Global Ports Forum Singapore 28-29 Sep 2016 Agenda,
Global Ports Forum Singapore 28-29 Sep 2016 Agenda,
Global Ports Forum Singapore 28-29 Sep 2016 Agenda,
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore Marina Bay Ocean Room
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Opening Ceremony
8 30am Conference delegate registration. Coffee & Tea served.
9am Organiser’s Remarks
Thomas Ng, Executive Chairman
Global Ports Forum
Singapore
SESSION 1 Industry Outlook & Future
9 05 am Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Dr. Mark Yong, Director – Business Development
BMT Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
9 15 am Perspectives on ASEAN port developments
Jason Chiang, Director
Ocean Shipping Consultants/Royal Haskoning DHV
Singapore
9 45am 1 Belt 1 Road and recent developments in ports/infrastructure in the Asia region
Dr. Mark Yong, Director – Business Development
BMT Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
10 20am Tea break and networking among delegates
10 50 am Boom or Bust- What is Happening with World Trade?
Ben Hackett, Consulting Director
GTP Consulting
Singapore
11 20 am Port Operators vs Container Operators – Which has been a better bet, an investor’s perspective to ports
Victor Wai,
Lead Analyst, Global Port Operators
Drewry Maritime Equity Research,
Singapore
11 50 am Questions and answers followed by conference delegates networking
lunch
SESSION 2 Ports & Terminals Utilisation and Optimisation
2 00 pm Container Terminal Utilisation and Optimisation
Andy Lane, Partner
CTI Consultancy
Singapore
2.45 pm Value Drivers and Value Migration – a new perspective to Optimization for Ports and Terminals
Mukesh Parikh, Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports)
SmartHead Consulting
India
3 25 pm Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments
served
SESSION 3 Ports infrastructure investment and developments
3 55pm Embracing infrastructure and port development in low oil prices: A perspective from The Middle East
John Quok Director, Business Development,
ACWA Holding
Saudi Arabia
4.35pm Questions and answers followed by Chairperson’s closing remarks
Thursday 29 September 2016
8am Coffee & Tea served
SESSION 3 Ports infrastructure investment and developments
9 am Development of Gateway Ports & Regional Economic Integration
Biju Ninan Oommen
Senior Port & Maritime Transport Specialist
WORLD BANK GROUP
Singapore
9 30 am Port Planning & Sustainability: Integrating environmental and societal values into policy development
Jason Sprott
Director
Sprott Planning & Environment Pty Ltd
Australia
9 55 am The new UN SDG Agenda. What Impact for the Ports Logistics Value Chain
Corinne Namblard, Senior PPP Expert
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Switzerland
10 20 am Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments served
SESSION 4 Ports Automation & Emerging Technologies
10 50 am Standardization & Innovation for Shore-to-ship Power: Providing ports worldwide with sustainable and efficient solutions
Roberto Bernacchi
Shore-to-ship power & Smart Ports Global Product Manager
Power Grids – Grid Integration
ABB S.p.A.
Italy
11 20 am Agile Rail Crane Optimization
Stig Reenberg-Hansen
Business Development Director for South East Asia, Australia and NZ
INFORM GmbH
Germany
SESSION 5 Current Ports Issues and Strategies
11 45 am Panel Discussion: Shipping Caught in a Perfect Storm: Slowing economies and trade and its impact on Ports & Shipping
Andy Lane, Partner, CTI Consultancy, Singapore
Subhangshu Dutt, Director, Om Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore
Mark Yong, Business Development Director, BMT Asia Pacific
Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum
12 25 pm Questions and answers followed by conference delegates
networking lunch
2.30pm Panel Discussion: Hanjin Bankruptcy and Fallout – global supply chain disruptions and impact on shippers’ cargo and the global ports industry
Andy Lane, Partner, CTI Consultancy, Singapore
Mukesh Parikh, Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports), SmartHead Consulting
India
Subhangshu Dutt, Director, Om Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore
Mark Yong, Business Development Director, BMT Asia Pacific
Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum
3 20 pm Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments served
3.40pm Panel Discussion: The proposed construction of The Kra Canal – Economics, Geopolitics and its Impact on ports along the Straits of Malacca
Andy Lane, Partner, CTI Consultancy, Singapore
Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum
Mukesh Parikh, Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports), SmartHead Consulting
India
Subhangshu Dutt, Director, Om Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore
4 40pm Questions and answers followed by Chairperson’s closing