Green Marine Med Innovation and Finance Summit | 2 - 3 July
Join us on July 2-3 2025 in Barcelona for GREEN MARINE MED final events: the Innovation Summit and the Finance Summit🚢
📅 Day 1: Innovation Summit
Discover the Centre of Excellence on Mediterranean Green Shipping, meet the winner of our International Call for Green Shipping Innovation Ideas, and participate in engaging matchmaking sessions.
09:30 – 10:00 — Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 — Opening Remarks
Noelia Ortega, CEO, Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, CEO, World Ocean Council / Co-Founder Okhtapus
10:15 – 11:00 — Plenary: Maritime Innovation in the Mediterranean – State of Play
Overview of decarbonisation pathways, digitalisation, and innovation capacity in ports and shipping
Current state of Green Shipping in the Mediterranean
Key enablers and barriers to scaling maritime innovation across the Mediterranean region, including financing, policy alignment, and capacity-building needs
Moderator: Ann Carpenter, CEO, Braid Theory
Panellists:
Rosana Morillo, Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC Group VP Government Affairs
Pablo Bou, Promotor/Business Development Manager, Xarxa d’R+D+I Marítima de Catalunya (BlueNetCat)
Mulia Andreas Pasaribu, Transport Researcher, Center for Innovation in Transport (CENIT), a Research Group of the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
11:00 – 11:45 — Panel: Connecting Innovation to Operations – What Ports and Industry Need
Real-world implementation needs from ports, marinas, shipowners, and energy providers
Emphasis on interoperability and cross-border collaboration
Barcelona Case Study Presentation: Ports, Energy Providers and Energy Users
Moderator: Javier Garrido, Innovation Manager, Port of Barcelona
Panellists:
Alexandre Ariza, Academic Manager, Escola Europa School of Intermodal Transport (presentation of GMM report)
Javier Cervera Alonso, Head of Energy Transition Baleària and Chairman of the Alliance Net Zero MAR
Miquel de la Mano, Technical Director, BCN Port Innovation Foundation
Graciela Lingua Fernandez, Project Management Officer, Maritime Cluster Balearic Islands
11:45 – 12:15 — Coffee Break
12:15 - 12:45 Award Session for winner of Call for Innovation for Green Shipping Ideas
Moderator:
Ann Carpenter, CEO, Braid Theory
Pitch from Natalia Mykhaylova, CEO and co-founder Weavair
David Rodes, CDO, Ocean Ecostructures
Feedback from jury members:
Carles Rua, Chief Innovation Officer at Port de Barcelona, Spain
Josep Biosca, Investor Community Manager, Ship2B Foundation
12:45 – 13:30 — Panel: Policy, Planning and Regulatory/Certification Frameworks
Impact of regulatory frameworks on EU and Southern Mediterranean countries
Looking at supply and demand through enabling conditions such as Marine Spatial Planning and multi-use
How Green Shipping connects to other aspects of the Sustainable Blue Economy
Monitoring and going beyond compliance
Moderator: Antidia Citores, Spokesperson and General Manager of Green Marine Europe association
Panellists:
Ignasi Mateo, Project Manager, MedWaves
Rafael Prado, Lecturer on Global Ocean Governance at IMO International Maritime Law Institute
Emna Sohlobji, President Tunisian Maritime Cluster
13:30 – 14:15 — Session: Introducing the Center of Excellence on Mediterranean Green Shipping
Objectives, governance, partner roles
Invitation for engagement and contributions
Observatory of Green Shipping Technologies across the Med
Lisa Simone de Grunt, Director of Programmes, World Ocean Council (presentation of Centre of Excellence)
Jose Manuel Anton Garcia, Blue Economy Project Manager, CTN (presentation of GMM Observatory)
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, CEO, World Ocean Council / Co-Founder Okhtapus
Panellists:
Noelia Ortega, CEO, Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar
Emma Cobos, Director of Innovation and Business Strategy, Port of Barcelona
14:15 – 15:45 — Networking Lunch
15:45 – 16:30 — Interactive Session: Innovation Priorities for 2025 and Beyond
Guided discussion gathering audience input on topics incl.:
Digitalisation
Decarbonisation
Green Fuel Alternatives in Mediterranean Shipping
Moderator: Leila Ben Hassen, Founder and CEO, BlueJay Communication - Founder and organiser of African Blue Economy Forum
Panellists:
Carlo Raucci – Director of Sustainable Fuels and Strategy, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
Simon Bennett, Global Sustainability Advisor, Priya Blue Industries Ltd
Clàudia Parera, Director, Barcelona Clúster Nautic
16:30 – 17:15 — Panel: Building Capacity – Skills, Testbeds, and Policy Alignment
Capacity-building across Mediterranean ports and SMEs
Role of vocational training, applied research, and test site infrastructure
Moderator: Eduard Rodes, Director, Escola Europa School of Intermodal Transport
Panellists:
Mounir Ghribi, Director, International Cooperation and Research Promotion (ICAP), OGS – National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Leila Ben Hassen, Founder and CEO, BlueJay Communication - Founder and organiser of African Blue Economy Forum
Sabri Alkan, Associate Professor, Bandirma University
17:15 Closing Remarks
Networking Reception
📅 Day 2: Finance Summit
Dive into discussions on attracting investors with the 'Green Shipping Finance Guide' and a crucial case study on the energy transition in ports. Engage with top investors, public funding bodies, and accelerators from across the Mediterranean.
