Tuesday, September 8 will see representatives from young shipping professionals’ groups from across the world come together in London to debate what lies ahead for the next generation of the industry.
The Shipping Professional Network London (SPNL), London's meeting place for young shipping professionals, said it will hold its biggest event of 2015 in conjunction with London International Shipping Week (LISW). The event is open to all in the industry and in the true spirit of LISW, SPNL has invited speakers from international partner networking groups to convene for this occasion. With representatives invited from Athens, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Hong Kong and Mumbai, discussion moderated by the Baltic Exchange will center on the challenges and opportunities arising within the industry and how these differ across the world’s maritime centers.
Taking place at The Bloomsbury Ballroom and sponsored by Bibby Ship Management, BIMCO and DNV-GL, the evening will continue with networking drinks and entertainment.
SPNL Chairman, Claudio Chiste, said, “We are not saying too much at the moment about what we have planned as we don’t want to spoil the surprise.” He continued, “To complement the international industry debate we wanted to really showcase the uniqueness of London and welcome all the guests attending from outside the U.K. with an evening that they won’t get anywhere else. This is the most important event in the SPNL calendar and is set to be the event of LISW 2015.”
The findings of the second “SPNL / Moore Stephens – Shipping Confidence of the Next Generation Survey” will also be announced during the event. A joint venture between SPNL and shipping accountant and consultant Moore Stephens, the survey takes into consideration the views of both SPNL members and key players in the international shipping markets. The survey is aimed specifically at sampling and indexing market sentiment among the next generation of the shipping industry.
