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Meet the speaker lineup who will be joining this year's conference agenda, featuring some of maritime's most eminent experts ready to explore crew welfare, alternative fuels, digitalisation, AI, supply chain challenges and more.
Explore all of the newly-announced speakers below and stay tuned for more announcements.
Eirini Skouloudi
Technical Sales Manager EMEA
PPG
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Jaideep Vohra
Fleet Performance and Drydocking Director
Bahri
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Jack Liman
Chief Commercial Officer
OrbitMI, Inc.
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Gagan Deep Katyal
Director
Avid Marine
Sukhminder J Singh
Technical Director
Jome Engineering
Ajay Kumar Verma
Director – Technical
Asyad Shipping
Sameh Rezk
Chief Engineer
Bahri
Capt. Zarir Iràni FNI
Dy Registrar, Antigua&Barbuda Maritime Administration | Ambassador @Baltic Expert Witness Association | IIMS-UK Board Member | Founding Member, EMLA, UAE
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Panel Sessions
Krishnan Subramanian FICS
Strategic Adviser, Transworld Group | International Vice Chairman, ICS
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Panel Sessions
Ravi Shankar FICS
Co-Founder & CCO, ShipFinex | Managing Director, Aarush Maritime Services | Vice Chairman & General Secretary, ICS Middle East
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Panel Sessions
Nick Chubb
Founder
Thetius
Kris Vedat
CTO
SmartSea
Rania Tadros
Partner and Global Head of Maritime and Offshore
Stephenson Harwood
Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria
COO
DNV
Nadia AbdulAziz
Vice President
NAFL
NAFL Deep Dive into Logistics
Carl King
Seafarer Social
The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea
Dennis Winterswijk
Regional Director EMEA
Inmarsat
The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea
Nabil Ben Soussia
Group COO
President Asia, Middle East
IEC Telecom
The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea
Mikael (J) Karlsson
Founder of IMPA Save
Focus On: How to Save Cost and Improve Your Environmental Footprint
Elpi Petraki
President
WISTA International
Kiran Thorat
Trader
GMS
Ben Bailey
Director of Programme
Mission to Seafarers
Dr. Capt. Anwar Nadeem
Sharjah Maritime Academy
Focus On: The Significance of Seafarer Training
Marwa Elselehdar
Captain and Network Execution Manager
Hapag Lloyd
Focus On: The Significance of Seafarer Training
John Lloyd FNI
Chief Executive
The Nautical Institute
Capt. Maria Javellana
General Manager – Head of Fleet
Hafnia Chemical Tankers
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Capt. Michael Magee
Group Harbour Master
RAK Ports and Vice President at International Harbour Masters Association
Focus On: Port Innovation, a UAE Harbour Masters Association Update
Chris Morley
Group Director
Seatrade Maritime, Informa Markets
Seatrade Maritime Welcome Remarks
Capt. Ankur Arora
Global Market Leader – Tankers
Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Alessio Giusto
Regional Sales Manager - Digital Solutions
Accelleron
Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence
Nikeel Idnani
Honorary Secretary UAE Branch
IMarEST
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future
Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence
Laura Denne
Event Director
Seatrade Maritime
Focus On: How to Save Cost and Improve Your Environmental Footprint
Steven Jones
SMJ
Capt. Hari Subramaniam
Regional head of Business Relations – The Shipowners P&I Club
Chair – The Nautical Institute (Singapore)
Chris Kirton
Managing Director
International Tanker Management (V.MENA)
Alexander Prokopakis
Executive Director
IBIA
Colin Holloway
Global Head – Technical
Cockett Group
Gary Hubbard
Senior Vice President Commercial & Operations
The Biofuel Company
Nigel Draffin
Bunker Industry Consultant
IBIA
Dheeraj Sharma
Vice President of Marine & Offshore Regional Business Development for Middle East and Africa
ABS
Marc Arpon AMNIS
Nautical Institute Younger Member Ambassador (YMA)
Capt. Trevor Bailey MNM CMMar FNI
President
The Nautical Institute
Anjaney Borwankar AFNI
Co-Founder & Chief Executive
Navozyme
Capt. George Papanelopoulos MSc
MPhil, MRin, AFNI, Head of Vetting & Training Department
Cyprus Sea Lines Co Ltd.
Johan Ekvall FNI
Director Simulation and Training
Wärtsilä Voyage
Professor John Chudley PhD CMarEng CEng FIMarEST
Rector
Stuart Edmonston FNI
Safety & Risk Management Director
Thomas Miller
Dr. Akanksha Batura Pai MNI
Executive Director
Sinoda Shipping Agency and IMO Goodwill Ambassador
Capt. Maria Javellana
General Manager – Head of Fleet
Hafnia Chemical Tankers
Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future