Purchase Managers
Fleet Managers
Project Managers
Fleet Performance Managers
HR Managers
Port Managers
Hamburg Maritime Forum
April 21-22
Hamburg, Germany
Attendees
450+
REGULATIONS, decarbonisation,
safety, Nuclear, digital, ai cyber, recycling, maintenance, ship repair
BUYERS
250
Among Previous & Current Gold Sponsors
Among Previous & Current Silver sponsors
Among Previous & Current Bronze sponsors
Among Previous & Current Media sponsors
Among Previous & Current Charity Partners
TEN PANEL DISCUSSIONS
In-depth, engaging, and essential – 10 EXPERT PANELS with more voices, more perspectives, more impact, designed to spark ideas and foster collaboration.
First panel discussion
From Policy to Practice:
Maritime Decarbonization Strategies
second panel discussion
Powering the Future:
The Next Generation of Maritime Fuels
THIRD panel discussion
AI and the Future of Shipping:
Innovation, Challenges, and Risks
FOURTH panel discussion
Empowering Seafarers:
The Future of Crew Safety and Welfare
FIFTH panel discussion
From Challenge to Change:
Sustainable Solutions for Shipping
SIXTH panel discussion
The Regulation Debate:
From Guidelines to Global Impact
SEVENTH panel discussion
Nuclear-Powered Shipping:
A Game Changer or a Risk Too Far?
EIGHTH panel discussion
The Digital Wave:
How Technology is Reshaping Maritime
NINTH panel discussion
Decarbonizing the Seas:
Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions
TENTH panel discussion
Maritime Cybersecurity:
Defending Against Digital Threats
OUR VENUE
Hamburg Maritime Forum will be held at the historic Fischauktionshalle. Situated in the ideal location this venue will perfectly serve the industry for this event.
Altonaer Fischauktionsshalle, Große Elbstraße 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
Among Previous & Current Speakers
73
Chairman
JON STEWART
International Maritime Technology Consultants
President
ANDRÉ JOBMANN
CMA CGM Germany
Head of Commercial for the Cluster Germany
ANGUS PARKINSON
X-Press Feeders
Director for North Europe
ULLA EITHZ NIELSEN
V.Ships Germany & Denmark
Managing Director
DMYTRO CHEKHOVSKYY
Okee Shipmanagement
General Manager
MARCO POLITO
AD Ports Group
Senior Instructor
ARUN SANKAR
Columbia Group
Director Business Development - Northern Europe
BJÖRN BORBE
ASP Ships Germany
Managing Director
Honorable Guest
MAREIKE WINTER
Reederei Heino Winter
Owner
ODETTI NESTORIDOU
TMS Group
Application Innovation & Integration Officer
PIOTR GARBACZ
BBC Chartering
Executive Nautical Officer
JANNES ELFGEN
Hamburg Port Authority
Head Of Port Energy Solutions
VARUN KUMAR
TMA Bulk
Energy Efficiency Manager
Honorable Guest
MALTE NOWAK
Hapag Lloyd
Director Green Products & Commercial Projects
NATASA KARAHALIOU
COE Shipping
Operations Manager
MAX STOLYAROV
Varamar
Chief Commercial Officer
EVA BERGANT
Synergy Marine Germany
Marine Ops - Tankers
PHRIXOS PAPACHRISTIDIS
Hellespont
Chief Executive Officer
UDO KRONESTER
Mercy Ships Deutschland
Senior Expert
JAN SCHUBERT
Avenir LNG
Commercial Director
MATTHÍAS ÓLAFSSON
eFuel Alliance
Executive Consultant
OLIVER-ANDREAS LESZCZYNSKI
INER Institute of Northern-European Economic Research
Deputy Chairman & Director of Artificial Intelligence
MARTIN KÖPKE
Hapag-Lloyd
Manager Sustainability
ALBERT HAASNOOT
Diana Yacht Design
Naval Architect
NIKOLAOS PAPANIKOS
The House of Shipping
Strategic Consultant
SÖNKE DIESENER
NABU
Transport Policy Officer
Honorable Guest
JAN BOLDT
Auerbach Schifffahrt
Technical Director
Honorable Guest
NICHOLAS PAGONIS
Disney Cruise Line
Senior Vice President Maritime & Technical Operations
Honorable Guest
CHRISTIAN BLÜMEL
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Business Development Director
Honorable Guest
NUNO TAVARES LOPES
Carnival Maritime
Director Medical & Public Health
HANNO BROMEIS
Hamburg Port Authority
Director Shore Power
Honorable Guest
FERDINAND STROHMEIER
Mystic Cruises
CEO
Honorable Guest
MIRNA TORRES
Hapag-Lloyd
Director Process Optimization
Honorable Guest
OLIVER TIEDCHEN
Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement
Director Shipmanagement
Honorable Guest
FRAGKISKOS ZOURIDAKIS
ASM Maritime
Technical Director
MATTHIAS RISTAU
Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V.
General Secretary
Honorable Guest
CLAUDIA PASCHKEWITZ
CSM Germany
Managing Director
SIMON GRAINGE
International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN)
Chief Executive
Honorable Guest
HUGO CORREA
Hapag-Lloyd
Global Director Terminal Procurement
Honorable Guest
MARINA BASSO MICHAEL
Port of Hamburg
Regional Director Europe
Honorable Guest
MICHALIS MICHALOLIAKOS
TMS
Head of ICT & Cybersecurity
Honorable Guest
SEBASTIAN POSER
B. Dettmer Reederei
Managing Director
Honorable Guest
LUKAS GAUS
Hapag-Lloyd
Director Global Fuel Purchasing
Honorable Guest
MAREK LIPIEC
DS Tankers & DS Schiffahrt
Managing Director
THOMAS ELMER
Green Instruments
Product Manager Emission Monitoring
SIJMEN VISSER
PPG Protective & Marine Coatings
Sales Director Marine EMEA
MUFIT ASLAN
Seltas Shipyard
CEO
DIMITRIS CHARISOGLOU
Seltas Shipyard
Regional Marketing Manager
RICARDO PRANGERS
Dex Oil
Technical Director
BO FREDERIKSEN
Emerson
Director Innovation & Solution Management
LARS STOUSTRUP
Frugal Technologies
CTO
MILLE BAARSGAARD KRISTENSEN
Eltronic Fueltech
Key Account Manager, FCR
MATTHEW R. MILLER
AVEVA Group
Marine Industry Principle
ALEX CAIZERGUES
Syroco
CEO
JESPER D. RASMUSSEN
Vessel Performance Solutions
Commercial Director
DANIEL HENRIKSSON
SAJ Instrument
Sales Manager / Master Mariner
DICK JANSSON
SAJ Instrument
Managing Director
MIKE GUGGENHEIMER
RSC Bio Solutions
President and CEO
MARC JOSEPH ARPON
DNV
Account Manager
WILLEM STAM
Econowind
Sales and Business Development Manager
CHRISTOPH STORK
XMAR
CEO
BINTUĞ BARAN GÜLÜŞTÜR
Yalova Shipyard
Ship Repair & Conversion Marketing Manager
CARSTEN BULLEMER
Navisense
Founder
RAGESH RAVI ARDA
Maritrix Ventures
Partner and Commercial Director
KONSTANTINOS N. CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOS
Pole Star Global
Commercial Manager
ANTONIOS VASILEIOS LALECHOS
NeptuneZero
CEO & Co-Founder
DIMITRIS TSAPOULIS
Signal Ocean
COO
DENNIS BÜCHNER
Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Business Director Maritime Economy
SMOLYAR OLEKSIY
Trident Maritime, Shipmanagement and Crew Management
CEO
ROBERT HENNIG
MariApps
Senior Manager Operations
SIJO ABRAHAM
MariApps
Head of Projects Europe
HENRIK JENSEN
Danica Crewing Specialists
CEO
ÖMER GÜRKAN ERTUĞRUL
Capramar
Co-Founder and Fleet Technical Manager
Topics
Global Maritime Sector: Today / 2030 / 2050
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Recent developments in the global shipping market;
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Latest regulations in the maritime shipping sector;
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Regional, national and international environmental projects and initiatives: best practices;
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Power of partnerships to advance the shipping industry;
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Maritime workforce challenges: automation, seafarer shortages, and mental health;
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Current and future carbon regulations: CII, EU ETS, FuelEU maritime, and beyond;
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Focus on ports: green projects, implementation of regulations and the future;
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Focus on seafarers: ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the crew;
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The maritime industry in 2035: a decade of transformation?
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Digitalisation / Cyber Security / AI / Blockchain
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Digitalisation in the maritime industry;
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Digitally connected maritime ports;
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Steps toward maritime autonomy: regulatory, technological, and operational challenges;
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Maritime simulators;
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Latest electronics, IT, AI, cyber security solutions;
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Implementation of blockchain technology in maritime;
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AI in the maritime industry: route optimization, autonomous navigation, predictive maintenance;
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Getting To Zero Emissions
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Going to zero: best practices and biggest obstacles of decarbonisation;
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Cleaner fuels for a greener future: what is needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable maritime transportation sector?
