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12:00 PM – 12:45 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Launch session
Inform your long-term decision-making. A presentation of the impact, likelihood, and preparedness of 19 global issues potentially affecting the global maritime industry in the coming decade.
Marcus Baker
Global Specialty Head, Marine & Cargo, Marsh JLT Specialty
Richard Turner
President, International Union of Marine Insurance
Kasper Søgaard
Head of Research, Global Maritime Forum
12:00 PM - 13:15 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Plenary session
Covid-19 has revealed the vulnerabilities of our societies and economies. At the same time, the pandemic has presented a rare opportunity for the public and private sector to work together to build back better. Key leaders set the scene for the Virtual High-Level Meeting by outlining important issues and pathways ahead for the global maritime industry.
Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Kitack Lim
Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization
Carol Howle
Executive Vice President of Trading and Shipping, BP
Kristin H. Holth
Board member, Member of the Safety & Sustainability Committee, Maersk Drilling
Jose Maria Larocca
Executive Director, Co-Head of Oil Trading, Trafigura
Peter Stokes
Senior Adviser and Head of Shipping, Lazard; Chairman, Global Maritime Forum
Ian Goldin
Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change
13:30 PM - 14:15 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Launch event
We are delighted to announce the Sea Cargo Charter which sets a new benchmark for responsible shipping, transparent climate reporting, and improved decision-making in line with agreed climate targets. A group of the world’s largest energy, agriculture, mining, and commodity trading companies will for the first time assess and disclose the climate alignment of their shipping activities.
Jan Dieleman
President, Cargill Ocean Transportation, and Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter drafting group
Rasmus Bach Nielsen
Head of Fuel Decarbonisation, Trafigura
Luc Gillet
Senior Vice President Shipping, Total
Michael Parker
Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Citi
Sophie Punte
Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre
Tristan Smith
Reader in Energy and Shipping, University College London
Johannah Christensen
Managing Director, Head of Projects & Programmes, Global Maritime Forum
07:00 AM - 08:15 AM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Interactive learning session
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a number of weaknesses in the maritime value chain: the ability, or lack thereof, to protect seafarer wellbeing, to operate digitally in a world of social distancing, and to avoid disruptions to the flow of essential goods.
Isabelle Durant
Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Quah Ley Hoon
Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Hugo De Stoop
Chief Executive Officer, Euronav
Christine Loh
Chief Deveopment Strategist, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
12:00 PM - 13:15 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Interactive learning session
To mitigate climate change and achieve the global goals set out in the Paris Agreement, the world must undergo a fundamental energy transition over the coming decades. This transition will inevitably trigger a series of geopolitical, economic and societal shifts, which will have widespread implications for all industries, including the maritime sector.
Juan Carlos Jobet
Minister for Energy, Chile
Fred Krupp
President, Environmental Defense Fund
Adair Turner
Chairman, Energy Transitions Commission
Katherine Dixon
Vice President of Energy Transition Strategy, Royal Dutch Shell
Simon Sharpe
Deputy Director, COP26, UK Government Cabinet Office
Rachel Kyte
Dean, The Fletcher School
15:00 PM - 16:15 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Interactive learning session
The immediate economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been more severe than the 2008 financial crisis, but questions remain about the long-term impact on economic growth, global supply chains, and the role of governments in a post-Covid-19 economy.
Emma Navarro
Vice President, European Investment Bank
Catherine Mann
Managing Director and Global Chief Economist, Citibank
Leslie Vinjamuri
Director, US and the Americas Programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs
Lois Zabrocky
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Seaways
Nicholas Davis
SWIFT Partners, Managing Director
12:00 PM - 13:15 PM UTC
This session will be live-streamed
Plenary session
Participants share learnings and proposed solutions and actions from discussions in their working groups, and discuss the role of collective leadership in charting a new way forward.
Randy Chen
Vice Chairman, Wan Hai Lines
Jan Dieleman
President, Cargill Ocean Transportation
Claus Hemmingsen
Chairman, DFDS and Maersk Drilling
Christian Ingerslev
Chief Executive Officer, Maersk Tankers
Patrizia Kern-Ferretti
Head of Marine, Swiss Re Corporate Solution
Lasse Kristoffersen
President and Chief Executive Officer, Torvald Klaveness
Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Pablo Barrera Lopez
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Supply Chain, Yara
Peter Lye
Global Head of Shipping, Anglo-American
Jacob Meldgaard
Chief Executive Officer, Torm
Jeremy Nixon
Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Network Express
Michael Parker
Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Citi
Camille Simbulan
Special Projects and Communications Head, Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (winner of the Future Maritime Leaders essay competition)
Bo Cerup-Simonsen
Chief Executive Officer, Maersk-McKinney Moller Center for Zero Emissions Shipping
Hugo de Stoop
Chief Executive Officer, Euronav
Lois Zabrocky
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Seaways
Nigel Topping
High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26
Peter Stokes
Senior Adviser and Head of Shipping, Lazard, United Kingdom; Chairman, Global Maritime Forum
Ian Goldin
Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change