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2nd Maritime Leaders Summit

Monday, June 2, 2025 at Clarion Hotel The Hub

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Agenda

June 2, 2025

Clarion Hotel The Hub

8:00 - 8:40 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:40 - 8:50 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
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CEO
DNV Maritime
President
Capital Link, Inc.
8:50 - 9:30 AM
SHIPPING IN THE STORM: TARIFFS, GEOPOLITICS, & THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
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Moderator
Partner
Seward & Kissel LLP
Panelists
President & CEO
NYK Group Europe
CEO
Odfjell SE
President
German Shipowners' Association (VDR)
Managing Director
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG
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Mr. Hing Chao
Chairman
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport
Co-Founder & Chairman
Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping
9:35 - 10:15 AM
GREEN SHIPPING - IS IT STILL ON?
Replay: Watch on YouTube
Moderator
Chief Operating Officer, Maritime
DNV
Panelists
CEO
Abu Dhabi Maritime
Chief Sustainability Officer
Director & CEO
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX)
Chairperson
HELMEPA & INTERMEPA
CEO
Höegh Autoliners ASA (OSLO: HAUTO)
VP
Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
CEO & Managing Director
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL)
Chairman
Singapore Maritime Foundation
Chief Strategy Officer
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
10:20 - 11:00 AM
AI & DIGITALIZATION - STEERING THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING
Replay: Watch on YouTube
Moderator
Marine Digital Solutions Executive Director
RINA
Panelists
Revenue Director
DeepSea Technologies
Vice President of Commercial
Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)
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Mr. Tim Ponath
CEO
NSB Group
CEO & Co-Founder
Orca AI
11:05 - 11:45 AM
DECODING THE SHIFTING ENERGY LANDSCAPE
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Moderator
Senior Vice President for Western Operations
ABS
Panelists
CEO
BW LPG Ltd. (NYSE: BWLP) (OSLO: BWLPG)
CEO
Golar LNG (NASDAQ: GLNG)
President & CEO
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd.
CEO
Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)
11:50 - 12:30 PM
ALL ABOUT MONEY - NAVIGATING SHIP FINANCE & CAPITAL RAISING OPTIONS
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Moderator
Partner
Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez, LLP
Panelists
Global Head of Shipping
DNB
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Ms. Sharon Guo
Director, Shipping Finance
BOCOM Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
CFO
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM)
Founder & Managing Director
Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd.
CFO
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
12:35 - 12:55 PM
STEERING THROUGH CHANGE:
INSIGHTS ON THE MARITIME INDUSTRY'S NEXT CHAPTER
Panelists
CEO
DNV Maritime
President, Ocean Transportation
Cargill
Chairman
Global Maritime Forum
1:00 - 2:00 PM
NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCHEON
2:10 - 2:50 PM
NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITY: INVESTING ACROSS MARITIME SECTORS
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Moderator
Shareholder
Vedder Price
Panelists
Managing Director
GIP, a part of BlackRock
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Mr. John Su
Founder, President and CEO
Erasmus Shipinvest Group
Managing Director
MPC Oceanic Group AG
COO
MPC Container Ships ASA (OSLO:MPCC)
CEO
Tufton Investment Management
2:55 - 3:35 PM
GLOBAL TRADE, COMMERCE & SHIPPING - THE CHARTERERS’ PERSPECTIVE
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Moderator
Chief Commercial Officer
Lloyds Register
Panelists
Vice President Maritime and Supply Chain Excellence
BHP
Vice President of Shipping
Equinor
Group Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs & Maritime Policy
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC)
Director, Global Head of Shipping and Distribution
Vale
3:40 - 4:20 PM
SHIPOWNERS’ PERSPECTIVE: INSIGHTS FROM THE TOP DECK
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Moderator
Vice President, Regional Manager North Europe
DNV Maritime
Panelists
CEO
Asyad Shipping Company (MUSCAT: ASCO)
Head of Energy Transition, Director
Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG)
CEO
Frontline (NYSE: FRO)(OSLO: FRO)
President & CEO
Torvald Klaveness
CEO
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
4:25 - 4:30 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Replay: Watch on YouTube
Panelists
CEO
DNV Maritime
President
Capital Link, Inc.