2026 SPEAKERS
A GLOBAL DIALOGUE WITH
LEADING VOICES
Discover the world-class experts and industry pioneers who shaped the conversation at TBEWC26.
Adrià Jover
President, International Electric Maritime Association
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Allyson Beach
Blue Acceleration Adviser, World Ocean Council
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Alice Schroeder
CEO, Unu Oceano
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Cheryl Hapkez
Coastal Resilience Expert, Hapke Coastal
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Chris Ninnes
CEO, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
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Emma Cobos
Director of Innovation and Blue Economy, Port de Barcelona
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Eugene Montoya
Founder & Principal, Sandmont Natural Capital
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Hoa Doan
Head of Impact and Sustainability, Notpla
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Julie Peyrache
Investment Director, SWEN Capital Partners
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Leila Ben Hassen
Founder and CEO, Blue Jay Catalyst
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Sarah Patton
Founder & CEO, BluSpace
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Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy
CEO & Managing Director, World Ocean Council / Co-Founder, Okhtapus
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Xavier Rubio Franch
Founder, The Ocean Connections & Old Surfer
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Anton Gigov
Impact Investments Developer, Aquamarine Impact Capital Partners
Anton Gigov
Impact Investments Developer, Aquamarine Impact Capital Partners
Carlos Esteban
Partner, Faber
Dale Galvin
Managing Director, Global Fund for Coral Reefs Investment / Pegasus Capital Advisors
Douglas Heske
CEO & Founder, Newday Impact Investing
Esther Badiola
Principal Climate Advisor, EIB Operations, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Eugene Karl Montoya
Director, Originations & Client Engagement, Howden
Francisco Saraiva Gomes
Founding Partner & CIO, Ocean 14 Capital
Carole Viaene
Strategic Partnership Lead, Open Earth Foundation
Celia Murcia Lorenzo
Founder & CEO, BlueJobs
Charlotte Davies
Managing Director, Common Seas
Héctor Calls
Director of Environmental Sustainability, Port de Barcelona
Dr Khanssa Lagdami
Associate Professor of Maritime Labour Law and Policy, ITF Seafarers Trust
Dylan Terry
Studio Director, Hatch Blue
Gavin Allwright
Secretary General, International Windship Association (IWSA)
Ignasi Ferrer
CEO & Co-founder, Ocean Ecostructures
Jose Gonzalez
Senior Director Sustainability, CLIA Europe
Jill Storey
Ocean CO2 Removal Advisor, WOC
Ingrid Boqué
Director of Institutional Relations, Port de Barcelona
Lisa Simone de Grunt
Director of Programmes, World Ocean Council
Miquel de la Mano
Technical Director, Barcelona Port Innovation
Patricia Purcell
Senior Adviser Sustainable Finance Hub, UNDP (Barcelona)
Sapir Markus-Alford
Co-Founder & CTO, Gigablue
Alexandre Ariza
Academic Manager, Escola Europea – Centre for Intermodal Transport & Logistics
Toste Tanhua
Senior Scientist, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Lucy Greenhill
Director Blue Economy, HMC
Javier Garrido
Innovation Manager, Port de Barcelona
Piet Opstaele
CEO, Blue Cluster
Leila Ben Hansen
Founder & CEO, Blue Jay Communication
Ana Arévalo
Head of Shorepower Departamento, Port de Barcelona
Rosario Diamante
Iberia Marine Senior Business Development Manager, RINA
Wassim Daoud
Head of CSR and Sustainability, Ponant
Aisha Stenning
Business Action Lead: Plastics Team, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Chris Ninnes
CEO, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Laura Penrose
CDR Sourcing Manager, ClimeFi
Rogier Willmink
Program Lead, Van Oord Ocean Health
Albert Prats
CISO, Port de Barcelona
Maria Bos
CEO, Plug
Alec Wilkinson
TV & Radio Presenter
Allyson Browne
CEO & Founder, High Ambition Climate Collective
Ori Marom
Program Manager New Mobility, Port of Rotterdam
Marius Suteu
Managing Director, Safety Tech Accelerator
Nourie Boraie
SVP Global Affairs & Oversight, Einride Autonomous Technologies
Michael Donaldson
General Director, Fundació BIT HABITAT (Barcelona City Council)
Emma Cobos
Director of Innovation and Business Strategy, Port of Barcelona
Alejandro Martí
CEO & Co-Founder, Mitiga Solutions
Álvaro García
Head of AI Center of Excellence, Atos
Christopher Chase
Assistant Director of Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
Rafael Manyar
Investment Manager, Equinor Ventures
Gabriella Kossman
Senior Advisor, Department for Climate, Nature and Business, Norad
Jorge Jüttner
Investment Manager, Seven Seas Capital
Joan Cabezas
CEO, Nactiva
Jose Gamito Pires
Blue Finance Consultant, IFC
Michael White
Partner, Planet Ocean
Martin Dasek
Senior Sustainability Finance Specialist, IFC
Cate Lamb
Co-Executive Director, Blue Bond Accelerator
Kristian Atkinson
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Fidelity
Paula Cassà
Investment Associate, Ship2B Ventures
Anna Lloveras
CSO & Co-Founder, Ocean Ecostructures
Ramón Scholl
Consultant, Nature & Agriculture, Bax Innovation
Susanne Wedin-Schildt
Founder & CEO, Ocean Community
Jon Lane
Head of Sustainability, Rightship
Hermen Westerbeeke
Director, Blue Economy, Responsible Alpha Inc.
