24.4.2025 | LEADERSHIP DAY- Helsinki

9.00 Ferry to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress leaves from Kauppatori, Helsinki City Centre

JT-Line Oy, M/s Amiraali

9.30 Arrival to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Tykistölahti pier

300 meters walk from the pier to the venue Tenalji von Fersen  

12.35 Death of Globalization - How Politics, Ethics and the Environment are Shaping Global Supply Chains

Prof. John Manners-Bell 

BA (Hons) MSc AKC FCILT, Founder and CEO of the Foundation for Future Supply Chain, Chief Executive of Ti, Honorary Visiting Professor at the London Metropolitan University’s Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law and adviser to the World Economic Forum, United Kingdom

12.50 LUNCH "The King's Menu"

Lunch Greetings from the Association of the Finnish Waterways

Staffan Herlin

Chair, Association of the Finnish Waterways, Finland

Book "Death of Globalization" signing session to the conference speakers, by Professor John Manners-Bell, United Kingdom.

14.00  PANEL DISCUSSION 3: Global Disruptions: Leading Towards a Sustainable World through Geopolitical, Environmental and Technological Disruptions 

Panel Chair: Napo Ramodibedi

Executive Chairman, Mendi Group of Companies,  South Africa

Professor John Manners-Bell

BA (Hons) MSc AKC FCILT, Founder and CEO, the Foundation for Future Supply Chain, Chief Executive, Ti, Transport Intelligence, Honorary Visiting Professor at the London Metropolitan University’s Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law and adviser to the World Economic Forum, United Kingdom

Martin Roolvink

Managing Director, Pronav Ship Management GmbH & Co. KG,  Germany 

14.40  Update on Global GHG Reduction Measures in Shipping – Where are We After IMO MEPC 83?

Eero Hokkanen

Alternate Permanent Representative of Finland to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Transport and Communications,  Finland 

15.15 PANEL DISCUSSION 4: Leadership for a Sustainable World: Balancing Responsibility and Resilience

Ansis Zeltiņš

Chair European Sea Ports Association, ESPO, CEO, Freeport of Riga Authority, Latvia

Mattias Ottosson

HSE Delivery Manager, Noble Corporation, Texas, United States

Ville Haapasaari

CEO, Port of Helsinki,  Finland 

Simon Robson

VP Global Marketing and Communications, ABB Marine and Ports, Finland

16.00 Closing Remarks

Irene Rosberg

Programme Director, Blue MBA, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Jan Philip Eckmann

Editor, Ropax Magazin, Germany

20.00-23.30 Three course dinner with a seating order 

KEY NOTE  

Ansis Zeltiņš, Chair of ESPO, CEO of the Freeport of Riga Authority, Riga, Latvia

Restaurant Sipuli

Address: Kanavaranta 7,00170 Helsinki