Three hundred industry leaders across the diverse spectrum of Singapore’s maritime ecosystem gathered at the Singapore Maritime Foundation New Year Conversations 2023. The event was held at Shangri-La Singapore.

Mr. Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour and delivered a speech.

This was followed by a panel discussion which focused on how shipping can successfully navigate the cross-currents of geopolitical tensions, changing energy and trade flows, environmental pressures and an evolving workforce. The panel was moderated by Mr. Andreas Sohmen-Pao and comprised of speakers Mr. Alex Hartnoll, Mr. Edward Koo, Mr. Frederik Guttormsen and Mr. Lars Christian Kastrup.

The MaritimeONE Case Summit 2023, organised by the Singapore Maritime Foundation, returns for the 4^th edition this year with leading multinationals the CMA CGM Group, Rio Tinto and Swire Shipping/Swire Bulk as sponsors.

Students from all of Singapore’s public and private universities as well as the polytechnics are eligible to register for the MaritimeONE Case Summit 2023. Through challenge statements on the intersection of maritime and sustainability, the three companies will plug students into the industry’s transformation journey. After a process of shortlisting in February, the sponsor companies will mentor the finalist teams through to the Grand Final on 5 April 2023.

Registrations are now closed.

This year, the SMF Connexions Forum 2022 addressed the shifts in perceptions of the workforce emerging from the pandemic and how HR professionals can adopt a human-centric approach in shaping the employee experience.

The session was led by speaker Mr. Goh Jia Yong, Partner, People Advisory Services at EY, who delivered a presentation on “Reimagining the Employee Experience for the Post Pandemic Workforce”. This was followed by a panel discussion on lessons from the frontline by CHROs of leading maritime companies, as they embark on reshaping their employee experience in a world of accelerating change.

The SAM is a tri-annual event conducted primarily for the shipping community, to update all stakeholders on the latest developments in the MARSEC (Maritime Security) space, enforcement efforts and current best practices to adopt.

Organised by the Asian Shipowner’s Association (ASA) and the Information Fusion Centre, this year’s session was conducted in hybrid format to cater to both local and overseas audience.

The General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) jointly organised the 46th Maritime Knowledge Shipping Session (MKSS) titled “IUMI 2022 Updates : Adapting to A World In Transition”.

This seminar is part of the MKSS, a series of seminars where insurance and maritime experts are invited to present insights and analysis on the current and emerging trends in the marine insurance and maritime sectors.

We concluded the second session of our C-Suite Breakfast Series on 12 October 2022. Jointly organised with our knowledge partner McKinsey & Company, the C-Suite Breakfast Series engages industry leaders on pertinent business issues and trends. Mr. Fox Chu, Partner at McKinsey delivered a presentation on the topic “Asian Flows and Networks are Defining the Next Phase of Globalisation”.