Second edition of Geneva Dry opens today

The second edition of Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference, opens today with a record attendance and delegates keen to hear what’s in store for the global trade outlook in the coming 12 months following a turbulent start to 2025.

With 819 registered delegates, organisers had to turn away more than 100 requests for passes over the past week as the event sold out. 

The dry bulk summit held at the five-star Hotel President Wilson on the shore of Lake Geneva features 13 sessions, 58 sponsors, and 67 speakers covering an enormous breadth of topics including tech, crewing, risk, commodity-specific panels, FFAs, and a special looking at how the rise of electric vehicles are changing the seaborne trades. 

“There’s been a real buzz about this event for weeks now, and our team cannot wait to get started this morning, aiming to provide attendees answers to pressing questions as well as creating the perfect environment in which to seal deals across the dry bulk supply chain,” commented Grant Rowles, a co-director of Geneva Dry. 

Organisers are already working with the hotel to ensure next year’s edition – to be held on April 28 and 29, 2026 – can accommodate more than 900 people.