With 50 days to go, organisers of Geneva Dry, report record numbers are forecast to join the third edition of the world’s premier commodities shipping conference, based on registrations to date with more than 220 companies already onboard.

Held at the President Hotel President Wilson on the shore of Lake Geneva on April 28 and 29, organisers have worked with the hotel to extend the conference area to ensure a record 900 delegates can attend this year.

“We’ve been getting a very steady level of signups since the start of the year – including some of the biggest names in shipping – to the point whereby our special discounted room rates at the Wilson have just about been used up,” commented V Subramaniam, a director of the event.

Aware of pent-up demand, the summit’s coordinators have secured an additional 185 rooms across five nearby hotels owned by the Manotel Group. Delegates can choose between these three and four star offerings, with prices starting at CHF223 per night.

The speaker lineup for dry bulk shipping’s annual gathering is near complete with more top names set to take the stage than ever before including a record number of charterer speakers from the likes of ADM, Anglo American, Caravel, South32, Trafigura and Vale.

Organisers are also delighted to announce the creation of a bonus workshop due to take place on the morning of April 28, ahead of the official conference opening.

The Digital Dry Hard Talk specialist workshop will be on a first-come, first-served basis on the ground floor at the Hotel President Wilson. The session will aim to go beyond the sea of solutions, buzzwords, and bold promises to assess what’s actually delivering results and what’s falling short in the world of digital.

Following a welcome address by Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor in charge of the canton’s Department of Economy and Employment (DEE), the 2026 version of Geneva Dry opens with the Commodities Shipping Outlook and is followed by a risk management session then a special looking at AI, digitalisation and the dry bulk workforce, before closing out day one with the always popular hour devoted to the future of fixing.

Day two starts with a digital drivers panel – with input coming from the outcome of the workshop the day prior – before moving onto the dry decarbonisation session, at which point the conference closes out with cargo-specific panels on minor bulks, agri-commodities, coal and iron ore.

Key speaker highlights include:

Alex Albertini, CEO, Marfin Management
Andrea Olivi, Global Head of Shipping, Trafigura
Angad Banga, Group CEO, The Caravel Group
Bas Van Steijnen, Chief Risk Officer, Nova Marine Carriers
Benjamin Wilkes, COO, d’Amico Dry
Carlos Pena, CEO, CTM
Costas Delaportas, President & CEO, Drydel Shipping
Eduardo Luz, Director Shipping & Logistics, Vale Base Metals
Emilie Nourry, Head of Shipping and Deputy Logistics Director, Eramet
Emily Koo, Group Managing Director, TCC Group
Engebret Dahm, CEO, Klaveness Combination Carriers
Imad Al Khaduri, Chief Commercial Officer, Asyad Shipping
Jason Martinet, Head of Trading, Triton Bulk
John A. Xylas, CEO, Ariston Navigation and Chairman, INTERCARGO
John Michael Radziwill, Chairman, CTM
Jonathan Canaan, Global Ocean Freight Director, ADM
Kalli Livanos, Chief Commercial Officer, Kyla Shipping
Karim Coumine, Head of Commercial Shipping – Minor Bulk, Anglo American
Lars-Christian Svensen, CEO, 2020 Bulkers and Himalaya Shipping
Mads Petersen, CEO, Pangaea Logistics Solutions
Malgorzata Gill, Senior Chartering Manager, Holcim Trading
Melinda Moore, VP Innovation and Commercial Development, Ivanhoe Atlantic
Michelle Gonzalez, Head of Chartering, Long Term Contracts & Ops / APAC ME, Vale
Milena Pappas, Commercial Director, Star Bulk and Head, Oceanbulk Maritime
Mohammed Bin Battal, President, Bahri Dry Bulk
Nicos Rescos, COO, Star Bulk
Olivia Lennox-King, COO, Cetus Maritime
Peter Lye, Executive Head of Marketing – Shipping & Safety, Anglo American
Peter Weernink, Chairman, SwissMarine
Rob Aarvold, CEO, Legasea
Robert Haggquist, Charterer and Decarbonisation Lead, South32
Scott Bergeron, Executive Director, Oldendorff Carriers
Stamatis Tsantanis, Chairman and CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings and United Maritime
Tabitha Logan, Director – Projects, Cetus Maritime
Torbjørn Gjervik, CEO, Western Bulk
Willem Vermaat, Shipping Director, Heidelberg Materials Trading
William Fairclough, Managing Director, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings

