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Conference speakers

Meet the experts leading the agenda at Seatrade Maritime Middle East 2025

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.


K D Adamson
Maritime Futurist

Keynote Address

The Big Debate

Focus On: Diversity Within Workforce

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

Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence

Sukhminder J Singh
Technical Director
Jome Engineering

Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence

Ajay Kumar Verma
Director – Technical
Asyad Shipping

Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence

Sameh Rezk
Chief Engineer
Bahri

Focus On: Engine Room Operational Excellence

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

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

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

Fazel A. Fazelbhoy
CEO
Synergy Offshore FZ LLE 

The Big Debate

Focus On: Offshore Outlook

Nick Chubb
Founder
Thetius

The Big Debate

Kris Vedat
CTO
SmartSea 

The Big Debate

Rania Tadros
Partner and Global Head of Maritime and Offshore
Stephenson Harwood

The Big Debate

Focus On: Diversity Within Workforce

Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria
COO
DNV

The Big Debate

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

Elpi Petraki
President
WISTA International

Focus On: Diversity Within Workforce

Kiran Thorat
Trader
GMS

Ben Bailey
Director of Programme
Mission to Seafarers

Seafarers Happiness Index Results

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

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

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

Laura Denne
Event Director
Seatrade Maritime

Focus On: How to Save Cost and Improve Your Environmental Footprint 

Capt. Hari Subramaniam
Regional head of Business Relations – The Shipowners P&I Club
Chair – The Nautical Institute (Singapore)

The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea

Tim Coffin
CEO
Tristar

Seafarers Happiness Index Results

Emirates Maritime Law Association Workshop

Chris Kirton
Managing Director
International Tanker Management (V.MENA)

Focus On: The Significance of Seafarer Training

Gary Hubbard
Senior Vice President Commercial & Operations
The Biofuel Company

Focus On: Bunkering - Navigating Alternative Fuels: Biofuels, LNG & the Evolving Regulatory Landscape with IBIA

Dheeraj Sharma
Vice President of Marine & Offshore Regional Business Development for Middle East and Africa
ABS

The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea

Marc Arpon AMNIS
Nautical Institute Younger Member Ambassador (YMA)

The Vital Role of Digitalisation at Sea

Capt. Trevor Bailey MNM CMMar FNI
President
The Nautical Institute 

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Anjaney Borwankar AFNI
Co-Founder & Chief Executive
Navozyme 

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Capt. George Papanelopoulos MSc
MPhil, MRin, AFNI, Head of Vetting & Training Department
Cyprus Sea Lines Co Ltd.

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Johan Ekvall FNI
Director Simulation and Training
Wärtsilä Voyage

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Professor John Chudley PhD CMarEng CEng FIMarEST
Rector 

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Stuart Edmonston FNI
Safety & Risk Management Director
Thomas Miller

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Dr. Akanksha Batura Pai MNI
Executive Director
Sinoda Shipping Agency and IMO Goodwill Ambassador

The Nautical Institute's Technical Conference

Capt. Maria Javellana
General Manager – Head of Fleet
Hafnia Chemical Tankers

Focus On: Smart Maritime Technologies Gliding Towards a Sustainable Future