Norway - Philippines Maritime & Energy Conference

13/10/2023

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24/10/2022

Philippines Trade Secretary expresses stronger business relations for Norway and the Philippines.

The trade chief also mentioned that the business relations of two countries does not only encompass on shipping industry but also other areas of collaboration, such as energy sector, extractive industries like oil, gas, mining, petroleum, aquaculture, IT services, telecommunications, academic exchanges, social security, labor, and migration.

Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said Philippines and Norway need to harness economic relations beyond the maritime sector as he urged Norwegian firms to find other investment opportunities in the Philippines' bid to improve its participation in the global value chains (GVCs). Pascu

21/10/2022

The maritime sector is ready towards the future of the industry!

20/10/2022

Thank you everyone for Creating Currents with us!

📸 Take a look into some of the snapshots of the conference here: https://creatingcurrents.com/

17/10/2022

🔴🔵⚪️ It has been a successful two-day conference and we are pleased to bring over 300 participants at the Creating Currents event! Over 90+ Norwegian companies joined our event.

Thank you everyone for being part of the first Norway - Philippines Maritime and Energy Conference and we are looking forward for more exciting opportunities ahead!

12/10/2022

The global ambassador on sustainable Oceans is now here in Manila!

Statsraad Lehmkuhl is in connecting the 108 heritage ship with state of the art shipping technology.

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📩 Learn more about them by emailing us at [email protected] .

11/10/2022

Millions and tonnes of plastics end up to our ocean every year. The Philippines ranks 3rd as the highest contributor to the plastic pollution.

We share one ocean, and we must work together to combat marine litter. Listen to our inspiring speakers and know more on how we can together against pollution of plastics in the ocean.

◾Ms. Karoline Andaur, Chief Executive Officer,
WWF Norway
◾Ms. Gry Larsen, Head of Sustainability and Public Relations, Grieg Group

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📩 Learn more about them by emailing us at [email protected] .

10/10/2022

There are over 50 companies with Norwegian maritime interests established in the Philippines today with over 25,000 Filipinos working on Norwegian-controlled and Norwegian-owned ships.

As we approach a new age of seafaring, how can companies improve loyalty as a capital on chartering strong company culture?

Learn more from our speakers:
◾ Mr. Kunal Pathak,
Loss Prevention Manager, Asia
Gard
◾ Dr. Glennda Canlas, President & Medical Director, Halcyon Health Network
◾ Ms. Mailyn Borillo, President
OSM Philippines

🔗Read more on https://creatingcurrents.com/
📩 Learn more about them by emailing us at [email protected] .

09/10/2022

Global socio-economic uncertainties and rapid changes in the maritime industry put pressure on the human success factor and will require agility from ship owners and managers to attract, retain and recruit for the future. Enhanced competence and skills development become even more important as the industry moves towards more digital and automated systems and analytical thinking.

For more than 30 years, Norway has been a partner of the Philippines to upskill maritime cadets. We are partners in shifting the seafarer to e-farer.

Speaker: Atty. Hernani N. Fabia, Administrator, Maritime Industry Authority

Moderated by: Hon. Enrico T. Fos, Ambassador, Embassy of the Philippines, Oslo

From Seafarer to E-farer
◾ Morten Hasås, SVP Maritime Simulation,
Kongsberg Digital
◾ Maren Nygård Basso, Senior Economist, Menon Economics
◾ Capt. Jo-Even Tomren, Managing Director, Norwegian Training Center Manila
◾ Sebjørn Dahl, Chief Operations Officer, Höegh Autoliners
◾ Nils Magne Fjereide,Chief Executive Officer, Misje
◾Casper Meland, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Benefits

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08/10/2022

The Philippines is transitioning to cleaner energy. LNG will be a key component of this transition.

Norwegian companies are involved in the entire value-chain of LNG - from production, to transportation, and regasification. They can support the Philippines’ ambitions of becoming an LNG trading and trans-shipment hub for the Asia-Pacific.

Speakers:
▪️ Jonathan Russell, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, First Gen
▪️ Emmanuel Rubio, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aboitiz Power Corporation
▪️ Francisco Delfin, VP & COO, PetroGreen Energy Corp.
▪️ Anders Bade, CEO, Fred. Olsen Renewables

📩 Meet some of these companies at “Creating Currents” next week.
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08/10/2022

The future of the shipping industry is green 🟢

We find ourselves on a journey to decarbonization to eventually reach net-zero carbon emissions. In this transitional period the industry players are searching for the best ways to reach their targets.

Speaker:
◾ Erik Hjortland, VP Technology, Odfjell SE

Panelists:
◾ Andreas Enger, CEO, Höegh Autoliners
◾ Lars Peder Solstad, CEO, Solstad Offshore
◾ Yngvil Åsheim, Managing Director, BW LNG
◾ Ernst Meyer, CEO, Torvald Klaveness

Read more on: https://lnkd.in/dKYKfVpR

Learn more about them by emailing us at [email protected]

08/10/2022

Making Waves is a section that fits very well with the conference’s overall theme.

It is about initiatives taken to move the maritime industry in a certain direction. Initiatives can be big or small, but often rely on each other to make an impact!

◾ Christopher Heidenreich, COO, Wind Integrated Solutions
◾ Carl Martin Faannessen, Sr. Business Developer, Scatec .
◾ Siri-Anne Mjåtvedt, CEO, Utkilen
◾ Alexander Larsson, Technical Manager, Corvus Energy.

🔗Read more on https://creatingcurrents.com/
📩 Learn more about them by emailing us at [email protected] .