Technical & Commercial Conference

With a curated agenda of over 70 sessions across six programmes, the Technical & Commercial Conference will feature 300 expert speakers presenting groundbreaking research, technological innovation, and commercial insights.

Covering themes from natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, and climatetech to AI in energy and shipping and marine solutions, these sessions will explore the advances driving decarbonisation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth across the global energy sector.

Click below to explore each of the six programmes.

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Shipping & Marine

The Shipping & Marine programme highlights the indispensable role of the sector in powering a sustainable energy future: both as a cornerstone of global fuel transportation and as a catalyst for alternative fuels adoption. This peer-reviewed programme showcases innovative approaches to ship design, emissions reduction, and the future of fuel usage. Sessions will explore advancements in CO₂ shipping and liquefaction, containment solutions, onboard carbon capture, fuel-specific transportation innovations, and the development of sustainable aviation fuels.

The programme will also spotlight pioneering research into propulsion systems and technologies, paving new pathways to achieving net zero in the maritime sector.

Technical & Commercial Programmes

Shipping & Marine agenda

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 01:30 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ shipping

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO₂ shipping, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Status of CO₂ ship design and cargo operation: Key learnings, research updates and areas for further development Erik Mathias Sørhaug, Business Development Director – CO₂ Shipping & OCC, DNV Maritime &n... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 02:00 - 03:30 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ liquefaction

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO₂ liquefaction, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Development of innovative CO₂ reliquefaction systems Juwoon Park, Principal Researcher, Hanwha Ocean Hanwha Ocean has developed a CO₂ reliquefaction system designed to liquefy the boil-off gas (BOG... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 03:30 - 05:00 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ impurities

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO2 impurities, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Modelling the thermodynamic and transport properties of CO₂ mixtures with impurities for CO₂ shipping applications Dimitrios Bardakos, Manager – Sustainability, ABS In the context of CCUS, CO₂ is captured... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 09:30 - 11:00 Shipping & Marine

Containment

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on containment, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.FSRU Nusantara Regas Satu: 50 years old? No problem! Andrew Clifton, GM, Equinox Shipping FSRU Nusantara Regas Satu has been one of the busiest FSRUs in the world over the last 13 years. At over 48 yea... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 11:00 - 12:30 Shipping & Marine

Onboard carbon capture

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on onboard carbon capture, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Anchoring a low carbon future: Decarbonising the marine industry through CCUS and CO₂ transportation Dimitrios Bardakos, Manager - Sustainability, ABSThe maritime industry is responsible for nearly 3 p... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 01:00 - 02:30 Shipping & Marine

Propulsion

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on propulsion, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Steamers to X: Rethinking strategies for extending the commercial life of steam turbine LNG carriers Constantinos Chaelis, Global Gas Markets & Technology Lead, Lloyd’s Register Existing LNG carrier (LNGC... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 02:30 - 04:00 Shipping & Marine

Wind propulsion

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on wind propulsion, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Optimised application of Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems by utilising fore accommodation in gas carriers Donguk Jung, Senior Engineer, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries With the strengthening of environmental... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 09:30 - 11:00 Shipping & Marine

Ammonia as a Fuel

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on the use of ammonia as a fuel, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Ammonia as a marine fuel: Regulatory frameworks and safety considerations in the maritime sector Yutaro Sako, Engineer, ClassNK The maritime sector is undergoing a significant transition tow... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 11:00 - 12:30 Shipping & Marine

Ammonia transportation

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on ammonia transportation, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Advancing safety and economics in the global ammonia trade: A focus on open sea terminals and floating storage Phillippe Lavagna, New Energies Terminals - Product Account Manager, Imodco, part of SBM O... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 01:30 - 03:00 Shipping & Marine

LH₂ transport and fuel

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on the transportation of liquid hydrogen and its role as a fuel, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Latest advances in hydrogen fuel applications in China’s waterborne transportation Xingxing Hou, Engineer, China Classification Society Under the ... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 03:00 - 04:30 Shipping & Marine

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on SAF, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Harnessing the potential of SAF: Renewable hydrogen's role in waste gasification Luigi Crolla, Head – Energy Transition Technologies, Kent This paper will explore the option of integrating an electrolysis unit... Read More

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Shipping & Marine agenda

CO₂ shipping

CO₂ liquefaction

CO₂ impurities

Containment

Onboard carbon capture

Propulsion

Wind propulsion

Ammonia as a Fuel

Ammonia transportation

LH₂ transport and fuel

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

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Dr. Byeongyong Yoo

Fred Lockwood

Hans Weverbergh

Véronique Pastre Maravic

Dr. Praveen Lawrence

Erik Mathias Sørhaug

Rakhi Oli

Grzegorz Jóźwiak

Luigi Crolla

Kristof Coppé

Graeme McKinley

Yvonne Lam

Constantinos Chaelis

Carlos Guerrero

Alessandro Romagnoli

John Woods

Chris Clucas

Mateusz Kasprzak

Andrew Clifton

Frédéric Deybach

Diego Pauluzzi

Gianpaolo Benedetti

Kent Åstrand

Dimitrios Bardakos

Gianluca Bartolini

Philippe Lavagna

Sébastien Luis

Juwoon Park

Takatoshi Nagai

Kengo Akahoshi

Heemoon Chae

Donguk Jung

Frederick Andre Wessel

Eleftherios Charakleias

Dr. Jiheon Ryu

Yeongjong Ahn

Jaejun Lee

John Hatley

Michael Welch

Yutaro Sako

Xingxing Hou

Geonwoo Jeong

Jonas Moberg

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