
Almost 350 delegates booked and less than two months left. Limited cabins left (upd. 10 Feb)
It is now less than two months left until the 2025 Shippax Ferry Conference, and almost 350 delegates are booked. Several cabin categories are sold out and we have limited cabins left. Secure a seat now!

NORDIC PEARL © Göran Olsson
WHERE? Gotlandsbolaget's NORDIC PEARL
ROUTE? Copenhagen-Oslo-Copenhagen
WHEN? 2-4 April 2025
• ~500 delegates, +230 companies
• Two days of programme with industry expert speakers
• Intimate, approachable and efficient networking
• A proper exhibition area
• Value-for-money. All events, meals and cabins included
• Educational and fun
BOOK HERE
MAXIMIZE YOUR COMPANY’S EXPOSURE WITH AN EXHIBITION STAND
NORDIC PEARL offers a great exhibition area, so don’t miss booking an exhibition stand and/or sponsorship early to ensure a favourable place. The exhibition area is on the same floor as the auditorium, and all coffee breaks and happy hours take place there, so there is a very high exposure for all exhibitors.
As a bonus, all exhibitors, sponsors and speakers will also be exclusively invited to a reception held at the conference hotel Tivoli Hotel on the 1st of April, the day before the conference starts.

THEME
"Increased efficiency, standardisation and sustainability"
MAIN PROGRAMME SESSIONS
Moderators:
Frederik Erdmann - Moderator and contributing correspondent Shippax
Alan Lam - Co-moderator and correspondent and analyst Shippax
Ro-pax executives panel debate 1
John Arkoumanis - Co-founder and CEO A-Ships Management S.A
Torben Carlsen - CEO DFDS Group
Matteo Catani - CEO GNV
Håkan Johansson - CEO Gotlandsbolaget
Piret Mürk-Dubout - Managing director Tallink Silja AB and member of management board Tallink Grupp
More TBA
Ro-pax executives panel debate 2
Eric Grégoire - CEO Scandlines
Mary Ann Pastrana - Chairperson Archipelago Philippine Ferries
Björn Blomqvist - CEO Eckerö Group
Phil Delaney - Commercial Director Wightlink
Achille Onorato - Vice chairman Moby S.p.A and CEO Moby S.p.A
More TBA
Keynote speakers
Anders Borg - Former Swedish minister of finance, financial advisor
Dr. Fereshta Yazdani - Technology Consultant & AI Expert Lufthansa Industry Solutions
New ships & projects
Björn Antonsson - Regional CEO Asia-Pacific (APAC) Candela
Robert Clifford - Chairman Incat
Frederik Gerhardt - Lead Naval Architect RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden)
Gjermund Johannessen - Managing Director Norwegian Ship Design
Gotlandsbolaget - Speaker TBD
More TBA
Ferry industry performance and megatrends
Frederik Erdmann – Moderator and correspondent for Shippax
Alan Lam - Co-moderator and correspondent and analyst Shippax
New technologies and inspirations
ABB - Speaker TBD
Expian - Speaker TBD
Carsten Seeburg - Key Account Manager Caterpillar Motoren
Pino Spadafora - Senior Director Marine Commercial RINA
Telenor Maritime - Speaker TBD
Markus Tompuri - Account Director Ferry, Safety Solutions NAPA
Wärtsilä - Speaker TBD
More TBA
Opportunities of modular concepts on the road towards zero-emission ro-pax operations
Johan Larsson - Sales Director Echandia
Pino Spadafora - Senior Director Marine Commercial RINA
David Surplus - Managing Director of B9 Energy Ltd
More TBA
Crewing and generation Z seafarers
Angelica Andreasson - Crewing and project management Stena Line Maritime Academy
Heather Combs - CEO Ripple Operations
Ronny Øksnes - Advisor Norwegian Seafarers' Union
More TBA
Opportunities (and limits) of digitalisation for the ro-pax industry
Barbara Poli - Chief information & technology officer GNV
Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH - Speaker TBD
Dr. Fereshta Yazdani - Technology Consultant & AI Expert Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Maria Åkersten – Sales director Hogia Ferry Systems
More TBA
Shipbrokers' talking table
Olof Berndtsson - Director and shipbroker Nordvik Shipping
Brax Shipping - Speaker TBD
Angelika Nieder - Shipbroker and managing owner Macholl & Specht GmbH
Interferry update
Mike Corrigan - CEO Interferry
Tim Mooney - President/Owner Fire Island Ferries, Chairman of Interferry
Shippax Awards
Frederik Erdmann, Alan Lam


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