PortForward was presented on the annual event about key and urgent issues for the port business which took place in Stockholm on September 4-6, 2019. This year’s event offered the participants an in-depth view into the current trends driving the global economy and its impact on the port market and helped answer the questions behind the main factors defining a smart port. Stefanos Kokkorikos from the Core Innovation – Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation Manager of the project – presented PortForward on the third day of the event under the title »Towards a green and sustainable ecosystem for the EU Port of the Future« in the session »Ports as the cradles of innovation«. More information about the conference is availabe on the website www.bpoports.com.