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23.01.2025 | Friesland Kabel

Meermachen Future Summit - Driving the maritime economy forward through joint efforts

Meermachen Future Summit

Meermachen Future Summit - Driving the maritime economy forward through joint efforts

As an honorary member of the Maritime Economy Working Group of the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Malte Witowski, Managing Director of Friesland-Kabel GmbH, initiated and organized the Meermachen Future Summit together with dedicated colleagues.

This conference offered a unique platform for exchanging ideas, making new contacts and promoting forward-looking projects in the maritime industry and research. Highlights such as exciting pitches, inspiring impulses and targeted 1:1 matchings not only opened up new perspectives, but also brought Schleswig-Holstein into focus as a region of expertise.

In his presentation “Crisis as a turning point: opportunities and challenges after the MV Werften insolvency”, Malte Witowski spoke about the transformation of Friesland-Kabel GmbH. Theinsolvency of one of its largest single customers was an enormous challenge, but also a starting point for a successful transformation:

  • Horizontal diversification in the maritime core market

  • Reduction of dependencies (customers and suppliers)

  • Identification of new opportunities (products and markets)

  • Development and expansion of existing and new customers

  • Focus on core competencies and service

“The measures outlined have made us more resilient and shown how important it is to react with flexibility to crises and emerge stronger than before,” says Malte Witowski. “A huge thank you to all participants, speakers and the organizing team of the Meermachen Future Summit - together we are shaping the future of the maritime industry!”

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