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Manila Customer Event 2025

10/11/2025 SHANGRI-LA THE FORT, MANILA, PHILIPPINES

Join us in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, the 10th of November 2025

This is an opportunity to meet with the Mintra team and hear about our latest products and services. Share your knowledge and gain insights from your industry peers and Mintra experts. The event is free to attend for registered delegates and starts at 11:30, with a buffet lunch at 12:00, followed by presentations and networking until 17:00.

11:30 on Monday the 10th of November 2025

Narra Suite A & B

Shangri-La The Fort, Manila

The Philippines

www.shangri-la.com

NOTE: To reach Narra Suite A & B, please take the central elevators to Level 4 and proceed as highlighted in the floorplan diagram.

CrewConnect Global 2025

Following this event, Mintra will exhibit and speak at CrewConnect Global 2025 at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila, from 11 to 13 November 2024.

Join us at Booth 12 Level 4 to meet the Mintra team and learn more about our digital learning and human capital management solutions. Our team will be demonstrating a range of products and services, including the industry-leading learning management system Trainingportal, OCS HR crew management and payroll system.

Take the opportunity to hear from Mintra’s CTO, Siren Berge, on Wednesday, 12 November, in the panel session Current Use Cases for AI and Machine Learning in Shipping at 12:05.

Kjetil Flood, Mintra's CCO, will also host the panel session, Training Technology: Back to basics, at 14:40 on Wednesday, 12 November.

Mintra's Senior Vice President, Capt. (Dr) Sartaj Gill, will be speaking as part of panel 10, Moving the Needle - My Harassment Free Ship – what does it take?

Meet the Team

Siren Berge

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Bergen (Headquarters)

Kjetil Flood

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Bergen (Headquarters)

Capt. (Dr) Sartaj Gill

Sr. Vice President

Emmanolia Kolias

Channel Director

Limassol

Erle Kristin Wagle

Director, Maritime Strategy & Business Development

Oslo

Tomas Lindberg

Sales Director - Maritime

Gothenburg

2025 Agenda

PLEASE NOTE: SESSIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE THE EVENT

Time	Activity	Presenters
11:30	Arrival & Registration
11:40	Welcome & Business Update	Kjetil Flood / CCO / Mintra
12:00	Buffet Lunch
13:00	Transforming Customer Needs into Features for Operational Efficiency Valentinos Steliou and Morten Broch will share the significant work in progress at the core of OCS, bringing its User Experience to a new era. The Presentation will focus on the new Crew Planner and the new Travel Expense App.	Valentinos Steliou / Innovation Director (MD Cyprus) / Mintra Morten Broch / Product Director / Mintra
13:15	eLearning & Cloud-based simulations: A winning combination Erle Kristin Wagle presents Mintra’s collaboration with Kongsberg and Wartsila and how blending eLearning with cloud-based simulation courses bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application.	Erle Kristin Wagle / Director - Maritime Strategy & Business Development / Mintra
13:30	Innovate, Engage, Transform Ole-Christian Olsen Apeland shares Mintra's latest developments and capabilities in digital learning, alongside the team he leads in content. Presentation on how the team is implementing new techniques, technologies and AI into their processes, and what future courses and services look like.	Ole-Christian Olsen Apeland / Innovation Director Learning / Mintra
13:45	All things Payroll Tom Ormberg discusses new tools and functionality enhancements to OCS Payroll, what's changing, and new ways to process information as he shares knowledge on specific topics discussed amongst Mintra's customers.	Tom Ormberg / Senior Consultant / Mintra
14:00	Break
14:15	From Compliance to Curiosity: Self-Directed Learning in Trainingportal Paul Munro explores how Trainingportal combines structured compliance training with an engaging, self-directed learning experience — helping maritime professionals grow skills beyond the mandatory.	Paul Munro / Innovation Director of Learning Systems / Mintra
14:30	Embracing the Future: Unlocking AI's Potential Siren Berge discusses how Mintra is adopting AI and integrating it into our processes, products and services, including the recently developed Mentor AI available through Trainingportal.	Siren Berge / CTO / Mintra
14:45	Delivering Today & Preparing for Tomorrow Sartaj Gill looks at the current and future challenges affecting training and development in the maritime market and how Mintra can help plug the competency gap.	Sartaj Gill / Senior Vice President / Mintra
15:00	Close & Summary	Kjetil Flood / CCO / Mintra
15:10 - 16:00	Refreshments & Networking