The 18th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum will take place on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 116 Pall Mall, in London.
The Forum offers investors a comprehensive review and up-to-date outlook on the various shipping markets, while also covering key topics of critical interest to industry participants, financiers, and stakeholders.
Bringing together a high caliber audience of shipping professionals, financiers & investors, the forum offers insights into the current state of the shipping and marine services industries, regulatory updates, the implications for investments, and a focused look at the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Forum Agenda
WELCOME REMARKS
8:55 – 9:00 AM
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President – Capital Link, Inc.
ENERGY SECURITY AND SHIPPING
9:00– 9:40 AM
Moderator: Mr. James Frew, Global Head of Advisory – Lloyd’s Register
Panelists:
Mr. Nick Potter, President & CEO – AET; Vice President, Petroleum & Products – MISC Group
Mr. Carlos Balestra di Mottola, CEO – d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) (OTCQX: DMCOF)
Mr. Mads Peter Zacho, CEO – Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS)
Mr. Harrys Kosmatos, CFO – TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
GLOBAL TRADE IN A FRACTURED WORLD: SANCTIONS, RISKS, ROUTES, & REALIGNMENT
9:45 – 10:25 AM
Moderator: Ms. Elizabeth J. Kirk, Partner – White & Case LLP
Panelists:
Mr. Poul Hestbaek, CEO – Folk Maritime
Mr. Pankaj Khanna, CEO – Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMR)
Dr. Sadan Kaptanoglu, CEO – Kaptanoglu Shipping; President – BIMCO (2019 – 2021)
Mr. René Kofod-Olsen, Group CEO – V.Group
MEPC REALITY CHECK: NET ZERO MEETS MARKET REALITY
10:30 – 11:10 AM
Moderator: Mr. David Barrow, SVP West Europe & The Americas – Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
Panelists:
Ms. Sanne Henriksen, Head of IMO and EU, Public & Regulatory Affairs – A.P. Moller Maersk
Mr. Ricardo Batista, Head, Climate Action and Clean Air Section – International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Mr. Kai Miller, Trade Management – Kuehne + Nagel
Mr. Constantinos Capetanakis, Bunker Director – Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
COFFEE BREAK
11:10 – 11:25 A
SMART SHIPPING: AI, DIGITALIZATION & STRATEGIC CAPITAL ALLOCATION
11:30 – 12:10 PM
Moderator: Mr. Dionysios Antonopoulos, VP, Regional Business Development, Northern Europe – ABS
Panelists:
Mr. Andreas Hadjipetrou, CEO – Columbia Group
Mr. Nils Aden, Managing Director – Harren Group
Mr. Kyle Hurst, SVP, Fleet Communications & Technology – Liberian Registry
Mr. Søren Andersen, CEO – ZeroNorth
KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE: GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES:
TRADE, REGULATION & MARITIME COMPETITIVENESS
Tariffs, trade policy, sanctions, supply-chain resilience, and the role of regulators in an increasingly fragmented geopolitical environment
12:15 – 12:55 PM
Moderator:
Ms. Dora Mace-Kokota
Partner, International Head – Maritime, Trade and Offshore and Managing Partner, Greek Office
Stephenson Harwood Minister Keir Mather MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation)
Department for Transport, United Kingdom Minister Marina Hadjimanolis
Shipping Deputy Minister to the President
Republic of Cyprus
Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos
Founder & CEO
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
Chairman
INTERTANKO (2014-2018)
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1:00 – 2:00 PM
PRESENTATION
2:05 – 2:20 PM
Dr. Martin Stopford
DRY BULK SECTOR PANEL
2:25 – 3:05 PM
Moderator: Mr. Emanuele (Manu) Ravano, Co-CEO – IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG)
Panelists:
Mr. Karim Coumine, Head of Commercial Shipping (Minor Bulk and Panamax) – Anglo American
Mr. Vincent Vandewalle, Chief Trading Officer – Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM)
Mr. Khalid Hashim, Managing Director – Precious Shipping
Mr. William Fairclough, Managing Director – Wah Kwong Maritime Transport
FINANCING GLOBAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES
3:10 – 3:50 PM
Moderator: Ms. Rajveer Sehmi, Partner – Hill Dickinson LLP
Panelists:
Mr. Philipp Wünschmann, Head of Shipping – Berenberg
Mr. Vassilios Maroulis, Managing Director, Global Industry Head, Shipping, Logistics & Offshore – Citi
Mr. Martin Hugger, Managing Director – Meerbaum Capital Solutions Inc.
Mr. Harris Antoniou, Founder & Managing Director – Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd.
MULTI-SECTOR INVESTING & CORPORATE STRATEGY
3:55 – 4:35 PM
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Saunders, Partner – Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Panelists:
Mr. Hugh Baker, CFO – ADNOC Logistics & Services (DH: ADNOCLS)
Mr. John Su, Founder, President and CEO – Erasmus Shipinvest Group
Mr. Christian Rychly, Managing Director – MPC Oceanic Group AG; COO – MPC Container Ships ASA (OSLO:MPCC)
Mr. Alex Ng, CFO – Stolt-Nielsen Limited (OSL: SNI)
SHIPPING IS CASH RICH – WHERE WILL CAPITAL FLOW NEXT?
4:40 – 5:20 PM
Moderator: Mr. Panos Katsambas, Partner – Reed Smith LLP
Panelists:
Mr. Christian Synetos, Managing Director – GIP, a part of BlackRock
Mr. Andrian Dacy, CEO & CIO, Global Transportation Group – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Mr. Alexis Atteslis, Co-Head of Europe & Partner – Oak Hill Advisors
Mr. John Wessel, Managing Director – Oldendorff Overseas Investments
Mr. Nicolas Tirogalas, Group CEO – Tufton Investment
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
5:20 – 6:20 PM
