GreenTech 2026 is a tight, working style sustainability conference where the hallway conversations are as valuable as the sessions. If you operate vessels, manage port operations, or sell solutions into shipping, this is the kind of week where you can compare real-world results, sanity-check retrofit pathways, and leave with a shortlist of partners you actually want to keep talking to.
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Green Marine “GreenTech” 2026 — Quick Info
Dates
June 9–11, 2026 (Tuesday to Thursday)
City & Venue
Québec City Convention Centre (Centre des congrès de Québec), Québec City, Canada
Format
Conference program plus an exhibit hall focused on greener maritime technologies and practical implementation
Core themes (2026)
GHG reduction and decarbonization, supply chain resilience, shipyards and retrofit solutions, AI and digitalization
The venue is walkable to Old Québec and the central city core, which makes it easy to keep evening meetings close without long transfers.
Recent edition benchmark
The 2025 edition in New Orleans was reported by the organizer as drawing 200+ delegates, 50+ speakers, and a smaller, focused exhibitor group.
Use GreenTech less like a mega-trade show and more like a place to validate what is working in operations.
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What makes GreenTech different
June 9 to 11, 2026 • Québec City
This is a sustainability event built around operational reality. Sessions and exhibit-floor conversations stay close to the issues the Green Marine program tracks,
with a strong North American shipping and port perspective.
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Tied to a real certification framework
The program is designed as a forum around priorities tracked by Green Marine environmental performance indicators and related emerging topics.
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Mission funded
The conference is positioned by the organizer as mission-supportive, with proceeds reinvested into improving the environmental certification program.
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Four clear 2026 theme lanes
GHG reduction and decarbonization
Supply chain resilience
Shipyards and retrofit solutions
AI and digitalization
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A schedule built for mixing sessions and the floor
Day 1
Tours and visits (limited seats) plus an opening cocktail in the exhibit hall.
Day 2
Business program and expo at the Québec City Convention Centre (Level 2000). Free evening suggested for Old Port or Grande Allée.
Day 3
Business program and expo continue (Level 2000). Evening certification event is listed, with location to be confirmed.
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GreenTech 2026 week game plan
Make it measurable
The fastest wins come from arriving with a short decision list, then using the sessions to narrow options and the show floor to validate implementation details.
Suggested time split for a high-ROI week
Adjust based on your role below
Sessions
42%
Exhibit floor
38%
Targeted meetings
20%
Pick your track
Before you arrive
Write down one emissions decision you want to de-risk this year.
Bring your drydock windows and a shortlist of candidate vessels.
List the data you trust onboard and what is missing.
On the floor
Ask what changes first onboard and what takes longest to stabilize.
Request one operator reference with measurable outcomes.
Confirm approvals and verification steps before price talk.
End-of-day closeout
Pick three follow-ups, assign owners, set dates.
Capture what would block implementation internally.
Decide what you will test next, not what you will buy.
Before you arrive
List your top constraints: power capacity, grid timing, permitting, berth priorities.
Bring an outline of your tenant and carrier mix.
Decide what success looks like for shore power or electrification.
On the floor
Ask vendors for deployment timelines and integration burden.
Focus on verification and reporting early, not last.
Compare resilience planning approaches with peers.
End-of-day closeout
Convert notes into a shortlist of pilots and a data plan.
Capture who needs to sign off and when.
Draft one-page next steps for internal alignment.
Before you arrive
Prepare one case study with constraints, install scope, and measured results.
Know the three objections you hear most and your proof points.
Offer references early and explain what success looks like.
Keep technical depth ready for shipyard and retrofit questions.
End-of-day closeout
Send a same-day recap with three bullets and one ask.
Set the next meeting date before the lead cools off.
Tag leads by readiness so the team follows up correctly.
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Practical notes for Québec City and the venue
Québec City Convention Centre
This is a downtown venue. That helps. You can keep evening meetings close, avoid long transfers, and still get a full show day in.
Venue map
Main entrance is listed on venue materials at 1000 boulevard René-Lévesque Est.
How the city layout helps your week
The convention centre sits in the downtown core, near the Parliament Hill area.
Old Québec and the Old Port area are close enough for evening dinners without turning it into a logistics project.
GreenTech’s program even suggests a free evening to enjoy Old Port or Grande Allée, which is a good cue for where many groups will head after sessions.
Simple approach: do one tight venue day, then keep dinners in one district. That keeps the team on time and reduces missed meetings.
Getting around
Arrivals typically route through Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB).
For groups, a fixed morning departure time and one evening return window keeps everyone aligned.
Downtown is walkable for many hotels, dinners, and quick follow-up meetings.
Hotel zones that work well
Convention centre and Parliament Hill area for quickest venue access.
Old Québec for teams prioritizing dinners and client hosting in a compact area.
Old Port for a strong mix of evening plans and easy next-day logistics.
Dinner and meeting districts
Grande Allée for a dense stretch of evening options and easy meet-ups.
Old Port and Old Québec for longer dinners and relationship meetings.
Rue Saint-Jean area is useful for casual team regrouping and quick debriefs.
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Night-before checklist
Pick your top 2 sessions and your top 6 booths.
Set two meeting windows and protect them.
Write down the one decision you want to advance.
Prepare one-page context for your asks and constraints.
Decide where the team will regroup after the show day.
Plan a same-day recap email template for follow ups.
