H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi had a distinguished career in Government of the United Arab Emirates as a Diplomat. Starting as Second Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi in 1984, Dr Al Kindi was transferred to the United Nations, New York serving as U.A.E mission from 1986-1995. He represented U.A.E. at the United Nations Security Council from 1986-1987 and the U.N. General Assembly during his post. He was appointed Charge d’Affairs of the U.A.E. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1995-1997. Dr. Al Kindi has served as Director of Ruler’s Office, Government of Fujairah, U.A.E. from 1997-2006. He also served in the United Arab Emirates Federal Government’s Cabinet as a Minister for Environment & Water.

Mohammed Majed Bin Al Aleeli is Director General of Department of Industry & Economy for the Government of Fujairah. Mr Majed is a member of the Board Fujairah National Bank and Arab Company for Poultry Production. Also, member of Federal Committee for Assortment and Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy as well as Emergency and Natural Disaster.

Capt. Mousa Morad is Managing Director at the Port of Fujairah. He is a Master Mariner, with more than 41 years’ experience in marine related activities and management. During his tenure the Port of Fujairah, capitalizing on its strategic position outside the Straits of Hormuz, has undergone significant development both in berths and facilities and the range of its commercial activity. Capt. Mousa is also a Development Committee Member of Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ), which oversees Tank Storage Development in the Emirate, and is chaired by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, a Member of the Supreme Council of the U.A.E., and Ruler of Fujairah.

Capt Salem Al Hamoudi is the Director for Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ), a position held since 2018. He has been working in oil and gas shipping and trade since 2000. Capt Salem joined Port of Fujairah in 2012 as a management member of Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminals. Prior to that, he worked at National Gas Shipping Company at the division of fleet operations of Gas tankers, part of ADNOC group; as well as in TOTAL looking after the management of offshore logistics.

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Dave Ernsberger is co-President of S&P Global Commodity Insights and a member of S&P Global's Executive Leadership Team. Most Recently, Mr. Ernsberger was Head of Market Reporting and Trading Solutions at S&P Global Commodity Insights. In that role, he was responsible for managing Platts commodity price benchmark worldwide, including market reporting, news coverage and exchange relationships, from well-established markets like oil and gas through to emerging market environments like new Energy Transition commodities and recycled materials. Prior to that, Mr. Ernsberger served in a variety roles at Platts, include Head of Oil Content; Editorial Director for Asia (based in Singapore), and Houston Bureau Chief. He joined Platts in 1996 as a metals reporter in London, launched coverage of Europe's then-deregulating gas and electricity markets in 1999.

Lyn Tattum is Vice President, Head of Events, Training, and Media, at S&P Global Commodity Insights and Publisher of Chemical Week. Lyn’s early career was as a journalist, publisher, writer, and interviewer in the global chemical Industry. She is well known within the international chemical and plastics industry, interviewing CEOs, chairing conferences and roundtables, and regularly attending global industry events, where she has pioneered discussions on Sustainability, ESG and Diversity.

Lyn recently launched The Chemical Leadership Circle to connect industry CEOs worldwide with critical information, providing an opportunity to network, raise awareness of key issues, and exchange ideas at a time of critical global change in economy, politics, society and business.

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Captain Dheeraj Sharma is the ABS Vice President of Marine & Offshore Regional Business Development for Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai. Dheeraj joined ABS in early 2022. Prior to ABS, Dheeraj spent almost a decade at the United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) as their General Manager/Owners Representative at their head office in Dubai overseeing the daily running of the 26 tankers and office teams in Singapore, Mumbai & Hong Kong. Before coming ashore, he sailed for 17 years with NOL Singapore, Kuwait Oil Tankers (KOTC) and World-Wide Shipping as Master on Shell & BP-chartered vessels. Having worked for shipowners, managers and oil majors in marine operations, safety, commercial and new building departments, Dheeraj brings a wealth of commercial shipping experience and an owner's perspective with him.

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Carl Lindahl is a Maritime Contract Manager at BIMCO and has participated in the development of clauses for various initiatives, including CII, EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime. He has also been part of the subcommittee that developed the BIMCO LNG Annex and is currently involved in the BIMCO Methanol Annex to BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018.

