IAPH is delighted to announce a new keynote speaker to the fantastic line-up already revealed for the World Ports Conference 2026, held 3-6 November at ICC Olympia in London. On the morning of 5 November, during a plenary session in the Arcadia Auditorium, commodore Jeroen Van Zanten, commander surfaces forces NATO will speak on the topic of ‘Protecting trade lanes and ports against terrorist and state-sponsored threats’. Growing geopolitical tensions have heightened risks to global trade lanes and this keynote assesses emerging threats and strategies for safeguarding maritime transport and critical infrastructure. You can learn more about commodore Jeroen Van Zanten’s extensive biography at the IAPH World Ports Conference website, and register today.
