2025 Schedule of Events

*Schedule is subject to change

Time IST

Main Room

9:30

Registrations Open

10:00 

Welcome Note & Lighting of The Lamp

10:10 

Keynote Speeches

10:30 

Panel: Careers at Sea – Stories from Women Seafarers

  • Ivana Kulkarni – Master Mariner, Wilhelmsen Ship Management
  • Elizabeth Marami – Senior Marine Pilot, Kenya Ports Authority
  • Nitzeria Watson – Co-Founder, YoungShip Panama
  • Moderator TBD

11:00 

Perfect Your Pitch: Elevator Pitch Challenge

Learn how to craft a powerful elevator pitch, then put your skills to the test! After a short talk, you'll deliver your pitch in groups of 10, with a judge in each group. Winners take home small prizes!

11:15 

Maritime Student Quiz - Rapid Fire Questions

11:45 

Student Debate powered by Fleet Management

12:30- 14:00 

Open Zone

  • Networking: Meet leaders
  • Booth Visits: Visit various booths set up by our partners
  • Student Project Display: Students of AMET display innovative projects

13:00 - 14:00 

Power Lunch Break

14:10 

Panel: Building a Maritime Business – From Idea to Impact

Introduction by Khushbu Singh – Managing Director, Knot Ship Management

  • Vineet Jain – Founder & CEO, Glocal View
  • Isabela Tatu – Co-Founder, Clean Ship Marine
  • Moderator - Udara Cumaratunga - Deputy General Manager - Commercial & Marketing, South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd

14:40 

SheEO Stories - Speaker TBD

14:50

Dealing with Imposter Syndrome with Mônica Zionede Hall – Founder and CEO, Feliz Consulting

15:15 

A Conversation on Women's Health

* Torild Boe Stokes – Co-Founder, Your Health. Our Wealth

15:30

Panel TBD

15:50 

SheEO Stories - Zoe Upson

#2 TOP 100 Women | SheEO Entrepreneur of the Year | Top 20under40 SHIPPING | Director at FACT - Freight and Commodity Talent

16:00 

Tea Break

16:15 

SheEO Stories - Speaker TBD

16:30 

Skill Development and Future Readiness

  • Jagmeet Makkar, FICS – Mediator & Independent Arbitrator | Director, SKILLSPLUS- SG & HK | Managing Principal, LSF Global
  • Dr. Joanna Eugenia Bakouni – L&D Manager, Maersk Training
  • Akanksha Batura Pai – Executive Director, Sinoda Shipping
  • Speaker from IMU
  • Moderator: Catherine Logie – Director, Ocean Technologies Group

17:10 

SheEO Stories - Speaker TBD

17:25 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Seafarers

  • Ilona Denisenko – President, WISTA Russia

Speaker & Moderator TBC

18:00 

High-Tea / Networking / Raffle

Time IST

Main Room

9:00

Registrations Open

9:30 

Opening Remarks & Lighting of The Lamp

9:40 

Keynote Speeches

  • Thomas A. Kazakos – Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping
  • Monica Nagalgaard – Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Mumbai
  • Shri Ramesh Ramakrishnan – Chairman, Transworld Group
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty - Founder & Chairman, Allcargo Group
  • Siv Remøy-Vangen - Managing Director at Norwegian Electric Systems

10:30 

Insightful Talk

  • Birgit M. Liodden – Founder, The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL)

10:45

Mini-break

10:55 

Presentation from Safe Harbours Australia

  • Matt Shirley – CEO, Safe Harbours Australia

11:10

Panel: Innovating Through Empowerment

  • Capt. Dinesh Jairam – General Manager, Fleet Personnel, Seaspan Crew Management
  • Huma Qureshi – General Manager, Emirates Shipping Association
  • Anisha Ramakrishnan – Director, Transworld Group
  • Su Yin Anand - Head, Strategy & Transformation, ASEAN at IBM
  • Moderated by Capt. Jaquelyn Burton – Director of Experience Design, Kongsberg Maritime

11:50

Report Launch with VR Maritime

12:05

WIMA India Launch

12:25

Diversity Partner - Fleet Management

12:30 

Sagar Mein Samman Initiative

  • Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS - Director General of Shipping
  • Aishwarya Gupta Pilankar - Director at Nautical Marine Management Services

13:10

Power Lunch Break by Nautical Marine Management Services

14:00

She Can Sail the Sea Initiative 🇱🇰

14:05

On Sustainability with Sofia Fürstenberg Stott – Founder & Partner, Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory

14:15 

Panel: Recruitment Without Bias – Transforming HR

  • Jennifer Leaman – Director HR, Seaspan Ship Management
  • Moderator: Namrata Nadkarni – CEO & Founder, Intent Communications

14:55

Individual Talk / Presentation

15:10

Panel: Boardroom Diversity – Where Are We Now?

