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18th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 116 Pall Mall, London

Agenda

September 15, 2026

116 Pall Mall, London

8:30– 8:50 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:55 – 9:00 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
President
Capital Link, Inc.
9:00– 9:40 AM
ENERGY SECURITY AND SHIPPING
Moderator
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Mr. James Frew
Global Head of Advisory
Lloyd’s Register
Panelists
President & CEO
AET
Vice President, Petroleum & Products
MISC Group
CEO
d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) (OTCQX: DMCOF)
CEO
Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)
CFO
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
9:45 – 10:25 AM
GLOBAL TRADE IN A FRACTURED WORLD: SANCTIONS, RISKS, ROUTES, & REALIGNMENT
Moderator
Partner
White & Case LLP
Panelists
CEO
Folk Maritime
CEO
Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMR)
CEO
Kaptanoglu Shipping
President
BIMCO (2019 – 2021)
Group CEO
V. Group
10:30 – 11:10 AM
MEPC REALITY CHECK: NET ZERO MEETS MARKET REALITY
Moderator
M&O WEA Commercial Director
Bureau Veritas
Panelists
Head of Regulatory and Institutional Affairs
A.P. Moller Maersk
Head, Climate Action and Clean Air Section
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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Mr. Kai Miller
Trade Management
Kuehne + Nagel
Bunker Director
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
11:10 – 11:25 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 12:10 PM
SMART SHIPPING: AI, DIGITALIZATION & STRATEGIC CAPITAL ALLOCATION
Moderator
VP, Regional Business Development, Northern Europe
ABS
Panelists
CEO
Columbia Group
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Mr. Nils Aden
Managing Director
Harren Group
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Mr. Kyle Hurst
Senior Vice President of Fleet Communications & Technology
Liberian Registry
CEO
ZeroNorth
12:15 – 12:55 PM
KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE: GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: TRADE, REGULATION & MARITIME COMPETITIVENESS

Tariffs, trade policy, sanctions, supply-chain resilience, and the role of regulators in an increasingly fragmented geopolitical environment

Moderator
Partner, International Head – Maritime, Trade and Offshore and Managing Partner, Greek Office
Stephenson Harwood
Panelists
Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Logistics
Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Shipping Deputy Minister to the President
Republic of Cyprus
Founder & CEO
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
Chairman
INTERTANKO (2014-2018)
1:00 – 2:00 PM
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
2:05 – 2:20 PM
HEADING INTO A NEW ERA: WITH LOTS OF CASH, A BIG ORDERBOOK, & PRESSURE TO CHANGE
2:25– 3:05 PM
DRY BULK SECTOR PANEL
Replay:
Moderator
Co-CEO
IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG)
Panelists
Head of Commercial Shipping (Minor Bulk and Panamax)
Anglo American
Chief Trading Officer
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM)
Managing Director
Precious Shipping
Managing Director
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport
3:10 – 3:50 PM
FINANCING GLOBAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES
Moderator
Partner
Hill Dickinson LLP
Panelists
Head of Shipping
Berenberg
Managing Director, Global Industry Head, Shipping, Logistics & Offshore
Citi
Managing Director
Meerbaum Capital Solutions Inc.
Founder & Managing Director
Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd.
3:55 – 4:35 PM
MULTI-SECTOR INVESTING & CORPORATE STRATEGY
Moderator
Partner
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Panelists
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Mr. Hugh Baker
CFO
ADNOC Logistics & Services (DH: ADNOCLS)
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Mr. John Su
Founder, President and CEO
Erasmus Shipinvest Group
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer
LD Armateurs
Managing Director
MPC Oceanic Group AG
COO
MPC Container Ships ASA (OSLO:MPCC)
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Mr. Alex Ng
CFO
Stolt-Nielsen Limited (OSL: SNI)
4:40 – 5:20 PM
SHIPPING IS CASH RICH - WHERE WILL CAPITAL FLOW NEXT?
Moderator
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Panelists
CEO & CIO, Global Transportation Group
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Co-Head of Europe & Partner
Oak Hill Advisors
Managing Director
Oldendorff Overseas Investments
Group CEO
Tufton Investment
5:20 – 6:20 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION