ICS Conference will take place during LISW 2015
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced the final programme for this year’s ICS International Shipping Conference which features high-profile speakers from across the global industry.
The Conference is one of the principal events during the second London International Shipping Week (LISW15).
The 2015 ICS Conference, to be held at the British Library, London, on Wednesday 9 September, will open with keynote speeches from the IMO Secretary-General, Koji Sekimizu, the U.S. Maritime Administrator, Paul Jaenichen, and the Administrators of both the Panama and Suez Canals, Jorge L. Quijano and Admiral Mohab Mameesh.
This will be followed by a discussion of future trade patterns led by The Economist magazine’s ‘Intelligence Unit’ and Special Guest Speaker, Carl Johan Hagman, CEO of Stena Line, who will speak on the future of marine fuels.
ICS Chairman, Masamichi Morooka, will chair the proceedings, which will also cover: the implications of major environmental regulations (sulphur, ballast water and CO2); the migrant rescue crisis; piracy; and the employment of women in shipping.
The full programme and booking form for the ICS International Shipping Conference 2015 can be viewed at: www.ics-shipping.org/ics-international-shipping-conference-2015