Warm welcome to the S4M seminar on shipbuilding, sustainable development and material management in Auditorio Ruuma at Forum Marinum. 

Discover the future of sustainable shipbuilding and material management and learn from leading experts and industry voices. The presentations at the S4M seminar focus on the tightening environmental regulations and their financial impact on transport, sustainability transition in shipyards, advancing sustainable material management within the shipbuilding industry and practical decarbonisation actions in shipping.

You will hear from Ulla Tapaninen, Tomi Solakivi, Saija Bezuidenhout, Miikka Härö, Niina Järvinen and Nani Pajunen among others. In addition, experts from Turku University of Applied Sciences will share what is already been done and what the plans are for the future within the S4M Sustainable Material Management Maturity Model research project. The event is hosted in two languages, Finnish and English. Each presentation will be delivered in the language indicated in the programme. 

Don’t miss out on an engaging day packed with thought-provoking presentations and a chance to ask questions — join us for an inspiring seminar where innovation meets sustainability! 

Register at https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/0AF915D243DF7949 by Tuesday 18 November. 

For more information, see the agenda below. 


Programme 

9.00–9.30 Morning coffee at Messi 

9.30 Welcome words 

Heli Aramo-Immonen, S4M principal investigator, Turku University of Applied Sciences 

9.45 Tightening environmental regulations and their financial implication for transport 

Tomi Solakivi, Assoc. Professor (Tenure Track), Maritime Business & Policy, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku 

10.15–10.30 Coffee break at Messi 

10.30 Materiaalivirtauksen kehityspilotti – varustelutuotannon suoritustehon nostaminen ja materiaalihukan vähentäminen 

Saija Bezuidenhout, Keskusvaraston päällikkö, Meyer Turku Oy 

Miikka Härö, Logistiikka-asiantuntija Keskusvarastotoiminnot, Meyer Turku Oy 

Niina Järvinen, Toimitusvalvoja Hankinta, Meyer Turku Oy 

11.00 Kestävyyssiirtymä telakkateollisuudessa – mitä se tarkoittaa laivanrakennuksen ekosysteemissä? 

Nani Pajunen, johtava asiantuntija, kestävyysratkaisut, SITRA & johtava asiantuntija Turun ammattikorkeakoulu 

 11.20–12.30 Lunch at the Restaurant Göran 

 12.30 Practical decarbonisation actions in shipping + Q&A 

Ulla Tapaninen, Tenured Full Professor, Maritime Transport, Estonian Maritime Academy, Tallinn University of Technology 

13.15 S4M – Sustainable Material Management Maturity Model research project – S4M in brief 

13.45–14.00 Coffee break at Messi 

14.00 S4M – Sustainable Material Management Maturity Model research project – tracking-koe-esitelmä 

14.30 End of seminar 

Please note that the programme is subject to change. 

The Kumppanuusmalli S4M Sustainable Material Management Maturity Model research project is financed by Business Finland.