  • Chris Hall – Managing Director, SCB Management Consulting Services, Ltd.
  • Karen Avelino – Senior Vice President of Cruise Operations, Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc.
  • Jillian Carson‑Jackson – Managing Director, JCJ Consulting
  • Ritesh S. Ramakrishnan – Joint Managing Director, Transworld Group
  • Moderator: Anette Holte – Country Manager India, Kongsberg Maritime

16:00 

Tea Break

16:20 

First and Only - On Supportive Partners: Rina Sundar interviews Sanjam Sahi Gupta & Vikram Gupta

16:40

Leadership Across Frontlines: From Science to Policy

  • Nicole Van Sponson – Senior Researcher, MARIN
  • Suniti Bala - Co-founder & Chief Engineer, International Women Seafarers Foundation (IWSF)
  • Nathasha Egodage - Chief Purpose Officer, Ceyline Group
  • Rubal Bansal - Director & CEO, Bansal Group
  • Moderated by: Aditi Maheshwari - Principal Associate at Renata Partners

17:10 

CEO Roundtable: Leadership for Growth

  • Ted Muttiah - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), SAGT
  • Danae Bezantakou - CEO of Navigator Shipping Consultants
  • Capt . Deepak Correa - Chief Officer, Fleet Management

Moderator: Namrata Nadkarni – CEO & Founder, Intent Communications

17:50

Networking Break

18:00
  • Raffle Draw
  • Awards Ceremony
  • Closing Remarks

19:30

Cocktail & Dinner

Time IST

Activity

09:30 

Registrations

10:00

Welcome Note by Maritime SheEO Founder Sanjam Sahi Gupta

10:10

Keynote Speeches

10:15

Keynote Speech

10:30

Panel: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution in International Shipping Contracts

11:30

Tea Break

11:45

Fireside chat: Insurance, Liability, and Environmental Exposure in Global Trade

12:15

Panel: Legal Risk in an Era of Sanctions, ESG mandates, and Regulatory Flux

13:15

Lunch Break

14:15

Speech

14:30

Fireside chat: Criminalization of Seafarers: Challenges, Cases, and Legal Remedies

15:00

Panel: Ship Recycling, Shipbuilding and Repair: Evolving Legal Frameworks

16:00

Tea Break

16:15

Panel: Case studies and roundtables with senior GCs, arbitrators, judges, and enforcement officials

17:15

Closing Speech

Please note: Each participant may attend a maximum of two workshops.

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Time IST

Breakout Room (Day 1)

10:30-14:00

Mentorship Zone

Get mentored by a panel of 8 women to explore careers at sea.

14:10-14:50

Menopause Awareness Workshop with Torild Boe Stokes – Co-Founder, Your Health. Our Wealth.

Registrations opening soon

15:15-16:15

"Mariner to CEO - Taking the first step" with Jagmeet Makkar, FICS- Director, SKILLSPLUS- SG & HK | Managing Principal, LSF Global

Registrations opening soon

16:30

Workshop to be announced.

Registrations opening soon

Time IST

Breakout Room (Day 2)

10:30-10:55

Workshop: Sustainability Talk with Sofia Fürstenberg Stott – Founder & Partner, Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory

[Registrations Open]

11:10-12:30

Workshop: Sustainability Talk with Sofia Fürstenberg Stott – Founder & Partner, Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory

[Registrations Open]

14:05-14:15

Workshop: Dealing with Imposter Syndrome with Mônica Zionede Hall – Founder and CEO, Feliz Consulting

[Registrations Open]

15:10

Workshop: Presenting with Impact: Voice, Presence & Persuasion for Leaders by Dr. Joanna Eugenia Bakouni (Maersk Training)

[Registrations Open]

16:20-17:10

Workshop to be announced.

Registrations opening soon