MARITIME TRENDS 2020
22 October 2020

On 22 October 2020, MaritimeTrends, the International Marine, Maritime and Port Forum, was held.

This digital event featured more than 20 speakers from the international maritime industry: companies, organisations and institutions.

Speakers 2020

Justo Sierra

Asime
President

Alfonso Rueda

Xunta de Galicia
President

Francisco Conde

Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government)
Vice President and Minister of Economy, Business and Innovation

Abel Caballero

Council of Vigo
Mayor of the City

Jorge Filgueira

Navantia
Director of Ferrol Shipyard

Andreea Strachinescu-Olteanu

DG MARE- European Commission
Head of Unit, Maritime Innovation, Knowledge and Investment

Julius Kuechle

Fraunhofer CML
Project leader and research associate

Francisco Antón

La Armada Española
Deputy Director of Engineering

Isabelle Ryckbost

ESPO- European Sea Port Organization
Secretary General

Manuel García

Greenalia
CEO

Raúl Rico

Navantia
Ferrol Shipyard Production Manager

Manuel Antonio Martinez-Ruiz

Spanish Navy
Vice Admiral Director of Naval Construction.

Renato Afonso

West Sea Viana
Coordinator Purchasing & Logistics, Shipyard Management, Maintenance & QSE

Douglas Prothero

Barreras Shipyard and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Carlos González

Damen Shipyards
Sales Manager

Hans-Christoph Burmeister

Fraunhofer CML
Head of Department Sea Traffic and Nautical Solutions

María Jesús Lorenzana

Xunta de Galicia
Regional Minister for Economy, Industry and Innovation

Elena Espinosa

City of Vigo
Deputy Mayor

Rodrigo Pérez Fernandez

SENER Marine
Naval Shipbuilding Area Manager

Nicolás González Casares

European Parliament
Member of European Parliamente- Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Sergi Saurí

CENIT- Center for Innovation in Transport
Director, Responsible for Port Logistics and Maritime Transport and Transport Economy

Enrique Mallón

Asime
General Secretary

Adolfo Navarro

Grupo Armón
Senior Project Engineer

Publio Beltrán

Técnicas y Servicios de Ingeniería -TSI
Director General

Amadeu Albuquerque

Mystic Cruises
Captain

Christos Chryssakis

DNV GL
Business Development Manager

Laura Alonso García

CT Engineering
ILS Engineer

Manuel Fernández

Ocean Winds
Project Director

Roque Serrano

Armadora Pereira
Fleet Technical Manager

Francisco Cuervas

CEO
Ghenova

Raúl Martín

Greenalia
Head of Offshore Wind & New Technologies

Marta Fernández-Tapias

Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government)
Delegate in Vigo

Roberto Cabeceira

Aitodetec
Area Director

José Manuel Blanco

Tri Marine Group
Industrial and Fleet Operations Manager

Óscar Vieitez

Marinsa
Manager

Carmela Silva

Deputación de Pontevedra
President

Ørnulf Jan Rødseth

SINTEF
Senior Research Scientist

Álvaro Platero

Gondán Shipbuilders
Sales Engineer & Project Coordinator

Rafael Outeiral

Asime & Nodosa
Vicepresident

Miguel Salom Clotet

Guardia Civil
Colonel of the Coastal and Maritime Police Headquarters

David Regades

Free zone consortium of Vigo
State Delegate

Juan Ramón Ayuso

IDAE (Institute for Diversification and Saving of Energy)
Head of Wind Energy Department

José Ramón Regueira

Nodosa Shipyard
Commercial Director

Ignacio Gutiérrez Santalo

Iberdrola
Coordinator of Offshore Wind Spain

María Taboada

Babcock International
Head of Concepts Engineering
Programe
October 22, 2020
09.00-09.30
Opening

  • Asime- Galician Association of Metal Industries and Related Technologies: Rafael Outeiral, Vicepresident
  • CZFV (Vigo Free Zone Consortium): : David Regades, State Delegate
  • Deputación de Pontevedra: Carmela Silva, President
  • Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government: Francisco Conde, Vice President and Minister of Economy, Business and Innovation
  • Vigo's Mayor: Abel Caballero

09.30-10.30
Present and future of the naval-maritime and port industry: where we are and where we are going

  • Armada Española (Spanish Navy): Manuel Antonio Martinez-Ruiz, Vicealmirante Director de Construcciones Navales
  • Navantia: Jorge Filgueira, Director Ferrol's Shipyard
  • Barreras Shipyard and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: Douglas Prothero, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer respectively
  • Babcock International Group: María Taboada, Head of Concepts Engineering
  • Ghenova: Francisco Cuervas, CEO
  • CT Engineering: Laura Alonso, ILS Engineer

10.30-11.30h
Blue economy and new energy trends
The EU vision

  • European Commission: Andreea Strachinescu-Olteanu, Head of Unit, Maritime Innovation, Knowledge and Investment, DG MARE

Reducing fuel consumption and boosting sustainability

  • DNV GL: Christos Chryssakis, Business Development Manager
  • Técnicas y Servicios de Ingeniería (TSI): : Publio Beltrán, Founder & Director

11.30-12.15h
The ship of the future
AI in shipping

  • SENER Marine: Rodrigo Pérez Fernández, Naval Shipbuilding Area Manager

Unmanned ships

  • SINTEF: Ørnulf Jan Rødseth, Senior Research Scientist
  • Fraunhofer CML-Center for Maritime Logistics and Services: Hans-Christoph Burmeister, Head of Department Sea Traffic and Nautical Solutions

12.15-13.00h
Offshore wind: an ocean of opportunities

  • European Parliament : Nicolás González Casares, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
  • Greenalia: Manuel García, CEO
  • IDAE (Institute for Diversification and Saving of Energy): Juan Ramón Ayuso, Head of Wind Energy Department
  • Iberdrola: Ignacio Gutiérrez Santalo, Coordinator of Offshore Wind in Spain

13.00-13.30h
Future maritime logistics: role of ports

  • CENIT- Center for Innovation in Transport: Sergi Saurí, Director, Responsible for Port Logistics and Maritime Transport and Transport Economy
  • ESPO- European Sea Port Organization: Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General,

13.30-14.00h
Closing