The 4th APEC Green Port Development Forum

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The 4th APEC Green Port Development Forum, hosted by the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) and co-hosted by the Shandong Port Group (SPG), is scheduled in June 4-5, 2024 at Qingdao, China. The forum aims to promote sustainable development in the port industry, encourage the application of green energy-saving technologies and clean energy in the industry, and enhance international port cooperation and exchanges.

Agenda

June 3, 2024
June 4, 2024
June 5, 2024

June 3, 2024

Main Schedule

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Registration

Speakers

Li Qing

Secretary General at APSN/Vice President of China Waterborne Transport Research Institute

Sonya Read

President at The APSN Council

Li Fengli

General Manager at Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd.

Weimin Ren

Director, Transport Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Baochen Zhang

Senior Vice President at International Asociation of Institutes of Navigation

Capt. Mohamad Halim Ahmed

Director General of Marine at Malaysia Marine Department

Yanqing Li

Chair of ISO/TC8, Secretary General of China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry

Edward Liu

Principal representative of International Chamber of Shipping (China) Liaison Office at International Chamber of Shipping

Kai Zhao

China Chief Representative at Methanol Institute

Yan Xin

Senior Program Officer with the Transportation Program at Energy Foundation China

Fei Weijun

Senior Consultant at APSN

Jia Dashan

Senior Consultant at APSN

Ouchen Cai

Deputy Director of APEC Port Study Center, APSN

Lap Keung Law

Assistant Director of Planning and Services Division at Marine Department, HKSAR Government, China

Jiravich Klomperee

Director, Corporate Strategy Department of Port Authority of Thailand

Lars Anke

Chief Representative Asia-Pacific at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

Van Quy Bui

Vice-Chairman at Vietnam Port Association (VPA)

Dr. Li Qing is Secretary-Genaral of APEC Port Services Network, the Vice President of China Waterborne Transport Research Institute (WTI), responsible for the management of Sci-Tech Innovation and international cooperation in studies and projects.
Mr. Li Qing has long been engaged in research and consultation in the field of waterway transport economics, clean fuels for shipping, safety of navigation, and maritime culture and history.
Mr. Li has led and/or participated in over 100 major research projects related to waterway transport, including but not limited to:
1) Studies on Development of Strategic Plans for Port and Shipping;
2) Study on Use of Clean Fuels (e.g. solar energy and LNG) in Shipping;
3) Study on Global Development Trends of Use of Clean Energy in the Maritime
Sector;
4) Demonstration of Navigational Conditions in Waterways;
5) Study on Development of Science and Technologies to Ensure Safety of Navigation.
Mr. Li’s dedication extends to preserving maritime culture and history, as he has been a key contributor to the research and documentation of China’s maritime development history.
Mr. Li was awarded as “Young Science and Technology Talents in Transportation” by the Ministry of Transport of China, and he has received seven (7) Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technological Awards for technological advancements.

As of July 5, 2023, Ms. Read is the Director General, Marine Policy within Transport Canada. As Director General, she is responsible for the development of strategic policy advice regarding Canada’s ports and shipping industry, as well as the oversight of related legislative frameworks, all in support of a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible marine transportation sector.
Ms. Read began her public service career with the department of Economic and Social Development Canada, in the Canada Student Loans Program, before moving to Infrastructure Canada in 2004. At Infrastructure Canada, she led a team responsible for the development of the policy and program frameworks for funding of green infrastructure initiatives and public transit, as well as the review of major infrastructure project proposals for federal support.
In 2017, Ms. Read joined the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. In 2019, she was appointed Executive Director of Digital Policy, where she led several major initiatives including amendments to the Financial Administration Act and the development and implementation of the Treasury Board Policy on Service and Digital, which came into effect in 2020.
Ms. Read holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Acadia University, as well as a law degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Li Fengli, incumbent general manager of Shandong Port Group Co Ltd, a member of China Shipping 50-peron Forum, vice president of China Association of Port-of-entry, vice president of China Ports and Harbors Association, president of Qingdao Enterprise Confederation, PH. D in engineering.
Mr. Li boasts abundant management expertise in various fields. He served as deputy director of Qingdao Municipal Construction Commission, deputy secretary-general of the sailing committee of the Beijing Olympic Games based in Qingdao, district mayor of Qingdao Sifang District, district mayor and secretary of Qingdao Licang District, deputy director and secretary-general of the 2014 Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition executive committee, director and district mayor of the administrative committee of the Qingdao West Coast New Area, as well as Party secretary and chairman of Qingdao Port (Group) Co Ltd. He has received several honorable awards including the "2019 & 2021 Qingdao Top Ten Economic Person of the Year", "2022 Qingdao Leading Entrepreneur" and "Jinfeima" from the 14th China Logistics Enterprises Meeting.

