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 L1, Virgo 4
11.00 – 18.00 Registration/Hospitality Desk L1, West Lobby
15.00 – 17.00 Audio Visual Preview For all conference speakers B2, Libra
15.00 – 17.30 Secretaries Meeting L1, 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
07.30 – 13.00 Registration/Information L1, West Lobby
13.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 18.00 Audio-visual preview For all conference speakers B2, Libra
12.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
09.00 – 17.00 Committee Meetings Coffee served in the committee rooms
09.00 – 10.00 Nominating Committee L1, Scorpio
09.30 – 12.30 Cargo Committee L1, Pisces 1
09.30 – 12.30 Ocean Hull Committee L1, Pisces 2
09.30 – 12.30 Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachting Committee L1, Gemini 1
09.30 – 12.30 Facts and Figures Committee L1, Leo 4
09.30 – 12.30 Legal and Liability Committee L1, Gemini 2
09.30 – 12.30 Loss Prevention Committee L1, Leo 1
09.30 – 12.30 Offshore Energy Committee L1, Leo 2
10.30 – 12.30 Executive Committee L1, Leo 3
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch For IUMI Committee and Forum members only TBC
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 L1, Aquarius 3
14.30 – 16.30 Policy Forum Meeting L1, Pisces 3
14.30 – 16.30 Data & Digitalization Forum Meeting L1, Virgo 3
14.30 – 16.30 Salvage Forum Meeting L1, Virgo 2
16.45 – 17.15 Meeting for President, Secretary General and Committee Chairs for final details L1, Pisces 4
17.15 – 18.15 First Timers’ and Young Professionals‘ Reception
 For First Timers, Young professionals, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs TBC
18.30 Coach transfer to welcome reception Coaches start from Resorts World Sentosa Coach Bay Resorts World Sentosa Coach Bay
19.00 – 22.00 Welcome Reception hosted by GIA Singapore. Kindly sponsored by AON Palawan Green
from 21.00 Coach shuttles back to Resort World Sentosa Coach Bay

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers B2, Libra
07.00 – 08.00 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room B2, Central-West Ballroom
07.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
08.00 – 18.00 Exhibition / Sponsors B2, West Foyer
08.30- 10.00 Opening Session
 B2, Central-West Ballroom
08.30 – 08.35 Welcome, Introduction, call to order Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President
08.35 – 08.40 Welcome by the Host Association GIA Singapore Mack Eng, Chairman of IUMI 2025 Organizing Committee
08.40 – 08.50 Opening Remarks by Singapore Government Mr Baey Yam Keng
Minister of State for Transport, and Culture, Community and Youth
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

  • IMO from Oct 2024 to Sep 2025
  • Secretariat’s Activities 2024/2025
  • IUMI Policy Statement
  • Announcements / Practical Information
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 B2, West Foyer
10.30 – 12.30 Workshop „Topic Workshop 1 (President’s Workshop): Re-Globalization – Geopolitics and Trade“
 B2, Central-West Ballroom
10.30 – 10.35 President’s introduction Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President
10.35 – 10.45 IPP Presentation: Geopolitics in a Brave New World Julian Kirkman-Page, Head of Business Development, Russel Group Limited, UK-London
10.45 – 11.05 Presentation “Politician” tbc
11.05 – 11.25 Presentation “Academic” tbc
11.25 – 11.45 Presentation “Charterer” tbc
11.45 – 12.30 Panel discussion with Q&A Moderator: Frederic Denefle, IUMI President, F-Paris
Participants: Workshop speakers
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break (participants) B2, West Foyer
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

 L1, Gemini 1
13.25 – 13.55 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room B2, Central-West Ballroom
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop „Facts & Figures“
 B2, Central-West Ballroom
14.00 – 14.15 Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London
14.15 – 14.40 Global Marine Insurance Report Veith Huesmann, IUMI, Chief Analyst, GER-Hamburg
14.40. – 14.50 Cefor hull fleet and casualty trends Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair, Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo
14.50 – 15.00 IPP Presentation: tbc Jeremy Domballe, Product Director, Maritime Risk & Compliance, S&P Global Market Intelligence
15.00 – 15.30 Macroeconomic Guest Speaker Jasmime Lam, Chair Professor and Maritime Chair, Technical University of Denmark
15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Break B2, West Foyer
16.00 – 17.30  Workshop “Legal & Liability” B2, Central-West Ballroom
16.00 – 16.05 Chair’s Report & Introduction Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Global Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London
16.05 – 16.15 Incidents involving sanctioned vessels
16.15 – 16.35 IPP Presentation: Subsea cable damage – legal challenges arising Kennedys
16.35 – 17.20 Panel discussion: Sexual Harassment Claims
17.20 – 17.30 Q&A; Conclusion and Take away Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Global Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London
17.45 – 18.15 Meeting the Press L1, Virgo 3
18.30 Coaches to Secretaries Dinner by Invitation only TBC
19.00 – 22.30 Secretaries‘ Dinner
 by Invitation olnyTBC

