Webinar: WPSP (World Ports Sustainability Program): Demonstrating Best Practice by Mercator Media

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About This Webinar

Last October in Hamburg, the global IAPH world ports community celebrated the latest award-winning projects of its highly successful World Ports Sustainability Program, which now has 401 examples of best practices from 161 ports in 65 countries. As we look ahead to 2025, we will find out about the key priorities on leading port members’ agendas when it comes to sustainability – what, when, why and where and by whom.

The audience will also be invited to select and vote for their own priorities next year on topics related to climate and energy, infrastructure, digitalization, community building, environmental care and health, safety and security. Their choices will influence the topics of next year’s IAPH Regional Harbor Cafés and IAPH-Mercator open webinars for next year.

So don’t miss your chance to influence the IAPH agenda for next year. Join us either on 3 or 4 December, depending on your time zone. See you online then!

Agenda

Opening remarks by Jens Meier, IAPH President and CEO of Hamburg Ports Authority
IAPH’s Victor Shieh interviews Stefan Krattiger of IKEA Supply Chain Operations on their ports’ sustainability priorities for 2024
We look at the key energy transition and environmental port topics in what will be a crucial year for IMO in 2025
A strategic overview of infrastructure, and what sort of infrastructure priorities ports will have next year
Experts will examine what will be the major data collaboration priorities for port authorities and their stakeholders in the next 12 months
We will learn how ports can genuinely become community builders and strengthen their license to operate now and in the future
We will identify key priorities in Health Safety and Security for ports in 2025
IAPH Technical Director Antonis Michail will comment on what to expect from the World Ports Sustainability Program in 2025
Closing remarks by Jens Meier, IAPH President and CEO of Hamburg Ports Authority

Presenters

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Moderator - Victor Shieh

Strategy and Communications Director - IAPH

Victor Shieh is IAPH’s Strategy and Communications Director, having commenced work for IAPH as Communications Partner for its World Ports Sustainability Program which launched in 2018.

Victor has been involved in the maritime and logistics industry since he graduated in BCom from The University of Birmingham, beginning his career as a management trainee of the National Freight Consortium in the UK before leaving for Spain. There he commercially managed an enterprise serving Iberian ports and logistics operations with real-time radio data solutions.

He then moved to Belgium in 1998 where he was European Business Unit Manager for voice-based logistics data systems. He then joined Safmarine Container Lines as Global PR and Communications Executive , a Maersk subsidiary with roots in Africa.

Following ten years in the role, Victor set up his own communications agency, advising shipowners, offshore companies, ports, terminal operators, supply chain logistics companies, and forwarders on all aspects of corporate communications.

Jens Meier

CEO, Hamburg Port Authority and President, International Association of Ports & Harbors

Jens Meier (56), a computer scientist graduate, has been CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) since 2008. With over 25 years of experience in the port, logistics, finance and IT sectors, he is a proven expert and renowned speaker on future maritime issues and in the field of digitalization and cyber security.

Jens Meier, elected IAPH Vice President for Europe in 2019, served in this capacity at the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) for a four year tenure, during which he also assumed a temporary vice-presidency for Africa. He was elected IAPH President in summer 2023 and has been in office since November of the same
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Edvard Molitor

Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability, Gothenburg Port Authority Chair, Climate and Energy Technical Committee, IAPH

Edvard Molitor is the Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability in the Port of Gothenburg and is responsible for external relations in a global context with a special focus on sustainable development and decarbonization of ports and shipping. He is the key representative of the port authority within global organizations and associations on matters related to sustainability and environment.

In 2021 Mr Molitor was appointed vice chairman of the Climate & Energy Committee of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the main representative of the port community within the International Maritime Organization. Mr Molitor is also a Board Member within the Environmental Ship Index, and from 2017 to 2020 he chaired the Sustainable Development Committee of the European SeaPorts Organisation.

