▪ Is COP28 a turning point for shipping? Is the world ready for a fundamental shift?
▪ Strait Talk: Geopolitical complexities and environmental risks facing maritime canals
▪ Initial thoughts from the implementation of ETS and anticipated Impact on shipping company strategies and practices

- Can Europe recapture its shipping industry prominence?
- What will it take to give European service providers a global leadership position?
- How can shipping and the EU reinforce their relationship?

- Alternative fuels: How can we bridge the gap between now and the time when alternative fuels are sourced in meaningful quantities?
- Port readiness: How can ports entice their clients to gradually make a shift into new technologies?
- Financing: Are there adequate sources of financing available?
- Meeting the deadlines: What are realistically achievable deadlines for reaching emissions targets?
- Regulatory framework: Is Europe being too eager in the pursuit of emissions targets?

- Regulatory framework and pricing of maritime electricity
- Port perspectives: Charting the course for future development and cold ironing integration
- Green energy: Introducing a comprehensive solution package for electrifying ships at Greek ports using green energy sources.

- How to source shipping talent in the 21st Century?
- Are shipping companies being proactive in the training, upskilling and retention of their employees?
- What is the role of maritime educational institutions in a constantly changing shipping industry environment?
- How best to manage diversity in the shipping industry?

- Are European banks interested in regaining their past prominence in ship financing?
- How negatively will the Taxonomy Regulation impact European ship financing?
- How will the peaking of interest rates influence bank versus alternative ship finance options?