Time
Presentations
Speaker
8.00am
Registration opens and morning coffee
9.00am
Welcome, acknowledgements and housekeeping
Di Darmody Master of Ceremonies
9.05am
Welcome to Country
Barry Winmar Whadjuk Noongar Leader
9.15am
Welcome address
Karlie Mucjanko Pilbara Ports Chair
9.20am
Minister for Ports Opening Address
The Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC Minister for Ports
9.30am
Pilbara Ports Chief Executive Officer Opening Address
Samuel McSkimming Chief Executive Officer Pilbara Ports
9.45am
Opening keynote address
People, Systems and Ships: Closing the Gaps in Maritime Safety
Mark Darley Chief Operating Officer Lloyd’s Register
11.00am
Pilbara Ports Marine team update
Phil Christy Executive General Manager Marine Pilbara Ports
Behrouz Daeizadeh Harbour Master East (Port Hedland) Pilbara Ports
Mike Minogue Harbour Master Marine West Pilbara Ports
Heath Daniel Pilot Operations Manager Pilbara Ports
Amanda Viljoen Marine Technical Authority Pilbara Ports
11.55am
Q&A discussion with the Marine Team
1.30pm
Panel 1
Safe shipping together: Aligning owners, operators and port users for excellence
Industry leaders will explore how collaboration between owners, operators and port stakeholders is delivering safer, more resilient maritime operations.
Theme: Collaboration
Laure Baratgin Head of Commercial Operations Rio Tinto
James Marshall Chief Executive Officer Berge Bulk
Nicos Rescos Chief Operating Officer Starbulk
John Brereton General Manager Port and Rail Operations Fortescue
Wesley Van Der Spuy Chief Executive Officer Odyssey Group
2.15pm
Presentation 1
When the World Changes Course: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Uncertain Shipping Environment
Geopolitical and environmental disruptions can quickly reshape global supply chains. From the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Strait of Hormuz, extreme weather and port disruptions, this session explores how rerouting and uncertainty affect shipping schedules, capacity, freight costs and cargo flows.
Theme: Collaboration and Innovation
Amanda Bradfield Director End to End Logistics
2.45pm
Panel 2
Trust at sea: Building cultures that support crew welfare and safe performance
This panel will explore how supporting crew wellbeing, physically, mentally and culturally, directly influences safety, performance, retention and operational resilience.
Peter Rouch Secretary General Mission to Seafarers
Dimitris Monioudis Chairman of the Technical Committee Intercargo (International Association of Dry Cargo Ship Owners)
Rajalingam Subramaniam Chief Executive Officer Fleet Management Limited
Greg Witherall Executive Director, Maritime Safety and Environmental Compliance Australian Maritime Safety Authority
3.30pm
Closing remarks and thanks
3.35-5.30pm
Networking function
Presenters
8.45am
Welcome
8.50am
Alexander Saverys Chief Executive Officer CMB.Tech
Michael Saverys Chief Chartering Officer CMB.Tech
Presentation 2
Enabling the energy transition: Port of Port Hedland's role in clean marine fuels
This technical session explores the Port Hedland trial of the Pilbara Clean Fuel Bunkering Hub, highlighting the infrastructure, operational considerations and safety innovations shaping the future of marine supply.
Theme: Innovation
Karlene Bylund Executive General Manager Projects and Engineering Pilbara Ports
Ash Puri Executive General Manager Customer and Strategy Pilbara Ports
Deep Dive 1: Solving for safer shipping
Theme: Collaboration, Innovation and Leadership
Emma Fensom Executive General Manager Safety, People and Environment Pilbara Ports
Deep Dive 2: Safer by design: How operational experience is reshaping the Newcastlemax
The session will cover how lessons from port operations are being fed into the new vessel design in collaboration with class and the shipbuilder, including:
12.15pm
Lunch
Panel 3
Global safety leadership: International lessons driving safer outcomes
Drawing on global regulatory, operational and port perspectives, this panel explores the key trends, challenges and innovations shaping maritime safety internationally, and what they mean for ports, operators and industry leaders in our region.
Theme: Innovation and Leadership
Virginia McVea Chief Executive Officer Maritime Coastguard Agency
Steen Lund Chief Executive Officer Right Ship
Morten Løvstad Vice President and Global Business Director for Bulk Carriers DNV
Naoki Saito General Manager Ship Management Systems Department ClassNK
Panel 4
Reimagining ports: Innovation shaping the next era of global trade
Bringing together global port leaders from Asia, Europe, the UK and North America, this panel explores how ports are evolving to meet the demands of decarbonisation, digitalisation, and growing trade complexity. The discussion will examine how leading ports are innovating at scale—and what it means for the future of port operations globally.
Jens Meier Chief Executive Officer Port of Hamburg
Luc Arnouts Vice President, International Relations & Networks Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Martijn Thijsen Director International Port of Rotterdam Authority
Sian Foster Director of Corporate Affairs Port of London Authority
Stephanie Jones Stebbins Managing Director, Maritime Port of Seattle
Hoe Soon Tan Assistant Chief Executive, Corporate and Strategy Maritime & Port Authority Singapore
3.10pm
Event concludes