7th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 23-24 Oct 2025 Draft Agenda
7th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 23-24 Oct 2025 Draft Agenda
7th Global Ports Forum, Singapore,
7th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 23-24 Oct 2025 Draft Agenda
7th Global Ports Forum, Singapore, 23-24 Oct 2025 Draft Agenda
Day 1 : Thursday, 23 Oct 2025
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)
SparkCognition
Hong Kong
9 20 am Topic to be announced
Han Ning, (Invited)
Principal Consultant
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 )
SparkCognition
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, (Confirmed)
Adjunct Professor
Adani University/Gujarat Maritime University
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
Eric Jin (Invited)
Head of Investment Support, Critical Infrastructure, Asia
Pacific
BMT
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, 24 October 2025
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 )
SparkCognition
Hong Kong
9 05 am Topic to be announced
Mark Hardiman, (Invited)
CEO
Port of Tanjung Pelepas
Malaysia
9 35am Topic to be announced
Victor Wai, (Invited)
Head of Commerce – South East Asia
MTBS (Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV)
Netherlands
10 05 am Topic to be announced
Siddharth Adya (Invited)
Director
i3Networks Consulting
Singapore
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 ),
SparkCognition Hong Kong (Invited)
Mukesh Parikh, Adjunct Professor, Adani
University/Gujarat Maritime University
India
12.10 pm Panel Discussion: Topic to be
announced
Thomas Ng, Chairman, Global Ports Forum
Mark Yong, Managing Director (APAC & EMEA ),
SparkCognition Hong Kong
Mukesh Parikh, Adjunct Professor, Adani
University/Gujarat Maritime University
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,
Adjunct Professor, Adani University/Gujarat Maritime
University
India (Invited)
4 00 pm Questions and answers followed by conference
delegates refreshments served
4 30pm Questions and answers followed by
Chairperson’s closing