9th Mare Forum Geneva 2026

Join a powerful gathering of top maritime leaders for an exclusive, high-impact dialogue on the future of the shipping industry.

➤ Why This Mare Forum Geneva Stands Out

If you work in shipping, trade and logistics and want to stay ahead of the curve, you should attend the 9th Mare Forum Geneva 2026.
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This is not another industry event packed with long speeches and company slides. It’s a fast-paced, high-level brainstorming arena where top minds dive into the real issues, openly, honestly, and interactively.

- Engaging Discussions:
‍Forget monotonous, predictable and boring presentations. Mare Forum is all about meaningful dialogue, where panellists and audience participants engage in stimulating, unscripted conversations.

- Thought Leadership:
Explore key topics such as the future of shipping, trade patterns, logistics, geopolitics, energy transition, decarbonization, investment strategies, ship finance, and human capital imperatives.

- Networking Opportunities:
Connect with industry leaders, including shipowners, capital providers, investors, charterers, logistics professionals, energy executives, regulators, and other decision-makers shaping the maritime world.

- Realistic Solutions:
If you are in shipping and want to know what will happen next, come to Mare Forum. The good answers will be there.

➤ Topics that Matter

- The Game Has Changed, Global trade, geopolitics, and maritime strategy

- Is the Maritime Energy Transition Under Siege?
- Smart Investments, finance, risk, and reward

- The Human Factor and the Leadership Imperative

- Innovation, digitalisation, and the next frontier
- The Gamble for Tomorrow
- Enhancing the Swiss and European Maritime Competitiveness.

➤ Who Will Be There?

Join a powerful gathering of top maritime leaders for an exclusive, high-impact dialogue on the future of the shipping industry. An exclusive mix of:


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- Charterers & commodity traders
- Shipowners & shipping executives

- Investors & capital providers

- Energy industry leaders

- Maritime regulators & consultants

- Shipbuilders, class societies, lawyers & tech pioneers

- Visionary entrepreneurs
This gathering promises unmatched networking opportunities, sparking new ideas and partnerships.

➤ Why You Can't-Miss

This Mare Forum is more than a conference; it’s an annual think tank where innovation meets collaboration. It’s where the future of shipping is shaped.
If you want answers, connections, and inspiration, this is where you’ll find them.

➤ The Mare Forum Experience

Lively debates. Unfiltered discussions. No fluff. Just the ideas and people shaping the future of the shipping industry.
It’s inspiring. It’s personal. It’s powerful.
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Be There. Be Heard. Be Part of It.



We look forward to meeting you in Geneva 

P R O G R A M M E

[The detailed programme, including the list of discussion panellists, will be published soon. Stay tuned]
Geneva is the power centre of global shipping and trade -be part of it.

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12:30 – 13:00

Registration and coffee – Executive Networking

Warm conversations to start. Connect with leaders from across the maritime world.

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13:00 – 13:20

Session 1
Setting the Scene - Opening& Welcome - Keynote Perspectives

A dynamic start featuring visionary leaders who will frame the global, regional, local and industry challenges ahead.

- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
‍A roadmap for an afternoon filled with strategy and forward-thinking dialogue.
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13:20 – 14:00

Session 2
Geopolitics First: The Game Has Changed

Mastering Global Waters Under Threat
- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
‍A fast, sharp, high-level session to understand tomorrow’s geopolitics - today.
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14:00 – 14:40

Session 3
Is the Maritime  Energy Transition Under Siege?

Between Ambition and Reality, Where Do We Stand?
- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
Where are we truly heading, and how fast can we get there?
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14:40 – 15:10

The Networking Break

‍Coffee. Conversations. Insights. Deals.
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15:10 – 15:50

Session 4
Smart Investments: Where Should the Money Go in 2026 and Beyond?
What Owners and Charterers Want — What Capital Providers Expect

Your competitive advantage begins with the right intelligence. Investors, analysts, charterers, and owners share their best signals
‍- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
Find tomorrow’s winning bets—before everyone else. How ambition meets capital
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15:50 –16:30

Session 5
Investing in People, Creating the Future Talent in Shipping, Trade and Logistics

‍Addressing the human capital trends essential for the industry’s evolution.
- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
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16:30 – 17:10

Session 6
The Gamble for Tomorrow
The Shipowners - Charterers – Regulators, Roundtable
Enhancing the Swiss and European Maritime Competitiveness.

- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
How can Geneva expand its role as a global maritime, trade, and financial hub?
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17:10 – 17:30

Session 7
Roadmap for the future
Strategic Conclusions and Recommendations

- DISCUSSION THEMES: to be announced
- SESSION MODERATOR:  to be announced
- PANELLISTS:  to be announced
‍Food for thought to carry beyond Geneva
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17:30 – 18:30

Networking Drinks

Relaxed, elegant, and unforgettable, end the day with great company and Geneva’s hospitality.