GLOBAL PARTNER 2023
SMART PORTS: PIERS OF THE FUTURE

SMART PORTS AT SCEWC22
The Port of Barcelona brings the 4th edition of Smart Ports: Piers of the Future and it will be held on November 15th, 16th and 17th. This year, we will be broadcasting more than ten panel discussions live on our platform. Four of them will be broadcast live from a TV studio while the others will take place at our SCEWC stand and in addition will be presenting projects spotlight.
Smart Ports: Piers of the Future 2022 will focus on five essential attributes:
- Partnerships
- Oceans
- Resilience
- Technology
- Start-ups
In this edition we are eager to reach more people, to place the citizen at the centre, and to connect with high-tech start-ups.
If you would like to set up a meeting with SMART PORTS, please get in touch with Cristina Gil, Marketing Assistant.

Where can you find
SMART PORTS at SCEWC23?
SPEAKERS & TALKS
Hector Calls
Hector Calls
Are Climate Agendas Strong Enough?
- Where? Congress Area - Green Room
- When?15 NOV | 14:15 – 15:00h
Catalina Grimalt
Catalina Grimalt
Connected Cities Make It Further
- Where? Congress Area - Auditorium
- When?16 NOV | 18:00 – 18:45h
Emma Cobos
Emma Cobos
The Pathway to a Blue Economy
- Where? Congress Area - Blue Room
- When?17 NOV | 12:15 – 13:00h
SMART PORTS BOOTH SESSIONS

