How can we best accelerate the development of greener maritime activities during the 2020s? All cluster participants are invited to join our annual conference on 10 December.
As always, key players from the maritime industry will present, debate, provoke and inform our cluster participants on current and important issues. This year’s theme is “Chasing Zero!”, reflecting the extensive innovation work needed to find the future solutions for cleaner maritime activities. Register today to secure your digital participation (only for cluster participants).
Leading stakeholders confirmed for the conference
See the full conference agenda here, including top international speakers who all have important roles in forming the road to decarbonisation for the ocean industries.
Norway’s Minister of Climate, Sveinung Rotevatn will open the conference. This will be followed by a report from Brussels. EU politicians recently voted in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the European Union’s carbon market from 2022. From the European Parliament, Jutta Paulus who leads the negotiations on this topic, joins the conference.
EU also recently established European Innovation Council to help commercialising green innovative solutions. Board Member, Anita Krohn Traaseth, joins our conference to tell us more about the European Green Deal and its 1 billion investment plan. From the investor’s perspective, Chair of Board at DSD , Yuhong Jin Hermansen, joins our conference to share their views on what they are looking for when investing in greener maritime technologies.
Deep Sea towards decarbonisation
At the conference you’ll also meet internationally leading representatives from the Deep Sea industry. Claire Wright, Commercial and Strategy Manager at Shell, will share Shell’s plans for decarbonisation of shipping activities. Trafigura is one of the world’s biggest commodity traders in shipping, and are now calling for ‘drastic’ measures to speed up the decarbonisation of shipping. At our annual conference Global Head of Fuel Decarbonisation, Rasmus Bech Nielsen, participates to share his thoughts on what these measures are, including a carbon levy.
Ørsted´s vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. At Solstrand, Head of Operational Logistics, Lars Høy Jørgensen, will share the company’s ambitious plans and his thoughts on the potential for low carbon maritime operations for offshore wind activities.
The distribution of greener fuels will then be subject for a panel discussion with leading Norwegian shipowners, representing Wilhelmsen, Utkilen and Odfjell.
Digital solutions to secure broad cluster participation
The start of this decade has been challenging for all of us. However, the need for collaboration on green maritime innovation has just grown in importance.
We look forward to gather our ambitious cluster partners digitally 10 December. Register for the conference here, and please share this link with a colleague.
Let’s chase zero together!