On 14 January 2025, at the invitation of the Antwerp Management School, Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda appeared as a guest lecturer at the Ports Economics and Business course for the school’s Master of Transport Management Program. Thirty-five (35) international students from Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East attended the Ambassador’s lecture.

Ambassador Ledda spoke on Philippine ports development, particularly the recent reforms being undertaken to enhance private sector participation in modernizing and expanding the country’s ports network. He also took the opportunity to talk about tourism development and renewable energy infrastructure in relation to the ports network, as well as the Philippines’ commitment to a rules-based order in the regional and global maritime space.