10:00 – 10:15 — Welcome Coffee & Arrival
10:15 – 10:30 - CINEA Activities/ funding opportunities
Speaker: Laura Kottos, Project Officer CINEA
10:30 – 11:15 — Panel: Attracting investments and finance for Green Shipping
How to align maritime projects with EU and national policy and funding priorities
Key investor drivers and de-risking tools for emerging fuels and green shipping
Presentation of the Green Shipping Finance Guide
Moderator: David Garay Mazón, Senior Managing Partner, Indegate Consulting
Panellists:
Carlo Kraskovic, Deputy Cluster Manager, MARE FVG (presentation of GMM Finance Guide)
Carlos Esteban, Partner, Faber
Dana Rodriguez, Program Manager, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
11:15 – 11:45 — Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30 — Panel: What Makes a Green Maritime Project Bankable?
What investors, insurers, and banks expect from maritime decarbonisation proposals
How ESG criteria and climate risk affect financial decision-making
Role of innovation and digitalisation in improving bankability
Moderator: Amelie Desrochers, OpenWaters/CleanTech
Panellists:
Javier Llompart, Bold Blue Ocean
Ann Carpenter, CEO Braid Theory
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, CEO, World Ocean Council / Co-Founder Okhtapus
12:30 – 13:15 — Waterfront Chat:
Structural gaps in the Mediterranean innovation ecosystem, with a focus on Southern Mediterranean and North Africa
Innovation policies, ecosystem structuring, and regional trends from North Africa (e.g. Algeria)
Role of cross-border collaboration and corporate/government support in accelerating early-stage validation and de-risking
Speakers:
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, CEO, World Ocean Council / Co-Founder Okhtapus
Nesrine Rekia Ziad, Programs Director, Leancubator Algeria (confirmed)
13:15 – 14:45 — Networking Lunch
14:45 - 15:00 EMFAF Sister Project POWER4MED: Local Empowerment of fuel transition for a green Mediterranean - video
15:00 - 15:15 Green Shipping start-up pitch: Titanium Technology
Speaker: Iñigo Palomo Inchausti
15:15 – 16:00 — Panel: From Regional Projects to Scalable Impact: Financing the Mediterranean Green Maritime Transition
What projects need to demonstrate in order to attract follow-on investment or replication
How to scale successful pilots across diverse national contexts in the Med
Role of regional platforms, industry alliances, and technical validation in reaching impact
Moderator:
Ambra Cozzi, Blue Economy Project Manager, One Ocean Foundation
Panellists:
Jorge Juttner, CFA, Seven Seas Capital S.L
Andrea Tinagli, Head of Division and Principal Advisor, European Investment Bank
Alessandra Sensi, Environment, Green and Blue Economy, Head of Sector, UfM Water Environment and Blue Economy Division, Union for the Mediterranean
Yuval Carmeli, Venture Capital Associate, theDOCK
16:00 – 16:30 — Roundtable audience interaction
Moderator: Jose Manuel Anton Garcia, Project Coordinator GREEN MARINE MED, CTN
16:30 Closing Remarks
Networking Reception