PAR 2022 @ Abu Dhabi
1 June 2022
8.30am - 5.00pm
Four Seasons Hotel Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Heads of Delegation
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi
Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group - Opening Address
H.E. Omar bin Talal Hariri
President, Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) - Guest Address
H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates - Welcome Address
Dr. Farhan Al Fartosi
General Manager, General Company for Ports of Iraq
Mr Essam Al Sheibany
Vice President, Sustainability, ASYAD Group
Mr Hiroyuki Saito
Director General, Environmental Policy in Port and Airport, Port and Harbour Bureau, Kobe City Government
Mr Jordi Torrent
Strategy Director, Port of Barcelona
Mr Koo Ja-rim
Vice President, Global Business Division, Busan Port Authority
Mr Luc Arnouts
Vice President - Director International Relations and Networks, Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority
Mr Othman Siddeq Mohamed Al Khoori
Acting Executive Director - Corporate Authority, Abu Dhabi Ports Group
Mr Rayan Albakri
Advisor to the President, Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI)
Mr René van der Plas
Director, Port of Rotterdam International, Port of Rotterdam Authority
Mr Stephen P. Metruck
Executive Director, Port of Seattle
Mr Sun Lei
Deputy Director, Port and Shipping Division, Ningbo Municipal Port Administration Bureau
Ms Jing Yan
Director, Shipping Division, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commissions
Ms Quah Ley Hoon
Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Ms Yuan Yue
Deputy Director-General, Guangzhou Port Authority
ABOUT PAR 2022 @ Abu Dhabi
The 7th Edition of the Port Authorities Roundtable, hosted by AD Ports Group, will be held in Abu Dhabi from 31 May to 2 June 2022.
The theme for PAR2022@Abu Dhabi is “Reimaging a New Era of Trade Together”. It would be a closed-door, by-invitation event in a roundtable format for the CEO/Chairman/ Director General/President of invited port authorities.
Port and shipping, which constitute the crucial part of the global logistics network, are the backbone of international trade and support the innovative development of global supply chain. PAR 2022 will be a platform for strengthened consensus and cooperation amongst stakeholders.
Held In
Established in 2006, AD Ports Group today serves as the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, as well as a bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world. Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: ADPORTS), AD Ports Group’s vertically integrated business approach has proven instrumental in driving the emirate’s economic development over the past decade.
Operating several clusters covering Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Maritime, Logistics, and Digital, AD Ports Group’s portfolio comprises 10 ports and terminals, and more than 550 square kilometres of economic zones within KIZAD and ZonesCorp, the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial business grouping in the Middle East.
AD Ports Group is rated A+ by S&P and A+ by Fitch.
In 2021, AD Ports Group handled 3.4 million TEUs and 45 million tonnes of general cargo.