The MARESEC 2025 Industry Panel brings together experts from leading maritime companies to explore the future of cooperation among autonomous and networked maritime systems. As individual autonomous vessels become increasingly capable, the next step lies in enabling them to work collaboratively across fleets, infrastructures, and operational domains. In addition, the panel discusses how stronger collaboration between industry, research, and technology developers can drive innovation and help turn promising ideas into practical solutions.
 

Fedor Ester, Demcon
Georgios Grigoropoulos, Kpler
Frithjof Mess, EvoLogics
Ralf-Martin Tauer, CGI Deutschland

Moderator
Helge Parzyjegla, University of Rostock
 

While single autonomous vessels are increasingly operational and valuable, real transformation may come through cooperation: fleets of autonomous ships, collaborative port operations, and seamless interaction between manned and unmanned systems. This panel explores what it takes to move from stand-alone autonomy to multi-agent coordination in the maritime domain.
 

This panel discusses how to foster stronger collaboration between maritime industry, research, and technology developers. It will focus on identifying opportunities for partnership, what's needed to make them work and the mutual benefits they can bring, such as faster innovation, practical solutions, and long-term success.