The Norwegian Shipowners' Association's Annual Conference 2025
Tuesday April 1st 2025 // Sentralen, Øvre Slottsgate 3, Oslo
- 1. april 2025
- Attendance is by invitation only at Sentralen, Øvre Slottsgate 3, Oslo
The Norwegian Shipowners' Association's Annual Conference will delve into the critical interplay between geopolitics, climate action, and the pivotal role of shipping in ensuring security and societal preparedness.
Political tensions are reshaping global trade, maritime routes, and regulatory frameworks. Shipowners are navigating a landscape filled with both risks and opportunities, often in uncharted waters. Geopolitical shifts not only impact the stability and security of international shipping but also shape the industry's responsibility in addressing these challenges.
The urgency of decarbonizing shipping and reducing emissions has reached new heights amid mounting pressure from international regulators, investors, and public opinion. The conference will explore how the industry can adapt to shifting alliances, geopolitical unrest, and evolving security demands, all while contributing significantly to global climate objectives.
Attendance is by invitation only.
Speakers and program will be continuously updated.
Susannah Streeter
Susannah Streeter moderates the annual conference. She has been a reporter and news anchor at the BBC for over 20 years. Streeter has extensive knowledge of financial markets and has been used as a moderator at several large international conferences on climate and economics.
Moderator Susannah Streeter. Photo: Kilian Munch
Harald Fotland
Harald Fotland, President of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association and Chief Executive Officer in Odfjell SE will give the openingen adress.
Sigmar Gabriel
Sigmar Gabriel is chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V., member of the Trilateral Commission and the European Council of Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the International Crisis Group and the Deloitte advisory board. He regularly hosts the geopolitical podcast “World Briefing” where he shares his view of a changing world .
Gabriel was Germany’s Federal Minister of the Environment from 2005 to 2009, and from 2013 to 2017 he was Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. From 2017 to 2018 Sigmar Gabriel was Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Gabriel has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 1977 and from 2009 to 2017 he was its chairman.
James Kynge
James Kynge has spent 16 of the last 28 years living and working in China, first
as a journalist for the Reuters news agency, then for the FT as China
bureau chief from 1998-2005. After that, he headed up the Pearson group
of companies in the People’s Republic until 2008.
His award-winning book China Shakes the World, published in 2006, was
an international bestseller translated into 19 languages.
A fluent Mandarin speaker, Kynge is a regular commentator on Chinese
and Asian issues for media outlets including NPR, CNN and the BBC.
Arsenio Dominguez
Arsenio Dominguez assumed office as the 10th Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on 1 January 2024.
