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SINGAPORE, 27 March 2025 — Global maritime leaders, academics, and policymakers convened today at the SMU Maritime Thought Leadership Conference, part of Singapore Maritime Week 2025, under the theme ‘Port Innovation for the Green Transition.’ Jointly organized by Singapore Management University (SMU) and CBS Maritime at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), the conference emphasized the importance of international collaboration in tackling the urgent challenge of maritime decarbonization.

More than 400 guests gathered in the Kiln Hall at Porcelænshallen to celebrate CBS and engage in some of the most pressing leadership challenges facing society today and in the years to come

In times of crisis, we instinctively turn to strong, decisive leaders. But is that really the best approach? Professor Laura Empson explains why our preference for heroic figures may be holding us back – and how we can shift our mindset to embrace a more collective form of leadership.

CBS has in 2025 received 17,709 applications for our master programmes, which is a 10% increase compared to last year. International applicants, in particular, are applying in record numbers.