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George Wagner

George Wagner joined YILPORT in 2021 as Global HSSE Director, and is now the Chief ESG Officer of YILDIRIM Group, which operates in 9 industries across 5 continents and 56 countries.  George is leading the process of making ESG/Sustainability an integral part of this far-reaching organization, whose portfolio ranges from terminal operations, shipping, mining/metallurgy and […]

Gadi Benmoshe

Gadi Benmoshe is Institutional Network Lead at Aeler, the new generation smart container company and Managing Director of Marinnovators, offering consulting services focusing on Digital transformation, Innovation and Cybersecurity to Port Authorities/Operators and Maritime-Tech companies. Benmoshe is vice chair of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Data Collaboration Committee in which he lead […]

Fidel Torres

Fidel Ruiz is Head of Sustainability Department Algeciras Port Authority. He is a Civil Engineer, has a proven track record in port civil engineering. He is in charge of leading development of the sustainability strategy at Algeciras Port Authority where he joined in 2.004. He is a professor at the University of Cadiz since 2005, […]

Estefania Soler

She has a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. She has a postgraduate degree in Management Development in Sustainable Business from the Pompeu Fabra Business School. She has taken several courses on Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, EADA, Bureau Veritas and Change2Grow. Moreover, he has completed an online MBA and […]

Elyse Lawson

Elyse Lawson is the Senior Programme Manager for Green Shipping and Ports at C40 Cities, where she is responsible for engaging and promoting the decarbonization of the maritime sector. She has experience working with both public and private stakeholders at the intersection of international collaboration, climate risk, and green shipping corridors.

Antonio Goncalves

Antonio Goncalves is a distinguished Business Development Leader and member of the Maritime Advisory Executive Team at DNV Maritime. With over 15 years of professional expertise traversing both Portugal and Norway, Antonio has left a mark across diverse industries, including Automotive, Military, Oil & Gas, and the Maritime sector. Antonio has been leading several initiatives […]

Hector Calls

Bachelor of Marine Sciences, with a master’s degree in Engineering and port management with a specialty in Port Dredging, with more than 23 years of experience in environmental consulting and surveys, mainly in the marine (nearshore & offshore) and port fields. Throughout his career, in addition to specializing in the environmental aspects of port and […]

Lukas Leppert

Lukas Leppert is a Transport Policy Officer of NABU, the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union of Germany. It is Germany’s oldest and largest environmental association with more than 900.000 members and 70.000 active volunteers. His work is focused on international shipping from an ecological viewpoint, mainly focusing on its impacts on nature and climate. He […]