Navigating Sustainability: GHGs and ESG

Global society is getting closer to the marine transportation system, especially with its demands for performance. This is a “new normal” facing shipping today which needs to be addressed in order to be successful moving forward.  Public demands for ESG are accelerating, warnings about climate change are being heard, lending practices are changing, technology is advancing, and other impacts. The shipping industry needs to find solutions to meet impending global requirements for reducing CO2 emissions and more.    

What they are looking for is accountability and transparency. This is augmented by social justice organizations raising awareness through global communications, prompting companies such as Patagonia, Shell, Cargill and others to demand performance indicators. Investors, too, are scrutinizing these metrics, begging the question:How does your company measure up? Where do you stand on sustainability? 

How WILL our industry be judged on the world’s stage?  How WILL our industry meet these demands?  Are these threats for shipping or opportunity? 

Join your peers to learn what industry experts believe is the pathway forward and associated challenges for GHGs and ESG. 

 Agenda

1200: Networking Luncheon 

Opening Remarks - Joe Hughes, Chairman of NAMEPA and The American Club

1315: Regulatory - Moderated by: Doug Martin, President and General Manager, SMIT Salavage Americas

•  Captain Amy Beach, Chief of Inspections and Compliance

• Keith LeTourneau, Partner at Blank Rome
  
  

1400: Technical - Moderated by: Kai Martin, Vice President for Strategic Programs, The Pasha Group

• Future Fuels - Jan Hagen Andersen, Business Development DIrector, DNV Maritime
  
• Measure to Manage - Darren Shelton, Co-Founder, FuelTrust

• David Cummins, CEO and President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

1500: Networking Break

1530: Operational - Moderated by: Gareth Burton, Vice President of Technology, ABS

• Gurinder Sigh, Director of Technical Sales, ABS Wavesight

• Cynthia Hudson, CEO, HudsonAnalytix

• Andrzej Mos, HSEQ Superintendent / CSO Deputy, Siem Ship Management

1630: Societal - Moderated by: 

Jan-Willem van den Dijssel, Americas Lead at Cargill Ocean Transportation

• N. Rao Kowtha, PhD, Dean, School of Business, Science, and Humanities

• Marcela Crowley, Project Director, MaritimeESG and NAMEPA
  
  

1700: Closing Remarks and Reception - 

Joe Hughes, Chairman of NAMEPA and The American Club