11.45am – 12pm, 30 October 2025 ‐ 15 mins
Session Two: Sustainable technologies and innovation


Legal Analyst, Stephenson Harwood LLP
Pia Rebelo is an admitted attorney from South Africa and a lecturer in private law. She obtained her LLB and LLM at the University of Cape Town and completed her PhD at the City Law School, City St George's University of London. Her key research interest is the way in which contracts can facilitate decarbonisation in the shipping industry. Pia also works as a Legal Analyst at Stephenson Harwood LLP where she works in the decarbonisation team to deliver advice and contractual clauses for clients. She teaches maritime law, cross-border commercial law, and contract law, and has published work on green finance frameworks, green supply chain finance, decarbonisation of shipping contracts, polar shipping, and climate litigation.