Global Ports Forum

6th Global Ports Forum, Dubai UAE, 13-14 May 2025  Draft Agenda

Day 1 :  Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address

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

9 00am Organiser’s Remarks
Thomas Ng, Executive Chairman
Global Ports Forum
Singapore

9 05 am Opening Address

 

SESSION 1 Industry Outlook & Future

9 20 am Topic to be announced

Hamdi Nadhrah (Invited)

Deputy Managing Director  

Red Sea Gateway Terminal

Saudi Arabia

9 50 am Tea break and networking among delegates

10 20 am Topic to be announced

Mark Geilenkirchen (Invited)

CEO
SOHAR Port & Free Zones
Oman

10 50 am Topic to be announced

11 20 am Topic to be announced

11 50 pm Questions and Answers followed by conference delegates Networking Lunch

SESSION 1 Industry Outlook & Future

2 00 pm Topic to be announced

2 40 pm Topic to be announced

Martin Mannion (Invited)

Ports & Marine Director  

United Kingdom

SESSION 2 Ports infrastructure investment and developments

3 20 pm Topic to be announced

4 20 pm Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments served & Chairperson’s closing remarks

Day 2 : Wednesday 14 May 2025

8 30 am Coffee & Tea served

SESSION 2 Ports infrastructure investment and developments

9 00 am Topic to be announced.

Capt Hamad AlMaghrabi, (Invited)

General Manager – MS Operations

SAFEEN

United Arabs Emirate

10 00 am Topic to be announced

Mukesh Parikh (Invited)

Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports), 

India

10 30 am Topic to be announced

10 30 am Questions and answers followed by conference delegates refreshments served

SESSION 3 Current Ports Issues and Strategies

11 00 am Panel Dialogue : Topic – to be confirmed.

Mukesh Parikh, Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports),  India (Invited)

Thomas Ng, Chairman, The Global Ports Forum

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

2 00pm Panel Dialogue: Topic to be announced

Mukesh Parikh, Senior Consultant (Marine & Ports), India (Invited)

Thomas Ng, Chairman, The Global Ports Forum

3 00 pm   Conference Closed followed by delegates refreshments served