MARITIME MANPOWER FORUM

Friday 28 Apr 2023

9.30am - 12.45pm

In Person
Marina Bay Sands Singapore

Talent development is one of the significant highlights during Singapore Maritime Week 2023. The Maritime Manpower Forum brings together thought leaders to discuss the emergence and transformation of future maritime jobs.

The pivotal areas of conversations include understanding the future manpower needs for talent attraction and retention, with a strong focus on essential emerging skills in future jobs in maritime. Experts from the Maritime Just Transition Taskforce, DNV and Ernst & Young will discuss the key considerations to achieve workforce readines in sustainable shipping and what companies can do to better support this transition towards a sustainable career path. This forum also aims to give a voice to the youths, who will be the future leaders and talents within maritime, on their aspirations and hopes.

Time	Programme
9.30am	Opening Address by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Transport
9.45am	Emerging Skills and Future Jobs within the Maritime Industry Addressing challenges and opportunities in digitalisation and decarbonisation. Upskilling for electrification, automation, cyber security, sustainability. Attracting, retaining, and equipping the maritime workforce with emerging skills. Moderator: Nick Potter, Board Member, Singapore Maritime Foundation, General Manager, Shipping & Maritime for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, Shell Panellists: Nicholas Bizic, Vice President, Talent Management & Learning, American Bureau of Shipping Richard Koh, Chief Technology Officer & Customer Success Lead, Microsoft Mary Liew, General Secretary, Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union Caroline Yang, President, Singapore Shipping Association Praveen Shukla, Director, Crewing (Marine HR, Marine Talent Development), Wallem Group
10.45am	Coffee/Tea Break
11.00am	Preparing the Maritime Workforce for the Decade of Transformation How can shipowners, operators and managers better prepare their workforce to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and handle new fuels? What transition and future skills are vital to this transformation? What can companies do to give their workforce an attractive and sustainable career path amid change? Moderator: Hor Weng Yew, Chairman, Singapore Maritime Foundation and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Carriers Limited Panellists: Bjorn Hojgaard, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Anglo Eastern Dr. Shahrin Osman, Regional Head of Maritime Advisory, Director, Maritime Decarbonisation & Autonomy Centre of Excellence, DNV Jia Yong Goh, Partner, People Advisory Services – Workforce Advisory, Ernst & Young Advisory Zhang Xiaojie, Director, Technical Cooperation Division, International Maritime Organisation Martha Selwyn, Manager, United Nations Global Compact
12.00pm	Future Talents of Maritime – Conversations Between Youths and Industry Exploring the multiple career pathways in maritime. Expounding on the aspirations and hopes of our youth. What does the future hold for youths in maritime. Moderator: Akanksha Batura Pai, Chairman, YEG committee, Singapore Shipping Association, Head of Strategy & Growth, Sinoda Shipping Agency Pte Ltd, IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador Panellists: Aaron Chan, Chief Officer, CMA CGM Punit Oza, Vice Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Singapore BranchLu Hui Ting, MaritimeSG Youth Ambassador Dr. Kenneth Low, Associate Professor and Cluster Director in Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President, World Maritime University
12.45pm	End of Maritime Manpower Forum

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