9th Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2026

• A unique experience where keynote presentations, interviews, and panel discussions seamlessly blend with workshops, and networking breaks.

• A gathering of top shipping executives where exclusive networking opportunities abound.

• An interactive conference featuring innovative, insightful, and thought-provoking content.

Overview

Shipping is the backbone of global trade, yet it currently faces a strategic impasse. After years of building consensus around ambitious climate goals, the late 2025 postponement of the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework has created a unique opportunity for all stakeholders to approach the transition with renewed realism.

This pause, while offering a moment for reflection, presents significant challenges. Shipowners are called to commit billions to newbuildings and propulsion systems amidst a fluctuating regulatory roadmap and an evolving fuel supply chain. Simultaneously, geopolitical shifts and longer trade routes are driving up operational costs, contributing to global inflationary pressures, and tightening tonnage supply.

Shipping is not diverging from its commitments; rather, the entire ecosystem is being challenged. The 9th Slide2Open Shipping Finance Conference serves as a catalyst for this essential alignment. We bring together shipowners, charterers, financiers, policymakers, shipyards, port authorities, classification societies, and technology leaders to bridge the gap between regulatory uncertainty and commercial reality. Our mission is to foster the renewed dialogue necessary to ensure shipping remains resilient, affordable, and climate-aligned.

This is where urgency meets leadership
and where the next phase of maritime strategy takes shape.