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 18.00 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers B2, Libra
07.00 – 08.00 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room B2, Central-West Ballroom
07.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
08.00 – 18.00 Exhibition  / Sponsors B2, West Foyer
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Ocean Hull” Central-West Ballroom
Chair’s Report & Introduction Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol
IPP Presentation: Trade Tariffs and Related issues EIMC
Panel Discussion : Navigating through the straights of change Moderator: Rama Chandran, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Head of Marine Asia, Singapore
Panelists:

  • Richard Neylon, HFW, Partner, UK-London;
  • Ge Qi, Head of Reinsurance, COSCO SHIPPING Captive, China
  • TBC, BW shipping
  • TBC, Hanwha Ocean Shipbuilding
Conclusion and Take away Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 B2, West Foyer
10.30 – 10.40 “Meet the Sponsors”

IUMI President + Host Country Organizing Committee Representative

 B2, Central-West Ballroom
10.40 – 12.30 Workshop „Topic Workshop 2: Innovation and Technology“
 B2, Central-West Ballroom
10.40 – 10.50 Workshop Introduction Rahul Khanna, Chair IUMI Data & Digitalization Forum, Allianz, USA-New York
10.50 – 11.20 Cargo exposure evaluation: AI and machine learning, supply chain logistics (tbc) Matthew Yeshin, Managing Director at Marsh and Global digital cargo leader. CAN-Toronto
11.20 – 11.35 Real life examples about AI Max Liu, Junior member Cargo committee and Munich Re, CN-Bejing
and  Jackie Lan, Junior member Ocean Hull committee and QBE Singapore
11.35 – 12.05 tbc
12.05 – 12.20 IPP presentation Moody’s
12.20 – 12.30 Q&A, polling, Conclusion and Take away Rahul Khanna, Chair IUMI Data & Digitalization Forum, Allianz, USA-New York
May Hleileh, Emirates Insurance Company, UAE
12.30- 14.00 Lunch Break (participants) B2, West Foyer
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

 L1, Aquarius 3
13.25 – 13.55 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room B2, Central-West Ballroom
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop “Policy Forum” “At the heart of the fleet: The human element in shipping”
 B2, Central-West Ballroom
14.00 – 14.05 Chair’s Report & Introduction Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and LMA, UK-London
14.05 – 14.15 IPP Presentation: „Legal Trends in Salvage, Wreck Removal, and Pollution Claims: Insights for Insurers” Jasmin Fichte, Managing Partner, Fichte & Co, UAE-Dubai
14.15 – 14.20 Seafarer’s message – brief video message from a seafarer (tbc) tbc
14.20 – 14.40 Shipowner’s perspective Captain Zhou Jianfen, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited
14.40 – 15.00 tbc tbc
15.00 – 15.15 Seafarer wellbeing Sean Dalton, IUMI Vice President & Executive Vice President, Head of Marine Underwriting North America, Head of Global Marine Facultative, Munich Re America
15.15 – 15.30 Conclusion and Take away Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and Head of Marine & Aviation, LMA, UK-London
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
 B2, West Foyer
16.00 – 17.30 Workshop “Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachts” B2, Central-West Ballroom
Chair’s Report & Introduction Rick Salway, Chair IFY Committee and Great American Insurance Group, USA-New York
IPP Presentation: Improving the collaboration between brokers and underwriters – exchange of data is key Ole Jørgen Eikanger, CEO, Instech Solutions AS, Norway
Transformation of bunkering from fossil fuels to new fuels
Autonomous (patrol / tug) vessels in Singapore port
Piracy & the Straits of Malaca
IUU / ORRAA
Combating fishing vessels related crime in South China sea
Local emerging issues in Yachts: lithium batteries, yacht accumulation, repair facilities, infrastructure
Conclusion and Take away Rick Salway, Chair IFY Committee and Great American Insurance Group, USA-New York

