Maritime Financing Seminar 2025

Friday 19. September at 09:00 - 16:00

Joint Building of Ministries (Conference Hall "Tamm"), Tallinn

Estonia’s growing maritime and blue economy sectors are driving demand for sustainable and diversified financing. To support this development, Estonian public and private stakeholders - together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tallinn - are hosting the Maritime Financing Seminar 2025.

The seminar is part of the maritime month and will bring together industry leaders and financial experts to explore funding strategies, digital tools, and real-world investment cases—strengthening the financial base for Estonia’s blue industries through innovation and international collaboration.

Main event 19.09.2025 at the Joint ministry building

09:00 – 09:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
Networking opportunity for participants.

09:30 – 09:45 | Opening Remarks
• Minister of Infrastructure - Kuldar Leis
• Ambassador of Estonia to Norway - Marius Dirdal
• Ambassador of Norway to Estonia - Piia Mathisen

Session 1: Sustainable maritime financing trends and future
09:45 – 10:45 | Keynote Presentations
• Global sustainable maritime financing trends (15 min) - TBC
• Digital solutions on shipping financing (15 min) - Tarun Gulati, CEO, eShipfinance.com
• Export and credit solutions Norwegian example (15 min) - Solveig Frøland, Head of Maritime/Yards, Eksfin – Export Finance Norway
• Export and credit solution Estonian example (15 min) – Katrin Savi, member of the board, Estonian Investment Centre

10:45 – 11:20 | Panel Discussion: “Navigating Green Waters: Can International Collaboration Unlock Sustainable Maritime Financing?”
Panelists Solveig Frøland (Eksfin), Dagfinn Lunde (eShipfinance.com), Katrin Savi (KredEx Krediidikindlustus AS), Ahto Pärl (Baltic Workboats Shipyard), TBC, TBC,TBC – moderator Tom Kleppesto

Session 2: Financing maritime economy
11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:50 | Case Studies: Maritime funding projects
Case study 1: Shipping finance project example –
Case study 2: Maritime infrastructure project examples – Lennart Richardsen, Senior director, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
Case study 3: Ocean industry financing example –
Case study 4: Maritime digitalization and risk management – Marina Tzoutzouraki, CFO, eShipfinance.com

12:50 – 14.00 | Networking Lunch
Opportunity for participants to connect and explore collaboration.

Parallel session I
14.00-14.20 | Introducing Funding options under KIK – Tanel Oppi, Department of Grant and Services, Environment Investments Centre
14.20-14.40| Introducing Funding options under EIS – Estonian Investment Agency (EIS)
14.40-15.00| Introducing Funding options MRAA – Eduard Koitmaa, Fisheries Economics Department, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture

Parallel session II
14:00 – 16:00 | Structured B2B Meeting Slots
Eight 15-minute time slots for direct discussions between investors and industry representatives, enabling deeper engagement and potential partnerships.

Closing & Networking
**15:00 – 15:20 | Closing Remarks **
Summary and next steps from key representatives.

15.20-16.00| Networking
Networking possibilities and B2B until 16.00

Additional information
Main event is taking place at the ministry building together with private rooms for B2B meetings.


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Joint Building of Ministries (Conference Hall "Tamm") • Suur-Ameerika tänav 1, 10122 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia

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