11th Deusto Maritime Forum: Current Issues in the Maritime and Port Sector

The 11th Deusto Maritime Forum will take place on Thursday, May 22, from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM in the Garate Room on the Bilbao campus of the University of Deusto. This event’s growing recognition and institutional support over the years reflect the maritime industry’s essential role in today’s geopolitical landscape.

Program

10:00 – Opening Remarks
María Nagore Casas – Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, Faculty and Institutional Relations
Javier Larena Beldarrain – Director of the Master’s in Maritime-Port Business Management

10:15 – 11:00
“International Trade, EU Policy, Geopolitics, and Financial Markets”
Marco Pineda Gómez – Corporate General Director at Sidenor Aceros Especiales, General Director at Mirai Investments, Board Member at Kutxabank

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break

11:30 – 11:45
Award Ceremony:
“Propeller Club of the Basque Country – Port of Bilbao” Award for the Best Academic Record of the 2024–2025 Academic Year

11:45 – 12:30
Round Table: “Incident between the MV Slong and MV Stena”
Junior Committee – Propeller Club Basque Country

• Jokin Izaguirre Nogueira – Sedgwick
• Isabel Gutiérrez Olaizola – Ellerman Shipping
• Ainara Castrilló Gelado -Kuehne Nagel
• Carlos Gómez Elorz – Mapfre
• Moderator: Irantzu Sedano Beitia – Aiyon Abogados

12:30 – 13:15
“Decoding the Raw Materials Market”
Marta Escribano – Partner and Investment Advisor at Salmon Mundi Advisors EAF

13:15 – 13:30

Closing Session

Koldobika Goitia Markuerkiaga – Director of Coastal Development, Ports and Maritime Affairs
Javier Larena Beldarrain – Director of the Master’s in Maritime-Port Business Management

This forum is aimed at students, professors, researchers, professionals from various sectors of the maritime industry, legal professionals, civil servants and public administration personnel, and anyone interested in the current challenges facing the maritime industry.

The Maritime Forum has been made possible throughout its editions thanks to the collaboration between the Master’s in Maritime-Port Business Management and Maritime Law and the School of Maritime Administration, part of the Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government.

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