Dr Grahaeme Henderson, the Global Head of Maritime and Shipping at Shell and Nikolas Tsakos, President and CEO of Tsakos Shipping, have been confirmed as the keynote speakers for the morning session of the UK Chamber of Shipping’s Virtual Conference. The session will be sponsored by Lloyd’s Register.

The keynote session will see the two leading shipping experts discuss the issues facing the sector in the short-to-mid term and what challenges the industry faces and the issues which need to be resolved by 2030.

Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global professional services organisation specialising in engineering and technology solutions, will be a Gold Sponsor for the event and will sponsor the morning’s Keynote address. LR joins V.Group, UK Ship Register, Northern Marine and Frazer-Nash as Gold Sponsors for the event.

Tony Jerome, Head of Business Development at the UK Chamber of Shipping said:

“We are absolutely delighted to have Dr Grahaeme Henderson and Nikolas Tsakos take part in our Virtual Conference. The morning session will be one of the highlights of the day as the leading shipping experts asses the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry.

“We are also thrilled to have LR as one of our Gold Sponsors. LR is known around the world for their shipping and maritime expertise and we are delighted they are sponsoring our Keynote address. It will be a great start to an event which will discuss a range of subjects which are vital to the future success of the UK and international shipping sector.”

The Virtual Conference is a full day event and will be moderated by industry expert Paddy Rodgers. Tickets are free for members and £50 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased here.