7th Mare Forum 2024 - Singapore | Mare Forum | 22 February 2024 | Novotel Singapore on Stevens, 28 Stevens Rd, Orchard District, Singapore 257878

It is an exclusive annual shipping conference hosting principals and high-level executives actively participating, discussing, debating, and brainstorming about the future of shipping, trade, geopolitics, energy transition and security, decarbonisation, investments, ship finance, and the Human Factor imperatives. No boring company presentations, no long speeches, but only dynamic and lively discussions between the panellists and audience participants.

The participants are Shipping Executives, ship owners, ship managers, Charterers, Traders, Capital providers, Investors, Energy Executives, Regulators, Maritime Lawyers, Consultants, Shipbuilders, Classification Societies, Press, shipping services providers, and smart entrepreneurs. The six previous Singapore forums have been bristling with ideas and dynamic debate. Participants will plunge into a pool of booming businesses, network opportunities, and knowledge transfer.

Discussion themes to be selected for the discussion:
• What are the shipping and trade markets forecast for 2024 and beyond?
• Energy transition status, energy security, geopolitics, tensions, wars, (de)globalization, changing trade patterns, supply chain disruption, inflation, and USD forecast
• One step back or two steps ahead? Are we stepping back to coal, oil, gas, and nuclear energy modes, and for how long?
• Are the regulators the first movers with global regulations? Are regional rules adding complexity or accelerating the transition? What about the IMO?
• Are the market forces the first movers? What are the incentives for first movers to decarbonization?
• Should the Charterers pay for GHG emissions? OR Should shipowners be the only ones accountable for GHG emissions? What is the role of important stakeholderssuch as Charterers and Ports?
• How can (environmental) regulations become better balanced with market realities?
• How can the shipping industry efficiently respond to local, regional, and international regulations?
• How can we create a synergy between the shipping industry stakeholders?

2024 Speakers

CHAIRS:

Zhongyi (John) Su
Group Chairman & CEO, Erasmus Shipinvest Group

Mario Moretti
Managing Director, V.Ships Asia Group Pte

David Barrow
Vice President South Asia, Bureau Veritas

Dimitris Belbas
Head of Shipping Finance, Asia Pacific, Seafin Pte Ltd - Eurofin, Singapore

SPEAKERS:

Arjun Batra
Executive Chairman, Drewry Group

Douglas Raitt
Manager, Regional Advisory Services, Lloyd's Register

Sanjay C Kuttan
Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) Singapore

Shmuel Yoskovitz
CEO, X-Press Feeders

Colin Jarraw
Partner, Virtus Law LLP

Keng Mun Lee
Managing Director, MPartners Pte Ltd

Subhangshu Dutt
Executive Director, OM Maritime Pte Ltd

Christoforos Bisbikos
Partner, Watson Farley & Williams LLP London

Andreas Papaspyrou
Managing Director, Regional COO Asia, Commerzbank AG

Maria Levanti
President & COO, ICE Futures Singapore | ICE Clear Singapore

Jianjun (JJ) Wang
Head of Business Development, Oneglobal Broking Hong Kong Limited

Geert Dokter
CEO, Conoship International BV

John Rowley
CEO & Board Member, WALLEM Group

Jolene Chew
Director, Clifford Capital

George Kypraios
CEO, Yefira Group

Ralph Leszczynski
Global Head of Research, Banchero Costa Group

Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President, Mare Forum

Dimitris Lyras
Managing Director, Ulysses Systems

Benjamin Wong
Vice President, Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises - Government of Hong Kong SAR

SK Lim
Managing Director Pacific, G2 Ocean

Su Yin Anand
co-founder, The Captain’s Table

Anthony Zolotas
Chief Executive Officer, Eurofin Group

Abhishek Asija
Managing Director, Ship Management Commercial, APAC, V.Group

Ali Susanto
Former Managing Director, Braemar Corporate Finance

Maarten Sickler
DirectorSales, Conoship International

Alan Hatton
Managing Director, Foreguard Shipping

Martin Kröger
Chief Executive Officer, German Shipowners‘ Association

Rajaish Bajpaee
Ex-Chairman, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement

Jagmeet Singh Makkar
Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (HK Branch), Independent Arbitrator & Mediator

2024 Partners

• GISBIR - Turkish Shipbuilders' Association
• INTERCARGO
• Lloyds Register
• Bureau Veritas
• Erasmus Shipinvest Group
• V.Group
• Wallem
• Seafin