WEDNESDAY 14 MAY 2025
09:00-09:45 Opening of the Conference
Welcome Address:
- Ann Fenech
- (CMI, President)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Tomotaka Fujita
- (JMLA, President)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Arsenio Dominguez
- (Secretary General, IMO)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Satoru Mizushima
- (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
- CV
- Presentation material
09:45-10:30 Berlingieri Lecture: The CMI and the Harmonization of Maritime Law: Achievements, Partnerships and Challenges
Speaker:
- José Angelo Estrella Faria
- (recently retired, Principal Legal Officer and Head, Legislative Branch/ International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations)
- CV
- Presentation material
11:00-12:30 CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION
Recent Technology and Experience for Future Maritime Transportation
Moderator:
- Shinichiro Otsubo
- (Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute)
- CV
- Presentation material
Speakers:
New Technology and the Future of Maritime Transportation
- Hiroshi Funamoto
- (Senior Deputy Director-General, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
- CV
- Presentation material
The Development Status of Autonomous Ships in MEGURI2040 and Activities Toward Implementation in Shipping
- Tomoyuki Koyama
- (Japan Marine Science INC.)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Hideyuki Ando
- (MTI Co., Ltd.)
- CV
- Presentation material
Introduction of Research Activities on MASS at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
- Etsuro Shimizu
- (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Tom Birch Reynardson
- (Birch Reynardson & Co)
- CV
- Presentation material
- Frank Stevens
- (Erasmus School of Law)
- CV
- Presentation material
14:00-15:30 PARALLEL 1
Update on the Work of the IWG on Maritime Decarbonisation & Industry Insights
Moderator:
- Haris Zografakis
- CV
- Presentation material
Speakers:
Introduction to the Workstreams
- Haris Zografakis
- CV
- Presentation material
Civil Liability for New Fuels
- Jolien Kruit
- CV
- Presentation material
- Neil Henderson
- CV
- Presentation material
Green Contracts
- Helen Barden
- CV
- Presentation material
- Alexandra Couvadelli
- CV
- Presentation material
Industry Insights on New Fuels, New Ships and Green Contracts
- Lynn Loo
- CV
- Presentation material
- Masahiko Azegami
- CV
- Presentation material
- Masahiro Takahashi
- CV
- Presentation material
- Toru Hikima
- CV
- Presentation material
14:00-15:30 PARALLEL 2
Lex Maritima - The Tokyo Draft - Presentation
Chair:
- Eric Van Hooydonk
- CV
- Presentation material
Rapporteur:
- Jesus Casas
- CV
- Presentation material
Speakers:
- Tomotaka Fujita
- CV
- Presentation material
- Andreas Maurer
- CV
- Presentation material
- Eduardo Adragna
- CV
- Presentation material
- Filippo Lorenzon
- CV
- Presentation material
- Werner Rizk
- CV
- Presentation material
- Massimiliano Rimaboschi
- CV
- Presentation material
- Michael Sturley
- CV
- Presentation material
16:00-17:30 PARALLEL 1
Counteracting Hostility and Fraudulent Activity in a Challenging Global Security Situation
Moderator:
- Richard Neylon
- CV
Speakers:
Introduction to Working Group and Current Issues
- Richard Neylon
- CV
- Presentation material
Blurred Lines of Sovereignty and Self-help in (West African) Maritime Security Enforcement
- Emeka Akabogu
- CV
- Presentation material
The Challenges and Risks Posed by the Dark Fleet and Fraudulent Maritime Activities
- Thomas Starr
- CV
- Presentation material
The Present Status of Vessels Detained in Ukraine and the Application of CTL Insurance
- Pietro Palandri
- CV
- Presentation material
Detention and Imprisonment - the Recent Case Law Arising from Maritime Violence
- Alexandra Couvadelli
- CV
- Presentation material
16:00-17:30 PARALLEL 2
Lex Maritima The Tokyo Draft - Q&A (Part by Part)
Chair:
- Eric Van Hooydonk
- CV
- Presentation material
Rapporteur:
- Jesus Casas
- CV
- Presentation material
Speakers:
- Tomotaka Fujita
- CV
- Presentation material
- Andreas Maurer
- CV
- Presentation material
- Eduardo Adragna
- CV
- Presentation material
- Filippo Lorenzon
- CV
- Presentation material
- Werner Rizk
- CV
- Presentation material
- Massimiliano Rimaboschi
- CV
- Presentation material
- Michael Sturley
- CV
- Presentation material
