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Monday, April 24, 2023
The Westin Singapore
7:30 - 8:20 AM
Registration & Breakfast

8:20 - 8:25 AM
Welcome Remarks
Replay: Video  Audio

President
Capital Link, Inc.

President & CEO
Columbia Group
President
InterManager

Managing Director
Singhai Marine Services
8:25 - 8:30 AM
Opening Address
Replay: Video  Audio

Assistant Chief Executive (Industry & Transformation)
Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
8:30 - 9:10 AM
Navigating Through Industry Transformation - Geopolitics, Sanctions & World Trade
Replay: Video  Audio

Moderator:

Partner
Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance

Panelists:

President & CEO
Columbia Group
President
InterManager
CEO
Lloyd's Register
Global CEO
Ocean Network Express
Managing Director
Precious Shipping
CEO
German Shipowners Association – VDR
9:15 - 10:00 AM
A Reality Check on Decarbonization in Shipping – Alternative Pathways
Replay: Video  Audio
The panel will address the evolving landscape in regulations, technology and fuels. Also, options to meet short term challenges from the new regulations that came into effect in 2023 while positioning to achieve the longer term decarbonization

Opening Keynote Remarks

Chairman and CEO
ABS

Moderator:

Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Leader and Partner, Strategy & Transactions, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP
EY

Panelists:

Chairman and CEO
ABS
Co-Founder and President
DeepSea Technologies
Managing Director
NJORD - Maersk Tankers
Co-Founder & President
Marsoft
President
Wärtsilä Marine Power
Executive Vice President
Wärtsilä Corporation
10:05 - 10:45 AM
Fleet Renewal Options and Strategies – Positioning for Long Term Competitiveness
Replay: Video  Audio
Investing in environmental technologies and modernizing the fleet are key to maintain competitiveness for the long term. But how can/should shipowners approach this given the uncertainty when it comes to fuels and technology? Renew the fleet placing newbuild orders? Wait? Buy and upgrade second hand vessels?

Moderator:

Regional Manager South East Asia, Pacific & India
DNV Maritime

Panelists:

Head of Maritime Enterprise
BHP
Chairman & CEO
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (SHIP)
Founder, Chairman & CEO
United Maritime Corporation (USEA)
Director Asia Pacific
Value Maritime
Executive Chairman
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings
CEO
X-Press Feeders
10:50 – 11:20 AM
Capital Link Shipping Leadership Award Presentation to Mr. Esben Poulsson for his outstanding contribution to global shipping & Singapore
Replay: Video  Audio

1x1 Keynote Discussion “Shipping – The Road Ahead”

Executive Chairman
Enesel Pte. Ltd.
Chairman
BW Group
11:25 - 12:10 PM
Investing in Shipping
Replay: Video  Audio
Where are the opportunities in shipping today? The panel will feature the viewpoints of stakeholders from different backgrounds – capital providers, private equity investors, portfolio managers and shipowners.

Moderator:

Partner
Seward & Kissel

Panelists:

VP South Asia , at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore - Singapore
Bureau Veritas
Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore
Citi
Mr. Per Olav Karlsen
CEO
Cleaves Securities AS
VP, Debt Origination & Structuring APAC, Mobility - Maritime Industries
KfW IPEX-Bank Asia Ltd.
CEO
MPC Container Ships (OSLO:MPCC)
Co-Founder / Managing Director
Oceanis GmbH
12:15 - 12:55 PM
The Charterers Perspective
Replay: Video  Audio
Charterers play a critical role in the direction of the overall shipping industry. The panel will discuss the evolving trends in geopolitics, regulations, technology and fuels. The discussion will also focus on the significance of ESG issues in today’s commercial landscape.

Moderator:

Partner
Hill Dickinson LLP

Panelists:

Head of Sustainability and Supply Chain Excellence
BHP
MBA, Master Mariner, Managing Director
Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd
Managing Director, Global Engagement & Sustainability
Oldendorff Carriers
General Manager for Chartering
Rio Tinto
Mrs. Su Yin Anand
Head of Shipping
South32
1:00 - 1:40 PM
FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN FACTOR - OPTIMIZING THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, RETENTION & WELL BEING OF SEAFARERS
Replay: Video  Audio
Seafarers are the backbone of the shipping industry. Recent geopolitical challenges, coming at the heel of those due to the pandemic, are creating a new landscape for crewing. It is vital for the shipping industry to ensure adequate and continuous access to a pool of qualified seafarers and to provide proper incentives to those who choose a seafaring career.
The panel will provide an overview of the changing landscape in crewing and will focus on the strategies of leading shipping companies to optimize the recruitment, training, retention and well-being of seafarers. The implementation of proper policies in this field have become a core part of the overall corporate ESG focus and a competitive advantage to those companies who follow them.

Moderator:

Managing Director
Singhai Marine Services

Panelists:

Director, HR Sea
MISC Marine
VP, Technical InHouse Fleet
Hafnia
Co-Founder & CEO
KeelX
Head of Crewing, Fleet Management and Technology
A.P. Moller Maersk
Divisional Director, Fleet Management
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL)
Chairman
SMEF(Singapore Maritime Employers Federation)
1:40 - 2:30 PM
Networking Luncheon

5th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum - April 24, 2023


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