Thijs Slavenburg

Thijs Slavenburg is the founder of Zuyderzee Capital, which he established in 2016 to develop, originate and manage investments in shipping, energy, offshore, intermodal and port logistics. He previously spent around ten years at ABN AMRO Bank in the Netherlands, working in trade, commodity and ship finance, project finance, and debt and capital restructuring.

He holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Rotterdam Business School.

He moderated the 23rd Mare Forum Ship Finance in 2024 and was a panellist at the 19th edition in 2019 and at the 2025 conference.