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