Delivering the Energy Transition in Port Cities: from Masterplan to Implementation

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November 5, 2026 • 09h00 - 09h45

How do we move from individual energy projects to a coordinated transition across a port, its city and its wider region? To answer that question, the Port of Rotterdam will present the Green Innovation Compass application, bringing together the solutions, good practices and lessons identified across the European cooperation project MAGPIE. Meanwhile, EDF will add the perspective of a national energy provider, looking at both the infrastructure and social support needed to support this transition. The session will focus on how these different actors can coordinate their needs, investments and priorities to turn individual solutions into practical, scalable approaches.

Reyer WILL

Senior project manager
PORT OF ROTTERDAM

Reyer Will manages the MAGPIE project on smart green ports and works as Project and Programme Manager at Port of Rotterdam. With extensive international experience, he has contributed to more than 30 port and terminal development projects worldwide. His background spans general management, business development, digital innovation and infrastructure delivery across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Frédéric BUSIN

Directeur Action Régionale d’EDF en Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur
EDF - PACA

Frédéric Busin is EDF Group Regional Director for the ProvenceAlpes-Côte d'Azur Region.

An engineer by training, he has spent most of his career with the EDF Group, where he has held a range of senior management positions in power generation, electricity networks, and regional development. His experience spans both mainland France and island energy systems, including Corsica and the French overseas territories.

With nearly forty years of experience in the energy sector, he now works closely with business leaders, industrial stakeholders, public authorities, and regional institutions across ProvenceAlpes-Côte d'Azur. His work focuses on supporting the energy transition, industrial decarbonisation, the development of power infrastructure, and regional economic attractiveness.

Convinced that low-carbon electricity is a key driver of competitiveness and energy sovereignty, he advocates for strong cooperation between energy companies, public authorities, and economic stakeholders to support industrial development and accelerate the environmental transition.

Moderator

Jordi TORRENT

Consultor en el sector logístico, portuario y ferroviario
BARCELONA ADVISORY

 

Born in the UK in 1971. He worked in the humanitarian aid sector in the Balkans and the Middle East before joining the port of Barcelona where he held the position of Strategy Director for 20 years. He is now the Secretary General of the Mediterranean port association and works as a free-lance consultant as well. He is the author of there books (the latest published this year titled “The new world disorder” and regularly contributes to national newspapers such as La Vanguardia.

Location: LE KURSAAL - Palais des Congrès de Dunkerque
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