the leading international maritime trade fair

11:00 – 11:15 Welcome address by the organisers

11:15 – 11:30 Moderator Introduction
Prof Dr Volker Bertram, World Maritime University

11:30 - 11:50 Keynote speech
“New thinking in shipping – a liner company’s perspective”
Hubert Hoffmann, CIO & CDO, MSC Germany, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

11:50 - 12:05
“Beyond Sea Traffic Management – a vision for future shipping”
Ulf Sive, Sea Traffic Management
Swedish Maritime Administration

12:05 - 12:25
“Autonomous shipping – legislation and liability”
Wu Sun, Deputy General Manager, CSS working group on intelligent ship
China Classification Society (CCS)

12:25 - 12:45
“A Technology Roadmap to 2050 - a perspective from the Far East”
Kohei Matsuo, Project Director R&D
National Maritime Research Institute of Japan

12:45 – 13:00 Q & A

13:00 - 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 – 13:50 Opening
Prof Dr Volker Bertram, World Maritime University

13:50 – 14:10
“The future of global transport systems and logistics”
Christian Roeloffs, Managing Director
Container xChange

14:10 – 14:30
“How to cope with disruptive markets”
Mikko Lepistö, Director of Software and Automation Operations
ABB Marine and Ports Business

14:30 – 14:50
“Class 2030 – Digital Twins & Artificial Intelligence”
Dr. Pierre Sames, Director of Maritime Technology
DNV GL

14:50 - 15:10
“Technology Wake-up Call for the Shipbuilding Industry”
Nick Danese, CEO
NDAR

15:10 – 15:30 Q & A