AGENDA

10:30 – 11:00

Registration

11:00 – 11:05

Representative, Naftemporiki Newspaper

11:05 – 11:25

Theodore E. Veniamis, President, Union of the Greek Shipowners | President & Managing Director, Golden Union Shipping Co. SA

11:25 – 11:45

Giannis Plakiotakis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Session 1:

Ocean-going vessels' environmental "footprint": New low-sulfur fuel - Evaluating the initial implementation phase

11:45 – 12:45

Shipping executives, engineering experts, and fuel company representatives evaluate the results in the wake of the start of compliance by ocean-going shipping to the ΙΜΟ regulation mandating low-sulfur fuel (0.5%)

Dealing with issues and challenges that have arisen from the use of new low-sulfur fuel
Higher costs ― who pays?
Gauging the fuel supply chain's performance so far
Compliant fuels and safety
Alternate zero-emission fuels - Future prospects
Proposals for a zero-emission shipping industry
"Connecting" vessels to the grid - How ports are contributing to a reduction in emissions

Panos Zachariadis, Technical Manager, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management

Costas Kontes, Managing Director, Ships Greece Ltd.

Lars Η. Nielsen, Executive Group Director, BMS United

George Polychroniou, Executive Director Strategy, Development, Administration & IT, Public Gas Corporation (DEPA)

Michael Sakellis, Vice-President, ATTICA GROUP | President, Association of Passenger Shipping Companies (SEEN)

Dimitrios Fafalios, Chairman & Director, Fafalios Shipping S.A. | Chairman, INTERCARGO

Moderator: Antonis Tsiblakis, Journalist, Naftemporiki Newspaper

12:45 – 13:30

Coffee Break

Session 2:

Trade "wars" and instances of protectionism: Global shipping in a "vice"

13:30 – 14:30

Shipping analysts and executives examine the recent course and future prospects of specific sectors, i.e. bulk, tankers and LNG carriers.

How protectionism drastically affects global trade
How shipping was affected from the ongoing US-China "trade war"
Prospects in the next decade
Traditional and new forms of shipping finance

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs

George Sp. Alexandratos, Deputy Chairman, Hellenic Chamber of Commerce │ General Manager, APOLLONIA LINES SA

Costis I. Frangoulis, President and CEO, Franman Group | President of the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus

Valentios “Eddie” Valentis, Chairman and CEO, Pyxis Tankers

Angelos Syrigos, Department of International and European Studies, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens│ Member of the Greek Parliament, New Dempocracy Party

Moderator: Antonis Papayannidis, Journalist

14:30 – 15:30

Networking light lunch

Session 3:

Technological advancements propelling 21st century shipping

15:30 – 16:30

A focus on the significant advancements in on-board vessel management and on-shore company management.

Upcoming tech challenges and opportunities for the shipping sector
Characteristics of a vessel with cutting-edge technology
How and to what extent high-tech advancements affect shipping companies' operation
New demands; seafarers' continued training

Grigoris Zarifopoulos, Deputy Minister of Digital Governance

Mike Constantinidis, CEO, METIS CYBERSPACE TECHNOLOGY SA

Alexandros Glykas, Visiting Lecturer Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece │ Director of DYNAMARINe in Marine Policy and Operations

Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, President, WISTA International | CEO, TOTOTHEO

Ioannis Pavlis, Business and Product Development Director, OTESAT-MARITEL

Elpi Petraki, Operations & Chartering Manager, ENEA Management Inc. │ B’ Vice President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association │ Vice President, WISTA Hellas

George Teriakidis, Area Manager, East Mediterranean and Black Sea, Region South-East Europe, Middle East & Africa DNV GL

Moderator: George Xiradakis, CEO, XRTC Business Consultants │ Vice President, International Propeller Club of United States of America at Piraeus │ General Secretary, Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping

Session 4:

Greek shipping as a major component of the country's growth, development: A study by Deloitte, commissioned especially for the 5th Naftemporiki Shipping Conference, which gauges the shipping sector's contribution to the Greek economy, will be presented.

16:30 – 17:45

The study will be unveiled by a Deloitte representative, with comments to follow by Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis, as well as shipping sector executives and experts regarding the collective effort to rebuild the economy and society.

Adonis-Spyridon Georgiadis, Minister for Development and Investment

Konstantinos Achladitis, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Cargo | B' Vice President, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Leonidas Demetriades – Eugenides, IMO Ambassador | President, Eugenides Foundation

Panos Laskaridis, CEO, Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. │ ex. President, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA)

John Platsidakis, Managing Director, Maran Dry Management

Eleni Polychronopoulou, Executive Vice President, Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE) SA │ Business Development Manager, ERMA FIRST ESK ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS SA │ President, HEMEXPO

Christos Theocharopoulos, Consulting Principal, Deloitte

Moderator: Labros Karageorgos, Journalist, Naftemporiki Newspaper