6th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 26-27 Oct 2023 Draft Agenda

6th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 26-27 Oct 2023  Draft Agenda

6th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 26-27 Oct 2023 Draft Agenda

Day 1 : Thursday, 26 Oct 2023

Opening Ceremony

8 30am Conference delegate registration.
Coffee & Tea served.

9 00am Organiser’s Remarks
Thomas Ng,

Executive Chairman
Global Ports Forum

Singapore

SESSION 1 Industry Outlook & Future

9 10 am Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Dr. Mark Yong, (Invited)

Managing Director (APAC & EMEA )

Blume Global
Hong Kong

9 20 am Topic to be announced
Han Ning, (Invited)

Director China,

Drewry Shipping Consultants

China

9 50 am Topic to be announced
Jason Chiang, (Invited)

Director
Ocean Shipping Consultants/Royal Haskoning DHV

Singapore

10 20am Tea break and networking among
delegates

10 45 am Topic to be announced

Dr. Mark Yong, (Invited)

Managing Director (APAC & EMEA )

Blume Global
Hong Kong

11 30 am Topic to be announced

Pieter Van De Mheen, (Invited)

Productivity and ESG leader Indonesia –

Partner PwC Consulting

Indonesia

12 00 pm Questions and answers followed by
conference delegates networking
lunch

SESSION 2 Ports & Terminals – Utilisation
and Optimisation

2 00 pm Topic to be announced

Mukesh Parikh, (Invited)

Executive Director (Marine & Ports)

SmartHead Consulting
India

SESSION 3 Ports infrastructure investment and
developments

3 00 pm Questions and answers followed by
conference delegates refreshments
served

3 30pm Topic to be announced

Ton
Van Den Bosch, (Invited)

Partner

Clyde & Co

Singapore

4 00 pm Topic to be announced

Thomas Ng 

Executive Chairman

Global Ports Forum

Singapore

4 45pm Questions and answers followed by
Chairperson’s closing remarks

Day 2, Friday, 27
October 2023

8.30 am Coffee & Tea served

SESSION 3 Ports
infrastructure investment and developments

9 00 am Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Dr. Mark Yong, (Invited)

Managing Director (APAC & EMEA )

Blume Global

Hong Kong

9 05 am Topic to be announced

Marco Neelsen, (Invited)

CEO

Port of Tanjung Pelepas

Malaysia

9 35am Topic to be announced

Victor Wai, (Invited)

Business Development Manager

MTBS (Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV)

Netherlands

10 05 am Topic to be announced

Anthonie Versluis  (Invited)

Senior Advisor Ports and Maritime

GIntelek Sdn Bhd,

Malaysia

10 35 am Questions and answers followed by
conference delegates refreshments served

SESSION 4 Current
Ports Issues and Strategies

10 50 am Topic to be announced

Thomas Ng 

Executive Chairman

Global Ports Forum

Singapore

11.20am Panel Discussion: Topic to be
announced

Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum

Mark Yong,
Managing Director (APAC & EMEA ), Blume Global
, Hong Kong (Invited)

Mukesh Parikh, Executive
Director (Marine & Ports)
SmartHead
Consulting

India

12.10 pm Panel Discussion: Topic to be
announced

Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum

Mark Yong,
Managing Director (APAC & EMEA ), Blume Global
, Hong Kong

Mukesh Parikh, Executive
Director (Marine & Ports)
, SmartHead
Consulting

India

13 00 pm Questions and answers followed by
conference delegates
networking lunch

2 30 pm Topic to be announced

Subhangshu Dutt, (Invited)

Director,

Om Maritime Pte Ltd,

Singapore

2 50 pm Panel Discussion: Topic to be
announced

Subhangshu Dutt, Director, Om Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore (Invited)

Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum

Mukesh Parikh, Executive
Director (Marine & Ports)
SmartHead
Consulting

India (Invited)

4 00 pm Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments served

4 30pm Questions and answers followed by
Chairperson’s closing