Gilles Decan is Program Manager Hydrogen at Port of Antwerp-Bruges and has worked his entire career in the synthetic renewable fuels sector. Before joining the Sustainable Transition team at the Port Authority, he focused on the implementation and optimalisation of e-fuels in maritime engines as a doctoral and post-doctoral fellow. By switching to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, he remained active on hydrogen related matters, but shifted from a research-oriented approach to a more industrial point of view. Currently, from a port authority perspective, he keeps an overview on the hydrogen strategy of the port and the positioning of Port of Antwerp-Bruges as a hydrogen hub. He helps realising the hydrogen transition in the port ecosystem by focusing on market developments and incentivisation, hydrogen production & export/import flows, infrastructure developments and regulatory aspects.