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

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

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

11:50 - 12:05
“Digitization in fleet operations – a ship manager's perspective”
Mark O`Neil, CEO
Columbia Marlow Holding Ltd Group

12:05 - 12:25
“Beyond Sea Traffic Management – a vision for future shipping”
Ulf Siwe, Sea Traffic Management
Swedish Maritime Administration

12:25 - 12:45
“Autonomous shipping – legislation and liability”
Wu Sun, Deputy General Manager
CCS working group on intelligent ship
China Classification Society (CCS)

12:45 – 13:00
“A Technology Roadmap to 2050 - a perspective from the Far East”
Kohei Matsuo, Project Director R&D
National Maritime Research Institute of Japan

13:00 - 13:15 Q & A

13:15 - 14:00 Lunch break

(Foyer Chicago)

14:00 – 14:05 Opening
Prof Dr Volker Bertram, World Maritime University

14:05 – 14:25
“The future of global transport systems and logistics”
Christian Roeloffs, Managing Director
Container xChange

14:25 – 14:45
“How to cope with disruptive markets”
Mikko Lepistö, Director of Software and Automation Operations
ABB Marine and Ports Business

14:45 – 15:05
„Technical Assurance 2030 – Digital Twins & Artificial Intelligence”
Dr. Pierre Sames, Director of Maritime Technology
DNV GL

15:05 - 15:25
“Technology Wake-up Call for the Shipbuilding Industry"
Nick Danese, CEO
NDAR

15:25 – 15:45 Q & A