MARITIME ENERGY TRANSITION SUMMIT
DNV Webinar
From complexity to clarity: Practical pathways for maritime decarbonization
DATE: 05 February 2026
VENUE: Virtual (zoom)
FORMAT: Webinar
COST: Free
Keynote Address:
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Interim Group President and CEO, DNV
Conference opening
◼︎ Anne Moschner, VP Communications and Marketing, DNV
◼︎ Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
Beyond compliance: Cargo owners taking charge
◼︎ Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
◼︎ Dr. Alexandra Ebbinghaus, General Manager Decarbonisation, Shell Marine
Regulatory updates
◼︎ Eirik Nyhus, Director, Environment, DNV
Practical steps towards net zero
◼︎ Rachel Gao, Business Development Manager – Innovation and Market Development, DNV
◼︎ Wang Yongxin, President, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES)
From challenge to change: Key barriers for alternative fuels
◼︎ Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV
Energy efficiency: Feasible retrofitting solutions
◼︎ Øyvind Sekkesæter, Senior Consultant, DNV
◼︎ Hyoung-Seog Kim, Head of Marine Solution Business Division, Hanwha Power Systems
Energy efficiency: Taking emissions cuts to the next level
◼︎ Uwe Hollenbach,Senior Principal Engineer, DNV
◼︎ Jan A. Opedal, Manager Projects, Ship Management, Technology, Odfjell Management AS
Fireside chat: Strategic perspectives in times of uncertainty
Panelists:
◼︎ Antonis Georgantzis, Chief Operating Officer, Latsco Marine Management
◼︎ Smriti Sharma, Global Director, Strategy, Sustainability & Enterprise Risk Management, AET
Moderator:
◼︎ Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, Interim CEO Maritime, DNV
Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) - Kristian Hammer, Product Manager AFI, Digital Products, DNV and Nathaniel Frithiof, Sales Lead, Digital Products, DNV
Emissions compliance: Lessons and cost control - Helge Hermundsgård, Head of Sales - Advance, DNV
Nuclear propulsion - Emerging technologies and business models - Ole Reistad, Senior Principal Researcher, DNV
Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) - Predict, verify, achieve - Uwe Hollenbach, Senior Principal Engineer, DNV
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