SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PANEL
Leder: Ireneusz Karaśkiewicz
Head of the UMG Maritime Cyber Security Center
Polish Shipbuilding Sector on the Wave of Global Growth – The Future Belongs to Innovators
ter years of a deep downturn, the shipbuilding industry has entered a phase of powerful cyclical recovery. The global shipbuilding orderbook is growing rapidly, while production capacity in many locations is booked several years in advance. The current shipbuilding upturn is not driven by a single factor, but rather by the convergence of several powerful market, technological and geopolitical trends.
Asian shipyards are the primary beneficiaries of this upturn, but European shipyards, including those in Poland, are also benefiting. Some Polish shipyards already have orderbooks filled several years ahead.
We are at a turning point: decarbonization and digitalization – including the development of Artificial Intelligence – are accelerating and will transform the maritime sector in the years ahead. We also face challenges related to our security and the necessary expansion of defense production.
Europe is moving towards strengthening its leading global position in the design and construction of technologically advanced vessels. The Polish shipbuilding industry also has significant strengths, but it faces challenges that must be addressed. One of these is the growing shortage of qualified personnel.
The panel participants will jointly seek answers to the question: How can we effectively capitalize on the current market upturn and build a strong global brand for the Polish shipbuilding industry?
The discussion will focus on the strategic directions for the development of the Polish shipbuilding industry amid the global recovery of the shipbuilding sector. The main objective will be to identify a pathway and develop a model enabling many Polish companies to transition from the role of subcontractors to becoming suppliers of technologically advanced shipbuilding products and services with high added value.
The future belongs to innovators.
Panelists
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Joanna Nowacka-Hebda – Managing Director, Westcon Design Poland
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Dariusz Jaguszewski – President of the Management Board, Remontowa Shipbuilding
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Przemysław Mańkowski – President of the Management Board, Net Marine
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Grzegorz Pettke – President of PRS (Polish Register of Shipping)
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Arkadiusz Świech – Proxy, Finomar
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Andrzej Butowski – Director, SOiT Conradinum
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Krzysztof Wołoszyk – Deputy Director, Institute of Naval Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology
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Mateusz Weryk – Director of Research and Development, CTO
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PANEL LEADER
Rafał Cichocki, CISSP, CEH Head of the Center for Maritime Cyber Security at Gdynia Maritime University.
Cyber security specialist and practitioner with more than two decades of experience. Entrepreneur, university lecturer, certified trainer in Certified Ethical Hacker (CEI EC-COUNCIL), and Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy. Creator of lectures, labs and training courses on cyber security, including Cyber Range (networks, web applications, email security, OC security) and computer networks. Social activist for local communities.
