Topic: Trends?in?maritime?economy?and?impact?on?ports
Speaker：Prof. Sys Christa, University of Antwerp
Time: 2020/12/2 15:00-16:30? (GMT+8)?
Tencent Meeting ID: 328 882 070
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Abstract:
In?this?presentation,?Prof.?Sys?will?address?the?topic?‘Trends?in?maritime?economy?and?impact?on?ports’.?She?will?discuss?nine?global?trends?clustered?in?three?categories:?macro-economic?trends,?digitalization?and?sustainable/energy?transition.?The?focus?is?on?the?maritime?ecosystem.?She?gives?preference?to?an?interactive?session?(poll,?quiz).?At?the?end?of?the?presentation?questions?can?be?asked.
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Bio:
Christa?Sys?currently?is?holder?of?the?BNP?Paribas?Fortis?chair?on?transport,?logistics?and?ports?at?the?Department?of?Transport?and?Regional?Economics.?Until?October?2013,?Christa?Sys?was?scientific?director?of?the?Research?Centre?on?Freight?and?Passengers?flows.?Next,?she?is?course?co-coordinator?for?the?courses?‘Business?Environment’,?‘Maritime?Economics?and?Businesses’?and?‘Maritime?Supply?Chain’?at?the?Centre?for?Maritime?and?Air?Transport?(C-MAT).?She?also?teaches?at?the?Faculty?of?Business?and?Economics.?Her?educational?activities?focus?on?(operational?aspects?of)?maritime?transport,?transport?economics?and?inland?transportation.?Her?research?centers?on?maritime?economics?and?co-operation?and?competition?in?shipping.