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June 16–18, 2026
Hall 8, RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands

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13:45 14:45

Conference Room One

Madadh MacLaine, founder and secretary general - Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association

Oskar Levander, VP strategy and business development, integration and energy - Kongsberg Maritime

Maximilian Malin, manager, combustion and fuels - Large Engines Competence Centre

Donato Agostinelli, naval architect and design manager - Breeze Ship Design

Niels de Vries, head of energy - C-Job Naval Architects

Elias Boletis, senior advisor propulsion and energy efficiency - Enerate Marine

Nikos Vasileiadis, maritime consultant - strategy and energy transition - International Marine Contractors Association
12:40 13:50

Conference Room Two

Andreas Ullrich, global commercial director passenger ships and ferries - RINA

Palemia Field, global segment manager ferries - ABB Marine & Ports

Jan-Erik Räsänen, chief technology officer - Foreship Ltd

Mathijs de Graaf, project manager ferry electrification - GVB Veren

Espen Larsen-Hakkebo, co-founder and CTO - Brim Explorer
11:15 12:30

Conference Room One

Peter van Duijsen, researcher - The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Makhlouf Benatmane, marine navy solutions leader - GE Vernova

James Spencer, technical product specialist - Calex Manufacturing Co Ltd

Louis Michielsens, CTO - Van Meer

Uwe Heine, chief technologist - Wärtsilä Marine

Remco Ammerlaan, portfolio strategy - Bakker Sliedrecht
13:30 14:50

Conference Room One

Maria Bos, CEO - Plug

Øystein Longva, chief technology officer - Vard Electro

Emily Spath, lead project manager - Calstart

Chris Brook, director of place and enterprise - South Hams District Council

James Lovett, innovation lead – future maritime technologies - Innovate UK

Andreas Forsnes Jahn, senior advisor - Enova SF

Rigo Villamarin, co-founder and marine battery specialist - PowerX
15:00 17:00

Battery sizing for fuel cell hybrid systems

Conference Room One
11:25 11:50

Choosing the right charging system for e-ferries

Conference Room One

Jörn Bullert, VP product management charging technologies, industry division - Cavotec
08:50 09:15

Developing infrastructure for greener shipping

Conference Room One

Maria Bos, CEO - Plug
16:10 16:35

electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV)

Conference Room One

Gavin Forward, new build project director - Bibby Marine Ltd
09:40 10:05

Electrification from a port's perspective

Conference Room One

Thomas MacLean, program director, energy and policy - Port of San Diego
09:40 10:05

Electrification of passenger ships – pros and cons

Conference Room One

Andreas Ullrich, global commercial director passenger ships and ferries - RINA
11:50 12:15

Electrifying ferry crossings between England and France

Conference Room One

Temoc Rodriguez, global technical expert, electronics - Ricardo
15:45 16:10

Feasibility of carbon capture systems on board merchant vessels

Conference Room One

Elias Boletis, senior advisor propulsion and energy efficiency - Enerate Marine
08:45 09:10

Fit for purpose – cell chemistry landscape

Conference Room One

William Nyström, specialist, energy storage systems - Foreship
14:20 14:45

Innovative shipbuilding project

Conference Room One

Alexander Varvarenko, founder of the Varamar Group, CEO and founder of Shipnext - Varamar
12:15 12:40

Liquid hydrogen as a fuel in shipping

Conference Room One

Yuriy Yanson, manager, H2 maritime - Air Liquide
10:35 11:00

Low GHG fuels for the offshore sector – operations and lessons learnt

Conference Room One

Nikos Vasileiadis, maritime consultant - strategy and energy transition - International Marine Contractors Association
11:25 11:50

Methanol, a promising fuel for marine propulsion systems?

Conference Room One

Maximilian Malin, manager, combustion and fuels - Large Engines Competence Centre
08:45 08:45

Moderator

Conference Room One

Kevin C White, principal scientist - Exponent
08:50 08:50

Moderator

Conference Room One

Roland Teixeira, president - European Onshore Power Supply Association
13:30 13:30

Moderator

Conference Room One

Lukas Kistner, senior researcher - HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center
08:50 08:50

Moderator

Conference Room One

Roland Teixeira, president - European Onshore Power Supply Association
10:35 10:35

Moderator

Conference Room One

Oskar Levander, VP strategy and business development, integration and energy - Kongsberg Maritime
10:25 10:50

Moving to the next generation of maritime hydrogen fuel cells

Conference Room One

Jogchum Bruinsma, commercial director - Carbon Technology Energies/Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology
09:15 09:40

Onshore power (OPS) – considerations for port operators

Conference Room One

David Gorshkov, marine electrical SME - QinetiQ
11:00 11:25

Port infrastructure for the Spain/Morocco green corridor

Conference Room One

Javier Cervera Alonso, director of energy transition - Baleària Ferries
10:05 10:30

PortGRID feasibility study

Conference Room One

Tino Buschmann, researcher - Technische Universität Berlin – EBMS
13:30 13:55

Project FUSE – electrification of short sea shipping

Conference Room One

Teemu Kyläkallio, head of department, R&D - Rauma Marine Constructions
14:45 15:10

Realising competitive zero emission inland shipping

Conference Room One

Antoon van Coillie, director - Zulu Associates/Anglo Belgian Shipping Company
13:55 14:20

Retrofit of IWT vessels to a hybrid configuration

Conference Room One

Wouter van der Geest, senior consultant - Rebel Ports & Logistics
11:00 11:25

Selecting the right decarbonization path for short sea shipping

Conference Room One

Oskar Levander, VP strategy and business development, integration and energy - Kongsberg Maritime
10:00 10:25

The future of NMC in maritime: power, lifetime and safety

Conference Room One
12:40 13:05

The potential of nuclear power for commercial vessels

Conference Room One

Niels de Vries, head of energy - C-Job Naval Architects
09:15 09:40

The progress of electrification in the ferry sector

Conference Room One

Palemia Field, global segment manager ferries - ABB Marine & Ports
09:35 10:00

The role of SOFC-hybrid powertrains in cutting opex and environmental levies for cruise ships

Conference Room One

Lukas Kistner, senior researcher - HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center
09:10 09:35

The use of batteries in deep-sea shipping

Conference Room One

Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker, managing director - Maritime Battery Forum
12:15 12:40

THOR – changing paradigms

Conference Room One

Øyvind Gjerde Kamsvåg, chief designer - Ulstein Group
16:35 17:00

Toward the enhanced range of electric and hybrid ships

Conference Room One

Tommy Sletten, senior technical specialist - Corvus Energy

Thibaut Tincelin, president - Stirling Design International
08:50 09:15

Uptake of marine batteries in shipping - Progress report

Conference Room One

Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker, managing director - Maritime Battery Forum
11:50 12:15

Viking Energy ammonia conversion project

Conference Room One

Donato Agostinelli, naval architect and design manager - Breeze Ship Design

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