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Conference Programme

Below is the Tentative Schedule of IFSPA 2024 for referential purpose. Amendments will be made. 

The 12th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2024

Programme

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End

Day 1: 10 June 2024 (Mon)

14:15

17:45

Registration at Carlton Hotel Singapore (Level 2)

Please note that you may also register at NTU campus during the conference period

Start

End

Day 2: 11 June 2024 (Tue)

08:30

09:30

Two buses will leave from Carlton Hotel and Grand Park City Hall Hotel to NTU at 08:30

08:30

09:45

Registration at NTU campus (LT1, North Spine)

10:00

11:00

Opening & Keynote 1 (Ir Dr Yip Tsz Leung)
Topic:  Globalising Port-Centric Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategies

Venue: LT1, North Spine

11:00

11:30

Break (Outside LT1, North Spine)

11:30

12:00

Keynote 2 (Prof Kevin Li)
Topic: New Developments in Maritime Research and Policy

Venue: LT1, North Spine

12:00

12:30

Keynote 3 (Prof Ge Ying-En)

Topic: Evolutionary Energy Structure in the Maritime Industry

Venue: LT1, North Spine

12:30

13:00

Keynote 4 (Prof Chen Jihong)
Topic:  Global Shipping Clean Energy Strategic Transformation: Country-Based Differences and Industrial Chain Cooperation

Venue: LT1, North Spine

13:00

14:30

Lunch

14:30

16:00

Parallel session 1

The Arc, 

TR+13

Parallel session 2

The Arc, 

TR+14

Parallel session 3

The Arc, 

TR+17

Parallel session 4

The Arc, 

TR+18

Parallel session 5

The Arc, 

TR+32

Parallel session 6

The Arc, 

TR+33

16:00

16:30

Break

16:30

18:00

Parallel session 7

The Arc, 

TR+13

Parallel session 8

The Arc, 

TR+14

Parallel session 9

The Arc, 

TR+17

Parallel session 10

The Arc, 

TR+18

Parallel session 11

The Arc, 

TR+32

Parallel session 12

The Arc, 

TR+33

18:45

19:45

Two buses will leave from NTU to Carlton Hotel and Grand Park City Hall Hotel at 18:45

 
 

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End

Day 3: 12 June 2024 (Wed)

08:30

09:30

Two buses will leave from Carlton Hotel and Grand Park Hotel to NTU at 08:30

10:00

11:30

Parallel session 13

The Arc, 

TR+13

Parallel session 14

The Arc, 

TR+14

Parallel session 15

The Arc, 

TR+17

Parallel session 16

The Arc, 

TR+18

Parallel session 17

The Arc, 

TR+32

Special session 1

The Arc, 

TR+33

11:30

11:45

Break

11:45

13:15

Parallel session 18

The Arc, 

TR+13

Parallel session 19

The Arc, 

TR+14

Parallel session 20

The Arc, 

TR+17

Parallel session 21

The Arc, 

TR+18

Special session 2

The Arc, 

TR+32

Special session 3

The Arc, 

TR+33

13:15

14:45

Lunch

14:45

15:15

Keynote 5 (Er Tham Wai Wah)

Topic: Setting Sail Towards Net Zero: Empowering Green Transport for Maritime Singapore and Beyond

Venue: LT1, North Spine

15:15

15:45

Keynote 6 (Mr Koh Shu Yong)
Topic: Sustainability Insights on Fleet Efficiency, Newbuildings and Fuel

Venue: LT1, North Spine

15:45

16:15

Keynote 7 (Dr Kuntal Satpathi)
Topic: Baselining Green Shipping Corridors

Venue: LT1, North Spine

16:15

16:30

Break

16:30

17:00

Keynote 8 (Mr Gong Fuzhong)
Topic: Innovative Practices in Ship Safety and Shipping Emission Control in 

Shenzhen MSA

Venue: LT1, North Spine

17:00

17:45

Keynote 9 & Closing Plenary (Dr Qin Zheng)

Topic:  Innovations in Transportation Systems Driven by AI, Modelling and Simulation (AIMS)

Venue: LT1, North Spine

18:15

18:45

Transportation to Raffles Marina at 18:15

19:00

21:00

Gala Dinner & Best Paper Award

21:30

22:30

Three buses will leave from Raffles Marina for Carlton Hotel and Grand Park City Hall Hotel at 21:30

 
 

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End

Day 4: 13 June 2024 (Thu) 

08:30

09:30

Two buses will leave from Carlton Hotel and Grand Park City Hall Hotel to NTU at 08:30

10:00

11:00

School Session 1 Dr Zhou Yusheng
Topic: Dealing with Subjective Data – Structural Equation Modelling and 

Bayesian Network Modelling in Maritime Research

Venue: The Arc, LT

11:00

12:00

School Session 2 Dr Yan Ran
Topic: Digitalization and Decarbonization & Academic Paper Writing and Publication in Maritime Transport Research

Venue: The Arc, LT

12:00

13:00

Lunch

13:00

14:00

School Session 3 Dr Xu Gangyan
Topic: Human-Centric Intelligent Transportation Systems: Cases and Methods

Venue: The Arc, LT

14:00

15:00

School Session 4 Dr Judy Tong
Topic: A Greener Maritime and Logistics Decision Making

Venue: The Arc, LT

15:15

16:15

Two buses will leave from NTU to Carlton Hotel and Grand Park City Hall Hotel at 15:15

 
 

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End

Day 5: 14 June 2024 (Fri)

08:30

13:00

Technical Tour 

(only for the participants who have been notified by email due to their early registration)

Singapore Maritime Gallery & 

Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) Port Operations Control Centre

Meeting Point: Carlton Hotel Singapore / Grand Park City Hall at 08:30

 

 For any enquiry, please feel free to contact our Conference Secretariat, Ms. Charlene Zhou by email IFSPA2024@ntu.edu.sg