben Hertel

Group Vetting Director, V.Ships

Group Vetting Director, V.Ships

GAVIN ALLWRIGHT

Secretary General, International Windship Association

Secretary General, International Windship Association