{"id":49577,"date":"2026-05-04T04:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49577"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:41:38","slug":"geneva-dry-high-sets-the-stage-for-splash-singapore-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49577","title":{"rendered":"Geneva Dry high sets the stage for Splash Singapore debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following the most successful Geneva Dry to date, organisers are now focused on delivering the same topical, lively content and debate at the inaugural Splash Singapore, due to take place at the Fairmont Hotel on September 24.<\/p>\n<p>Built on eight editions of the Maritime CEO Forum Singapore and organised by the team behind shipping news site Splash and Geneva Dry, Splash Singapore brings a proven conference philosophy to a bigger stage: no presentations, no selling \u2013 just the most senior figures in global shipping in genuine, unscripted conversation about the issues that matter.<\/p>\n<p>With the support of Singapore Maritime Foundation, panels will be packed full of shipowners, shipmanagers and charterers.<\/p>\n<p>Sessions include the opening Big Issues hour, as well as specials on tankers, dry bulk, and the future of fixing. Much interest surrounds the event\u2019s AI, Digitalisation, And The Maritime Workforce session. There\u2019s also the brand new SpashTech Digital Leaders Forum, bringing together an unmatched set of heavyweight names in maritime tech for frank discussion on where shipping is getting it right and wrong in harnessing digitalisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who has attended any of our events knows what you\u2019re going to get from attending Splash Singapore \u2013 a markets masterclass, along with an unrivalled tech debate in sumptuous settings surrounded by owners and charterers. It\u2019s what we strive to deliver every day \u2013 and was clearly on show in Switzerland last week,\u201d commented Grant Rowles, the event\u2019s co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed speakers include Andreas Michalopoulos, CEO, Performance Shipping, Arthur English, CEO, G2 Ocean, Christoph Toepfer, CEO, Borealis Maritime and Founder, Borealis Tankers, Elaine Yu, Senior Chartering, South32 and Vice Chair, ICS Singapore Branch, Ingrid Kylstad, Managing Director, Klaveness Digital, Jan Rindbo, CEO, Norden, Jeremy Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Swire Shipping, John Su, Group Chairman &amp; CEO, Erasmus Shipinvest Group, Marina Hadjipateras, Co-Founder &amp; General Partner, TMV, Martin Fruergaard, CEO, Pacific Basin Shipping, Michelle Gonzalez, Head of Chartering, Long Term Contracts &amp; Ops \/ APAC ME, Vale, Mikael Skov, CEO, Hafnia, Nakul Malhotra, VP Emerging Opportunities Portfolio, Wilhelmsen Group, Nick Potter, President &amp; CEO, AET, Rajesh Divakaran, GM and Head of Group Crewing Services, BW Group, Stamatis Tsantanis, Chairman and CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and United Maritime Corporation, Tabitha Logan, Director \u2013 Projects, Cetus Maritime, Torbj\u00f8rn Gjervik, CEO, Western Bulk and Willem Vermaat, Shipping Director, Heidelberg Materials Trading, while Tim Huxley, CEO of Mandarin Shipping, adds his customary candour to proceedings as one of the industry\u2019s most entertaining conference moderators, his turn in the chair during last week\u2019s iron ore session being one of the highlights of Geneva Dry 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is priced at just S$750. Special discounted hotel room rates at the Fairmont have been secured exclusively for Splash Singapore delegates, making it straightforward to combine attendance with an extended stay in Singapore to attend many other events taking place in late September.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Splash Singapore is no accident. The event takes place the day before the Singapore Shipping Association\u2019s renowned annual dinner \u2013 one of the most attended nights in the Asian maritime calendar \u2013 meaning delegates arriving for Splash Singapore find themselves at the centre of a week-long concentration of maritime activity. Marine Money\u2019s Singapore event also features during the same week.<\/p>\n<p>The full Splash Singapore agenda can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/splashsingapore.com\/agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">accessed here<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>Splash Singapore registration, at just S$750, can be\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splashsingapore.com\/book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accessed here<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>Special Splash Singapore hotel room rates can be\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splashsingapore.com\/venue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splashsingapore.com\/sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Splash-Singapore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238298\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1534253041258127;width:672px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Splash-Singapore.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/splash247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Splash-Singapore-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splash247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Splash-Singapore-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/geneva-dry-high-sets-the-stage-for-splash-singapore-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the most successful Geneva Dry to date, organisers are now focused on delivering the same topical, lively content and debate at the inaugural Splash&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}