Preliminary programme presented by Main Sponsor PORT OF YSTAD
Main Sponsor
16.00 | Departure bus to Ystad
Location: Meet in Lobby SCANDIC HOTEL
16.00 – 21.00 | Onboard visit RoPax Varsovia (Polferries) with drinks and bites
Location: Port of Ystad
21.00- 22.30 | Pre-summit Cocktail
Location: TTL Back Lounge, Scandic
09:00 | Set up Exhibitor stands
Location: Exhibition room SCANDIC HOTEL
10.00-11.15 | Registration & welcome coffee
Location: Exhibition room
Sponsored by: TELENOR MARITIME
11:30 | Summit opening
Bo-Lennart Thorbjörnsson. Mike Louagie
Location: Auditorium
11:40 | Message from main sponsor PORT OF YSTAD
Speaker: Björn Boström, Port of Ystad
Location: Auditorium
11:45 | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY – Q&A
Topic: Industry strategies next 3 years. Innovative And operational solutions.
Speakers: Peder Gellert
Location: Auditorium
12:05| Session 1 – OUT OF THE BOX POSSIBILITIES FOR THE INDUSTRY – Q&A
Speaker: Anders Ørgård
Location: Auditorium
12:25| Session 2 – Solutions for the industry
The Future Fuel for Ports is Smart Data
- Speaker: Per Søholt, CEO AGICON for Adaptive Recognition
Navigating Tomorrow: Charting a Course for Digitisation
- Speaker: Brock Solutions
Why Does Modernising Ferry Ticketing Still Take Years?
- Speaker: Andreas Krohn, CTO Expian Technologies
The Norwegian FerryTale – how technology has improved operational efficiency and customer experience in parallel with reduction of costs, fuel and emissions
- Speaakers: Endre Løvaas (CCO) and Mikael Egnér (CTO) from Ferry Systems – Lighthouse
Moderator: Jan Philip Eckmann, RoPax Magazine
Location: Auditorium
13:20 | Announcement FSS2026
Bo-Lennart + Main Sponsor FSS2026
Location: Auditorium
14:20 | Session 3 – PANEL DEBATE (8 Ferry Executives)
Topic: Cutting edge RoPax/RoRo ferries. Industry strategies next 3 years. Innovative and efficient solutions.
Speakers:
- Mathieu Girardin – EVP DFDS
- Panos Dikaios – CEO ATTICA
- Piotr Redmerski – CEO Polferries
- Juan Pablo Molina – TECHNICAL DIR BALEARIA.
- Brian Thorsted – CEO FJORD LINE
- Thomas Deopel – CEO FINNLINES
- Christophe Mathieu – CEO Brittany Ferries
- Kasper Moos – CEO P&O Ferries
Moderator: Peder Gellert
Location: Auditorium
15:45| Session 4 – Solutions for the industry
Grimaldi and Rina. Outlook
- Speaker: Andreas Ullrich Global Mark. Dir Pass ships and Ferries RINA
Future-Ready Crews: Building Human-Centered Operations for Next-Gen Ferries
- Speaker: Melanie O’Hara Senior Account Director, Ripple Operations
The Future of Ports is Now
Speaker: Meri Rigby, Sales Director at Surikat AB
Title – Solvay TBN
Speaker: Antoine Vielliard, Solvay
Moderator: Jan Philip Eckmann, RoPax Magazine
Location: Auditorium
17:15 | Session 5 – OptiCARBONTM – Transforming Maritime Decarbonisation Through Predictive Decision Intelligence
Speakers:
Jordan Renouard, BV Solutions Marine & Offshore
Moderator: Ariadne Psimara, Bus. Dev. Manager Sea Ahead Marine
Location: Auditorium
17:30 | Session 6 – TBN
A different perspective
- Speaker: Alistair Eagle, The Full Ahead Podcast
Optimising vessel schedules with digital twins
- Speaker: Jeremy Peter Head of Commercial CETASOL
Moderator: Ariadne Psimara Bus. Dev. Manager Sea Ahead Marine
Location: Auditorium
18:15| Session 7 – Ever more complex GHG Regulations for Maritime – where do we go from here?
- Speaker: Johan Roos, Executive Director EU and IMO Affairs Interferry
Location: Auditorium
18:30 | Award ceremonie
Presenting: Bo-Lennart Thorbjörnsson, Mike Louagie & Philippe Holthof
Location: Auditorium
20:00 | Walking Dinner – NORDIC FLAVOURS
Sponsor – TBN
Location: Restaurant upstairs SCANDIC HOTEL
21:30 | Night cap – Snacks and wine/beer
Sponsor – TBN
Location: Grand Malmö – Outside the Hotel
08:30 | Session 8 – PORT PANEL DEBATE 5 PORTS EXECUTIVES
Topic: Future ready ports. Innovative and operational. Industry strategies next 3 years.
Speakers:
- Björn Boström – CEO PORT OF YSTAD
- Panagiotis Anastasopoulos – Chairman of the board and CEO Port of Patras
- Andrew Williamson – Head of Cruise and Ferry Portsmouth International Port
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Dr Gernot Tesch – MD Rostock Port
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Dr Angelos Vlachos – CEO PORT OF KAVALA
- Prof. Dr. Sebastian Jürgens – CEO Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft
Moderator: Tim Verhoeven, Senior Policy Advisor Sustainable Development, EcoPorts Coordinator ESPO Auditorium
Location: Auditorium
09:30 | Session 9 – Port panel debate 4 ports 2 ferry executives.
Electrifying the Ferry Segment
- Speaker: Torben Mørch, Sales Director Echandia
Realizing a Hydrogen Future
- Speaker: Mikael Razola, Head of Gotland Tech Development
From Proven Systems to Autonomous Shipping: A Smart Evolution with Anschütz
- Speaker: Andreas Weidner, Anschütz
Moderator: Ariadne Psimara Bus. Dev. Manager, Sea Ahead Marine
Location: Auditorium
10:15 | Session 10 – Navigating Uncertainty: the essential role of a reliable maritime financing partner
Speaker:
- Katja Schwarz, VP Mobility Maritime Industries Origination & Structuring KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH
Location: Auditorium
11:00 | Session 11 – Logistic and Ferry Shipping relations development.
Speaker:
- TBN
Moderator: Jan-Philipe Eckmann
Location: Auditorium SCANDIC HOTEL
11:15 Session 12 – TBN
- Speaker: TBN
Location: Auditorium
11:30 Session 13 – SHORT SEA PANEL DEBATE (5 FERRY EXECUTIVES)
Topic. Cutting edge short Sea ferries. Industry strategies. Innovative and efficient.
Speakers:
- Eric Gregoire – CEO SCANDLINES
- Stratis Apergis – CEO LEVANTE FERRIES
- Robert Blažinović – President Jadrolinija
- TBN – TBN
- TBN – TBN
Moderator: Spiros Paschalis Owner, Sea Ahead Marine
Location: Auditorium
12:30 | FAREWELL & WELCOME SUMMIT 2026
Location: Auditorium
13:00 | Walking lunch
Location: TBN