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Colin Holloway’s career in the oil and maritime industry spans more than 30 years during which he has gained extensive knowledge of a broad range of technical, commercial, and operational activities throughout the Middle East and Africa region. This includes being appointed the Chairman of the IBIA Middle East Board. As Global Head - Technical at Cockett Group, Colin is responsible for all technical aspects of marine fuel, reselling, petroleum products and services worldwide, while being in charge of the Group’s technical strategy and approach. This includes the implementation of new systems, training, tools, policies, procedures and monitoring and maintaining Cockett Group’s ISO 9001 accreditation.

H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is the Chairman & Group CEO of KBI-uae which is a conglomerate operating in several sectors including oil & gas, energy, navigation and industry. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is a board member of Gulf Craft Inc and Asia Think Tank Group for future maritime transformation and the Global advisor for the MareForum, formerly he was Board Member and MD and Group CEO of Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC and Board Member of Drake and Scull International PJSC. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is the Chairman of the Dubai Council for Marine and Maritime Industries, the specialized industry council formed to promote the interests of the offshore and maritime industry in Dubai and the UAE. He is Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC) and also Chairman of Arab Association for Petroleum Professionals (AAPP), for the professionals in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and the world to connect, network and collaborate to tackle major challenges facing the industry. In addition, he is the former Chairman of the Federal Committee for the Revision and Update of the UAE Maritime Law, the committee was created to review and update the UAE Commercial Maritime Law and formulate a new & futuristic law that will propel and govern the ongoing potential growth of business and the maritime industry in the UAE and the region. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Drydocks world and Maritime world and Chairman of the Board of DDW-PaxOcean Asia PTE Singapore and has successfully led the organization through its restructuring during the global financial crisis. His leadership and direction have been instrumental in the company being able to acquire several pioneering projects on a global scale. This leadership has seen the company move from close to financial failure, create major synergies, recognize potential and place the organization firmly on a path driven to sustainable profitability and growth. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is a Leading veteran in the oil and gas industry worked with Conoco and ConocoPhillips for 26 years and held various corporate and management positions, including vice president of Dubai oil company, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips in the United Arab Emirates. He was also the Chairman and CEO of Regional Clean Sea Organization (RECSO) the oil industry environmental arm in the Gulf region.

Captain Walter P. Purio is the Global Chief Executive Officer of ESCC and uODS Marine and Power, where he leads initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of conventional fossil fuels. His work centers on uODS (Ultrasonic Oxidative Desulfurisation) technology, which removes sulfur from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), lowering harmful emissions and providing significant environmental benefits for the marine and power industries. With extensive experience in the maritime, energy, and technology sectors, Captain Purio has held senior leadership roles focused on technological innovation and environmental sustainability. He has also served as a Director of the Pilbara Ports Authority, providing strategic marine industry expertise to support Australia's economic growth. As a Co-Founder and inaugural CEO of the LNG Marine Fuel Institute, and the APAC Vice President of the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF), Captain Walter has been a champion for operational safety, security, and environmental best practices in the use of gaseous marine fuels in the maritime sector.

Guido Cardullo is the Head of Marine Energy of Fratelli Cosulich, a world leading bunker trading company with offices in Seoul, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Dubai, Athens, Genoa, Monaco, Paris and New York. Mr. Cardullo manages Fratelli Cosulich’ investments in alternative fuel vessels, including LNG, methanol, and ammonia bunker barges. Before that, he was Managing Director of the Singapore office of Fratelli Cosulich, where they operate as a physical supplier with a fleet of 5 owned bunker barges. Mr Cardullo joined Fratelli Cosulich in 2011.

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Alexander Prokopakis is the Executive Director of IBIA. Under the direction of IBIA’s Chair and Board he is leading the Secretariat, heading all the activities of the organization and he is responsible for the overall management of the Association. Alexander was the founder, CEO and the architect of probunkers. Prior to founding probunkers, he served Mamidakis Brothers Group as a senior executive, leading all of the Group’s Shipping, Bunkering and Aviation activities, through its respective companies: JetOil, JetTank and STYGA Compania Naviera. Mr. Prokopakis has over 25 years of professional experience in leadership positions, over which he has attained deep knowledge and expertise mainly in the industry of shipping and bunkering.

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Chris Turner joined Integr8 Fuels in 2017, spending several years in Singapore before relocating to Dubai. With over 30 years in oil and shipping, he has held roles in laboratory management, physical supply, broking, and trading. More recently, he has focused on technical supervision of exclusive buying and helped develop quality systems for biofuel purchasing, leading to Integr8’s ISCC certification. An active IBIA Technical Working Group member, Chris is also a regular speaker and panellist at major bunkering conferences worldwide.