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The role of LNG in a decarbonizing world: transition fuel or dead end;
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Combination of fuels;
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Smart, Efficient And Compliant Ship
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- Tailored pathways to EEXI compliance;
- Cruise sector: latest innovations and solutions;
- Effective propulsion technologies;
- MRV and DCS and the decarbonization journey;
- Solutions for effective fleet performance management;
- Biofouling, hull maintenance, and sustainable cleaning solutions;
- Ensuring safety at the sea;
Safety and Wellbeing of The Crew
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- Mental health matters – what’s your strategy?;
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- Safety of the crew – latest trends and biggerst issues;
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- Crew training – latest methods and technologies in this field.
Ship Design / Build / Retrofit / Repair
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- Latest innovations in shipbuilding sector;
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- Ship design of the future;
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- Improvements in hull design;
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- Ensuring safe and timely supplies: spare parts, provision, etc.;
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- Retrofitting, repairing and recycling a ship;
WE RECOMMEND EXHIBITION STAND
FOR DIRECT BUSINESS MEETINGS WITH:
Purchase Managers
Fleet Managers
Project Managers
Fleet Performance Managers
HR Managers
Port Managers
Technical Optimization Managers
Directors of Digitalisation
ICT Managers
Fuel Optimization Managers
Directors of Decarnonnisation
Food an Beverage Direcotrs
Fleet Analytics Managers
Purchase Managers
Fleet Managers
Project Managers
Fleet Performance Managers
HR Managers
Port Managers
Purchase Managers
Fleet Managers
Project Managers
Fleet Performance Managers
HR Managers
Port Managers
IGGS team would like to recommend one of the most effective ways to participate at the Hamburg Maritime Forum – to be an exhibitor.
You will have your exhibition booth (place for business meetings) built and furnished by our team according to your needs with no additional costs.
PARTICIPATION FORMATS
Delegate
- Access to the conference
- Access to the business meetings area
- Scanned business cards of all event participants
- Presentations of the speakers
- Drinks, snacks and lunch
- Invitation to GALA cocktail party
Exhibition Stand
- IGGS Group will prepare the complete stand for you
- 3 delegate passes
- Facilitation of direct business meetings with pre-selected participants
- Access to the conference
- Scanned business cards of all event participants
- Presentations of the speakers
- Drinks, snacks and lunch
- Invitations to GALA cocktail party
Speaker
- Opportunity to approach all participants and inform them about your company’s services/products
- Facilitation of direct business meetings with pre-selected participants
- 3 delegate passes
- Access to the conference
- Access to the business meetings area
- Scanned business cards of all event participants
- Presentations of the speakers
- Drinks, snacks and lunch
- Invitations to GALA cocktail party
Panelist
- Short individual presentation
- Discussion on the stage among industry leaders
- 2 delegate passes
- Access to the conference
- Access to the business meeting area
- Scanned business cards of all event participants
- Presentations of the speakers
- Drinks, snacks and lunch
- Invitations to GALA cocktail party
SPONSORSHIP
Position your company in the spotlight!
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Platinum
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- Platinum sponsor package
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- Opening announcement
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- Speaker slot
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- Seat in the panel discussion
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- Exhibition stand
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Gold
You will get:
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- Gold sponsor package
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- Speaker slot
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- Seat in the panel discussion
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- Exhibition stand
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Silver
You will get:
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- Silver sponsor package
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- Speaker slot
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- Exhibition stand
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Bronze
You will get:
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- Bronze sponsor package
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- Exhibition stand
awards
Nominate the most deserving
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About Hamburg Maritime Forum
Cyprus will be home to one of the most important maritime gatherings in this region. A physical event that will take place on May 13h – 14th | 2025. A two day high level event that will gather maritime industry decision makers and experts from various segments ranging from shipowners; ship managers; ship operators; shipbuilders; shipyards; ports; service providers; manufacturers and technology companies to regulators, government bodies, associations; classification societies and others.
Structured in a highly effective way, the event will have a conference and an exhibition area. This format will allow to learn the latest updates and trends in the industry as well as ensure the opportunity to meet relevant decision makers.
Organized by a well known maritime networking expert – IGGS Group – the Mediterranean Maritime Forum is definitely an event not to be missed by anyone who is conducting maritime business in Cyprus and beyond.
Dedicated team behind the project
Hamburg Maritime Forum is organized by IGGS Group. Our overall priority is to provide our clients with the most effective networking platform in the world. Based on references we are moving faster than expected.
We base our work on honesty, integrity and true dedication to the maritime industry.
We believe that maritime industry needs to work together to ensure sustainable future.
We take great pride that our services facilitate this mutual goal.