Roger Strevens, VP, Global Sustainability, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Linden Coppell, Sustainability Director, MSC Cruises confirmed as keynote speakers at GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2021.

Roger Strevens and Linden Coppell will be presenting on day 1 of GreenPort Cruise & Congress featuring in opening of the congress. Roger will be talking about the environmental challenges being faced by shipping companies. This will then be followed by Linden talking about cruise industry's uptake of LNG and its role in the transition to low-carbon, non-fossil fuels.

As VP, Global Sustainability Roger leads the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group’s engagement with its diverse array of sustainability stakeholders. The over-arching objective is the same for all; to advance the sustainability agenda, while creating mutual value.

His responsibilities range from representing the Group’s interests in maritime environmental policy, to driving sustainability collaborations with industry partners, customers and innovators. He works to build a ‘Lean:Green’ sustainability culture in the Group, and also ensures financial stakeholders’ evolving needs are met, including through the Group’s reporting activities.

As Director of Sustainability, Linden aims to ensure that MSC Cruises grows in a sustainable way. In this role, Linden works in collaboration with numerous internal and external partners. She established the Executive Chairman-led Sustainable Advisory Board, responsible for approving actions to meet the sustainability goals of the business and ensuring sustainability is embedded across the entire organisation.

Linden has a solid background in environmental protection and sustainability, with experience both as a consultant and in the corporate environment. As a consultant this included working on many diverse projects in Hong Kong and the South East Asia region, including the implementation of environmental management systems and developing environmental and sustainability reporting regimes for government and non-government clients.

Join GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2021 for a two day event focused on ‘Advancing the Green Deal Through Collaboration’ and to learn how Wallenius Wilhelmsen and MSC Cruises embrace the environmental challenges that are presented to them. This year’s conference will cover a range of themes including ‘Sailing in the LNG era’ – Poseidon MEDII Project, A sustainable future – developments in Green Cruise Terminal Projects, The Green Deal – moving forward with green logistics and Digitalisation for improved port efficiency.

GreenPort Cruise & Congress delegate places can be booked online, with the combined event delegate package including:

  • Choice of conference streams including GreenPort Cruise on day 1
  • Two-day conference attendance at GreenPort Congress
  • Full documentation in electronic format
  • Lunch and refreshments throughout
  • Place at the Welcome Reception
  • Place at the Gala Dinner
  • Place at the Port Tour

For more information contact the team on +44 1329 825335 or email congress@greenport.com. To book online visit our website and use code ‘early’ at the checkout to save 20% on delegate places.