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Date Thursday, 8th October
Time 3:00 - 5:00 pm Seminar | 5:00 - 9:00pm Networking
Place
Almas Conference Centre, JLT, Dubai
Directions
The Strait of Hormuz disruption has exposed the interconnected vulnerabilities of global maritime trade—from crew safety and operational continuity to legal exposure, insurance capacity, and commercial resilience. This cross-industry panel brings together maritime leaders and experts to examine the real-world impact of disruption across five critical themes: Human Factor, Legal, Insurance, Commercial and Maritime security.
The discussion will move beyond immediate crisis response to ask a more practical industry intelligence exchange: what the disruption has taught shipowners, operators, charterers, insurers, and seafarers, and what should become standard practice going forward.
Attendees will gain practical insights into how industry leaders are navigating risk, making decisions under uncertainty, managing contractual and insurance exposure, maintaining operational continuity, and balancing resilience with commercial realities.
Industry experts will share practical perspectives across the human, legal, insurance, operational and commercial impact of disruption.
The event is open to the entire maritime community, giving industry professionals the opportunity to exchange perspectives and connect with peers. This event is now fully booked.
DateThursday, 8th October
Time3:00 - 5:00 pm Seminar | 5:00 - 9:00pm Networking
PlaceAlmas Conference Centre, JLT, Dubai
Directions
| 3:00 pm | Guest Arrival and Registration |
| 3:30 pm | Welcome Remarks Patrick Ghata - Associate Director - Financial Services, DMCC |
| 3:40 pm | Special Remarks Yaman Al Hawamdeh - UAE Managing Partner, HFW |
| 3:45 pm | Middle East & Global Oil Markets: Regional and Global Impact and Recovery Scenarios David Jorbenaze - Global Crude Subject Matter Expert, ICIS |
| 4:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Insights & Industry Voices from the Challenges at the Strait of Hormuz Moderator:
Panellists:
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| 4:45 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:55 pm | Refined Products & Feedstocks: Market Disruption and Outlook Stefano Zehnder - VP Consulting for Refined Products, Feedstocks and Basics, ICIS |
| 5:10 pm | Polymers: Market Impact, Trade Flows & Recovery Outlook Nadim Salamoun - Middle East Polymers Expert, ICIS |
| 5:25 pm | Fireside Chat: Middle East Fertilizers: Disruption, Adaptation and What Comes Next Deepika Thapliyal - Deputy Managing Editor, Global Fertilisers, ICIS Hussein Nabil - VP Commercial, Fertiglobe |
| 5:55 pm | Q&A and Closing |
| 6:00 pm | Networking Reception |