The world’s leading trade fair for the maritime industry

09:00 - 12:00   WISTA International: NWA President Round Table Discussion 

12:00 - 13:00   Lunch

13:00 - 17:00   WISTA International Annual General Meeting (AGM) (For WISTA members only)

19:00 - 23:00   Pre-conference get together at Internationales Maritimes Museum

09:00 - 09:45   Welcoming remarks

                         The current challenges of the shipping industry

09:45 - 10:30   Keynote speech

                         Shaping global trends

10:30 - 11:00   Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30   New economy 2025 for the maritime industry

Trading and shipping are renowned as some of the most traditional and the most international business areas. The sectors have undergone many industrial revolutions and have always managed to redefine themselves. We are now in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution – the most challenging one in the recent past. The exponential speed of the technological advancement and digital megatrends are the driving forces for the maritime industries to reconsider their business models with emerging players, even from other industries.

This session will look at

• What is and could be “New Economy for the Maritime Industry”?
• What would this New Economy look like in the eyes of the industry leaders?
• How will we be shaping this New Economy and transforming the industry in the new era?

12:30 - 14:00   Lunch

14:00 - 15:30  Climate change and its impact on maritime business models

Melting arctic, increasing sea levels, unusual seasonal and extreme weather conditions– just to name some phenomena of the omnipresent climate change. These changes already have an impact today and as a countermeasure the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided on an extensive review of its conventions on reducing pollution from the shipping industry which entered into force in 2020 - but is this enough?

How and to what extent does the above trigger changes in existing business models and what will it take for players in the maritime sector to lower the environmental footprint of our industry further. We all know, only collective actions will allow us to master these challenges and protect our planet in the future.

This session will discuss

• What is the impact of climate change on the maritime business, already today?
• How is the industry preparing and reacting pro-actively to these circumstances? – Any best practices to learn from each other?
• Which new business models are emerging due to these factors?
• How can we cooperate and collaborate more efficiently to cope with these challenges?

15:30 - 16:15   Networking coffee break

16:15 - 17:30   Workshop sessions I-IV

Workshop I:

Future of work ashore and on board – can we make both attractive?

The workshop will deal with what the future working environment should look like for the personnel ashore and onboard to attract a talented and skilled workforce for the maritime industry.

Workshop II:

Cyber crime & autonomous shipping – how to protect your company?

With an increasing level of automation and digitization of processes, infrastructures and vehicles in transport - How do companies in the maritime industry secure themselves against cyber crime?

Workshop III:

Financing maritime ventures – new ways to fuel your businesses

The prosperity of the maritime business seems to be endless. Many small and medium-sized companies have to be innovative about how to finance their new business. In this workshop, ideas and creativity on maritime venture finance have no limit. Let’s share!

Workshop IV:

The value of diversity / Social value shift in 5G–Organization (5 Generations of population)

Diversity is recognized as one of the critical factors to succeed in the digital transformation. Many organizations are working intensively to retain their skilled personnel. In this workshop, we will discuss how organizations can grow/foster/encourage diversity and meet expectations on new social value shift of the mixed generations in the organization. Experiences, best practices and ideas are highly welcome.

19:00-23:00 Reception at Old Customs Office "Hauptzollamt Hafen Hamburg" 

09:00 - 09:15   Welcome address

09:15 - 10:45  Intelligent infrastructure & asset service of 2025 enhancing supply chain efficiency

Customer demand and behaviors on product and service deliveries in the supply chain and logistics require more visibility, sustainability and trustful environment. With technological advancement, infrastructure and assets which form the main components of the products and services will become more intelligent and service-oriented.

This session will discuss

• How will the infrastructure and business assets of the future look?
• To which extent will infrastructure and business assets play a role in leveraging the service deliveries in the supply chain of 2025? Will they stay unchanged?
• What are the requirements of the maritime business for the infrastructure and asset providers to move on in the transformation?

10:45 - 11:30   Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00   Closing remark

12:00 - 14:00   Lunch

14:00 - 17:00   Excursions

19:00 - open end  Gala Dinner at Hamburg's Panoramadeck