Education Day
Supporting the next generation
Join us on Thursday 5th February 2026
In a region driving global trade and maritime excellence, Breakbulk Middle East Education Day connects students and educators with leading professionals from across the project cargo, logistics, and maritime sectors. As the industry addresses a growing talent gap, this is where the next generation gains real-world insight into the operations, challenges, and career opportunities that shape the movement of the world’s largest projects.
Why attend?
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Help you develop a better understanding of the breakbulk and related industries.
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Open your eyes to roles and career paths that you may not have known about or considered before.
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Provide an environment for you to connect and create relationships with industry professionals to gain tangible, post-university mentorship and career opportunities.
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Give you exposure to the latest innovations.
2026 agenda
Registration
Opening Remarks
Career Journeys in Maritime, Logistics & Project Cargo
Hear from recent graduates and young professionals who’ve turned their studies into real careers across the maritime, logistics, and project cargo industries. From life at sea to managing global shipments, they’ll share how they got started, what their jobs are really like, and the advice they wish they’d had when they were students.
Student Show Floor Tour
Students will be led on an exclusive guided tour of the exhibition floor to explore the diverse sectors of the supply chain industry and connect with leading professionals. This tour offers insider access to companies shaping the future of breakbulk logistics and a firsthand look at the exciting career opportunities within this global field.
Lunch
The Industry Challenge: Solving Real Projects Together
Led by professionals from the maritime, logistics, and supply chain sectors, this interactive session immerses students in a real-world project scenario. Through teamwork and creative thinking, students will develop practical solutions and discover how these disciplines connect to keep cargo moving worldwide.
2025 Education Day Highlights
2025 Attended Universities
Why Kids Are the Key to Filling Breakbulk's Talent Gap
Margaret A. Kidd, CMILT, CPE, Programme Director, Supply Chain Logistics, University of Houston talks about how to get younger generations involved in the breakbulk and supply chain industries.
Breakbulk Education Day - From Cadet to Career
Congratulations to Ali Aljneibi who recently graduated from the Arab Academy of Science and Technology. We caught up with him during Breakbulk Middle East's Education Day, an initiative designed to inspire the next generation of project logistics professionals. Ali told us about his plans for a career in maritime, some of the companies he would like to work for and opportunities on Education Day to rub shoulders with industry experts and like-minded students
Role models
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Caitlin Jean Geel, Contract and Commercial Manager, QTerminals
Geel speaks exclusively to Breakbulk about the development of Qatar’s Hamad Port, a key hub for international shipping and a major gateway for breakbulk and other cargoes.
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Cyril Varguese, Global Logistics Director, Fluor
Fluor’s global logistics director Cyril Varghese’s induction in the world of transportation came unexpectedly in 2004, when a friend told how her uncle was working for a shipping company in the Middle East, and looking to hire a salesperson.
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Alia Janahi, Vice President HSE Operations GCC, DP World
A new generation of female logistics professionals are making their marks, including Dubai-based Janahi who began her career at DP world in 2013 as a graduate trainee.
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