Mr. Weimin Ren joined the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as Director of the Transport Division in 2018, and currently also serves as Chair of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF).

Prior to joining the ESCAP, Mr. Weimin Ren served as Director General of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Transport, China. He began his career in 1989 with the ministry and took senior management positions at Director General level starting from 2009. During his time working at the Ministry of Transport, China, Mr. Ren dealt with a wide range of economic, technical and legal issues of the transport sector at regional and multilateral platforms and was deeply involved in the negotiations on China’s accession to the WTO, the implementation of regional transport connectivity initiatives, and the development and adoption of a number of international maritime conventions, such as HNS, Ship Arrest, and STCW 2010 Amendments. Mr. Ren is currently leading his team in ESCAP Secretariat to promote sustainable transport development in Asia and the Pacific, and guiding UNRSF to address global road safety issues.

Mr. Weimin Ren holds a Master of Science in General Maritime Administration and Environment Protection from WMU, and a Bachelor’s degree in Maritime Law from Dalian Maritime University, China.

Master of Traffic Information Engineering and Control, Senior Engineer. He has been engaged in water transport safety, oil spill response, intelligent shipping research and management for a long time, and has served as the director of the Safety Commission Office of the Ministry of Communications, the president of the Water Transport Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, etc., presided over more than 30 national, provincial and ministerial science and technology projects such as "Key Technologies of Ship Intelligent Navigation and Control Based on Ship-Shore Coordination", and won 11 China Navigation Science and Technology Awards. He is currently the Senior Vice President of the International Association of Institute of Navigation and the Executive President of China Institute of Navigation.

Captain Halim is the Director General (Planning), Marine Department Malaysia under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia. His responsibility includes to plan and determine the direction of The Marine Department to achieve the objective which is to spur towards quality development of national maritime policy by establish a safe, secure maritime transport and marine environment protection. Mainly to manage administrative related to shipping and ports including maritime affairs within Malaysian waters.

Previously he was appointed as Maritime Attaché under High Commission of Malaysia for the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018 in the UK. After that he was appointed as the under Secretary for Maritime Division, Ministry of Transport Malaysia from October 2018 to May 2022.

Currently he is the Second Vice President for APEC Port Services Network (APSN). He is also the Chair for APEC Maritime Expert Group (MEG) under the Transportation Working Group (TPTWG).
He was a seafarer and sailed around the world before he decided to join Malaysia Public Service where he started as Marine Officer at Marine Department Malaysia. He got his Master of Foreign Going Ships in 1995 from New Zealand Maritime Safety Agency. He earned his master’s degree, MSc. In Maritime Affairs in 2004 at World Maritime University, Sweden.

Graduated from Tianjin University, Mr. Li Yanqing got his bachelor’s degree for naval architecture, and had his master degree in MBA from Tsinghua University. He served as the director of the International Division of China State Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., vice president of Active Shipbuilding Expert Federation (ASEF). He is chair of ISO/TC8 and Secretary General of China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.
Mr. Li Yanqing has long represented China to take the post in ISO/TC8. He was the Secretary of TC8 (2007-2010), vice chair of ISO/TC8 and member of CSAG (2010-2015). He was awarded "ISO/TC8 Special Contribution Award" due to his creative work in international standardization. He became the acting chair of ISO/TC8/SC3 during the period of 2014-2016. He has served as chair of ISO/TC8, convener of WG10-Smart Shipping since 2016, and representative of ISO to IMO.
As chair, he led TC8 to make the great contribution in international standardization on ships and marine technology, and was awarded the "Lawrence Archer Award" by ISO in 2018 who is the first Chinese chair winning the honor.

Edward Liu is the principal representative of International Chamber of Shipping (China) Liaison Office, responsible for communication and coordination with the Chinese authorities and shipping organisations in the fields of policies and measures. Qualified in Mainland China, Hong Kong and England & Wales, he is also a partner of Haiwen & Partner LLP and a leading lawyer for commercial dispute resolution.

Edward serves as members of statutory and advisory bodies to the Hong Kong SAR Government, including Chief Executive Policy Unit Expert Group, International Legal and Dispute Resolution Services Expert Group, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, and Aviation Development and Three-Runway System Advisory Committee etc.

In July 2022, Edward was awarded Medal of Honour by Hong Kong SAR Government in recognition of his contributions to the development and promotion of legal, arbitration and dispute resolution, and transport related legal services in Hong Kong.

Zhao Kai, the Chief Representative of the Methanol Institute in China. He joined the Methanol Institute in 2015 and is committed to supporting and promoting the public policy of the methanol industry in China and liaising with the government, domestic industry associations, members, media and other industry practitioners to promote the safe and healthy development of the methanol industry. As the first author, he has published many papers and professional reports at home and abroad, and co-authored a monograph on methanol vehicles and applications in English (Springer Publishing). He is also involved in drafting many national and other standards for the methanol industry, including standards for methanol vehicles, methanol fuels, methanol refuelling stations, methanol-based fuels for boilers and related facilities.

Dr. Jia Dashan, research fellow, Senior Consultant of APEC Port Services Network and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Transport of China. Dr. Jia is former Vice President and Chief Economist of China Waterborne Transport Research Institute. Dr. Jia has won four first prizes of provincial and ministerial science and technological awards. Dr. Jia was nominated as the first-level candidate of the New Century Talents Project of the Ministry of Transport in 2003 and national candidate of the New Century Talents Project in 2004. Dr. Jia has also published works such as Driving Forces and Historical Evolution of the Shipping Industry, Exploration of China’s Water Transport Development Strategy, Strategy of Maritime Transport Power, Strategy of Inland Waterway Transport Advantage and Development Mode of Maritime Transport Power.

Mr. Law graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1998 and gained valuable experience as navigating officer on merchant ships before starting his career at the Hong Kong Marine Department as a Marine Officer in 2008. He currently serves as Assistant Director of the Marine Department where his responsibilities include overseeing numerous large-scale projects and port services, as well as formulating plans for port optimization to promote quality development of maritime policy and marine environment protection within Hong Kong SAR waters. Mr. Law is dedicated to actively contributing to the strategy and development of projects for ports and maritime transport infrastructures. He enthusiastically shares his knowledge and experience in these areas to drive progress and innovation.

EDUCATION:

1999 – 2000 Master of Science (Port Management), World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden
1985 – 1989 Bachelor of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
1979 – 1985 Suankularb Wittayalai School, Bangkok, Thailand

CAREER HISTORY:

2019 – Present Deputy Director of Corporate Strategy Department, Port Authority of Thailand

2013 – 2019 Director of Research & Organization Division, Port Authority of Thailand

2011 – 2013 Assistant Director of Research & Organization Division, Port Authority of Thailand

2008 – 2011 Chief of International Affairs Section, Policy and Planning Department

2002 – 2007 Technical Officer 10, Planning & Marketing Department, Port Authority of Thailand

2000 – 2002 Technical Officer 9, Project Monitoring & Evaluation Section, Project and Planning Department, Port Authority of Thailand

1993 – 2000 Technical Officer 6-8, Research and Development, Project and Planning Department, Port Authority of Thailand

1989 – 1993 Loan Officer, Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand

As a sinologist, historian and political scientist, Mr. Lars Anke has dealt with the different regional activities of German institutions and companies during his studies in China. After completing his studies he has been with the German Asia Pacific Business Association as Regional Manager responsible for Greater China and Mongolia. From September 2006 until April 2019 he served as the Chief Representative of the Hamburg Liaison Office China, the official representation of the Federal State of Hamburg, and was in charge of projects and affairs in the area of politics, economy, culture, education, tourism, port and marketing. For the Port of Hamburg he is, in addition to China, also responsible for the Japanese and Korean markets. Mr. Lars Anke served as Commissioner General of Hamburg’s participation in the Shanghai World Expo 2010. In September 2017 Mr. Anke was honored with the Shanghai Magnolia Sliver Award. Since April 2019 he is as Head of Sales Projects at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG responsible for international projects and strategy of the group. Since September 2020 he also serves as Chief Representative Asia-Pacific of the company, based in Shanghai.

Business Network

In order to promote international exchanges and cooperation in the APEC region, during the 2024 APEC Green Port and Shipping Development Forum co-hosted by Shandong Port Group, the Secretariat plans to provide opportunities for its members to have one-on-one meetings with Shandong Port Group, so as to discuss potential cooperation with each other.

If needed, please fill out the survey.

Any questions about business network, please contact the APSN secretariat: yang.yahe@apecpsn.org, cc sun.ting@apecpsn.org

Technical Visit

Qingdao Qianwan Port Area

Fully Automated Container Terminal of Qingdao Port (Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal)
Automated Control Center of Smart and Green Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal of Qingdao Port (Qianwan Branch of Qingdao Port International)
Skill Master Xu Zhenchao's Studio (Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal)

Hotel Booking

Hilton Qingdao Golden Beach

1 Jia Ling Jiang East Road, ETDZ, Qingdao, China

Special Rate from June 2nd-7th: ￥520 (include tax)/per night

Booking link: https://reurl.cc/gGZ9DQ

If you have any query, please contact hotel manager Ms. Cui Ying:

Email: summer.cui@hilton.com

Phone: +86 195 6076 2809

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