2024 Global Green Shipping Conference

This session will explain and discuss the impact of the coming IMO regulation on the shipping industry, including the creation of a large market for zero-emission fuels. We will explore the policy elements currently under consideration and discuss how to ensure that the measures achieve the IMO goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

Host: Christian Føhrby, Public Affairs Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. 

Guests:

• Representative from Chinese Government Ministries(TBC)
• International Maritime Organization(TBC)
• Dr. Xu Zhonghua, Chairman of the Energy Working Group of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Vice President of Research and Development for Asia Pacific at TotalEnergies, France
• Mr. Liu Tao, Dean of the LONGi Green Energy Industry Research Institute

This sub-forum will explore how the needs of green development influence the shipping industry from the perspective of key stakeholders such as shipowners, buyers, ports and demand-side companies. It will also discuss how to build closer cooperation to jointly develop and promote products and services for environmentally friendly shipping.

Host: Mr.Jan Kunze, Head of Logistics, Siemens Energy

Guests:  Top executive from

• Mr. Karim Fahssis, Director of Decarbonization Business, Maersk China
• Mr. Michael Wiedemann, Head of the Energy sector, DHL
• Mr. Wang Wenwu, Senior Business Representative of the Safety and 
• Technology Management Department, COSCO Shipping Lines
• Representative from Rio Tinto(TBC)

This sub-forum will explore the development prospects of new alternative marine fuel technologies (such as zero-carbon fuels, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen fuel, and biofuels).

Host: Mr. Zhang Hai Meng, Vice President, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Guests:  Top executive from

Green Fuel Production:

• Mr. Liu Dawei, Deputy General Manager, China Energy Engineering Group Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. 
• Mr. Zhao Junru, Director of the Investment Department, Shenergy  Co., Ltd. 
• Ms. Zhang Zhe, Deputy General Manager of the Integrated Energy and Urban Carbon Development Division, State Power Investment Corporation Smart Energy Investment Co., Ltd. 

             Infrastructure:

• Representative from the Ningbo port
• Ghenadie Bulat, Head of New Technologies for Gas Services, Siemens Energy

This sub-forum will explore the critical role of certification bodies in promoting the green transition of the shipping industry and the importance of carbon footprints in enhancing corporate environmental performance.

Host: Mr. Pan Hao, Deputy General Manager, State Power Investment Corporation Smart Energy Investment Co., Ltd.

Guests:  

• Mr. Xu Qiuming, General Manager of Sustainability Services for Greater China,  TÜV Rheinland 
• Dr. Liu Yang, Head of Hydrogen Energy Business for Greater China, TÜV SÜD
• Mr. An Min, General Manager of the Tianjin Branch China Testing & Certification International Group Co., Ltd. 
• Ms. Lü Mengjia, Business Manager, Beijing Green Forest Certification Co.,Ltd.
• Representative of the China Quality Certification Center

This sub-forum will focus on the transformation and opportunities in shipping finance driven by carbon neutrality goals and how to establish and improve ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) assessment systems to promote the sustainable development of the shipping industry.

Host: Li Jing, Partner of Transaction Strategy and M&A Financing, KPMG Advisory (China) Limited.

Guests:  

• Ms. Guo Jin, Deputy General Manager of ICBC Leasing Co., Ltd.
• Pro. Li Zhiqing, Director of the Environmental Economics Research Center, Fudan University
• Mr. Rao Zhijia, Senior Investment Officer,Asian Development Bank
• Representative from the Bain Capital

This forum will attract outstanding representatives from policy, demand, supply, green certification, and finance sectors to discuss how to collaborate to promote the development of green shipping. Participants will engage in in-depth discussions on technological innovation, successful cases, and how to coordinate the application of green fuels and the industry chain.

Host: Mr. Zhao Zuozhi, Vice President, Siemens Energy

• Ms. Tang Hua, Director of the Hainan Bureau of Economic Development
• Pro. Zhu Dequan, Deputy Dean of the Beijing Tsinghua Industrial R&D Institute
• Mr. Zhao Kai, Chief Representative for China, Global Methanol Industry Association
• Representative from the Liquid Wind
• Representative from the Yangpu port
• Representative from the Mingyang Smart Energy Group