Unlocking potential: Identifying and commercialising new market opportunities
Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 February ~ One and a half-day Conference
Standard Pass: £595
Programme details are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed. If you feel you could make a significant contribution to the programme and wish to present on any of the subjects listed, please email Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes at lbh@petrospot.com in order to be considered.
WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2023
08:00
Conference Registration & Exhibition Opens
Welcome Coffee
Silver Sponsor
OPENING KEYNOTE
09:00
Keynote Speech
Cem Saral, CEO, Cockett Group
SESSION ONE - KEEPING ON COURSE IN AN UNCERTAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
This session will consider the current commercial environment for shipping and bunkering. How have global events such as the Ukraine crisis and the impact of the pandemic on China’s manufacturing base and demand for raw materials impacted trade/energy flows and supply chain operations, and what will 2023 bring for the marine fuels sector in terms of credit availability, counterparty risk, fuel sourcing, price volatility and M&A activity.
09:30
Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
Robin Meech, MD, Marine and Energy Consulting Ltd
Dr Iman Nasseri, MD Middle East, FGE Dubai
Panel Discussion / Q&A
10:45
Morning Coffee Break
Silver Sponsor
SESSION TWO - PROBLEM-SOLVING: STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS FUEL QUALITY AND QUANTITY ISSUES
This session will analyse fuel quality trends and the industry response to recent fuel contamination episodes. What risk mitigation approaches can buyers and sellers take to ensure that fuel is fit for purpose and what should be included in a revision of ISO 8217? Speakers will also discuss the perennial problem of short delivery and consider how the use of mass flow meters and digitalisation can bring more transparency into bunker deliveries. The session will also include a focus on handling fuel quality and quantity disputes.
11:30
Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
Natalie Jensen, Partner, Ince
Chris Turner, Manager, Bunker Quality and Claims, Integr8
Tracy Wardell, Global Technical Manager, Intertek Lintec
Martin Wold, Principal Consultant, DNV
Brian Pranesh, Sales Engineer, Metcore International Pte Ltd
Panel Discussion / Q&A
12:45
Networking Lunch
Gold Sponsor
SESSION THREE - PLAYING BY THE RULES: SANCTIONS, COMPLIANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
In this session, legal experts will explain what recent sanctions on the transportation and supply of Russian oil (and gas) products mean for shipping and bunkering. Speakers will also consider how, in the context of an increasingly complex geo-political situation, shipping and marine fuel companies can ensure best practice in their operations to achieve full compliance.
14:00
Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
Anthony Mollet, CEO, Marine Fuels Alliance
Mark Lakin, Partner, Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP
Panel Discussion:
William Hogg, Senior Analyst, Counterparty Risk/Due Diligence, Infospectrum Ltd
Q&A
15:00
Networking Coffee Break
Silver Sponsor
SESSION FOUR - FORWARD-THINKING: HOW SHIPPING AND BUNKERING CAN KEEP PACE WITH ENERGY TRANSITION TARGETS
This session will look at how shipping and the bunker sector are making plans for the energy transition. What are the fuels and technologies available now that can reduce the industry’s GHG emissions and when will the ‘future’ fuels, such as ammonia and hydrogen, be ready at scale? How long can abatement technology support the continued use of fossil-based bunker fuels? What will be the impact of the IMO’s CII and EEXI regulations as well as other global and national measures designed to improve vessel efficiency and reduce shipping’s GHG emissions.
15:45
Moderator: Robin Meech, MD, Marine and Energy Consulting Ltd
Nigel Draffin, Consultant, Lecturer, Author
Steve Esau, COO, SEA-LNG
Martin Crawford-Brunt, CEO, Lookout Maritime
Ananth Srinivasan, Vice President, V-TIC Services Inc.
Chris Chatterton, COO, The Methanol Institute
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Evening Reception
Platinum Sponsor
THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2023
08:45
Welcome Coffee
Silver Sponsor
SESSION FIVE - REALISING POTENTIAL: NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN CHANGING TIMES
In the current global geopolitical and economic climate, companies are having to think on their feet and seize new business opportunities in new and emerging markets. This session will look at markets in the Middle East and near regions and identify growth areas for bunkering in terms of port and terminal developments and changes in fuel demand.
09:45
Moderator: Robin Meech, MD, Marine and Energy Consulting Ltd
Captain Ibrahim Ahmad AlBlooshi, Director of Marine Operations Department, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation
Colin Holloway, Global Head – Technical, Cockett Group
Christophe El Kati, Head of Marine & Bunkers, Oman Oil Marketing Company SAOG
Panel Discussion:
Danni Gregersen, Sales Manager, Glander International Bunkering
Q&A
10:45
Networking Coffee Break
Silver Sponsor
SESSION SIX - SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: HOW CAN THE MARINE FUELS INDUSTRY ADAPT, EVOLVE AND PROSPER?
The final session of MEBC 2023 is the always popular leadership panel. Contributors will draw together the overarching themes of the conference, discuss what bunkering needs to do to thrive in an increasingly regulated and competitive market and consider what ‘leadership’ means as the industry moves towards 2030 and 2050.
11;30
Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
Chris Turner, Manager, Bunker Quality and Claims, Integr8
Robin Meech, MD, Marine and Energy Consulting Ltd
Nigel Draffin, Consultant, Lecturer, Author
Hamed Fathi, Director General Counsel, International Marine & Energy (IME)
Panel Discussion:
Sonnich Thomsen, Managing Director, Sing Fuels
Q&A
12:45
Networking Lunch
Gold Sponsor
14:00
Close of Middle East Bunkering Convention 2023