The 2022 SMF New Year Conversations happened on 13 January 2022.
06/06/2022 12:00 am
Posidonia 2022
SMF has a twin mission to strengthen Singapore as an International Maritime Centre and to nurture a maritime-ready talent pool
SMF connects Maritime Singapore to the world and fosters the cohesiveness of the industry
SMF partners the industry to showcase maritime innovations and to advance thought leadership
SMF has a twin mission to strengthen Singapore as an International Maritime Centre and to nurture a maritime-ready talent pool
SMF connects Maritime Singapore to the world and fosters the cohesiveness of the industry
SMF partners the industry to showcase maritime innovations and to advance thought leadership
The 2022 SMF New Year Conversations happened on 13 January 2022.
Graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Transport & Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, the event saw an attendance of over 250 industry leaders across the breadth of maritime.
Titled “Opportunities amid Disruptions: Maritime Singapore in the Post-Pandemic World”, SMF Chairman Mr Hor Weng Yew moderated a panel discussion featuring the following leaders:
• Mr. Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express
• Mr. Lars Kastrup, Co-President and Executive Director of Pacific International Lines
• Ms. Quah Ley Hoon, CE of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
• Mr. Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO of PSA International
• Mr Loh Boon Chye, CEO of the Singapore Exchange
Singapore was also announced to have secured the overall top spot as an international maritime centre for the fifth consecutive time in the DNV-Menon Leading Maritime Cities 2022 report.
Watch the Year-in-Perspective Video here.
Catch a playback of the event here.
The YES (Young Executives and Students) Club is an SMF initiative that brings together like-minded maritime professionals and students.
On 14 May 2022, SMF held its first in-person gathering since the latest relaxation of Covid-19 measures. The event brought together 44 youths through a maritime treasure hunt.
Join the YES Club by dropping us an email at yesclub@sgmf.com.sg.
SMF hosted the inaugural C-Suite Breakfast Series on strategic issues and topics germane to company leaders. The session was co-presented by our knowledge partner McKinsey & Company and saw the attendance of over 80 C-Suite leaders.
Ms. Diaan-Yi Lin, Senior Partner, Singapore shared McKinsey’s thought leadership on “Building 21st Century Companies in Asia”. She expounded on Asia’s corporate landscape and discussed five themes that emerged most strongly from a series of interviews with CEOs in the region that can determine success or failure in the period ahead.Â
The Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Maritime Case Summit Grand Finals Prize Presentation took place on 8 April 2022. Organised with BHP, CMA CGM, Standard Chartered Bank and Toll Group, tertiary students tackled case challenges at the intersection of business and sustainability.
Student teams from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Nanyang Polytechnic were crowned as champions of the 2022 edition.
Read the full press release here.
The 2022 edition of Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) was themed “Transformation for Growth”. Returning with an exciting lineup of conferences, exhibitions and networking sessions, leaders across the spectrum of maritime spoke on the latest maritime trends such as global supply chains, sustainability, digitalisation and talent to name a few.
Titled “Industry Review of the Lloyd’s Open Form and Its Implications”, the session was led by Mr. Hugh Shaw, a Marine Consultant & Commissioner with the General Lighthouse Authority at Northern Lighthouse Board.
Following Mr. Shaw’s presentation, there was a panel discussion moderated by John Simpson, Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and Committee Member of the Maritime Law Association of Singapore.
Co-organised with Advisory Singapore, Discover+: Maritime will offer students the opportunity to glean insights from experienced maritime professionals.
Speakers from BHP and Toll Group will share more on their maritime journey, the exciting career opportunities that are available and how can students best position themselves for careers in this field.
Sign up now for an evening of fruitful conversations!
Mr. Lars Kastrup is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).
Mr. Cyril Ducau is the Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte Ltd, a leading shipping company headquartered in Singapore for the past 30 years.