Program - propeller club

NAVIGATOR CONFERENCE
Program
09:00 - 09:30
Registration
09:30 - 10:00
• Capt. Dimitris Bezantakos, President of NAVIGATOR S.A., Opening
• Danae Bezantakou, Managing Director of NAVIGATOR S.A.
Keynote Speaker
• Emmanouel Vordonis, Executive Director and Chairman of THENAMARIS (SHIPS MANAGEMENT) INC.
Panel: Nigel Lowry of Lloyd's List / Katerina Konsta, Course Director, Lloyd's Maritime Academy / Prof. Ioannis
Tzoannos, Athens University of Economics and Business & Rear Admiral (Ret) H.N Antonios Papaioannou,
ex-Force Commander of EUNAVFOR- DIAPLOUS MARITIME SERVICES
10:00 - 11:00
PIRACY
• Rear Admiral (Ret) H.N Antonios Papaioannou, ex-Force Commander of EUNAVFOR - DIAPLOUS
MARITIME SERVICES - Pirate`s way of action-reaction by the Naval units in the area - remarks/recommendations
• Theo Xenakoudis: Managing Director of International Registries, Marshall Islands Registry Combating
Piracy: a Flag State Perspective
• George A Tsavliris, Principal of Tsavliris Salvage Group Piracy and the Framework Business Plan of Convoy Escort Programme
• Dr. Konstantinos Rokkos, Managing Director of SICURO S.A., Governor in the International Propeller
Club of the United States, International Port of Piraeus, Greece - Insight And Evaluation Of Piracy Threats
• Dorothea Ioannou, General Manager of Shipowners Claims Bureau (Hellas), Inc. (“the American P&I Club”)
“Locked and Loaded” The Use of Armed Security Guards
• Stylianos K. Drakakis, Marine Risks Coordinator, I.S.B. (Hellas) Ltd. - Claims: Policies' Implications
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30
Odysseas Elytis - 100 years: Presentation Christina Bezantakou
Panel: Nigel Lowry / Katerina Konsta / Prof. Ioannis Tzoannos & Dr. Thanos Pallis, General Secretary of Ports and Port Policy
11:30 - 12:30
MARKET TRENDS
• George Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director of GBROS MARITIME S.A. The importance of Greek Shipping in a global and local context, challenges and thoughts
• Christos Michalopoulos, NA&ME / MBA, Operations Director, I.S.B. (Hellas) Ltd.
• Hugh Buchanan - Operations Director of Agencia Maritima Nabsa S.A. - Argentina production and export capabilities
• Francesc Dianez - Managing Director of Next Maritime Ship Agency at present days, local expertise, worldwide coverage
• Roy Titchmarsh - COO of V.Ships Agency & Logistics Group - Managing the land:
sea interface - the role of the port agent
• Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst of BIMCO - Overview of the current order book and supply situation in shipping
• Catalin Grigorenco, Executive Manager, Phoenix Shipping and Trading Ltd Market Trends Versus Port Agents Activity
• Konstantinos Kounadis, Deputy Director Issuer Support Division of Athens Exchange S.A. ATHEX - SHIPPING: Why to Navigate with us for your Shipping Investment Projects
• Dave Hill, Vice President, Pacific Division, Foss Maritime Co. - West Coast Bunker Fuel Market Update
• Dr. Thanos Pallis, General Secretary of Ports and Port Policy - Greek Port Policy: Facing the Challenges
• Dennis Fuller, Chief Commercial Officer, NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL: Value Of A Quality Agent
• Emmanouel Alexandrou, Operations Manager / Director Alkon Holding Inc. Considerations for the future of the Shipping Market
• Christina Anagnostara, Chief Financial Officer of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Risk Management for publicly listed Shipping Companies
12:30 - 12:45
Coffee break
Panel: Nigel Lowry / Katerina Konsta / Prof. Ioannis Tzoannos & Ioannis Pachoulis,
President of the Hellenic Shipbrokers' Association - Managing Director of MEGACHART Inc
12:45 - 14:00
MARITIME EDUCATION
• Katerina Konsta, Course Director, Lloyd's Maritime Academy
• Ilias Bissias, Director of NAFTIKA CHRONIKA Shipping Magazine
• Kalliope C. Lyrintzis, Managing Director, K. C. LYRINTZIS Group of Companies - Safety@Sea through Safety Culture
• Dr. Ilias Visvikis, Associate Professor of Finance, Academic Director of the MBA in Shipping program,
ALBA Graduate Business School - Career development and education in shipping
Panel: Nigel Lowry / Katerina Konsta / Prof. Ioannis Tzoannos & Ioannis Pachoulis
TECHNICAL ISSUES
• Dr. R. Vis - CEO of Viswa Lab Corp. - Identifying problem marine fuels before they cause damage
• Vangeli Katsimantis, Commercial Director, Carbon Positive - Carbon Emissions
• Bengt Sjölin, Manager Technical Services, Competence Centre Cranes, Marine Service of Cargotec
Sweden AB - The importance of Maintenance and Training
• R.K. Kalra, Vice President & Country Manager, Indian Register of Shipping - Overview of IR Class
• Representative of TRANSAS HELLAS
• Spyridon Zolotas, RINA Country Manager, Greece - An update on energy saving - LNG as fuel for ship propulsion
• Gail McNeill, Global Account Manager, UKHO - Helping you prepare for the IMO Mandatory carriage of ECDIS
14:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Conclusion / Q&A
Cocktail / Lottery of Travel gifts
Admiralty Digital Integration Workshop “Are you ready for the new ECDIS regulations?”
Workshop close and cocktails
Conference close
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