Mr Molitor has a wide international experience of environmental management, sustainable development, maritime operations, and marine pollution response, and holds a M.Sc. degree in Aquatic and Environmental Engineering from Uppsala University. Mr Molitor has previously worked at SSPA Sweden AB, at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and at the Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters.

Antonis Michail

Technical Director, World Ports Sustainability Program, IAPH

Dr Antonis Michail is an engineer in background with specialisation on the environmental management of ports and freight transport systems at Master and PhD level, and with more than 18 years of professional experience in these fields. In 2018, Antonis joined the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) as Technical Director of its Policy and Strategy Unit and the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP). As such, Antonis coordinates the work of the IAPH Technical Committees on Climate and Energy, Risk and Resilience and Data Collaboration and supervises all initiatives under the WPSP umbrella.

Before joining IAPH, Antonis worked for 8 years as Senior Policy Advisor on sustainability and safety matters at the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO). Since 2003, Antonis was involved in the EcoPorts network of ports from various posts, including managing projects and coordinating the network’s activities and development until 2017.

Stefan Krattiger

Business Development Leader Global Ports, Supply Chain Operations , IKEA Supply AG

IKEA Supply AG , supply chain operations organization within IKEA total 850 co-workers across the world and connects our customers with IKEA products and delivers excellent transport and logistics solutions. Stefan started his career 20 years ago in the freight forwarding industry, where he steadily grew his expertise by leading large industrial infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the World. Besides the project activities he was also in charge for the company’s business development on the African continent, before joining IKEA in January 2022 as Project leader Ports. Sefan occupies a role implemented in the supply chain organization of the Swedish home furnishing company since 2022 to reach a closer cooperation with the Port stakeholders and to optimize the value chain, to become more efficient and transparent in the Port related business.

Shri Madiwal

VP Operations and Supply Chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Shri Madiwal was appointed last October as Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain. Shri brings more than 30 years of experience in maritime operations and supply chain to the role. Since joining the port authority in 2019 as Director Marine Operations and Harbour Master, he has made significant contributions to the organization and provided leadership on the delivery of key projects including Active Vessel Traffic Management and supply chain optimization.

Madiwal is a certified Master Mariner and holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University. He sits on the boards of Clear Seas and the International Sailors Society of Canada.

At the age of 18, he left his home of Mumbai to begin what would be a long and exceptional career at sea which included working his way up to the rank of captain. In 2008, Madiwal transitioned his career to shore-based roles, working in a diverse range of Canadian shipping projects including ship management, ferry operations and shipbuilding.

Madiwal has been acting Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain at the port authority since December 2023.

Gadi Benmoshe

Vice Chair DCC committee and CEO, Marinnovators

Gadi Benmoshe is Managing Director of Marinnovators, offering consulting services focusing on Digital transformation, Innovation and Cybersecurity to Port Authorities/Operators and Maritime-Tech companies.

As the active vice chair of the Data Collaboration Committee at the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), he lead the development of the 'The Mindset Shift to Innovation in Ports' whitepaper, promoting innovative practices in global ports.

Additionally, Gadi is involved with key international organizations such as IMO, UN/CEFACT, WEF, IPCSA, and ISO. His work across these roles highlights his dedication to advancing global trade and logistics through innovation.

Gadi holds a B.A. in Computer Science and a M.B.A., which underpin his expertise in technical and managerial capacities.

Sally del Fierro

Director, Community Engagement, Port of Seattle

Sally del Fierro oversees the Port’s community partnerships, county-wide outreach, public events, tours and educational offerings, memberships and sponsorships, and career awareness programs. She leads a fourteen-member team responsible for serving the Port’s operating divisions with public involvement on major capital investments and programs such as the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy and the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Cleanup. In 2019, Sally and her team co-created the Duwamish Valley Community Equity Program with the Port Community Action Team, a 17-member compensated advisory group, adopting the Port’s first Community Benefits Commitment with a near-port community. Sally is a graduate of the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and a practitioner of the International Association for Public Participation.