E161
15 NOV
10:300h | Welcome Remarks
Damià Calvet, President, Port of Barcelona
Elvir Dzanic, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Gothenburg
Jens Meier, Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
Luc Arnouts, Vice President International Relations and Networks, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Martin Imbleau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Montreal
Mike DiBernardo, Deputy Executive Director – Marketing and Customer Relations, Port of Los Angeles
11:00h |High-Level Roundtable
Luc Arnouts, Vice President International relations and networks, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Santiago Garcia-Milà , Deputy General Manager, Port of Barcelona
Elvir Dzanic, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Gothenburg
Jens Meier, Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
Martin Imbleau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Montreal
Mike DiBernardo, Deputy Executive Director – Marketing and Customer Relations, Port of Los Angeles
11:45h | Port X change
Robbert Engels, Director of Product, PortXchange
Christine Schlenker, Vice President, Greater Houston Port Bureau
12:00h | Predictibility: Where is my cargo in the era of disruptions?
André Simha, Global Chief Digital and Information Officer, MSC
Andrew Hamilton, Director, Supply Chain Optimization, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Christopher Chase, Assistant Director Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
Jordi Espin, SG, Strategic Relations Manager, Spanish & European Shippers’ Council
Sergio Marmol de la Vega, Managing Director, Cross staff
12:45h | ChainPORT Playbook series Vol.3 – Drone specialist
Ben Windey, Geozone Manager, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Christian Bahr, Business Manager Autonomous Systems, Hamburg Port Authority
Francesc Xavier Valls, Plan Manager, Port of Barcelona
13:00h | What’s Next in Cybersecurity At Ports And Ports Facilities?
Frans van Zoelen, Head of Legal Emeritus of Rotterdam Port Authority, Mintco
Jens Meier, Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
Tomas Kalisz, Office of Cyber Space Forces, USCG
Tony Zhong, Acting Chief Information Office, Port of Los Angeles
13:45h | ChainPORT Playbook series Vol.3 – Cybersecurity specialist
Tony Zhong, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles
Serge Montpetit, Director of Information Technology, Port of Montreal
Mohamed Zakariae EL KHDIME, Head of Cyber Security, Port of Tanger Med
14:00h | America’s Cup 24
Damià Calvet, President, Port of Barcelona
Grant Dalton, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Team New Zealand and America’s Cup 37
Ignasi Armengol, Managing Director, Fundació Barcelona Capital Nà utica (FBCN)
14:30h | ChainPORT Playbook series Vol.3 – Data Analyst / Data Sciencist
Christopher Chase, Assistant Director of Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
Pieter Van Bouwel, Lead Data Sciencist, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Markus Wernsdorf, Management Accounting & Business Intelligence, Hamburg Port Authority
14:45h | Blue Acceleration
Ann Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer, Braid Theory
Celine Schulze, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Narwhale Ventures
Nathan Stempel, Chief Operating Officer, BLUE Institute Labs
Nir Gartzman, Co-founder and Managing Partner, The DOCK
15:15h | ChainPORT Playbook series Vol.3 – Change Manager / Organization Development Manager
Ruth Pablo, Digital Transformation Officer, Port of Barcelona
Marie-Eve Leclerc, Chief Organizational Development, Port of Montreal
Yeon Jeong-heum, Head of the Port R&D Division, Busan Port Authority
15:20h | ChainPORT Playbook series Vol.3 – Autonomous Crane Operator
Heng Huang, General Manager, Shanghai Port
15:30h | Sustainable Smartport City
Elvir Dzanic, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Gothenburg
Piet Opstaele, Innovation Enablement Manager, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Mike DiBernardo, Deputy Executive Director – Marketing and Customer
Relations, Port of Los Angeles
16:30h | The Voice of the Investor Community
Paulina Banszerus, Head of Venture Capital, DB Schenker, Schenker Ventures
Stephan Morais, Managing General Partner, Indico Capital Partners
Williams Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, Tech Tour
17:15h | The Voice of Start Ups CEOs
Alexandru Huzau, Chief Executive Officer, YLoad Gllobal S.A.
Karno Tenovuo, Chief Executive Officer, Awake.AI.
Miguel Silva-Constenla, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, AllRead
Olivier Edwards, Partner, Edwards & Praly
16 NOV
10:30h | SmartPorts Back To The Future
Dr. Phantian Zuesongdham, Head of Division Port Process Solution and Program Director of smartPort Hamburg, Hamburg Port Authority
11:20h | Building The Workforce At Ports For The XXI Century
David Serral, Chief Information Officer, Port of Barcelona
Erica Long, Cyber Engagement Coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard
Karina Gibert, Full professor on AI and Data Science and Head
Director, IDEAI-UPC
Ricard Gonzalez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Infraplan Geospatial
12:10h | AI for vulnerability prediction; municipalities
Carles Rúa, Head of Innovation, Port of Barcelona
Oscar Van Veen, Head of Digital Innovation, Port of Rotterdam
Piet Opstaele, Innovation Enablement Manager, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Roy Avrahami, Chief Innovation Officer, Port of Ashdod
13:00h | International Expansion Of Port Authorities
Jinsun SHIN, Head of BPA Euro Office, Port Authority of Busan
Luc Arnouts, Vice President International Relations and Networks, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
15:10h | Decabornization Business Model
Elvir Dzanic, President & Chief Executive Officer, Port of Gothenburg
Hector Calls, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Port of Barcelona
Namrata Nadkarni, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Intent Communications
16:00h | Emerging Tech In The Radar
Alain Houard, Marine & Offshore Industries Value Expert, Dassault Systèmes
Carles Mayol, Sales Leader of Ports and Transportation, Envision Digital
Dong Hee CHUN, Manager, Sales & Operations, Euro Offce Busan Port Authority
Miquel MartÃ, Chief Executive Officer, Associació Tech Barcelona
17 NOV
10:30h | TECHLOG – Technological Transfer For Logistics Innovation In The Mediterranean Area
Orlando Reveco, Digital Product Manager, Escola Europea Intermodal Transport
11:40h | Smart Desaturation – GuideMe
Juan Pablo Salazar, Managing Director, GuideMeCity 2.0
12:00h | Creators
Aleksandar Kavgić, Senior Business Developer, Typhoon Hil
DIGITAL PROGRAM
Smart Ports
HEAR WHAT
THEY HAVE TO SAY
“The future of SmartPorts depends on what could be called “Hubs of change”, where powerful innovation to promote new port uses must play a central role.”

Director of Innovation and Business Strategy,
Port de Barcelona
