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Blockchain technologies and digitalisation in the freight and logistics industry
Hong Kong Sea Transport & Logistics Association

14.15 - 14.30 : Freight Services - Freight Automation & Blockchain
Alex Note : This is Freight Automation.
Speaker : Eugene Reznikov, Quotiss

Digitalization is not a strategy. Its a business model. Digital companies have changed rules of too many industries in the past decade. Not in shipping industry though. Will status quo last forever? Is it time for freight owner to redesign the way they are running business?

• Online sales in freight – utopia or inevitability?
• It’s 2018. Freight sales process is still manual. Who benefits?
• Six major carriers are working on aligning rate structures. How will effect other players?
• How can Asian freight owner optimize their business models through automation and digitization?

14.30 - 14.45 : Blockchain
Speaker : Johnson Leung, 300 Cubits

Blockchain and how it will affect ship owners

• How will blockchain and crypto currency change the way we interact in shipping?
• Are Asian ship owners ready for more transparency and trust?
• How will the industry look if feweragents, ship brokers and other middlemen are required?
• How can ship owners save money and become more efficient by implementing blockchain?

Managing Operational Technology cyber risks with a unique approach based on functions, connectivity and identities
15.15 - 15.40 : Speaker: Steven Cole, Senior Director of Cyber Security, ABS Advanced Solutions

IT, OT or both? Control, protection of complex and integrated maritime systems

• Using Functions, Connections and Identities to understand cyber risks fleet-wide
• How a risk index can deliver measurable risk and an actionable strategy
• Learning from experience - case studies from a class perspective

Understanding the impact of digital business onboard ship, drawing on case studies describing real life crew cyber experiences
15.40 - 16.05 : Speaker : Adrian Schindler, Innovation Product Manager, Marlink Group

Facing the Reality of Cyber Security in Shipping today. Marlink’s new Cyber Detection service: Key findings from the first months of operation

• Lessons learned: What are the major cybersecurity risks and threats affecting shipping?
• Safeguarding cybersecurity while facing increasingly sophisticated and effective threats
• How to know you are secure – today and tomorrow