IUMI 2025

Singapore Conference

PROGRAMME

TIMETABLE

07.09 – 10.09.25

Time Event Speaker Room
12.00 – 14.30 Education Forum Meeting 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 Central Foyer at Resorts World Convention Centre, Basement 2
18.30 – 22.00 President’s Dinner by invitation only Black Sheep

Time Event Details/ Speaker Room
07.30 – 13.00 Registration/Information L1, West Lobby
13.00 – 18.00 Registration/Information B2, West Rotunda
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, Virgo 4
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 L1, Aquarius 1 and 2
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
17.00 – 18.45 Welcome Reception: Sentosa Line Cable Car (from Sensoryscape to Siloso Point – 2 stops, 11 mins) „Meetin point will be at The Galleria (Crockfords Tower x Hotel Michael). Ushers will guide you along the way to the cable car station.
To arrive by 1900h, please board the cable car by 1845h“		 The Galleria (Crockfords Tower x Hotel Michael)
17.15 – 18.15 First Timers’ and Young Professionals‘ Reception For First Timers, Young professionals, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs Resorts World Convention Centre B2, Central Foyer
18.30 Transfer to Welcome Reception Coaches start from The Galleria (Casino x Hotel Ora) The Galleria (Casino x Hotel Ora)
19.00 – 22.00 Welcome Reception hosted by GIA Singapore. Kindly sponsored by AON Southside Sentosa
from 21.00 – 22.00 Coach shuttles back to The Gallaria (Casino x Hotel Ora)

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 Rotunda
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee Start of the day 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, Russell Group Limited, UK-London
10.45 – 11.05 Presentation “Policy perspective” Mats Persson, Partner, Strategy and Transactions, EY, UK-London
11.05 – 11.25 Presentation “Academic perspective” Kevin Chen Xian An, Associate Research Fellow, U.S. Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Singapore
11.25 – 11.45 Presentation “Shipowner’s perspective” Chris Lambe, Insurance Manager, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Singapore
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 – 14.45 Global Marine Insurance Report Veith Huesmann, IUMI, Chief Analyst, GER-Hamburg
14.45 – 14.55 Cefor hull fleet and casualty trends Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair, Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo
14.55 – 15.05 IPP Presentation: Evolution of deceptive shipping practises & maritime risk Jeremy Domballe, Product Director, Maritime Risk & Compliance, S&P Global Market Intelligence
15.05 – 15.25 Shifts in global trade and insights on maritime developments Jasmine Lam, Chair Professor and Maritime Chair, Technical University of Denmark
15.25 – 15.30 Q&A /  Conclusion and Take away Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London
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 Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London
16.05 – 16.15 IPP Presentation: Tariffs, Sanctions and Transhipment in Asia Karnan Thirupathy, Partner, Kennedys, UK-London
16.15 – 16.35 Legal challenges following the breaking of the Balticconnector Pipeline Dr. Jennifer Lavelle, Senior Associate, Clyde & Co, UK-London
16.35 – 17.20 Panel discussion: From Silence to Safeguards: Tacking Sexual Assault Aboard Vessels and the Liability Landscape Moderator: Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and Head of Marine, Canopius, UK-London

Panelist:

Martin Davies, Director, Tulane Maritime Law Center, US

Elizabeth Schmidt, Executive Director, Women Offshore Foundation, USA
17.20 – 17.30 Q&A; Conclusion and Take away Charles Fernandez, Chair Legal & Liability Committee and 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 Resorts World Sentosa Coach Bay
19.00 – 22.30 Secretaries‘ Dinner
 by Invitation only Table at 7

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 Rotunda
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee Start of the day B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 18.00 Exhibition  / Sponsors B2, West Foyer
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Ocean Hull” Central-West Ballroom
08.30 – 08.40 Chair’s Report & Introduction Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol
08.40 – 08.50 IPP Presentation: Trade Tariffs and Related issues Tiina Ruhland, Managing Director, EIMC, US-New Jersey
08.50 – 09.45 Panel Discussion : Navigating through the straits of change Moderator: Rama Chandran, Ocean Hull Committee member, Singapore
Panelists:

