Green & Blue Innovation Hub 2025

An initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable innovation in the maritime sector within the unique context of Seafuture 2025.

In the current European energy transition process, a sustainable blue economy represents an essential element in achieving the climate and environmental objectives set by the European Commission.

This is why an important area of the SEAFUTURE fair – the Green & Blue Innovation Hub – will be focused on the latest trends and innovations applied to the blue economy sector to make it increasingly sustainable and to support the energy transition.

The driving idea is to transform ports into true energy hubs and to promote innovative solutions across the entire maritime value chain. The Green & Blue Innovation Hub is therefore the sustainable core of Seafuture – a place where connections are made and ideas are sparked for the future of the sea.

Among Speakers

• Federica Montaresi, General Secretary at the Autorità di Sistema Portuale Mar Ligure Orientale;
• Ilaria Bellomo, Vice President at NOWA – Network of Women in Aquaculture;
• Francesca Biondo, Director at Federpesca;
• Augusto Bocanegra, Università di Genova – EnerCmed project;
• Davide Borelli, Università di Genova – CLASTER project;
• Adriana Chupova, Marketing Manager at ShoreLink;
• Giulia Cosulich, ESG Director at Gruppo Cosulich;
• Stefano De Marco, General Manager Sales – Ferry at Wartsila;
• Angelo Farinola, National Fisheries Observatory;
• Evina Fotiadou, Senior Policy Advisor for Shipping Policy and Communications at ECSA – European Community Shipowners’ Association;
• Jaap Gebraad, Secretary General at Waterborne Technology Platform;
• Yiannos Lakkotrypis, Managing Director, VIRIBUS management service;
• Marcello Leonardi, Financial Advisor at Clean Tech at European Investment Bank;
• Claudio Lugni, Full Professor at Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II;
• Fulvio Mamone Capria, President at AERO;
• Francesco Petracchini, Director at CNR – Dipartimento Scienze del Sistema Terra e Tecnologie per l’Ambiente;
• Evangelos Megalios, Technical and Operation Director at Hydrus
• Ivana Melillo, Energy Efficiency Director at GNV – Grandi Navi Veloci

Event at a glance

• Global Ocean Observation & Governance, in collaboration with CORILA;
• Green Shipping;
• Green Ports;
• Marine Renewable Energy, in collaboration with OWEMES and AERO;
• Fisheries & Aquaculture, in collaboration with FEDERPESCA