Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference 2026

Name: Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference 2026
Start: 2026-11-16
End: 2026-11-17
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference 2026 takes place on 16–17 November 2026 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong. It is organised by Hong Kong Shippers' Council and GS1 Hong Kong, and B2DB lists 75 speakers and 23 sessions announced so far.

The Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC) brings together logistics, maritime, air freight and supply chain management service providers and shippers, including brands, manufacturers, traders and distributors, to exchange market intelligence and explore business opportunities in the region. It is held alongside an exhibition of logistics technologies, supply chain management and logistics services, and maritime and port services. The 2026 edition runs 16-17 November at Hall 3FG, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Key facts

Dates	16–17 November 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Organisers	Hong Kong Shippers' Council, GS1 Hong Kong, Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Series	Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference
Speakers	75
Sessions	23
Stages	Opening Remarks, Supply Chains and Logistics Panels, Air Freight Forum, Innovation and Technology Panels, Special Address, Workshops, Silk Road Maritime Symposium, Sustainability and Green Energy Panels, LSCM Maritime Summit, Award
Sponsors	8
Official site	almac.hktdc.com/conference/almac/en/programme

Speakers (75)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Mr Edward Liu Partner, Haiwen & Partners
Mr Tim van Leeuwen Vice President and Head of Consulting, Rotate
Dr Heidi Ho Principal Consultant, GS1 Hong Kong
Dr Frank Tong Director/Chief Scientist, Research and Technology Development, Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre
Ir Dr Kelvin Leung International Vice President (East Asia) and Past President (Hong Kong), The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
Ir Prof Eugene Wong Professor, Department of Supply Chain and Information Management, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Mr Benson Yau Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Shippers' Council
Mr Edward Koo Vice President and Senior Responsible Person, Lloyd’s Register Hong Kong
Mr James Laybourn Regional Segment Director, APAC, DNV Energy Systems
Ms Amanda Tung Director and Head of Visa Commercial Solutions, Visa Hong Kong
Emmanuelle Ganne Chief of Digital Trade and Frontier Technologies, World Trade Organization
Mr Bjoern Neal Kirchner Corporate Vice President Global Supply Chain Adhesive Technologies, Henkel
Mr Todd Soller Head of Global Logistics & Supply Planning, Patagonia
Mr Tim Lederer Vice President Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs & Fuel, DHL Express
Ms Melody Wong Sustainability Consultant, Arup
Dr Horst Kloeden Global Vice President Automation and R&D, DP World
Mr Billy Siu VP Sales HK, TW, Geek+
Mr Alexander Tschentscher Head of Supply Chain Excellence & Head of Strategy - Supply Chain & Logistics, Siemens
Mr Michael Tung Supply Chain Solutions Manager, S.F. Holding Co., Ltd.
Mr Dominic Perret Director Cargo, Cathay Cargo
Ms Ivy Tse Expert Panel Member of HKMA Project Cargox Financing, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mr Edward Alder Barrister, Prince’s Chambers
Dr Fabiano Piccinno Global Head of Sustainability Air Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel
Ms Mei Jing Woo Director Group Legal, DKSH
Ms Brenda Chark General Counsel, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited
Ms Junlin Yu Vice President, Rystad Energy
Mr Horace Lau Head of Quality, METRO Sourcing International Limited
Mr Hayato Katayama General Manager, Global Head of Legal, Insurance & Compliance, One maritime corp
Ms Edith Mak General Manager - Head of Airfreight GBA, NX GROUP (NIPPON EXPRESS GROUP)
Mr Eric Fan Fintech, Shanghai Commercial Bank
Mr Khata Vinin Vice President air Cargo Management, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited
Mr Roger Chan Chief Operating Officer, Cobalt Fashion
Mr LIU Chun San, JP Under Secretary for Transport and Logistics, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Scott Childress Chief Financial Officer, UPS Network of the Future
Dr Yann Duval Chief, Trade Policy and Facilitation Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Eng. Mohamed Fathi Assistant Minister of Transport for Maritime Transport and Head of the Central Administration for Finance and Investment, Ministry of Transportation, Egypt
H.E. Mr. Sanphet Bunyamanee Deputy Minister of Transport, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
Mr Alexandru Duca Director, Head of Automation and Operation Technology, A.P. Møller-Maersk
Mr Bert Ng Director, Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited
Mr Chen Zhiping Chairman, Fujian Port Group
Mr Clarence Dong Regional Director of APAC, BytePlus
Mr Derrick Yu Founder and CEO, CATI Global Logistics (HK) Ltd.
Mr Evan Xue Vice President, JD Group
Mr Frosti Lau Chief Executive, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited
Mr Gabby Ma Vice President, KICKS CREW
Mr Gary Lau Chairman, Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics (HAFFA)
Mr James Rosengren Transformation - Europe, Mars
Mr Joecole Cheng Managing Director, OA Cargo Limited
Mr Klaus Chan Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Logistics, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Kyle Ngan Senior Inspector (Trade Publicity), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Lawrence Kwok Senior Team Head and Product Manager, BOCHK
Mr Mark Woo Deputy Commissioner (Control and Enforcement) of Customs and Excise Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Mohamed Taha Director, Logistics & Supply Network Operations, Procter & Gamble
Mr Peter Hui Chairman, Hong Kong Shippers’ Council
Mr S. Sinan Ergul Head of Digital & Operational Process Excellence, MNG AIRLINES
Mr Sean Wang Project Manager at Intel, Intel
Mr Sham Man Fai Group Chief Technology Officer and COO of Green Fuels and Chemicals Business, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
Mr Simon Bennet Deputy Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping
Mr Simon Fan Senior Vice President & Section Head, Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong
Mr Sirote Duangratana Senior Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited
Mr Stephen Wai Senior Director, Business Development, Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre
Mr Steve Ng Head of Supply, Hong Kong & Taiwan Reckitt
Mr Tran Huu Hoa (Eddy) Executive Director, International Institute of Logistics & Supply Chain (IILS)
Mr Xu Jiyang Manager, Transportation, Greater China, TÜV SÜD
Mr ZHAO Gang Governor, Shaanxi Province
Ms Andress Lam Head of Cargo Digital, Cathay Cargo
Ms Irene Lau Airport Authority Hong Kong, General Manager, Aviation Logistics (Hong Kong)
Ms Maggie Lin General Manager of the Strategy and Development Department, CIMC ENRIC
Ms Ting Li Chief Representative and Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute Beijing
Prof Frederick S Ma, GBS, JP Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Prof Henry Ko Founder and CEO, FUNDel Limited
Prof Teo Chung Piaw Dean of NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM The Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
The Honourable Ms Jennifer DJ Nordquist Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Miss CHAN Yuen Man, Amy, JP Commissioner for Maritime and Port Development; Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Agenda (23 sessions)

