GREEN SHIPPING INDUSTRY DAY

From shipyards to ports: accelerating the environmental transition in the maritime industry

Horizon Europe consortia CirclesOfLife, EcoShipYard and Green Marine Europe

See you on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at the BEL in Brussels. A cocktail reception will conclude the day.

Horizon Europe consortia CirclesOfLife and EcoShipYards are joining forces with Green Marine Europe to invite you to a unique day of discussions and networking: the Green Shipping Industry Day.

Program

Morning – Building the ships of tomorrow

Mid-term conference of the CirclesOfLife and EcoShipyard projects

9:00 - Opening speeches
  • Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism (video opening speech)
  • Christophe Clergeau, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the SEArica Intergroup
  • Jorinus Kalis, Horizon Europe CirclesOfLife Project Coordinator
  • Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Horizon Europe EcoShipYard Project Coordinator

Moderator : Antidia Citores, General Manager, Green Marine Europe

  • Christophe Tytgat, General Secretary, SEAEurope
  • Emeritus Professor Apostolos Papanikolaou, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), EcoShipYard
  • Stephan Wurst, Managing Partner, Balance Technology Consulting, CirclesOfLife 
  • Christos Papaleonidas, Director, Watermelon Consulting
  • Matthias Krause, Manager Research and Development, CMT (Center of Maritime Technologies), CirclesOfLife
  • Gabriel Mialocq, Head of Sector Clean Transport Industry (Aviation and Waterborne) · CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Moderator : Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Horizon Europe EcoShipYard Project Coordinator

A networking opportunity. 

  • Martin Verboom, Development Engineer Sustainability, Damen, CirclesOfLife
  • John Jacobson, CEO, Nordic Cicle 
  • Yvonni Damianidou, Senior Engineer II, Global Ships Systems Center, Americain Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
  • Benedetta Mentoan, Policy Officer, Shipbreaking Platform
  • Jaap Gebraad, Secretary General, Waterborne Technology Platform
  • Isabelle Radovan, Policy Advisor, The European Recycling Industries (EuRIC)

Moderator : Rosanne van Houwelingen, Innovation Project Manager, CirclesOfLife

12:30 - Group picture

12:45 - Lunch break

Afternoon – Green Marine Europe’s annual event

Challenges and solutions for a more sustainable maritime industry

14:00 - Opening speeches
  • Eric Banel, Director General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Fanny Lossy, Senior Director, Climate, Environment & Maritime Safety, European Shipowners | ECSA
  • Minas Myrtidis, Vice President of Environmental Operations and Compliance, MSC Cruises
  • Christophe Mathieu, CEO, Brittany Ferries
  • Paul Haery, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Social Responsability, CMA CGM
  • Antidia Citores, General Manager, Green Marine Europe

Moderator : Pasquine Albertini, Communication Manager Europe, Green Marine Europe

  • Marie-Lucie Susini, Senior environmental policy advisor, FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer – DG Shipping
  • Aurore Morin, Senior Campaign Officer, Marine Conservation and International Policy, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
  • Antoine Person, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Wassim Daoud, Head of CSR and Sustainability, Ponant
  • Marie-Aude Sevin, Chief Operating Officer, BlueSeeds
  • Simone Panigada, President, Tethys Research Institute

Moderator : Antidia Citores

A networking opportunity. 

  • Nina Carberry, Member of the European Parliament
  • Mathieu Berge, President, Aquitania PortLinks
  • Roland Teixeira de Mattos, President, EOPSA (European Onshore Power Supply Association)
  • Cherif Belgaroui, Program Manager, Green Marine Europe
  • Caya Hein,  Project Leader – Green transition & Agenda 2030 by AIVP, International Association Cities & Ports 
  • Professor Mar Cerban Jimenez, University of Cadiz
  • SMARTDEC project‘s presentation by Elise Wattrelot, Executive Secretary of the Atlantic Arc Commission, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM)

Moderator : tbd

  • Isabelle Le Callennec, Member of the European Parliament
  • Ana Vasconcellos, Member of the European Parliament
  • Mobility and Transport – European Commission (tbd)
  • Florian Carre, European Council for Maritime Applied R&D (ECMAR), EcoShipYard
  • Jorinus Kalis, Coordinator, CirclesOfLife
  • Andrea Lanza, Project Officer at European Commission, CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
  • Antidia Citores, General Manager, Green Marine Europe

Moderator : Marjolein van Noort, Head of EU Representation Brussels, Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners

  • David Bolduc, President and CEO, Green Marine International
  • Laurent Martens, General Manager, Armateurs de France
  • Alain Mistre, Director, Port of Nice

Moderator : Pasquine Albertini

18:45 - Photoshoot (Green Marine Europe certified participants)

19.15 - Walking diner

*Names in bold are confirmed.

Don’t miss this unifying event to accelerate the environmental transition of the European maritime industry

EcoShipYard is a research and innovation project that promotes sustainable shipbuilding practices and material circularity in the European Union. The consortium brings together 16 partners including 5 research institutions, 5 SMEs, a Classification Society, 3 Industrial Shipyards/Shipowners and 3 Companies from 11 European countries and UK.

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