Baltic Exchange chief executive Mark Jackson joined industry leaders at the SGX Commodities Forum in London on 29 September, taking part in the FFA Freight Panel alongside representatives from leading broking and data houses.
The session at the Royal Automobile Club was billed as an examination of the future of freight markets and assembled panellists with operational and analytical backgrounds. Jackson shared the platform with John Banaszkiewicz of Freight Investor Services, Bilal Muftuoglu of Howe Robinson Partners and Alexis Ellender of Kpler.
Panel composition
The FFA Freight Panel brought together participants from distinct parts of the freight market chain: broking, analytics and investment services. The list of contributors named for the panel highlights an intention to combine market-facing and data-driven perspectives during the conversation.
Holly Birkett acted as moderator for the session, guiding discussion among the four panellists. The format placed the panellists in close dialogue on the single topic described in the forum listing: the future of freight markets.
Forum setting and focus
The SGX Commodities Forum convened the session at the Royal Automobile Club in London and the freight panel was one element of the forum's programme. The event's stated purpose was to consider how freight markets may evolve, and the panel was one of the forum contributions addressing that long-term question.
Sources indicated the appearance and provided the names of the panellists and moderator in an item dated 8 October 2026. Its account confirms the date and location of the session and lists the firms represented on the panel.
The participation of the Baltic Exchange alongside Freight Investor Services, Howe Robinson Partners and Kpler reflected the range of organisations invited to speak on freight derivatives and market outlooks at the forum. The FFA Freight Panel was described in the forum programme as a focused session within the day’s wider commodities agenda.
Together, those facts record a single, focused gathering held on 29 September in central London where senior figures from the freight and commodities ecosystem engaged in public discussion on the future direction of freight markets. The reporting supplies the names of the panellists and the moderator and confirms the forum venue and date.
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