Part 1. The new normal

We find ourselves in a new time with fundamental changes.  Changes that effect and cause uncertainty and challenges for Norway and our industry. Geo-political decisions and technological changes that affect the discussion from the board and throughout the organization. For years there has not been business as usual, but what is the new normal?

• Introduction and a warm welcome by Maritime Bergen and Bergen Shippowners Assosiation
• Global prospects in the new normal, Øystein Thøgersen, Professor and Rector, NHH
• Adapting to the new maritime security environment - Rune Andersen, Rear admiral - Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy
• An age of disorder - Sofie Høgestøl, Political Commentator
• 5 important questions for the world economy and financial markets - Christian Lie, Chief Strategist, Formue
• Leadership - Harald Solberg, CEO, Norwegian Shipowners Associaton

Coffee break & mingling

Part 2. My ship is loaded with green ambitions?

Amidst soaring inflation, continuous supply chain disruptions and an urgent energy security crisis following the Ukraine war, are shipping emissions still a priority for the shipping industry’s stakeholders?  Or is the uncertainty of which fuel to choose, and the cost of shifting, too big to handle?

Are financial institutions still in their same change agent mode? And how important is the cashflow for new investments.

We have invited several key stake holders to give an update on our decarbonization journey, where we will also learn more about possible new solutions from known technology such as carbon storage, thorium and nuclear. The question is whether we need to think outside the box regarding our “green ambitions” to reach our set goals for 2030 and 2050, or if our set strategy is good enough.

• When Realpolitik meets green shipping - Roar Os Ådland,Professor, Norwegian School of Economics
• My ship is loaded with green ambitions – from a banks’ perspective - Marthe Lamp Sandvik, First VP DnB Energy Transision
• Artificial intelligence for port storage tracking - A conversation with Pål Gunnar Ellingsen, Associate professor within satelite technology and remote sensing, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
• Onboard CCS - Vishnu Prakash, Head of Data Science, Stena Bulk

Lunch and mingling

(Continued) ......And crazy ideas, or are they?

• Nuclear power -too good to be true? - Sunniva Rose, Nuclear physicist
• Research project Molten Salt Reactor - Jan Emblemsvåg, Professor Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering, NTNU
• Shipdesign and building - green or crazy? Tore Ulstein, Chair Ulstein Group
• Is there a political hick-up? A political discussion

Coffebreak

Part 3. Past - present and the future. Energy transition from an owner's perspective

The energy transition from a shipowner`s perspective
A conversation about transformation and change – is there a political hiccup or are we on the right track?

• Mons Aase, CEO, Dof Group,
• Ragnhild Janbu Fresvik, CIO Grieg Maturitas
• Harald Fotland, CEO, Odfjell SE
• Paul Christian Rieber, CEO, GC Rieber
• Closing remark and summary

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