Program & Registration
From shipyards to ports: accelerating the environmental transition in the maritime industry.
See you on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at the BEL in Brussels. A cocktail reception will conclude the day.
For this 6th edition, Green Marine Europe is joining forces with the Horizon Europe consortia CirclesOfLife and EcoShipYard to invite you to a unique day of discussions and networking: the Green Shipping Industry Day.
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
10:00 - Reducing the environmental footprint of European shipping industry
- 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
- SMARTDEC project's presentation by Elise Wattrelot, Executive Secretary of the Atlantic Arc Commission, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM)
Moderator : Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Horizon Europe EcoShipYard Project Coordinator
11:00 - Coffee break
A networking opportunity.
11:15 - Shipyards and circularity: Adoption Ship Lifecycle Passport & European vision
- Martin Verboom, Development Engineer Sustainability, Damen, CirclesOfLife
- Mark Lansiaux, Research & Development Program Manager, Damen, CirclesOfLife
- Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), EcoShipYard coordinator
- Isabelle Radovan, Policy Advisor, The European Recycling Industries (EuRIC)
- Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Horizon Europe EcoShipYard Project Coordinator
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
- Costas Kadis, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
- Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Member of the European Parliament, Chair - Transport and Tourism
- Christophe Mathieu, CEO, Brittany Ferries
- Antidia Citores, General Manager, Green Marine Europe
14:45 - Preserving biodiversity: impacts and solutions for maritime transport
- Sotiris Raptis, Secretary General, ECSA European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)
- 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
15:45 - Coffee break
A networking opportunity.
16:00 - Towards sustainable ports: an environmental and social approach
- 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
- Representative of AIVP - International Association Cities & Ports (tbd)
- Professor Mar Cerban Jimenez, University of Cadiz
Moderator : Pierre Karleskind, Independent consultant, oceanographer, and former MEP
16:45 - For a competitive and sustainable shipping industry
- 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
17:45 - Closing ceremony and award of Green Marine Europe certificates
- David Bolduc, President and CEO, Green Marine International
- Laurent Martens, General Manager, Armateurs de France
- Alain Mistre, Director, Port of Nice
Moderator : Pasquine Albertini, Communication Manager Europe, Green Marine Europe
19:00 - Walking diner
A unique networking evening.
*Names in bold are confirmed.
Join us!
Don't miss this unifying event to accelerate the environmental transition of the European maritime industry.