17th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at BMA House, London

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September 16, 2025

BMA House, London

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7:30 - 8:15 AM

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:15 - 8:25 AM

WELCOME REMARKS

Replay:

Please watch the ABS Corporate video here

Former Chairman and CEO

ABS

President

Capital Link, Inc.

8:25- 9:05 AM

SHIPPING IN THE STORM – NAVIGATING THROUGH A CHANGING GLOBAL TRADE LANDSCAPE

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Moderator

Partner

Reed Smith LLP

Panelists

CEO

German Shipowners' Association (VDR)

CEO

Hong Lam Marine Pte Ltd.

Former President

Singapore Shipping Association (2019-2025)

Board Member

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Head of Sanctions Advice

NorthStandard

Chair

International Group Sanctions Committee

President

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)

President & CEO

World Shipping Council

9:10 - 9:20 AM

KEYNOTE OPENING REMARKS

Replay:

Please watch the ABS Wavesight Advantage video here

Former Chairman and CEO

ABS

9:25- 10:05 AM

FLEET RENEWAL & FUELS – A REALITY CHECK

Replay:

Moderator

Chief Operating Officer, Maritime

DNV

Panelists

Head of Regulatory and Institutional Affairs

A.P. Moller Maersk

Group Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs & Maritime Policy

Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC)

President

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)

Partner

Stephenson Harwood LLP

Managing Director

Wah Kwong Maritime Transport

10:10 - 10:50 AM

SMART SHIPPING IS ALREADY HERE - AI & DIGITALIZATION AT SEA

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Moderator

Marine Digital Solutions Executive Director

RINA

Panelists

CEO

90 Percent of Everything (90POE)

President & CEO

Columbia Group

Former President

InterManager (2020-2024)

Senior Vice President of Fleet Communications & Technology

Liberian Registry

CEO & Co-Founder

Orca AI

Co-Founder & CEO

Windward

10:55 - 11:35 AM

KEYNOTE DISCUSSION
SHIPPING IN A NEW ERA: ALIGNING AMBITION, REGULATION, & REALITY

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Moderator

Global Strategic Growth Director & Vice President, Greece & Cyprus

Lloyd’s Register

Panelists

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Hellenic Republic

Shipping Deputy Minister to the President

Republic of Cyprus

Founder & CEO

TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)

Chairman

INTERTANKO (2014-2018)

11:40 - 12:20 PM

NAVIGATING THE NEW SHIP FINANCE LANDSCAPE

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Moderator

Partner, Corporate & Ship Finance

Hill Dickinson LLP

Panelists

Head of Shipping

Berenberg

Managing Director, Maritime Finance

First Citizens Bank

Director of Europe and America Department (Shipping)

ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.

Managing Director

Meerbaum Capital Solutions Inc.

Founder & Managing Director

Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd.

12:25 - 1:00 PM

KEYNOTE REMARKS:
STEERING THE GLOBAL INDUSTRY THROUGH TRANSFORMATION

Replay:

Please watch the ABS Marine Overview video here

Introduced by:

Former Chairman and CEO

ABS

Secretary General

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

1:05-1:20

WHERE IS THE INDUSTRY GOING AFTER THREE DECADES OF NO CHANGE? WHAT’S NEXT?

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1:25- 2:30 PM

NETWORKING LUNCH

2:40 - 3:20 PM

INVESTING STRATEGIES IN MARITIME

Replay:

Moderator

Partner, Global Maritime Sector Head

Watson Farley & Williams

Panelists

CEO

Asyad Shipping Company (MUSCAT: ASCO)

Co-CEO

MPC Container Ships ASA (OSLO: MPCC)

CEO

MPC Capital AG

COO

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM)

VP - Corporate Development & Strategy

Stolt-Nielsen Limited (OSL: SNI)

CEO

Tufton Investment Management

3:25 - 4:05 PM

DRY BULK SECTOR PANEL

Replay:

Moderator

Co-CEO

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG)

Panelists

President

Bahri Dry Bulk

CEO

DryDel Shipping

CEO and Director

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ: PANL)

Mr. Peter Weernink

Founder

SwissMarine

4:10 - 4:50 PM

GAS SECTOR PANEL

Replay:

Moderator

SVP West Europe & The Americas

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Panelists

CEO

BW LPG Ltd. (NYSE: BWLP) (OSLO: BWLPG)

Executive Vice President

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: CCEC)

CFO

Golar LNG Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLNG)

CEO

Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)

President & CEO

NYK Group Europe

4:55 – 5:35 PM

TANKER SECTOR PANEL

Replay:

Moderator

Co-Founder & President

Marsoft Inc.

Panelists

President

Bahri Oil

CEO

Frontline (NYSE: FRO)(OSLO: FRO)

CEO

Norden

CFO

TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)

5:40- 6:00 PM

2025 CAPITAL LINK SHIPPING LEADERSHIP AWARD CEREMONY

Replay:

Introduced by

Non-Executive Board Chairman, Board Member, Corporate Advisor;
Former Chairman

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) (2016-2022)

Honoree

Former Secretary General

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) (2018-2025)

5:40 - 6:30 PM

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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