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos
CEO, Patras Port Authority
Jonathan Blaines
Ocean Governance and Policy Expert, World Resources Institute
Caryl Benjamin
Senior Researcher, DNV
Yasmina Arnau
Training Coordinator at the Directorate of Training and Strategic Plans, Barcelona Activa
Brigitte Vlaswinkel
Head of Environment and Sustainability, Open Earth Foundation
Edgar Martínez
Institut de Nàutica de Barcelona
Mark Miller
CEO & Founder, Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore Inc.
Laura Secorun
Managing Director, Meridian Agency
Cristina Gil
Chief Engagement Officer, Global Reporting Initiative
Jorge Gutierrez
Chief Technology Officer, ECOncrete
Dr. Tim Slingsby
Director of Skills and Education, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Vicky Lin
Business Developer, Blue 21
Dr. David Randle
Executive Director, Blue Community Consortium
Geoffrey Lipman
Co-Founder, The Sunx Program
Kristijan Curavic
President, Ocean Alliance Conservation Member
Ona Santisteban Uribarri
Ocean Protection Ambassador, Earth Echo International
Gemma Gonzalez
Yachting Director, Grupo Boero
Raquel Gil
Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Economic Promotion and Employment, Barcelona City Council
José Alberto Carbonell
President, Port of Barcelona
Patrik Benrick
Head of Strategic Development & Innovation, Port of Gothenburg
Jens Meier
Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
David García
Principal Researcher in Structural Engineering & Resilience, Tecnalia
Alejandro Palmier Gómez
Open Gateway Business Development Manager, Digital MasOrange
Jordi Bigorra Miralles
Delivery Project Management, Port de Barcelona Use Cases, Orange
Xinxin Du
Chief Scientific Officer, Venti Technologies
Myriel Newerla
Head of the Executive Board Office and Global Initiatives, Hamburg Port Authority
Nil Angli
BASS Maritime lead, European Space Agency (ESA)
Peter Castberg Knudsen
Partner, PowerCon
Kyra Lise
Director of Real Estate Development, Port of Seattle
Nadia Quevedo
Commissioner for Economic Promotion, Commerce and Restaurants, Barcelona City Council
Laura Meyer
Stakeholder Coordination Officer, Decade Coordination Unit, UNESCO-IOC
Joan Ylla
Deputy Directorate-General for Maritime Policy, Government of Catalonia
Anna Majó
Director of Strategic Sectors and Innovation, Barcelona Activa
Lourdes Reig
Director of BlueNetCat, professor and researcher at UPC
Valentí Sallarès
Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the Spanish Research Council (ICM-CSIC)
Rafael González-Quirós
Director of the Oceanographic Centre of Gijón (IEO-CSIC) and Head of the International Relation Unit at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Laureà Fanega
General Director of Barcelona Capital Nàutica Foundation
Adria Jover
Founder & President, International Electric Maritime Association
Xavier Rubio
Founder & CEO, Old Surfer
Xavier Mayo
Head of the Barcelona Investment Office – BIO, Area of Economy and Economic Promotion, Barcelona City Council
Xavi Socías
Manager, FLAG Central Coast
Miquel Canals
Director of the Sustainable Blue Economy Chair, University of Barcelona
Àngels Santigosa
Head of Studies Department, Economic Promotion, Tourism, International Relaciones and Sports, Barcelona City Council
Sara Díaz
Executive Director of Strategic Sectors and Talent at Barcelona Activa
Joywin Mathew
Partner, DLA Piper
Marta Bonanomi
Grants and Communications Lead, Limenet
Alvaro Bravo
CEO, Universal Plastic