Members wishing to meet our new vice-president for Europe in person will have a first-hand opportunity during this year’s IAPH Europe regional meeting, which will be held in Hamburg during the afternoon of 2 September. Following an initiative of our president Jens Meier, the meeting will explore the theme ‘Powering Europe’s Future: The Critical Role of Ports in Energy Supply Security’. The regional meeting will be part of the ALL ABOUT PORTS conference, which is held alongside SMM, one of the world’s leading maritime trade fairs. The programme features a panel discussion with Jens Meier, Boudewijn Siemons and Volker Ebeling, who is the senior vice-president New Energy, Supply and Infrastructure at MB Energy. The session will be moderated by IAPH’s managing director Patrick Verhoeven and takes place on the Energy & Sustainability Stage of the ALL ABOUT PORTS conference. The panel debate is followed by an exclusive breakout session for IAPH members, during which Boudewijn will discuss his priorities for the region and Jens will lead a discussion on the growing cyber risk landscape for ports and the maritime sector. To conclude the day, IAPH members are invited to join the ‘Wine O’Clock’ evening reception hosted by ALL ABOUT PORTS. The organisers of the conference are generously offering IAPH members complimentary access to the entire two-day event. To attend free of charge, please use the promotional code AAP-HPA-free when registering via this link. The full programme and all other details of the conference can be found here.
