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.
MARITIME TRENDS 2020
22 October 2020
Speakers 2020
José Luis García
Maritime Safety and Rescue Society (SASEMAR)
Director
Pedro Blanco
Spanish Government
Government Delegate in Galicia
Luisa Sánchez
Deputación de Pontevedra
2nd Vicepresident
Justo Sierra
Asime
President
Carlos Botana
Vigo Port Authority
President
Ángel Fernández
Navantia Seanergies
Director de Desarrollo de Negocio
José Ramón Regueira
Nodosa Shipyard
Commercial Director
Eduardo Dobarro
Navantia
Director Ferrol Shipyard
Sergi Espinosa
Damen Shipyards
Service Manager - Spain & Portugal
Iñaki Echeverría
Höegh Autoliners Spain
Head of Country Spain
Eva Ortiz
Eimskip Logistics Spain
Managing Director
Luis Ramón de Celis
Metalships
Head of the Repairs Division
Guillermo Ramos
Zamakona Yards
Astillero Canarias Advisor
Indalecio Seijo
Detegasa
Defense consultant and CN ING (r)
Luis Santos
Freire Shipyard
Technical Director
Alejandra Riva
Suardiaz Group
Project Manager Suardiaz Energy
Raúl Rodríguez
Ghenova
Offshore Renewables Director
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
Rear Admiral Francisco Antón Brage
Spanish Navy
Deputy Director of Naval Engineering and Construction
Isabelle Ryckbost
ESPO- European Sea Port Organization
Secretary General
Manuel García
Greenalia
CEO
Raúl Rico
Navantia
Ferrol Shipyard Production Manager
Renato Afonso
West Sea Viana
Coordinating Director
Manuel Antonio Martinez-Ruiz
Spanish Navy
Vice Admiral Director of Naval Construction.
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 Proposal Manager - Sales & Business Development
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
José Manuel Blanco
Tri Marine Group
Industrial and Fleet Operations Manager
Roberto Cabeceira
Aitodetec
Area Director
Programe
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