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AGENDA

08:30-09:00

Registration - Coffee

09:00-09:05

Yannis Perlepes, General Manager, NAFTEMPORIKI

09:05-09:10

Irini Athanassiadou, President, NAFTEMPORIKI

09:10-09:30

Theodore Ε. Veniamis, President, Union of Greek Shipowners, President & Managing Director, Golden Union Shipping Co S.A.

09:30-09:45

Panagiotis Kouroumplis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy

09:45-09:55

Ioannis Plakiotakis, former President New Democracy Party, Maritime Affairs Coordinator

09:55-10:10

Konstantinos Vassiliou, General Manager, Head of Group Corporate & Investment Banking, Eurobank Group

Session 1:

10:10-11:30

The Greek and European shipping sectors’ contribution to maintaining Europe’s leading role in the global economy.

10:10-10:25

Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, President & Chairperson of the Board, BIMCO, Chairman, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs S.A.S.

10:25-11:30

Panel Discussion:

Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director, Grimaldi Group SpA, President, Italian Shipowners Association (Confitarma)

Panos Laskaridis, Managing Director, Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd, Vice President, European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)

Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, Principal, Common Progress Co Na SA, President Designate, BIMCO

George A. Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage


Moderator
: Efthimios E. Mitropoulos KCMG, Secretary-General Emeritus IMO, Chairman, “Maria Tsakos” Foundation

11:30-12:00

Coffee break

Session 2:

12:00-13:45

The Greek shipping cluster and its contribution to the economy of Greece.

12:00-12:10

Representative, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

12:10-12:20

Yiannis Moralis, Mayor of Piraeus

12:20-12:30

Gregory Yovanof, Professor & Head, of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Athens Information Technology (AIT)

12:30-13:45

Panel Discussion:

John Cotzias, SnP Director, Intermodal Athens, President, Hellenic Shipbrokers Association

Leonidas Dimitriadis-Eugenides, President, Eugenides Foundation, President Eugenides Group of Companies 

Theodore Kontes, President, Union of Cruise Ship Owners & Associated Members (EEKFN), Director, Majestic International Cruises

Vassilis Korkidis, President of Hellenic Confederation of Commerce & President Entrepreneurship and Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Michael Sakellis, Vice President, Attica Group, President, Association of Passenger Shipping Companies (SEEN)

Prof. Ioannis Theotokas, Secretary General, Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy

Tassos Vamvakidis, Commercial Manager, PCT S.A. (Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.)

John A. Xylas, CEO, Ariston Navigation Corp.


Moderator
: Antonis Tsiblakis, Journalist, NAFTEMPORIKI

13:45-13:55

Naftemporiki Shipping Award

Yannis Perlepes interviews capt. Panagiotis Tsakos

13:55-14:45

Lunch

Session 3:

14:45-16:25

Shipping companies are planning the future - The course of shipping companies and agencies in a complex business environment.

14:45-14:55

Lykourgos Antonopoulos, ICT Director, OTE Group

14:55-15:05

George Christopoulos, Vice Admiral of Hellenic Navy (Rtd), Marine Operations LAROS - Prisma Electronics

15:05-15:15

Efthymios Chaldeakis, Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager, SetelHellas
Converting Digital Value into Revenue

15:15-16:25

Panel Discussion:

Joseph Cipolla, Vice President, Wafra Capital Partners Inc.

Dr. John Coustas, President & CEO, Danaos Corporation

Dimitris Fafalios, President / Director, Fafalios Shipping S.A.,

Chairman of the Technical Committee, INTERCARGO

George D. Gourdomichalis, CEO, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.

Christina Margelou, Head of Shipping, Eurobank Group

John Platsidakis, Managing Director, Anangel Maritime Services Inc., Chairman, INTERCARGO

Harry Vafias, President and CEO, Stealthgas Inc.


Moderator
: Yannis Perlepes, General Manager, NAFTEMPORIKI

Session 4:

16:25-17:35

Global Shipping Leader - The future of Greek shipping and the challenges it faces

16:25-16:35

Vaggelis Gorilas, Enterprise Solutions Manager, Vodafone

16:35-17:35

Panel Discussion:

Katerina Bodouroglou, Alllseas Marine S.A.

George Dermatis, Director, Intermodal

John Dragnis, CEO, Goldenport

Νicolas Veniamis, CEO, Starboard Shipping and Trading, Director, Golden Union

Milena Pappa, Director of S&P / Projects Manager / Investor Relations Manager Starbulk Carriers Corp.


Moderator
: Lambros Karageorgos, Journalist, NAFTEMPORIKI

17:35

Reception