Not through a series of sales presentations, but through debate between the shipowners, managers and technology leaders dealing with these questions in practice.

“Are you paying more to manage the gaps between your vendors than you'd ever pay for a single one to get it wrong?”

That’s the question Christian Treu at GTT Marine is bringing to the table as we debate whether fleets should consolidate around a primary technology partner - or continue building across multiple vendors.

“Shipowners can delegate cyber security tasks, but not accountability for them.”

As maritime operations become more connected, Gerbrand Schalkwijk from Marlink will ask where should responsibility sit between shipowners and their technology partners - and who ultimately owns the risk?

“The challenge for maritime AI is no longer proving that the technology can deliver value. It’s creating the conditions that allow it to be trusted and scaled.”

The industry has spent years experimenting with AI. In Athens, Nick Chubb at Thetius will ask the next set of difficult questions on data, governance and integration and the conversation moves to what it will actually take to embed it into everyday operations.

Three sessions. Three debates. And the shipowners and technology leaders responsible for making these decisions in the room.

Digital Ship Summit 2026
15 October | BLE Pavilion, Athens

Less than 20 subscriber tickets: £395
Standard delegate rate: £695