Agenda
20-21 SEPTEMBER 2022
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
The two-day solutions-oriented event will provide networking opportunities for 200+ progressive stakeholders. It will include inspiring keynote speaker sessions, thought-provoking presentations, interactive panel discussions, a photo exhibition from Bangladesh, and a silent auction. Coffee breaks, lunches, and dinner will offer attendees time to exchange and explore common grounds.
A more detailed agenda will be published here in the coming months.
DAY 1
Tue 20 Sept
08:00 – 09:00
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
09:00 – 09:10
OPENING REMARKS
- Helen Périvier, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
- Robert Evans, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
- Ingvild Jenssen, Executive Director and Founder at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
SESSION 1
Stuck in the sand
What are the impacts of unregulated shipbreaking practices on workers and the environment? Why are only a small fraction of end-of-life ships handled in a safe and clean manner, with 90% of the global fleet still broken down on the beaches of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh? We try to answer these questions in conversation with a leading Bangladeshi advocate for environmental justice.
09:10 – 09:25
KEYNOTE SPEECH
- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive at Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
SESSION 2
A vision for today
What does it mean to sustainably recycle vessels in line with ethical circularity? What are the considerations, costs, and benefits that need to be accounted for? How can cradle-to-cradle design and the concept of regenerative growth contribute to a radical shift away from current practices? Experts on ethical circularity models and students of the maritime sector put their heads together to present their visions for ship recycling.
09:25 – 09:40
DISCUSSION moderated by Frederik de Wit, Rotterdam Mainport Institute
- Ship recycling seen by the young generation
Jacco Nollen, Student at Delft University of Technology
09:40 – 10:15
PRESENTATIONS
- Tracking circularity
David Johnson, Principal at SERA Architects
- Circularity in a global context
Tess Doezema, Visiting Researcher at University of Vigo Post-Growth Innovation Lab
- Cradle to cradle design and material banks
Michael Braungart, Professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Founder of Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA)
- Upcycling maritime assets
John Jacobsen & Fredrik Barth, Nordic Circles
10:15 – 11:00
INTERACTIVE PANEL DEBATE on responsible circularity moderated by David Johnson
- Tess Doezema, Visiting Researcher at University of Vigo Post-Growth Innovation Lab
- Michael Braungart, Professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Founder of Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA)
- Patrizia Heidegger, Deputy Secretary General at European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- Fredrik Barth, Nordic Circles
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Elegant Exit Company (EEC)
SESSION 3
Tech for change
Can new, innovative technologies drive a shift towards ethical circularity practices? We invite four forward-thinking companies to showcase solutions, including innovative cutting techniques, state-of-the-art waste handling procedures, and clean steel breakthrough technologies aimed at achieving a zero-carbon steel-making process that will change the way of thinking about ship recycling. Additional companies will be given the opportunity to pitch their innovative ideas in a quick and interactive format, including digital IHMs, the handling of mercury and NORM, and more, followed by a panel debate reflecting on opportunities provided by new technologies and how to overcome existing bottlenecks for their wider use.
11:30 – 12:45
PRESENTATIONS + Q&A
- The Ocean Opportunity Lab
Birgit Liodden, Founder & CEO at The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL)
- Zero-emission recycling in Germany
Karsten Schumacher & Simeon Hiertz, Managing Partners & Founders at Leviathan GmbH
- Process Innovation: recycling in series
Douwe Amels, Sustainability Manager at Elegant Exit Company
- Giving a second life to contaminated steel
Nathalie van de Poel, Co-Founder at Purified Metal Company (PMC)
- Launching the CMT Diacutron
Frank Geerdink, Managing Director at Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) International BV
12:45 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00
PITCH SESSIONS
- Dirk-Hennig Stuhr, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Greendock
- Michael Dixon, Managing Director at Atlas Decom
- Siti Fariya, Research Assistant at University of Strathclyde
- Johannes Thrane, Director Sustainability, Communication & Tendering at AF Offshore Decom
- Robin Hoogwerf, Director at Denith Africa & 34South
- Suki Kler Young, EPEA GmbH
15:00 – 16:00
INTERACTIVE PANEL DEBATE on navigating opportunities moderated by Frank Stuer-Lauridsen, LITEHAUZ
- Bert van Grieken, Commercial Director at Sea2Cradle
- Samuele Mao, Principal Manager GHESS Ship Building at Carnival Corporation & plc
- Michael Dixon, Managing Director at Atlas Decom
- Capt. Uday, Chairman at Elegant Exit Company
- Peter Wyntin, Head of Recycling at Galloo
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Sea2Cradle
SESSION 4
Closing the Gap – Policy and financial innovation
How can innovative economic and policy instruments drive an ethical circular economy? Bringing together new thinking on measures that can boost sustainable ship recycling, high-level policymakers and investors will debate on how to effectively regulate and invest in safe, clean, and just practices.
