10:00 – 11:00
Main Foyer
Session type: Break
Registration / Welcome Coffee
On-site check-in and accreditation.
Agenda
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Schedule for Monday, 7 September 2026
11:00 – 11:45
Grand Hall
Ceremony
Opening Ceremony & High-Level Keynote Addresses
Key Message: Maritime connectivity is no longer optional - it is strategic.
11:45 – 13:00
Grand Hall
Panel
Panel I — From Seas to Corridors: The New Geography of Global Trade
Black Sea & Middle Corridor connectivity · Shipping, rail and port integration · Trade resilience and route diversification.
Speakers
- Ministers of Partner States
13:00 – 14:30
Dining Hall
Break
Lunch & Networking
Seated lunch and networking.
14:30 – 15:45
Grand Hall
Panel
Panel II — International Cooperation in Maritime Governance
Coordinating regional governance frameworks · Joint maritime safety & security initiatives · Aligning global and regional standards.
15:45 – 16:15
Main Foyer
Session type: Break
Coffee Break
Networking break.
16:15 – 17:15
Grand Hall
Panel
Panel III — On the Ground: Maritime Administrations and Regional Delivery
National implementation of IMO conventions · Capacity building · Regional cooperation.
20:00 – 22:00
Ceremony
Gala Dinner (By Invitation)
Schedule for Tuesday, 8 September 2026
09:30 – 10:00
Main Foyer
Session type: Break
Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 11:15
Grand Hall
Panel
Panel IV — Digital Seas & Smart Corridors
Maritime Single Window · Port Community Systems · Cybersecurity & data resilience.
11:15 – 12:30
Grand Hall
Panel
Panel V — The Human Element: Seafarers & Skills for the Future
Training & certification · Digital certificates · Seafarer shortage.
12:30 – 12:45
Grand Hall
Ceremony
Closing Remarks
Conference closing remarks.