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6th Annual Capital Link German Maritime Forum

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at The Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg

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Agenda

November 4, 2026

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg

9:00 - 9:50 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:50 - 10:00 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
Group President & CEO
DNV
President
Capital Link, Inc.
10:00 - 10:40 AM
THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL TRADE: MARKETS, ROUTES & GEOPOLITICAL REALIGNMENT
Moderator
Managing Director
Toepfer Transport GmbH
Panelists
CEO
Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF)
Co-CEO, CFO
Ernst Russ AG
CEO
Folk Maritime
Deputy Chairman
X-Press Feeders
10:45 - 11:25 AM
FLEET RENEWAL: TECHNOLOGY, TALENT & THE FUTURE OF THE FLEET
Moderator
Vice President, Area Manager, Germany
DNV-Maritime
Panelists
CEO
COLUMBIA blue
Managing Director, Fleet
Hapag Lloyd AG
Chief Operating Officer
Offen Group
Managing Director
Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management
11:30 – 11:45 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:50 – 12:30 PM
THE ENERGY LANDSCAPE: SECURITY, SUPPLY & COMPETITIVENESS
Moderator
Local Partner
White & Case LLP
Panelists
CEO
AKTOR LNG
Managing Partner
Buss Group
Head of Sustainable Fuels
MB Energy Holding GmbH & Co. KG
12:35 – 1:05 PM
2026 CAPITAL LINK GERMAN SHIPPING LEADERSHIP AWARD CEREMONY
& 1X1 DISCUSSION
Moderator
Group President & CEO
DNV
Honoree
Owner and Chairman
Offen Group
1:10 – 2:10 PM
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
2:15 – 2:55 PM
FLUSH WITH CASH – WHAT’S NEXT FOR SHIPPING
Moderator
Partner
Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow
Panelists
Managing Director
GIP, a part of BlackRock
Head of Vessel Portfolio
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Managing Director
Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Director
Oldendorff Overseas Investments
3:00 – 3:40 PM
WHO WILL FINANCE SHIPPING'S NEXT DECADE?
Moderator
Partner & Head of Germany
Watson Farley & Williams
Panelists
Executive Director
Eurofin Group
Director
First Citizens Bank
Ms. Sissi Yang
Manager
ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
Founder & Managing Director
Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd.
3:45 – 4:25 PM
CEO ROUNDTABLE: LEADING SHIPPING THROUGH AN ERA OF CHANGE
Moderator
Vice President, Maritime Regional Manager, West Europe
DNV
Panelists
Founder and CEO
GMS & Lila Global
CEO
Kaptanoglu Shipping
President
BIMCO (2019 – 2021)
Co-CEO
MPC Container Ships ASA (OSLO: MPCC)
CEO
MPC Capital AG
CEO
Reederei F. Laeisz
Immediate Past President
BIMCO (2023 - 2025)
4:30 – 5:30 PM
NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION