Oceans of Opportunity Summit

Held just days before COP30, the Oceans of Opportunity Summit will convene approximately 200 senior executives, policymakers, and experts from maritime, energy, and finance industries to accelerate progress on shipping’s decarbonization. Participants will include leaders from international regulatory bodies, global port associations, multistakeholder coalitions, governments, shipping lines, energy producers, e-fuel offtakers, institutional investors, development banks, climate finance institutions, NGOs, and industry associations. Anchored in the International Maritime Organization’s net zero strategy, the International Association of Ports and Harbors’ (IAPH) decarbonization framework, and the work of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), the Summit will focus on moving from commitments to large-scale implementation.

Discussions in Rio will address:

• Global frameworks that shape maritime decarbonization
• Ports as energy hubs and their transformative role in the energy transition · Financing mechanisms needed to accelerate and de-risk early projects
• Deployment of zero-emission fuels (ZEFs) at scale

Within this broader agenda, the Port of Açu and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges will be highlighted as a case study of how transatlantic partnerships can connect renewable supply with industrial demand.

Agenda

9:00-9:45: Opening Remarks — Setting the Global Ambition for Maritime Decarbonization 

• Rogério Zampronha, CEO, Prumo Logística 

• Jon Creyts, CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) 

• Kristof Waterschoot, Managing Director, Port of Antwerp-Bruges International (POABI) 

• Vinícius Patel, Vice President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) for Central and South America and Director of Port Administration, Port of Açu, Port of Açu 

9:45-11:00: Global Regulation: Implementing the IMO Net Zero Framework 

• Moderator: Eduardo Kantz, ESG and International Affairs Officer, Prumo Logίstica   

• Beatriz Schulz, General Manager, NYK   

• Mona Bhagat, Chief Technology Officer, Elemental Energies   

• Dan Hubbell, Ocean Climate Program Manager, Ocean 5  

• Alisa Kreynes, Director, Ports & Shipping, C40 Cities   

• Andrew Hoare, Head of Fortescue Marine Systems and Green Shipping, Fortescue  

11:30-12:15: Pre-feasibility study presentation – Brazil Green e-Fuel Export Corridors, Port of Açu to Port of Antwerp-Bruges  

• Cato Koole, Senior Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) 

• Eleanor Criswell, Senior Project Manager, Global Maritime Forum (GMF)  

13:30-14:15: Interactive dialogue: Industry readiness for e-fuels 

• Moderator: Mauro Andrade, Business Development Director, Prumo Logística 

• Meg Gentle, Executive Director of the Board, HIF Global 

• Jens Hüren, Managing Director, Everllence (MAN)/ President, Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Rio de Janeiro) 

• Mariano Romero, Business Developer and Sales Manager Latin America and Portugal, (John Cockerill) 

14:15-15:15: Finance & Investment: De-risking Green Maritime Projects and Capital Allocation into Infrastructure 

• Moderator: Jon Creyts, Chief Executive Officer, RMI  

• Carla Primavera, Representative, BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank)  

• Ben Blackwell, CEO, Global Wind Energy Council   

• Ana Clara Carvalho, Private Equity Principal, EIG  

• Thales Panza de Paula, Head of Business Engagement LATAM, World Economic Forum  

15:15-15:30: Keynote

• Johannah Christensen, CEO, Global Maritime Forum