Muhammad Usman has 25 years of maritime industry experience, currently working as Product Manager, Fuel Advisory at Lloyds Register where he is an expert voice on marine fuels, lubes and exhaust emissions.

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Jens Maul Jørgensen, Director of Bunkers and Risk Management, Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. Kg. Jens started his career in Shipping over 34 years ago since August 1990, and has experience with forwarding agencies, port agencies, vessel operations and chartering. In 1996, Jens started working for MARAG A/S (Maritime Agency Bunkers A/S) as part of the O.W. Group, until 2003. For the next 4 years he became a Bunker Manager for the ARMADA Group, before moving on to his current position as the Director of the Bunker department at Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG. (2007) Jens become a Board member of IBIA in 2010 and was the IBIA Chairman from 2014-2016. He has been a regular speaker on the event circuit, particularly at SIBCON. Jens is at present operating and buying bunkers for a fleet over 750 vessels, buying close to 3,5 million tons of bunkers and having own bunker barge in Singapore. He is also managing 3 departments/teams which incl ETS Support / Fuel EU Maritime and New Fuels beside that he also controls 14 bunker superintendents globally.

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Wajdi Abdmessih, President of Seahawk Services, is a globally recognized expert in marine fuel testing, inspection, and quality assurance, with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, he has personally analyzed hundreds of thousands of fuel oil samples worldwide, troubleshooting complex fuel-related challenges and guiding ship operators, fuel purchasers, and regulatory bodies through the evolving landscape of fuel quality management. A pioneer in fuel blending and regulatory compliance, Wajdi was the first to analyze and report on 0.10% sulfur fuel quality before its market introduction in January 2015. He continued his leadership by evaluating the 0.50% sulfur fuel blends introduced in 2020 and is now actively working on biofuel blending solutions to support the industry’s transition to cleaner, more sustainable fuels. To help the industry proactively manage fuel risks, Wajdi developed a proprietary methodology to detect problematic fuels, enabling fuel purchasers and operators to make informed decisions on whether to accept or reject a fuel batch. His expertise has been instrumental in preventing operational failures, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating disputes over fuel quality. Wajdi brings unparalleled real-world experience, technical expertise, and industry foresight to discussions on fuel testing methodologies, regulatory compliance, and the future of sustainable marine fuels. His ongoing work continues to shape the industry's approach to fuel quality, operational efficiency, and environmental responsibility in an era of transformative change.

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Vedran Bovan is Head of Supply & Trading at Sekavin. Vedran has a strong background in sales and operations together with experience in risk management have allowed for a more holistic approach as a trader. Recognizable leadership qualities have enforced the skill of training and guiding teams. Excellent communication skills assist in being effective and delivering under pressure, in an organized and articulate manner.

Constantinos Capetanakis is Bunker Director at Starbulk, the Chair of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), and the Chair of IBIA’s Future Fuels Working Group. He is a qualified Greek lawyer since 1997 and an English solicitor since 2002. He has served as the Legal Counsel of a major Piraeus-based shipping company listed in NYSE. Constantinos further worked as a marine litigation solicitor at an international law firm, both in London and Piraeus. Between 2004-2013 he was a shareholder and Director of a family-run shipping company, where he was responsible for the investment strategy and all managerial, commercial and legal issues. In 2014 Constantinos joined Starbulk , and is currently serving as its Bunker Director, responsible for bunkering procurement / strategy and Starbulk’s cooperation with oil, energy, and bunker industry stakeholders. In 2020 Constantinos was elected as a Board of directors member of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). Since April 2022, Constantinos is IBIA BoD Vice-Chairman. Constantinos is also the Chairman of IBIA’s Future Fuels Working Group.

