Episodes

April 6, 2022

#16 - Dan Ng. Maritime cyber security and building startups in the ma…

Dan Ng is CEO of CyberOwl, a disruptive startup helping maritime asset operators gain visibility of the cyber risks to their distributed, remote assets. CyberOwl helps fleet operators understand what they have onboard, keep it secure and prove they have …

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March 21, 2022

#15 - Claus Nehmsow. Techstars, AI, robotics, and drones in the marit…

We talk about startups in the context of accelerators, specifically Techstars that partners with Eastern Pacific Shipping. AI, robotics, and drones are key technologies that are being brought to bear in shipping by several highly innovative startups in Singapore. They …

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Feb. 18, 2022

#14 - Steffen Knodt. Underwater Autonomous Vechicles and unveiling th…

Dr. Steffen Knodt is the head of the Sustainable Ocean Business Center at Fraunhofer in Rostock / Germany. He has worked in various senior management roles in applied research and industry, recently focusing on impact entrepr...

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Jan. 21, 2022

#13 - Gerald Kane. The Technology Fallacy and how people are the real…

Gerald Kane is the author of "The Technology Myth: How People Are the Real Key to Digital Transformation", published by MIT Press. He is also the Faculty Director of the Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship and a Professor …

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Dec. 1, 2021

#12 - Raghu Ravinutala. Conversational AI platforms for better custom…

Raghu Ravinutala was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug long before he co-founded yellow.ai in 2016 with a vision to make customer and enterprise interactions more effective and effortless. Previously, he worked for 16 years with leading tech companies such as …

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Nov. 12, 2021

#11 - Bjørn Højgaard. The value of strategic partnerships.

Bjørn Højgaard is CEO of Anglo Eastern Univan Group, one of the world’s leading ship management companies. He’s been director at Thome Ship Management, Brigantine Group and A.P. Møller Singapore, as well as manager of operations, efficiency & IT for …

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Oct. 29, 2021

#10 - Michael Stolarczyk. Why planning is more important than plans.

Michael Stolarczyk is Senior Vice President, CakeBoxx Technologies. He has held various C-level roles with companies like Ports America, Kontane Logistics, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, and he spent 17 years with the A. P. Moller Maersk Group. In 2002, his …

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Oct. 15, 2021

#9 - Bent Erik Bjørkli. Succeeding with disruption through partnershi…

Bent Erik Bjørkli is vice President and Head of the Kognifai Partner Program, Digital Ocean, at Kongsberg Digital. He believes in a more efficient, collaborative and transparent maritime industry, using digitization as a tool to make it happen. He sees …

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Sept. 29, 2021

#8 - Sven-Eric Brooks. IoT and augmented workspaces.

Sven-Eric Brooks is a business manager and IoT evangelist. He has studied at the University of Warsaw and holds an executive MBA in shipping and logistics from Copenhagen Business School. He has over 20 years of experience in the maritime …

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Sept. 15, 2021

#7 - Levine Naidoo. Reducing supply chain friction.

Levine Naidoo is a frictionless supply chain executive with the IBM Sterling business unit. His passion is to reduce business friction within supply chain and compliance related disciplines. He is an active member of several international standards, technical committees, and …

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Sept. 1, 2021

#6 - Nakul Malhotra. Open innovation in the maritime industry.

Nakul Malhotra is Vice President, open innovation, marine products for Wilhelmsen Ships Service. He is an advocate of applying an open innovation philosophy to solve the big challenges of the maritime industry. He believes in ecosystem thinking, and the ability …

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Aug. 18, 2021

#5 - Carsten Bullemer. Succeeding with maritime startups.

Carsten Bullemer is a serial entrepreneur and holds a diploma in logistics and computer science. He has started various companies in the field of digitalization and maritime operations, like vesseltracker.com, trusteddocks.com, searoutes.com and portcall.ai. He also organizes conferences like seadevcon, …

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Aug. 4, 2021

#4 - Patrick Ryan. Digital transformation in classification society A…

Patrick Ryan is Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technology for ABS, one of the largest classification societies in our industry, whom he is leading through their digitalization. He has authored seven U.S. and international patents on industrial augmented reality …

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Aug. 4, 2021

#3 - David Ansley. Platform business models and network effects.

David Ansley is an entrepreneur and advisor with a strong focus on digital disruption. He is owner of Ansley and Associates and director of management consulting company ACG global. He has coached more than 100 leaders on Digital Disruption and …

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Aug. 4, 2021

#2 - Sjoerd De Jager. PortXchange and just-in-time arrival.

Sjoerd de Jager is managing director and co-founder of PortXchange. He has (co) founded several start-ups and worked for large corporations including Phillips and DSM before joining the Port of Rotterdam in 2017. We talk about the huge potential and …

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Aug. 4, 2021

#1 - Steen Brodsgaard Lund. RightShip and transformation in the marit…

Steen Brodsgaard Lund is the CEO of RightShip and has a wealth of experience in the maritime industry - including 21 years with AP Moeller, advisory roles on digital transformation and as a startup founder. He has also been CCO …

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