Day 1 — Monday 16 November 2026

Opening Remarks 09:00–09:05 · Opening Remarks — Prof Frederick S Ma, GBS, JP
Global Spectrum: Transforming Supply Chains for Inclusive Prosperity 09:05–09:15 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — The Honourable Ms Jennifer DJ Nordquist
The Acceleration for Growth: Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability 09:15–10:25 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Ir Dr Kelvin Leung, Mr Todd Soller, Mr Scott Childress, Mr Evan Xue
Vietnam-Hong Kong Air Cargo and Logistics Gateway Seminar : Creating New Opportunities Through Multimodal Connectivity 09:30–10:30 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Mr Bert Ng, Mr Gary Lau, Mr Klaus Chan, Mr Mark Woo +1 more
Air Freight Forum - AI Takes Flight: Powering Air Freight 10:30–11:45 · Air Freight Forum — Mr Tim van Leeuwen, Mr Dominic Perret, Ms Edith Mak, Mr S. Sinan Ergul +1 more
Global Value Chain Forum - Elevating Growth: Supply Chain Leadership in an Evolving Landscape 11:00–12:15 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Mr Bjoern Neal Kirchner, Mr Todd Soller, Mr Alexander Tschentscher, Mr Mohamed Taha
Connecting Cargo, Data and Payments: Powering the Next Chapter of Hong Kong’s Air Cargo Ecosystem 12:00–12:30 · Innovation and Technology Panels — Ms Amanda Tung, Mr Eric Fan, Mr Joecole Cheng, Ms Irene Lau
Digital Trade Evolution: Reshaping the Future of Global Trade, Logistics and Finance 14:10–15:30 · Innovation and Technology Panels — Emmanuelle Ganne, Dr Yann Duval
Thailand: A Strategic Aviation Gateway to ASEAN 15:35–15:55 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Mr Khata Vinin, Mr Sirote Duangratana
Propelling the Next Wave of Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation 16:00–17:15 · Innovation and Technology Panels — Dr Horst Kloeden, Mr Alexandru Duca, Mr Frosti Lau, Mr James Rosengren

