Baltic Ports Conference
Day 1: 7 October 2025

Times: they are a-changing (but they always have)

8:30 – 9:00

Registration and morning coffee

8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30

Introduction:

  • Baltic Ports Organization (BPO): Bogdan Ołdakowski, Secretary General
  • Port of Gdańsk Authority Representative (TBC)

Welcoming speeches:

  • Poland’s Ministry of Infrastructure Representative (TBA)
  • City of Gdańsk Representative (TBA)
  • Baltic Ports Organization, Port of HaminaKotka (TBC): Kimmo Naski, Chairman / CEO & Port Counselor
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:45

Session I: How the times are (should be) changing – exactly

Keynote speech: The role(s) of new/old Europe in the upcoming global showdown

  • Center for Strategic Studies, Warsaw Enterprise Institute (CONFIRMED): Łukasz Wojdyga, Director

Presentation: Today’s and future port market

  • Gdynia Maritime University (CONFIRMED): Maciej Matczak, Professor

Cargo is king (but is it everything?) – panel feedback:

  • Port of Gdańsk Representative (TBC)
  • Port of Riga Representative (TBC)
  • Port of Södertälje (CONFIRMED): Per Fredman, VP Sales and Marketing
9:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break

10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:30

Session II: Times are greening

(Very brief) Presentation: Baltic Green Map + Catalogue

  • Baltic Transport Journal Representative (TBA)

Presentation: Striking while the wind is hot (and now also carbon capture)

  • Port of Esbjerg Representative (TBA)

Presentation: Investing in green tonnage – ceaselessly

  • Finnlines Representative (TBC)

Planting innovation in ports & shipping – panel feedback:

  • Langh Tech Representative (TBC)
  • Port of Helsinki Representative (TBC)
  • Port of Liepāja Representative (TBC)
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break

12:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:45

Session III: Times are …?

Presentation: Blue Supply Chains – how to support port authorities and port operators to decarbonise port operations?

  • Port of Hamburg Marketing (CONFIRMED): Stefan Breitenbach, Head of Project Department

Presentation: Strategies for maritime ports to overcome modernization challenges & enhance global trade

  • Accenture Representative (TBC)

Global challenges & local solutions (or vice versa?) – panel feedback:

  • Interlegal Representative (TBC)
  • Hapag-Lloyd Representative (TBC)
  • PSA Representative (TBC)
  • Stena Line Representative (TBC)
  • Port of Ystad (CONFIRMED): Erik Eskling Hansen, Business Developer
13:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:00

Coffee break

14:45 – 15:00
15:30 – 17:00

Tour of the BaltExpo hall

15:30 – 17:00
15:30 – 16:30

General Assembly (only for members of the BPOs)

15:30 – 16:30
19:00 – 24:00

Gala Salmon Evening

Gdańsk International Fair – AMBEREXPO

Żaglowa 11, 80-560 Gdańsk, Poland 

19:00 – 24:00
Scroll to Top
Scroll to Top