IUMI 2025
Singapore Conference
PROGRAMME
TIMETABLE
07.09 – 10.09.25
| Time | Event | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.00 – 14.30 | Education Forum | IUMI Education Forum members only | |
| 14.00 – 20.00 | Registration/Hospitality Desk | ||
| 15.00 – 17.00 | Audio Visual Preview | For all conference speakers | Libra |
| 15.00 – 17.30 | Secretaries Meeting | Aquarius 3 | |
| 18.30 | Meet for President’s Dinner – Coaches to the Restaurant | by Invitation only | |
| 18.45 – 22.15 | President’s Dinner | by invitation only |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30 – 18.00 | Registration/Information | ||
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Audio-visual preview | For all conference speakers | |
| 12.00 – 18.00 | Press Room | ||
| 09.00 – 17.00 | Committee Meetings | Coffee served in the committee rooms | |
| 09.00 – 10.00 | Nominating Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Cargo Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Ocean Hull Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachting Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Facts and Figures Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Legal and Liability Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Loss Prevention Committee | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Offshore Energy Committee | ||
| 10.30 – 12.30 | Executive Committee | ||
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch | For IUMI Committee and Forum members only | |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Informal lunch meeting | For President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Technical Committee Chairs and Liaison Officers with the Press | |
| 14.30 – 16.30 | Policy Forum Meeting | ||
| 14.30 – 16.30 | Data & Digitalization Forum Meeting | ||
| 14.30 – 16.30 | Salvage Forum Meeting | ||
| 16.45 – 17.15 | Meeting for President, Secretary General and Committee Chairs for final details | ||
| 17.15 – 18.15 | First Timers’ and Young Professionals‘ Reception |
For First Timers, Young professionals, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs | |
| 18.30 | Coach transfer to welcome reception | ||
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Welcome Reception hosted by GIA Singapore | ||
| from 21.00 | Coach shuttles back to Resort World Sentosa Coach Bay |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.45 – 18.00 | Audiovisual Preview | For all conference speakers | |
| 07.45 – 08.25 | Speaker rehearsal in plenary | ||
| 07.30 – 18.00 | Registration/Information | ||
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Press Room | ||
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Areas | ||
| 08.30- 10.00 | Opening Session |
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| 08.30 – 08.35 | Welcome, Introduction, call to order | Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President | |
| 08.35 – 08.40 | Welcome by the Host Association GIA Singapore | ||
| 08.40 – 08.50 | Opening Remarks by Singapore Government | Mr Murali Pillai SC Minister of State, Ministry of Law & Ministry of Transport |
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| 08.50 – 09.15 | Keynote | Mr Hor Weng Yew, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Carriers Limited, Chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation | |
| 09.15 – 09.45 | Introduction of the Common Theme | Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President | |
| 09.45 – 10.00 | Report of the Secretary General
|
Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break |
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| 10.30 – 12.30 | Workshop „Topic Workshop 1 (President’s Workshop): Re-Globalization – Geopolitics and Trade“ |
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| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch Break (participants) | ||
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch with Keynote Speakers, Members of the Executive Committee, SG, Committee Chairs, International Observers, Liaison Officers, Affiliates and IPPs with GIA Singapore Delegation | (seated Lunch)
By invitation only |
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| 13.25 – 13.55 | Speaker rehearsal in Plenary | ||
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Workshop „Facts & Figures“ |
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| Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade | Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London | ||
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Afternoon Break | ||
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Workshop “Legal & Liability” | ||
| Chair’s Report & Introduction | Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Global Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London | ||
| 17.45 – 18.15 | Meeting the Press | ||
| 18.30 | Coaches to Secretaries Dinner | by Invitation only | |
| 19.00 – 22.30 | Secretaries‘ Dinner |
by Invitation olny |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.45 – 18.00 | Audiovisual Preview | For all conference speakers | |
| 07.45 – 08.25 | Speaker rehearsal in penary | ||
| 07.30 – 18.00 | Registration/Information | ||
| 08.00 – 17.30 | Press Room | ||
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Hall | ||
| 08.30 – 10.00 | Workshop “Ocean Hull” | ||
| Chair’s Report & Introduction | Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol | ||
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break |
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| 10.30 – 10.40 | “Meet the Sponsors”
IUMI President + Host Country Organizing Committee Representative |
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| 10.40 – 12.30 | Workshop „Topic Workshop 2: Innovation and Technology“ |
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| 12.30- 14.00 | Lunch Break (participants) | ||
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Meeting of the Secretary General with the Organising Committee of the 2025 Singapore Conference and with representatives of the Rotterdam (2026), Japan (2027) and Belgium (2028) Organising Committees | (Buffet Style)
By invitation only |
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| 13.25 – 13.55 | Speaker rehearsal in Workshop rooms | ||
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Workshop “Policy Forum” | ||
| Chair’s Report & Introduction | Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and LMA, UK-London | ||
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee Break |
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| 16.00 – 17.30 | Workshop “Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachts” | ||
| Chair’s Report & Introduction | Rick Salway, Chair, IFY Committee |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.45 – 15.30 | Audiovisual Preview | For all conference speakers | |
| 07.45 – 08.25 | Speaker rehearsal in plenary | ||
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Registration/Information | ||
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Press Room | ||
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Hall | ||
| 08.30 – 10.00 | Workshop “Offshore Energy” | ||
| Chair’s Report and Introduction | Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London | ||
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break |
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| 10.00 – 10.30 | Council Meeting
|
Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg | |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Workshop “Loss Prevention” | ||
| Chair’s Report and Introduction | Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris | ||
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch Break (participants) | ||
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, TBC | (Buffet Style)
By invitation only |
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| 13.30 – 15.00 | Workshop „Cargo“ | ||
| Chair’s Report and Introduction | |||
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Final Session | ||
| 1. Thanks and Wrap-up | Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President | ||
| 2. Announcment Council meeting results/ new EC + Nominating Committee | |||
| 3. Handing over of the IUMI flag to the Rotterdam Delegation | |||
| 4. Information on the Rotterdam Conference 2026 | |||
| 5. Closing of the Conference | Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President | ||
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Wrap-Up Meeting Workshop Chairs with members of the Executive Committee (old and new) | ||
| 18.00 | Coach transfer to Evening of the Host | ||
| 19.00 – 01.00 | Evening of the hosts GIA Singapore | ||
| From 22.30 | Coach shuttles back to Resort World Sentosa Coach Bay |
| Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 12.30 | Meeting of the new Executive Committee (by invitation only) | |
| 12.45 – 15.00 | Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) |