Energy Transition and Circular Economy

Maurice JANSEN

Senior researcher and business developer, Department Urban Port and Transport Economics (UPT)

ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM

Maurice Jansen, MSc. studied Business Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He was born, raised and educated with the port of Rotterdam in his backyard. Over almost two decades he dedicated his career on ports, transportation and logistics, working as a consultant at a non-asset based supply chain management company and later as the pioneering head of department of the Netherlands Maritime University at STC-Group. At present Maurice is engaged in higher education and research in particular on port strategy and port development. With his research project ‘Building ports with partnerships’ he seeks answers to the question how knowledge transfer mechanisms can foster inclusive public-private port partnerships.

Reyer WILL

Senior project manager

PORT OF ROTTERDAM

Patrick VAN CAUWENBERGHE

International Trade Networks Manager

PORT OF ANTWERP-BRUGES

Patrick Van Cauwenberghe (°1967) graduated as a Master of Economics at the University of Ghent (Belgium), followed by a Master in Finance degree at the Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School (Belgium) and a Master of Business Administration degree at Bayes Business School, City University London (United Kingdom).

He started his professional career as staff member in the study department of the National Bank of Belgium (central bank), where he performed studies on the economic importance of seaports and where he established strategic plans for regions.

In 1994, he started working in the Economics Department of the Port of Zeebrugge, managing the ports’ European projects and the port statistics reporting. In 2010, he took up the role of Policy Director leading the Socio-Economic Department of the Port of Zeebrugge. In 2016 he became Business Intelligence Director and in 2019 he took up the position of Trade Facilitation Director. Currently he is the International Trade Networks Manager of the International Department of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. 

He is an active member of the European Seaports Organization and various international port and trade related organizations. He is speaker, author and coauthor of different port related studies, papers and publications.

Michele ACCIARO

Associate Professor - Department of Strategy and Innovation

COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Michele is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy and Innovation of the Copenhagen Business School, which he joined in January 2022. His research interests are sustainability and innovation, with a particular focus on shipping and ports. Until December 2021 he was Associate Professor at the Department of Operations and Technology and the Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) at Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg. Before his appointment at KLU, Michele held the position of Senior Researcher – Green Shipping at the Research and Innovation department of Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV) in Høvik, Norway. From 2004 until 2010, he was deputy director and researcher at the Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL)/Erasmus SmartPort of Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also obtained his PhD in 2010.

Aurélien CROQ

Chief Executive Officer

SOLARINBLUE

Aurélien CROQ is the CEO of SolarinBlue, leading start-up in offshore floating solar, on a mission to free solar PV from land-use competition.

SolarinBlue's technology is deployed in high seas since 2023 and aims at the decarbonation of electricity for ports and islands, and at creating offshore wind & solar co-locations.

 

Aurélien has an engineering background and graduated from Ecole Polytechnique.

Aurélien started his career at Engie’s corporate strategy department and at the French Prime Minister think-tank for strategic planning in energy & transport.

 

Prior to SolarinBlue, Aurélien created a successful digital learning start-up, acquired by a large French training & certification company.

Quentin HENRY

Directeur Dikwe Project

GROUPE LEGENDRE

Former athlete (olympic windsurfing) and graduate in Civil Engineering, after 8 years in the engineering of the LEGENDRE Group, I joined a LEGENDRE construction business unit to develop port activities.

In this context, I created the DIKWE project which consists in the development of a breakwater integrating a wave energy convertor. Once recovered, this free and renewable energy can be converted into electricity or green hydrogen in order to contribute to the energy transition of ports.  

 

The Legendre Group is a family-owned, independent company founded in 1946 which has become a major player in the construction, real estate and energy sectors of the future. Promoting innovation and long-term vision, the Legendre Group is diversifying its activities and extending its geographical coverage nationally and internationally from its base in western France.

Guilain PEDEZERT

Head of International Business Development

WATTWAY BY COLAS

From his solid background in urban traffic control aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in urban environments to his entry into the world of renewable energy innovation, Guilain has been involved in the development of energy transition solutions for 20 years.

Ariane COLSON

Knowledge Manager, Ports & Shipping

C40 CITIES

Ariane is the Knowledge Manager for Ports & Shipping at C40 Cities, a network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. She fosters climate action in the maritime sector by enabling collaboration amongst more than 40 cities and ports. Ariane leads the Green Ports Forum's knowledge strategy and coordinates C40's work on green jobs in the shipping sector by drawing on her previous work on inclusive climate action and just transition. Her work also informs C40’s technical assistance and capacity-building programmes, particularly for ports and cities in the Global South.

Luane LEMOS

Environmental manager

EMPRESA MARANHENSE DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO PORTUÁRIA

Luane Lemos is a Brazilian lawyer with a master's degree in environmental law from the State University of Amazonas, a teacher and environmental manager.

She is currently Environment Manager at the Port of Itaqui, in Maranhão-Brazil, General Coordinator of the Brazilian Alliance for the Decarbonisation of Ports, Regional Director of WISTA Brazil in Maranhão and President of the Climate and Environment Institute and the Amazon Human Rights Research Institute.

André LISBOA

Researcher

EDP S.A.

R&D Engineer at EDP NEW, working on European projects in areas such as energy and flexibility markets, green hydrogen, and energy communities, including the MAGPIE project. With a background in mechanical engineering, focusing on thermal energy and electricity, and experience in energy modelling and optimization, actively involved in developing tools and solutions for the energy transition.

Moderator

Zenaida SOBRAL MOURAO

Senior Researcher Sustainable Energy Systems

INESC TEC