Maritime Energy Transition Summit 2026

Agenda

During this virtual event, DNV and a panel of industry experts explored key developments shaping the maritime energy transition, including alternative fuels, energy efficiency solutions, and practical pathways toward more sustainable shipping.

Below you will find the start and end times of the video sequences for each agenda item, including the speakers:

• 00:00 – 08:49: Keynote address | Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Interim Group President and CEO, DNV
• 08:50 – 18:44: Opening the event – Milestones 2025 | Anne Moschner, VP Communications and Marketing, DNV, Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
• 18:44 – 34:05: Beyond compliance: Cargo owners taking charge | Dr. Alexandra Ebbinghaus, General Manager Decarbonisation, Shell Marine & Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
  
• 34:05 – 47:36: Regulatory updates | Eirik Nyhus, Director, Environment, DNV
• 47:36 – 1:03:17: Practical steps towards net zero | Mr. Wang Yongxin, President, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) & Rachel Gao, Business Development Manager – Innovation and Market Development, DNV
  
• 1:03:17 – 1:27: 44: From challenge to change: Key barriers for alternative fuels | Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
  
• 1:27:44 – 1:41:10: Energy efficiency: Feasible retrofitting solutions | Hyoung-Seog Kim, Head of Marine Solution Business Division, Hanwha Power Systems & Øyvind Sekkesæter, Senior Consultant, DNV
• 1:41:10 – 1:52:56: Energy efficiency: Taking emissions cuts to the next level | Jan A. Opedal, Manager Projects, Ship Management, Technology, Odfjell Management AS & Uwe Hollenbach, Senior Principal Engineer, DNV
  
• 1:52:56 – 2:21:57: Fireside chat: Strategic perspectives in times of uncertainty | Antonis Georgantzis, Chief Operating Officer, Latsco Marine Management & Smriti Sharma, Global Director, Strategy, Sustainability and Enterprise Risk Management, AET & Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, Interim CEO Maritime, Maritime, DNV (moderator)
  
• 2:21:57 – 2:26:50: Closing of the event | Anne Moschner, VP Communications and Marketing, DNV, Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV