The Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit 2025 will be held 21-22 October in Belgium. Antwerp’s strategic position as Europe’s second-largest port and a major hub for global shipping makes it an ideal setting to address the most pressing issues facing global seaborne trade.

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Preliminary details of the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit 2025 were revealed last week, when invitees were sent this year’s meeting outline.

The Summit title ‘Uncharted Waters’ reflects the uncertainty currently surrounding global seaborne trade. The content of the Summit will be built around four primary themes:

Resilience in a fragmenting world
The path ahead for shipping decarbonisation
Creating a safer, more attractive industry
Scanning the horizon
The programme will also include a handful of plenary sessions featuring insights from experts and leaders from shipping and beyond. Confirmed speakers for the Annual Summit 2025 in Antwerp include:

Bart de Wever, Prime Minister of Belgium
Arsenio Dominguez, International Maritime Organization Secretary-General
Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian
Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission
While the Annual Summit is an invite-only event, the Global Maritime Forum will once again this year be producing live content for non-attendees on our LinkedIn page. Make sure to follow us, and stay tuned for further details.