Sea Asia 2025 Speakers
Ship Owner and Operators / Charterers / Shipyards

Esben Poulsson
Non-executive Board Chairman and Corporate Advisor

C. K. Ong
President
U-Ming Marine
Transportation Corporation

Sebastian Graf von Hardenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement

François-Xavier Accard
Managing Director
CMA CGM International Shipping Company Pte Ltd

Christopher Kirton
Managing Director
International Tanker Management

Subodh Borse
Managing Director, Newbuilding & Offshore Projects
Synergy Marine Group

Sakura Kuma
Senior Advisor
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Eva Rodriguez
Director, Human Resource, Marine
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement

Ashish Mediratta
Head of Crewing
A.P. Moller – Maersk

Pankaj Porwal
General Manager, Project & Fleet Sustainability
Hafnia

Pranesh Kumar
General Manager, Head of
Fleet – Technical
Hafnia

Shivendu Gadkar
Head of Fleet Efficiency and Performance
X-Press Feeders

Murthy Pasumarthy
Assistant Vice President, Seatrium Marine and Deepwater Technology
Seatrium

Prashanth Athipar
Maritime Safety and Technical Lead
BHP
Classification Societies

Christopher J. Wiernicki
Chairman and CEO
ABS

Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria
Chief Operating Officer, Maritime
DNV

Dr. Shahrin Osman
Director, Maritime Decarbonization and Smart Shipping Centre of Excellence (Singapore/Asia Pacific), Maritime Advisory
DNV

Jan-Paul de Wilde
Head of Decarbonisation, Energy Transition & Innovation
RINA Singapore

Dr. Chen Yun Tao
Manager, Global Electrification Centre Singapore
ABS
Fuel Suppliers and Traders

Frederic Meyer
Director, Strategy and Projects
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels

Baskaran Balakrishnan
Manager, Global Marine Lubricants Product & Technology
Chevron
Industry Organisations

Dr. Martin Kröger
CEO
German Shipowners’ Association

Alexander Prokopakis
Executive Director
IBIA
Maritime Intelligence & Consultancy

Andrew Leahy
Director, Southeast Asia
MTI Network

Ivan Landen
Chief Executive Officer
Blue Wireless

Dr. Roar Adland
Global Head of Research
SSY

Yiannis Parganas
Head of Research
Intermodal Shipbrokers

Adam Kent
Managing Director
Maritime Strategies International

Jason Nangle
Founder & Managing Director
Angle Recruitment

Jayendu Krishna
Director, Head of Maritime Advisory
Drewry

Oddmund Føre
Partner, Head of Shipping & Offshore Markets
Rystad Energy

Elinor Skelley
Interim Chief Customer Officer
UK Hydrographic Office

Guy Mock
Head of Customer Experience
UK Hydrographic Office

Thomas Mellor
Head of Technical Partnerships
UK Hydrographic Office

Amy Liddell
Global Account Manager
Angle Recruitment

Marcus Hand
Editor
Seatrade Maritime News