If You’re a Mariner Thinking Bigger Than a Job, This Event Is for You | 2nd Mariners Capital Conclave – Delhi Edition

The maritime profession has always been about courage, discipline, leadership, and resilience. But today, a new generation of mariners is beginning to think beyond traditional career paths. They are exploring entrepreneurship, investments, startups, leadership, technology, real estate, healthcare, and business ownership.

To support this transformation, DMET Club proudly presents the 2nd Mariners Capital Conclave – Delhi Edition, a landmark gathering designed to connect maritime professionals with founders, investors, business leaders, and industry experts from across India.

📍 Venue: IIT Delhi Research & Innovation Park 📅 Date: 17 May 2026 🕘 Sunday

With the theme:

Innovation | Networking | Investment

The conclave aims to create meaningful connections between seafarers, founders, investors, business leaders, and industry experts who believe that the next generation of maritime professionals can become builders of enterprises, creators of opportunities, and leaders of institutions.

Why This Conclave Matters

For decades, mariners have led global trade with discipline, resilience, technical excellence, and leadership under pressure. But today, many maritime professionals are asking a bigger question:

How do we transform success at sea into wealth, business, and opportunities on shore?

The 2nd Mariners Capital Conclave – Delhi Edition was created to answer exactly that.

This conclave is a bridge between:

• Maritime careers and entrepreneurship

• Salaries and investments

• Technical expertise and business leadership

• Sea life and shore-based opportunities

It is a platform where mariners can connect with founders, investors, industry leaders, and innovators while exploring opportunities in startups, technology, healthcare, shipping, real estate, leadership, and wealth creation.

A Vision Beyond Shipping

The conclave is powered by the rapidly growing DMET Club ecosystem, founded by Mr. Prateek Khanna, DMET Class of 2011.

In less than two years, DMET Club has united more than 22,000 maritime professionals, while its combined ecosystem with MarineX now reaches nearly 50,000 professionals globally.

Built on the philosophy:

Unite • Prosper • Explore

DMET Club has evolved from a networking initiative into a powerful movement focused on empowering maritime professionals through collaboration, mentorship, entrepreneurship, leadership, and community-building. The Mariners Capital Conclave represents the next step in that journey. Its mission is clear:

To help mariners become not only respected professionals at sea, but also successful founders, investors, leaders, and wealth creators on land.

An Extraordinary Speaker Lineup

One of the biggest highlights of the conclave is its exceptional lineup of speakers and industry leaders from diverse sectors.

The event brings together founders, CEOs, investors, healthcare leaders, legal experts, shipping executives, technologists, and institution builders who will share their journeys, strategies, failures, and lessons from building impactful organizations.

Mr. Aakash Chaudhry

Guest of Honour & Keynote Speaker

As the Co-Founder of Aakash Educational Services Limited, Aakash Chaudhry helped build one of India’s most respected education brands and played a key role in one of the largest acquisition deals in the global education industry.

His session will focus on:

• Scaling businesses

• Building institutions

• Leadership at scale

• Long-term wealth creation

• Entrepreneurial execution

For aspiring founders and business leaders, his journey is a masterclass in creating lasting enterprise value.

Mr. Vijender Singh

Special Guest

A highly respected name in India’s healthcare sector, Vijender Singh has held leadership roles across major healthcare organizations including:

• Metropolis Healthcare

• Healthians

• Dr. Lal PathLabs

His experience in scaling large healthcare enterprises offers valuable lessons on:

• Organizational leadership

• Operational excellence

• Building scalable businesses

• Managing high-growth companies

Maritime Leaders & Industry Experts

The conclave also features distinguished maritime leaders and innovators including:

• Mr. Ashutosh Burnwal – Founder & CEO, Buddy4Study

• Capt. Gaurav Chhabra – Founder & CEO, Pragyamatic Marine Solutions

• Mr. Munish Mediratta – Managing Director, Bainbridge Navigation

• Capt. Gaurav Bajaj – Product Lead, Wärtsilä Voyage Services

• Mr. Vinay Gupta – Managing Director, Union Marine Management Services

• Capt. Kunal Uniyal – Co-Founder & CEO, Integrated Maritime Exchange

• Mr. Devesh Gautam – Director Training, OSM Thome

• Mr. Abhay Gupta – Founder & CEO, Luxury Connect

• Dr. Satish Kumar Singh – Founder & CMD, Prabhat Hospital

• Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala – President, International Council of Jurists

• Mr. Anshuman Raj, IAS – IAS Officer & Technology Leader

• Mr. Atul Mani Sharma – Vice Chairman, IMEI Delhi Chapter

Together, these leaders represent a rare combination of maritime excellence, entrepreneurial vision, global business experience, and transformational leadership.

Why Maritime Professionals Are Naturally Built for Business

One of the central themes of the conclave is the belief that mariners possess qualities uniquely suited for entrepreneurship and leadership.

Few professions build the kind of discipline, resilience, adaptability, and operational thinking that maritime life demands.

Mariners already know how to:

• Lead teams under pressure

• Manage crises

• Work globally

• Solve technical problems

• Handle responsibility

• Operate in uncertainty

• Make critical decisions

These are exactly the traits required to succeed in business and leadership. The conclave seeks to unlock this untapped entrepreneurial potential within the maritime fraternity.

Join the Movement

Whether you are:

• A cadet beginning your journey

• A sailing officer planning your future

• A maritime entrepreneur

• A startup founder

• An investor

• A shipping professional

• A business leader

• Or someone passionate about growth and leadership

The 2nd Mariners Capital Conclave – Delhi Edition offers a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and grow alongside some of the most accomplished minds from the maritime and business worlds.