  • Richard Neylon, HFW, Partner, UK-London (Legal viev)
  • Ge Qi, Head of Reinsurance, COSCO SHIPPING Captive, China (Insurance/ Owners’ view)
  • Mr. Shohei Inatsu, Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) – (Shipbuilder’s view)
  • Patrick Kirkman, General Manager, BW Maritime Pte Ltd
09.45 – 09.55 Q&A Ilias Tsakiris, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee and CEO, American Hellenic Hull, CY-Limassol
09.55 – 10.00 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 Enhancing Cargo Risk Management with Emerging Supply Chain Technology and Standards 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 A legal & technical backbone for digital trade Kay Ren Yuh, Assistant Director, Digital Utilities Cluster, Sectoral Transformation Group, Infocomm Media Development Authority
12.05 – 12.20 IPP presentation: From Hype to Impact: GenAI for Integrated Risk Intelligence and Underwriting David Pan, Industry Practice Lead for Asia Pacific, Moody’s, Singapore
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 – 14.10 Chair’s Report & Introduction Neil Roberts, Chair Policy Forum and LMA, UK-London
14105 – 14.20 IPP Presentation: „Legal Trends in Salvage, Wreck Removal, and Pollution Claims: Insights for Insurers” Jasmin Fichte, Managing Partner, Fichte & Co, UAE-Dubai
14.20 – 14.40 Shipowner’s perspective on human factors Captain Zhou Jianfeng, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited, HK-Hong Kong
14.40 – 15.00 Maritime Technologies Forum: the importance of safety management when introducing new technologies Dr Pierre C Sames, DNV Maritime Strategic Development Director and MTF Working Group Chair, GER-Hamburg
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, US-New York
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
16.00 – 16.10 Chair’s Report & Introduction Rick Salway, Chair IFY Committee and Great American Insurance Group, USA-New York
16.10 – 16.25 IPP Presentation: New AI tools – Are the results as expected? Ole Jørgen Eikanger, CEO, Instech Solutions AS, Norway
16.25 – 16.40 Piracy: Protecting Vessels in a Global Risk Landscape Nelson McMillan, Maritime Domain Awareness Expert and Assistant Defence Attache, UK Royal Navy, Singapore
16.40 – 16.55 Closing the Net on Illegal Fishing: Technology, Insurance and Ocean Stewardship Shen Yan Liow, Vessel Viewer Product Manager, Global Fishing Watch, UK
16.55 – 17.10 Safety Management and Local Emerging Issues for Yachts Arjit Pall Singh, Senior Risk Consultant, AXA XL, Singapore
17.10 – 17.30 Panel discussion with the speakers and Q&A Frouwke de Vries, Secretary General, IVR, NL-Rotterdam

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 Rotunda
08.00 – 18.00 Press Room L1, Virgo 3
08.00 – 08.30 Tea and Coffee Start of the day B2, West Foyer
08.00 – 15.30 Exhibition Hall / Sponsors B2, West Foyer
08.30 – 10.00 Workshop “Offshore Energy” B2, Central-West Ballroom
08.30 – 08.35 Chair’s Report and Introduction Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore Energy Committee and Active Underwriter Ark Syndicate, UK-London
08.35 – 08.55 Trade, Tariffs and Turmoil: Trading in the Age of Trump Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura, CH-Geneva
08.55 – 09.20 Brown to Greener: a bright future for MOU’s – an operator’s perspective Jasper Neuteboom, VP of Insurance BW Energy, BW Offshore, Singapore
09.20 – 09.40 Construction and Transportation Risks for gas producing assets (IPP Presentation) Alexander Harrison, Group Managing Director – Energy, ABL, Australia
09.40 – 10.00 Conclusion and Take away Melanie Raven, Chair Offshore Energy Committee and Active Underwriter Ark Syndicate, 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: The risky voyage of rice from Asia to Africa ● Maurice YONG, Head of Insurance, OLAM Agri, 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 current supply chain environment ● Captain Vishal SHARMA, Managing Director, Sterling Technical Services India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai
● 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 Sijian Xin, Founder & CEO, Frad Risk Management, Hong Kong
11.38 – 11.55 Smart port: transform or rebuild? Underlying risk 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 John Miklus, President, American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) and Secretary of IUMI Loss Prevention Committee, US- New York
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch Break (participants) B2, West Foyer
12.10 – 13.30 IPP advisory Lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, IPPs (Buffet Style)

By invitation only

 L1, Gemini 1
13.30 – 15.00 Workshop „Cargo“ B2, Central-West Ballroom
13.30 – 13.40 Chair’s Report & Introduction Mike Brews, Chair Cargo Committee, Horizon Underwriting Managers, ZA-Johannesburg
13.40 – 13.55 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
13.55 – 14.40 Presentations and Panel discussion: Cargo Underwriter’s Toolkit in Changing Tides • Moderator: Tobias Sigurdsson, Head of Cargo & Specie, HDI Global, SWE-Östersund
Panelist:

  • Economist / Geo Politics: Denise Cheok, Head of Southeast Asia Economics, Moody’s Analytics, Singapore
  • Cargo Owner: Peter Taylor, Division Director, Macquarie Group, CH-Geneva
  • Logistics Company: Neil Barber, Vice President – Ocean Freight, Asia-Pacific, JAS Worldwide Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Lawyer: Malin Högberg, Specialist, WERKS Advokater AB, SWE-Göteborg
14.40 – 14.55 Q&A Tobias Sigurdsson, Head of Cargo & Specie, HDI Global, SWE-Östersund
14.55 – 15.00 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: Mr Ho Kai Weng, Mr Mack Eng, Ms Priscilla Foo, Mr Alex Lim, Ms Shailja Bhatara, Ms Elaine Wong; GIA Singapore
Netherlands: Anneke Kooiman, DUPI; Marko van Leeuwen, Verbond van Verzekeraars; Victor van de Lest, Corins; Jenny Groeneveld, HDI; Simon Laros, Nationale-Nederlanden
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
17.20 Coach transfer to Evening of the Host Resorts World Convention Centre, Level 2 (Street View)
18.30 – 22.30 Evening of the hosts GIA Singapore. Kindly sponsored by Guy Carpenter Flower Field Hall @ Gardens by the Bay
From 22.00 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, Aquarius 4
12.45 – 15.00 Lunch Executive Committee (by invitation only) Chifa! @ Resorts World Sentosa’s Crockfords Tower