Rania Tadros is the Global Head of Maritime and Offshore at Stephenson Harwood, and the managing partner of the Dubai office. She is a renowned maritime, trade and offshore lawyer and has over 20 years’ experience servicing clients operating in these industries with a special focus on resolving disputes and advising on commercial matters. Rania has developed a reputation for assisting clients on their most complex disputes and prides herself on her ability to identify key issues and seek an effective resolution for her clients’ matters. She also has significant experience advising clients in relation to their non-contentious matters and frequently advises companies in relation to their commercial contracts and large-scale projects. She is also widely regarded as one of the leading lawyers in the Middle East, which is reflected through the various accolades she has received including The Maritime Standard's 'Woman in Shipping Award'. Furthermore, she is recognised as a leading shipping lawyer in many of the legal directories, including the Legal 500 EMEA Guide, UAE, where she is listed in the ''Hall of Fame'' and Chambers and Partners Global where she is ranked as a Band 1 Individual. Owing to her reputation and expertise in the market, Rania serves as the President of the UAE branch of the Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA UAE), an international organisation serving as an advocate for women's advancement within the maritime, trading and logistics sectors. Her mission is to build a thriving professional network and community, facilitate knowledge exchange, share insights, nurture professional development, address the gender leadership gap and foster collaboration with institutions and organisations worldwide.

Kenneth Dam joined Trafigura’s fuel oil team in 2017 and in May 2019 became Co-Head of its newly formed bunkering team. In 2020, Kenneth was appointed Global Head of Bunkering for TFG Marine, a joint venture created between Trafigura and ship owning companies Frontline and Golden Ocean to supply quality marine fuels to ship owners at global strategic bunkering hubs. Before joining Trafigura, from 2011 to 2016, Kenneth worked for Monjasa and played a key role in developing its West Africa bunkering operations.

His Excellency Saif Ghubash serves as the Assistant Undersecretary for Petroleum, Gas & Mineral Resources in the United Arab Emirates, a role he has held since February 2023. He is responsible for shaping and overseeing strategic policy initiatives and regulatory frameworks that influence the UAE's energy sector. His focus areas include fostering the global energy transition through policies on biofuels, decarbonization, and emissions reduction. H.E. Ghubash plays a vital role as a representative in significant international energy forums, including the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In these capacities, he collaborates with global leaders to synchronize energy strategies, enhance market stability, and promote the adoption of sustainable and renewable energy solutions. Throughout his career, H.E. Ghubash has been instrumental in aligning the nation’s energy policies with global best practices and spearheading innovative initiatives that affirm the UAE’s commitment to sustainable energy. His previous roles have capitalized on his extensive expertise in urban planning and transportation, where he has significantly influenced the strategic planning and infrastructure policy within the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development.

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Rahul Kapoor is the Global Lead, Shipping Analytics & Research for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Based in Singapore, he heads an integrated shipping analytics research and data science teams. As a business lead, he is responsible for growth of analytics products in Cargo & Vessel Intelligence and Freight Market Analytics & Alternative Fuels. A subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments. He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.

Daniel Colover is the Head of Global Engagement & Intelligence for Oil and LNG at S&P Global Commodity Insights and has been based in Dubai since November 2018. Since joining S&P Global Commodity Insights in 2008 in London, Daniel has been responsible for some of the company’s major crude oil price assessments, including Dated Brent and Dubai. He also covered a variety of refined product assessments. In 2012 he moved to Singapore where he was based until his move to Dubai.

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Krispen Atkinson is an Associate Director and Maritime Lead at S&P Global Commodity Insights' OMDC consulting, specializing in marine fuels and the decarbonization of the global marine fleet. With over 10 years of experience in S&P Global’s maritime team, he has a strong background of the shipping markets. Krispen has managed teams spread across the globe and is recognized as a go-to expert in seaborne trade analysis and marine bunkering. He has contributed to several studies, including "What Bunker Fuel for the High Seas" (2014), "Navigating Choppy Waters" (2018), and "Reinventing the Aircraft and the Ship" (2019).

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Anuj Garg has 15 years of professional experience in the fields of shipping and commodity research, corporate investment strategies, equity research, finance, and treasury functions.  He is currently working as Associate Director, Principal Shipping Research Analyst at S&P Global, based out of Dubai. He is part of the freight rate forecasting (FRF) team, responsible for providing earnings forecast across vessel categories.  Focused on analyzing demand supply trends of the shipping industry. Emphasis on estimating shipping tonnage demand & fleet supply growth. Analyzing impact of Geo – political events on the freight market. Keeping track of the extent of adoption of alternate fuels in the shipping fleet along with impact of upcoming regulations on the shipping markets.  Prior to joining S&P Global, served as head of research at India’s largest private shipping company. He holds qualifications as an engineer and an MBA in finance, and he is currently pursuing the CFA program.