Companies attending Geneva Dry 2026 include: 2020 Bulkers, ABS, ADM, ADM Investor Services, Affinity Shipping, Africa Global Logistics, AGA Partners, Ambica Logistics, AmSpec, Anglo American, ANLINE Shipping, AP Marine, Ariston Navigation, ARMI Shipmanagement, Arrow, A.R. Savage & Son, Asparta, Astrobulk, Asyad Shipping, Atlantic Eastern Navigation, Augustea Oceabulk Maritime, Authentic Carriers, Auxin Shipping, Avalon Shipbroking, AXSMarine, Bahri, Baltic Exchange, Banchero Costa, Beaufort Shipping, BIMCO, BIS, Black Sea Law Company, Blue Astra Maritime, Blue Visby Services, BPG Shipping, Braemar, British Steel, Bruges AI, Bulk Egypt, Bulk Freight Solutions, Bureau Veritas, Burmester & Vogel, CALLS Shipping, Cambiasso Risso, Candler Schiffahrt, Carmeuse Trading & Services, Caravel Group, Castlewood Capital Partners, Cetus Maritime, Chesva Enterprises, CHS Inc, Clarksons, Cobelfret, Complexio, CSN Mining International, CTM, d’Amico Società di Navigazione, DennisMathiew, Devbulk, Diamond Shipbroking, DNV, Drydel Shipping, Dualog, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, Eramet, Erma Tech Group, European Energy Exchange, Eyssautier-Verlingue, Fednav, Fertmax, Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy, Flame Trading, Franco Compania Naviera, G2 Ocean, GAC, GBH, Geoserve, Global Risk Management, GP Shipping, Gunvor Services, Heidelberg Materials Trading, Hempel, Himalaya Shipping, Holcim Trading, Houlder, İÇDAŞ, IFCHOR Galbraiths, Inchcape Shipping Services, Infospectrum, Ingenieurbüro Weselmann, Inmarsat, Intercargo, Interchart, International Registries, ISA Independent Ship Agents, Iskele Shipping, Istia Maritime, Ivanhoe Atlantic, JME Navigation, Jump Trading, KC Maritime, Kiesco, Kiran Holding – Hanbulk Chartering, Klaveness Combination Carriers, Kpler, KWH Logistics Group, Kyla Shipping, LDC, Ledgid, Legasea, LETH Agencies, LHG Mining, Lila Global, Lloyd’s Register, LSEG, MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping, Mandarin Shipping, Manta Marine, Marcura, Marfin Management, MARGLOBAL, Maris Investments, Merchant Recruitment, Metbulk Shipbrokers, Metis Cyberspace Technology, MIDSHIP Group, MVS Marine Services, NABSA, Neptune Maritime Leasing, Neudorf Maritime, Noatum Maritime Services, NOPAC Shipping & Trading, Norsul, Nova Marine Carriers, Novamaxis, OBT Shipping Group, Oceanbulk Maritime, Odesa National Maritime University, Oldendorff Carriers, Opulence Voyage, Ore & Metal Co., Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Paralos Asset Management Limited, Paralos Shipping, Paratus, Petro Inspect, Pharaday, Polforce Shipping, Posidonia Shipping, Range Shipping, PSS Shipping Services, Referans Denizcilik, Reliance Logistics Company, RightShip, S&P Global, Safe Bulkers, SCG/Chesva Enterprises, SCM, SEA, Seabulkers, Seanergy Maritime Holdings, SeaTrek Bulk, Secureload, SEDNA, SGX Group, Shipfinex, ShipMoney, Shipnext, Ship Trade House, SMT Shipping, South32, Southport Agencies, Spinnaker Global, SSY, Star Bulk, Steamship Mutual, StoneX, Sulnorte, Swift Marine, SwissMarine, TCC Group, Team Fuel Corp., TEO Shipping Corporation, The Shipping Collective, TMA Bulk, Toppoint, Toqua, Trafigura, Traxys North America, Triton Bulk, Unimar, United Maritime Corporation, Unitramp Srl Shipbrokers, Vale, Vale Base Metals, Valiant Shipping, Veson Nautical, Vesselindex, Viet Thuan Group, Vikand, Wah Kwong Maritime, Wallem Group, Waypoint Port Services, Weathernews, Western Bulk, Wilson & Sons, Windward Shipping, WinGD, WISTA Switzerland, Wood Mackenzie, World Economic Forum and ZERO44.

The full Geneva Dry agenda can be accessed here.
Geneva Dry registration, at just $920, can be accessed here.
Special Geneva Dry hotel room rates can be found here.