Speakers
Speakers and panellists
Ministers, senior officials, scholars, and practitioners taking part in the forum.
Opening Ceremony & High-Level Keynote Addresses
Panel I
From Seas to Corridors: The New Geography of Global Trade
Day 1 · 11:45–13:00
Panel II
International Cooperation in Maritime Governance
Day 1 · 14:30–15:45
Rear Admiral Luigi Sinapi
Secretary-General
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Francis Zachariae
Secretary-General
The International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA)
Ambassador Lazar Comănescu
Secretary-General
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
Laurent Parenté
Director General
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
Gaute Sivertsen
Director
International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds
Panel III
On the Ground: Maritime Administrations and Regional Delivery
Day 1 · 16:15–17:15
Dr. Ivan Tabone
Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
Transport Malta
Ivane Abashidze
Director
Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia
Ginette Sophia Testa Barnett
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Panama to the IMO
Permanent Mission of Panama to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Ünal Baylan
Director General for Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye
Ventsislav Ivanov
Executive Director
Bulgarian Maritime Administration
Ryan Sim
Centre Director (United Kingdom)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Andreas Hadjipetrou
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Group
Panel IV
Digital Seas & Smart Corridors
Day 2 · 10:00–11:15
Nico De Cauwer
Secretary General
International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA)
Christophe Joubert
International Ports Deputy CRO
Prodevelop
Giorgi Tielidze
Head of Division, State Information and Cybersecurity Center
Operative-Technical Agency, State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG-OTA)
Mikael Renz
Senior Advisor
Swedish Maritime Administration
Asian Development Bank
Panel V
The Human Element: Seafarers & Skills for the Future
Day 2 · 11:15–12:30
Prof. Takeshi Nakazawa
Executive Director
International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU)
Prof. Dr. Norman A. Martínez Gutiérrez
Director
International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI)
Prof. Eden Mamut
Secretary General
The Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN)
Dr. Alison Noble
Honorary Chair
International Maritime Lecturers Association
Peter Philips
Co-Founder
Maritime Passport
Bingbing Song
Head, Maritime Training and Human Element Section
Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Sofronis Theodosiou
Group HR Marine Director
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM)