GreenPort Congress Conference Programme

Practical solutions, proven strategies, and the people driving change.

Please see below the provisional programme for GreenPort Congress 2026, hosted by Portsmouth International Port. 

Places at GreenPort Congress include two day conference attendance, a place at the conference dinner, tech tours (subject to availability) lunch and refreshments throughout, full documentation in electronic format and a place on the Port Tour.

For further information about GreenPort Congress, email sales@greenport.com  or call the Events team on +44 1329 825335.


2026 Programme: Day One

Wednesday 7th October - Day 1 

08:00 Coffee and Registration

09:15

Welcome by Chair – Mark van der Veen

09:25

Welcome Address – Mike Sellers, Port Director, Portsmouth International Port

09:35

Gold Sponsor Welcome

1. Keynotes

09:45

An overview on environmental/sustainability policy

Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General, ESPO

10:00

EU Ports Strategy.

Lamia Kerdjoudj, Secretary General, FEPORT

10:15

Lee Howes, Port Environmental Lead Officer, Portsmouth International Port

10:30

Q&A

10:45

Coffee & Networking

3. Monitoring Measurement & Environmental Intelligence

11:15

**Rhona Macdonald, IMO Liaison Officer, IAPH

**Manfred Lebmeier, Senior Environmental Advisor, Hamburg Port Authority

11:30

Mapping the Vessel Journey: Utilizing Real-Time Environmental Intelligence to Manage Port-Proximate Emissions

Sjoerd de Jager, CEO & Co-Founder, PortXchange

11:45

Creating resilience and ensuring sustainability through Channel Optimisation

Jonathon Pearce, Business Development Manager and Marine Technical Advisor, OMC International

12:00

Measuring the Environmental Impact of Shore Power in Portsmouth Harbour

Kasia Kot, SEACHANGE PhD Student, Portsmouth University

12:15

Q&A

12:30

Lunch

   

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