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.00 – 15.30 Audiovisual Preview For all conference speakers B2, Libra
07.00 – 08.00 Speaker rehearsal in main conference room B2, Central-West Ballroom
07.00 – 16.00 Registration/Information B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
08.00 – 15.30 Exhibition Hall / Sponsors B2, West Foyer
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Offshore Energy” B2, Central-West Ballroom
Chair’s Report and Introduction Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Active Underwriter, Ark Insurance, UK-London
IPP Presentation: Yard construction and transportation risks for gas producing assets Alexander Harrison, Group Managing Director – Energy, ABL, Australia
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Presentation 3
Conclusion and Take away Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore & Energy Committee, and Ark Insurance, UK-London
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
 B2, West Foyer
10.00 – 10.30 Council Meeting

  • Minutes of the 2024 Annual Conference Berlin
  1. Council Approvals / Decisions
  • Finances: Approval of the annual Accounts 2024
  • Report External Auditor 2024
  • Determine Membership Fee 2026
 Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg L1, Aquarius 1 and 2
10.30 – 12.00 Workshop “Loss Prevention” B2, Central-West Ballroom
10.30 – 10.40 Chair’s Report and Introduction Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris
10.40 – 11.10 Panel: Marine Insurance in Africa with a focus on trade between Asia and Africa as well as modernization of main African ports ● Maurice YONG, Risk Manager OLAM, Singapore
● Rémi BARRAL, Managing Director, JLB EXPERTISES and IUMI LPC Member, Marseille, France
● Stefan SENIOW, HDI Senior UW Manager and IUMI LPC Member, Antwerpen, Belgium
11.10 – 11.27 Project cargoes within the supply chain environment (title tbc) ● Captain Vishal SHARMA, Co-Founder and Managing Director, STERLING TECHNICAL SERVICES Pte, Singapore
● Captain Andrew KINSEY, Director, ISC and IUMI LPC Vice-Chair, NYC, USA
11.27 – 11.37 IPP presentation: Best practice to handle e-commerce issues/claims Sijian Xin, Founder & CEO, Frad Risk Management, Hong Kong
11.38 – 11.55 Smart port: transform or rebuild? Underlying risks of transformation Patrick WONG, Chief Executive TT CLUB Mutual Insurance Ltd, Hong Kong Branch and Chairman of the Marine Insurance Association within the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Hong Kong
11.55 – 12.00 Q&A; Conclusion and Take Aways Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee and CEO CESAM, FRA-Paris
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch Break (participants) B2, West Foyer
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, TBC (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 L1, Gemini 1
13.30 – 15.00 Workshop „Cargo“ B2, Central-West Ballroom
Chair’s Report & Introduction Mike Brews, Chair Cargo Committee, Horizon Underwriting Managers, ZA-Johannesburg
IPP Presentation: The m/v Maersk Saltoro’s delay from Chile to China in early 2025 had significant repercussions for the cherry export industry. Johan Van der Meirsch, Director, DP Survey
Panel discussion after 10 minute presentation each • Economist
• Client/Trader
• Logistics/Forwarder
• Lawyer: Malin Högberg, Specialist, WERKS Advokater AB, SWE-Göteborg
• Underwriter Moderator
Conclusion and Take away Mike Brews, Chair Cargo Committee, Horizon Underwriting Managers, ZA-Johannesburg
15.00 – 15.30 Final Session Central-West Ballroom
1. Thanks and Wrap-up Frédéric Denèfle, IUMI President
2. Announcment Council meeting results/ new EC + Nominating Committee Paul Hackett, Canopius, Chair of the IUMI Nominating Committee, SIN
3. Handing over of the IUMI flag to the Rotterdam Delegation Frederic Denefle, IUMI President, Lars Lange, IUMI Secretary General
Singapore: tbc
Netherlands: Anneke Kooiman, DUPI; Marko van Leeuwen, Verbond van Verzekeraars
4. Information on the Rotterdam Conference 2026 Anneke Kooiman, DUPI; Marko van Leeuwen, Verbond van Verzekeraars
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) L1, Virgo 1
18.00 Coach transfer to Evening of the Host Resorts World Sentosa Coach Bay
19.00 – 01.00 Evening of the hosts GIA Singapore. Kindly sponsored by Guy Carpenter Flower Field Hall @ Gardens by the Bay
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) L1, Virgo 2
12.45 – 15.00 Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) Chifa! @ Resorts World Sentosa’s Crockfords Tower