Focus on steel : What impacts will the increased demand for scrap steel have on ship recycling? What is the link between the Green Deal, zero emission steel and ship recycling?
16:30 – 17:00
PRESENTATIONS
- What is the link between the Green Deal, zero emission steel and ship recycling?
Mattia Pellegrini, DG Environment, European Commission
- Accessing scrap steel
Stephane Tondo, Head of Climate Change and Governmental Affairs at ArcelorMittal Europe
- Material passports and steel
Jesper Jarl Fano, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager at A.P. Møller Mærsk
17:00 – 17:45
INTERACTIVE PANEL DEBATE focused on steel moderated by Adrien Assous, Sandbag
- Jesper Jarl Fano, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager at A.P. Møller Mærsk
- Stephane Tondo, Head of Climate Change and Governmental Affairs at ArcelorMittal Europe
- Baris Ciftci, Director of Industry Analysis at Worldsteel
- Naravula Subbarama Vasu, Manager Quality Control at SULB
17:45 – 18:00
TAKE-AWAY DAY ONE
- Helen Périvier, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
- Robert Evans, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
18:00 – 18:10
SILENT AUCTION presented by Chris Boyne and Rizwana Hasan
18:10 – 19:00
DRINKS sponsored by AF Offshore Decom
19:00 – 22:00
DINNER
DAY 2
Wed 21 Sept
08:00 – 09:00
COFFEE
09:00 – 09:10
OPENING REMARKS
- Helen Périvier, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
- Robert Evans, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
SESSION 4
Closing the Gap – Policy and financial innovation
How can innovative economic and policy instruments drive an ethical circular economy? Bringing together new thinking on measures that can boost sustainable ship recycling, high-level policymakers and investors will debate on how to effectively regulate and invest in safe, clean, and just practices.
Focus on finance : What role can the new taxonomy for sustainable activities and ESG criteria play? Should the tonnage tax be revised? Can a return scheme for ships be introduced ?
09:10 – 10:20
PRESENTATIONS + Q&A
- What role for ship financers Knut-Ola Skodtvedt, DNB
- New ways for ship financingRobin Das, Partner at Auld Partners
- ESG vetting and impact of the EU TaxonomyBryce Lawrence, Managing Director at ESG Ship Vetting by Global Risk Management GmbH
- Setting standards for the tonnage tax regime
Olaf Merk, Administrator Ports and Shipping, International Transport Forum (ITF) at OECD
- A return scheme for ships
Frank Smeele, Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam
10:20 – 10:45
PRESENTATION + Q&A
- Focus on EU SRRChristelle Rousseau, Policy Officer at DG Environment – European Commission
10:45 – 11:15
COFFEE BREAK sponsored by EMR
Are “circular economy hubs’ the way forward? Exploring network governance for effective circularity
11:15 – 11:45
KEYNOTE SPEECH
- Jacqueline M. Cramer, Amsterdam Economic Board Member and former Dutch Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
11:45 – 12:30
INTERACTIVE PANEL DEBATE focused on next steps for ship recycling moderated by Jacqueline M. Cramer
- Frank G. Geerdink, Managing Director at Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) International BV
- Dewi Wesselman, Group Sustainability Coordinator at Damen Shipyards
- Frank Maatje, Director at Bouwen met Staal
12:30 – 13:00
CLOSING REMARKS AND TAKE-AWAYS
- Mainport Institute of Rotterdam & Delft University of Technology
- Helen Périvier, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
- Robert Evans, Member of Board of Directors at NGO Shipbreaking Platform
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
END OF THE CONFERENCE
TICKETS
Early bird tickets and discounted tickets for NGOs and academia are available in limited number. Hurry up!
