It is with great pleasure to invite you to attend the 2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum to be held on Dec 4, 2019 in Shanghai, China. 2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum is co- organized by China Ship owners Association (CSA) and Xinde Marine News, supported by Dalian Maritime University (DMU),Liberian Registry(LISCR) and BIMCO.
	The Forum provides a very valuable opportunity for practitioners, professionals and researchers from the industry, academia and government to discourse on development, research and professional practice in ship management and technology.
	The shipping industry is facing various challenges--- the requirements of the IMO's 2020sulphur cap and also IMO’s work on reducing of GHG emissions from ships, the ballast water treatment of ships being up to standard, the high development of ship intelligent informatization and digitalization, the network risks faced by shipping internet  and the  ship safety related accidents have a frequent trend --- such new rules, new technologies, and new risks are not only unprecedented challenges for ship managers, but also an important opportunity for shipping people to open a new chapter to adapt a new trend, master the technology and follow the rules.
	The guests from the International Maritime Organization and industry associations, government departments and maritime authorities, flag states, classification societies, well-known shipping enterprises and ship management companies at home and abroad, charters, maritime  lawyers, insurance and financial investment institutions, ship yards ,equipment manufacturers and service providers will attend and address at the forum as keynote speakers with the theme of “Green, Digitalization and Safety for shipping industry”.
	
	
	
		Annex I:  
	
		2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum 
	
		Provisional Agenda 
	
		 
	
		a)  Overview 
	
		Theme: Green, Digitalization and Safety for shipping industry 
	
		Organized by:  China Ship owners Association (CSA) 
		                        Xinde Marine News  
		Hosted      by: Dalian Xinde Marine Culture Development Company
		Supported by: Dalian Maritime University (DMU) 
		                       Liberian Registry (LISCR)
		                       BIMCO 
	
		Time: Dec 04th, 2019  13:00-18:00 
	
		Venue: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Shanghai-Pudong
	
		 
	
		b)  Forum Agenda: 
	
		12:30-13:30: Registration
	
		13:30-13:50: Opening Address 
	
		13:50-16:20: Speeches by Distinguished Guests 
	
		16:20-16:40: Tea Break  
	
		16:40-18:00: Panel Discussion 
	
		18:00-20:00: Cocktail Reception
	
		 
	
		Speakers
		
		  
	
		c) Keynote speech& Panel discussion 
	
		 
	
		Green Shipping
	
		1. Policy Introduction of IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap & GHG Emission Reduction 
	
		Speaker: Technical Director of LISCR                   Thomas Klenum
	
		 
	
		2. Asian major ports policy on IMO 2020
	
		Speaker: SDE International Pte Ltd President      Simon Neo
	
		 
	
		3. How should shipowner and charterer deal with disputes for comply with IMO 2020 regulations (Risks of quality of bunker and Scrubber retrofit)
	
		Speaker: Reed Smith Richards Butler Partner       Lianjun Li
	
		 
	
		4. Panel Discussion
	
		Moderator: BIMCO, Regional Manager of Asia     Wei Zhuang 
	
		Speaker:
	
		Technical Director of LISCR                                 Thomas Klenum
	
		SDE International Pte Ltd            President          Simon Neo
	
		Reed Smith Richards Butler         Partner              Lianjun Li
	
		Landbridge Ship Management (HK) Limited   MD Sanjeev Verma
	
		Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited  External Director  Meijing Cai
	
		CSSC-WD Ship Equipment Group     President    Qingzhu Cao
	
		 
	
		Digital Shipping
	
		 
	
		5. Internet development at Sea.
	
		Speaker: KVH Industries Pte Ltd Vice President Ken Loke
	
		 
	
		6. Fleet Management in Digital Era
	Speaker: DNVGL Digital Solution Regional Sales Manager for Ship Ecosystem Asia-Pacific.                            Zhuo Shan
	
		 
	
		7. Digitalization development, Cyber risk and shipowners' concerns
	
		Speaker: Cyber Security Business Manager for Lloyd’s Register for the Asia Pacific Region                             Fan Zhang
	
		 
	
		Safety Shipping
	
		 
	
		8. Statistics of Safety Inspection of Ships.
	
		Speaker: Shanghai-Pudong MSA                                    Zhiyong Gu
	
		 
	
		9.Risk control of ship operation and management.
	
		Speaker: Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Group   President Duozhu Li
	
		 
	
		10.Panel: Development of ship management industry under new convention and new technology.
	
		Moderator: Liberian  International Ship Registry (China)  MD        Alex Ye
	
		Speaker: 
	
		Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Group              President     Duozhu Li
	
		Shanghai Leading Energy Shipping Company Vice GM   Liyu Zhou
	
		Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (China)     MD           Mingfa Liu
	
		Seacon Ships Management Co., Ltd                  GM          Yong     Zhao
	
		Shanghai Fuwei Shipping Company               President    Ning     Su
	
		Hong Kong Shipowner Association              Deputy Director   Jiapei    Feng