DeCoInter Kick Off Meeting

DeCointer project

Kick-off Meeting Agenda

5-6 February, 2025 | Gdansk

Location: Marshal's Office of Pomeranian Voivodeship (Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Pomorskiego), Conference Room: Sala Herbowa Okopowa Street 21/27, google map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wSxnDGZB1cqA6tFw8

The event will be held in English language only

Wednesday, 5th of February

8:30 - 9:00 | Arrival, coffee and snacks

9:00 | Welcome words

• Leszek Bonna, President of the Bord Association of Polish Regions of Baltic Adriatic Transport Corridor / Vice Marshal of Pomeranian Voivodeship

9:15 | Introduction

• Introduction of DeCointer team and each partner: presentation of all project partners and their roles.

10:45 | Project and financial management - Rafał Glazik, project manager

• Overview of project timeline, setup, work packages, initial tasks and deadlines.
• Discussion and Q&A

11:00 | Coffee Break

11:15| Keynote Speakers

1. Decarbonisation of the ports economy - Bogdan Ołdakowski, Secretary General of the Baltic Ports Organization

2. The contribution of the Polish Register of Shipping to the decarbonisation of the maritime industry in the light of the latest IMO and EU requirements - dr inż. Krzysztof Kołwzan, Centre for IMO Affairs Manager, PRS

3. Offshore wind challenges for Baltic seaports - Jakub Budzyński, Polska Izba Morskiej Energetyki Wiatrowej

4. Overview of the DeCoInter Project - dr Maciej Matczak

12:45| Lunch Break

14:00 | Rules and recommendations for successful project implementation - Kyriakos Kourtidis, Project Officer, Joint Secretariat, Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021 - 2027

14:30 | Work package 2: Maritime ports and their regions as moderators of transition towards blue renewable energy -Magdalena Morzy, Motus Foundation

• Activities, deliverables, partner responsibilities, further steps, timeline and deadlines.
• Discussion and Q&A

15:00 | Work package 3: Green alternative fuels value chain development in supporting the energy transition process - Magdalena Morzy, Motus Foundation

• Activities, deliverables, partner responsibilities, further steps, timeline and deadlines.
• Discussion and Q&A

15:30 - Coffee Break

• 16:00 | Work package 4: Popularization green fuels and renewables in the maritime sector - prof. Maciej Matczak, Gdynia Maritime University
• Activities, deliverables, partner responsibilities, further steps, timeline and deadlines.
• Discussion and Q&A

16:30 - 17:00 | Summary and next steps

• Establishment of the project Steering Committee

18:30 | Education in practice and dinner

• Meeting at Neptun Fontain. 60 minutes educational guided tour around historic port of Gdansk - Motława River.
• Networking Dinner at Canis Restaurant Old Town Gdansk (Ogarna 27)

22:00 | End of the first day

Thursday, 6th of February - Study visit to the port of Gdansk

Meeting Point: Marshal's Office of Pomeranian Voivodeship (Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Pomorskiego), Jana Augustyńskiego street 1. Meeting outside the building.

Google map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FTnvC79d787Xm8PaA

09:30 | Joint transport to the Port of Gdansk (by bus)

10:00 | The study tour of the port of Gdansk

• Baltic Hub Terminal
• Port of Gdańsk

13:00 | Lunch and Departure

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