The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) was officially launched on 22 and 23 March 2018 during an exclusive high-level event hosted by the Port of Antwerp. More than 250 professionals from ports, shipping, government and society gathered at the Port of Antwerp and marked the successful kick-off of the program.
Official after-movie of the launch of
the World Ports Sustainability Program
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians opened the first of a two-day event with a keynote address in which she underlined the important role that ports play in achieving the UN SDGs, which are at the core of WPSP. Through panel discussions, interactive workshops and thought-provoking contributions by leading industry figures and policy-makers, the two-days event contributed in charting the course of WPSP with concrete priorities for the years ahead.
Speakers
Beatriz Yordi
Director of the European and International Carbon Markets Directorate
Christiana Figueres
Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
President of the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden
Herlinde Baeyens
UN Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development of the Flemish Youth Council
Kitack Lim
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
Patrick Verhoeven
Managing Director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)
Prof. Dr Wayne Visser
Chair in Sustainable Transformation and Professor of Integrated Value, Antwerp Management School