Day 2 — Tuesday 17 November 2026

Special Address 09:05–10:05 · Special Address — Eng. Mohamed Fathi, H.E. Mr. Sanphet Bunyamanee, Mr ZHAO Gang, The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
Exploring Infinite Opportunities – Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme 09:45–10:00 · Workshops — Mr Kyle Ngan
Silk Road Maritime Symposium : Strengthening Global Connectivity through Port Networks and Resilient Supply Chains 10:00–11:00 · Silk Road Maritime Symposium — Mr LIU Chun San, JP, Mr Chen Zhiping, Mr Simon Bennet, Prof Teo Chung Piaw
Green Energy Forum - Global Energy Economy: Pathways for Fuelling Resilience and Growth 10:05–11:05 · Sustainability and Green Energy Panels — Mr Edward Koo, Ms Junlin Yu, Mr Sham Man Fai, Ms Maggie Lin +1 more
Mitigating Digital Trade Risk through Commercial Dispute Resolution 10:15–11:15 · Workshops — Mr Edward Liu, Mr Edward Alder, Ms Mei Jing Woo, Ms Brenda Chark +1 more
AI Workshop – Mindset Before Models: Train the Human First to Unlock AI’s Value for Business Growth 11:20–12:20 · Workshops — Mr Steve Ng
LSCM Maritime Summit 2026 – Beyond Borders and Altitudes: Driving Smart Logistics and Trade with Port Community System & HK LAE International Services Accelerator Hub 11:30–13:00 · LSCM Maritime Summit — Dr Frank Tong, Ms Ivy Tse, Mr LIU Chun San, JP, Mr Derrick Yu +4 more
Green Energy Forum - Energy Transition in Logistics: The Pathways to Net-Zero Future 11:30–12:30 · Sustainability and Green Energy Panels — Mr James Laybourn, Mr Tim Lederer, Dr Fabiano Piccinno, Mr Scott Childress
SCM & Logistics Forum I - Digital Transformation in the Supply Chains: How to Grow Your Business 14:00–15:20 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Mr Benson Yau, Mr Billy Siu, Mr Clarence Dong, Mr Peter Hui +1 more
Green Energy Workshop - Carbon Credit and Trading 14:15–14:55 · Workshops — Ms Melody Wong
Youth Empowerment Workshop 15:00–15:55 · Workshops — Ir Prof Eugene Wong, Mr Gabby Ma, Ms Andress Lam
SCM & Logistics Forum II - Supply Chain Collaboration for Growing in the New Trade Landscape 15:25–16:45 · Supply Chains and Logistics Panels — Dr Heidi Ho, Mr Michael Tung, Mr Horace Lau, Mr Roger Chan
Hong Kong’s NextGen Logistician Awards 2026 - Presentation Ceremony 16:00–18:00 · Award

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Association Partners (61)

Exhibitors (18)

Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association Limited · Hongkong International Terminals Limited · Canadian Pacific Railway Beijing Office · Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd · Swivel Software Limited · COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited · HSM Industrial Solution Company Limited · InvestHK · KLN Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited · Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited · CONINCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · M21 Transport · Asia Airfreight Terminal Company Limited · Modern Terminals Ltd · Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited · SOCIF LIMITED · Goodman DPWorld · Dealer Send Logistics Limited

Supporting Partners (12)

USC Marshall · Global LA · CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center · Hong Kong Maritime Museum · Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel · 浙非服务中心 · Carrier Liaison Group · Green Freight Asia · China Maritime Arbitration Commission · Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group · International Union of Professional Development Institutions (IuPDI) · HKAI LAB

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.