Program
The program is preliminary and continuously updated – with many exciting sessions to look forward to!

 

30 September 

Moderator: Catharina Rolfsdotter Jansson

07.45 Registration opens 

09.00 Welcome!  
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö  

09.10 KEYNOTE 1: tbc 

09.25 Opening session: Growing cities in the encounter with the sea – opportunities in a changing climate   

Challenges and opportunities locally 
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö  
Jonas Attenius, Mayor of Gothenburg  

Global trends, reflection on the world's port cities   
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, President, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI),  
Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr., President, World Maritime University (WMU)  
Mayor of Turku, Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), tbc 

10.00 “Fika” & Mingle 

10.30 Coastal and port cities of the future, looking towards 2050 

KEYNOTE 2: tbc 

10.50 The role of ports in countries' innovation and growth  

How can we strengthen the contribution of ports to growth and innovation? 
Port of Turku, Erik Söderholm, Managing Director 
Stadt Hamburg, Lutz Birke, Amtsleiter Hafen und Innovation
Copenhagen Malmö Port, Kristoffer Vendelbo, Project Manager, Ocean Valley 
Port of Gothenburg, tbc  

11.50-13.00 LUNCH  

13.00 Resilient ports that lead the way in the green transition 

Port of Malmö looking towards 2050 
Viktoria Morén, Department Manager, Real Estate Office, City of Malmö 
Barbara Scheel Agersnap, CEO, Copenhagen Malmö Port 

How do we make the green transition happen? 
Malin Dahlrot, VD, Sysav  
Torben Lind Jensen, Business Development Director, Copenhagen Malmö Port 
Mikkel Sjölin Kiil, VD, Green2x,  
Port Esbjerg, Jesper Bank, CCO
Mikael Gutman, Managing Director, APM Terminals 

14.30 “Fika” and mingle 

15:00 Future-proofing our port cities (Swedish)  
Lars Arell, Secretary General, SOU: A society adapted to climate change  

15:20 Panel: How do we future-proof and develop port cities and crucial infrastructure?  
Stefana Hoti, Deputy Mayor and President of the City Planning Committee, City of Malmö, 
Caroline Hallin, PhD Water Resources Engineering, Lund University 
Karin Stenmar, Sustainability Manager, SBAB  
Åsa-Britt Karlsson, Chairman, Swedish national expert council for climate adaptation, tbc 
Lennart Andersson, Department Manager, Verksamhetsavdelning 1, Boverket
Mette Lindahl Ohlsson, The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

18:00 - Conference dinner 
The City of Malmö is hosting the dinner and invites you to the city hall.

 

1 October 

08:30 - Building sustainable futures: the port cities of tomorrow
Examples from Manhattan, Copenhagen and Hamburg.

Keynote 3:
Bjarke Ingels, chief architect, The Big U  
Anne Skovbro, Director, By & Havn 
Antje Stokman, Professor Landscape Architecture, HafenCity University Hamburg. 

09:30 “Fika” and mingel

10.00 The European challenge and the commissioner action  

10:20 Ensuring connectivity: developing a sustainable European transport network    
How is the strategic importance of ports in the EU's transport network developing?  

Pat Cox, European Coordinator for the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European Transport Corridor
Ulrika Prytz Rugfelt, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, Copenhagen Malmö Port  
Malin Collin, CEO, Port of Trelleborg  
Ulrika Geeraetds, Planning Director, Swedish Transport Administration 
Tomas Becker, Managing Director, STRING Megaregion 

12.00-13.00   Lunch 

13.00 - Study visits, optional  
The study visit to the World Maritime University (WMU) will include a tour of the University's extraordinary headquarters building and a presentation about the mission and work of the University. 

The study visit to Copenhagen Malmö Port’s terminals in Malmö will give first-hand insights into the commercial port operations in Malmö. The Danish-Swedish venture Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) is the largest port company in the Öresund region and provides efficient transport service in one of Scandinavia’s most dynamic and expansive markets.