PROGRAM
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Welcoming Addresses
• Capt. Dimitris Bezantakos, President of NAVIGATOR Shipping Consultants
• Mrs. Danae Bezantakou, Managing Director of NAVIGATOR Shipping Consultants
Official Opening Address
· Mr. Miltiades Varvitsiotis, Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean
10:00 – 10:15
Special Address
Mrs. Athena Kanellatou, Managing Director, MacGregor Greece
‘Solutions for a wide range of marine transports’
10:15 – 11:15
First Panel Session: ‘Euro – Mediterranean Dialogue on Shipping’
Moderator:
Mr. Francois Lafond, Executive Director of EuropaNova, Paris
Panelists:
· H.E. Mr. Kerim Uras, Ambassador of Turkey in Greece
· H.E. Dr. Peter Schoof, Ambassador of Germany in Greece
· H.E. Mr. Jan Versteeg, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Greece
· H.E. Mr. Ahmed Fouad El Bidewy, Ambassador of Egypt in Greece
· Mr. George Alexandratos, General Secretariat of the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners’ Association
11:15 – 11:30
Interview:
‘50 Days Under Piracy Hostage’
Mrs. Danae Markopoulou, Second Mate and Mrs. Danae Bezantakou
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
Second Panel Session: ‘Shipping Market Issues’
Moderator:
Mrs. Christina Anagnostara, Director of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Panelists
· Mr. Jeff Horst, Commercial Director of Foss Maritime US WEST COAST
· Mrs. Joanna Koukouli, Deputy Claims Manager, SCB (Hellas) Inc. Piraeus Office, The American P&I Club
· Mr. Dimitris Memos, Managing Director of Marine Traffic
· Dr. Konstantinos Rokkos, CEO and Managing Director of TST International S.A., Governor in the International Propeller Club of the United States, International Port of Piraeus, Greece
· Mr. Imran Vohra, CEO & President of DIABOS, DUBAI UAE
13:00 – 13:15
Cultural Event
Mr. Eleftherios Kehagioglou, President of the Hellenic Small Islands Network,
presentation of Hydra’s maritime tradition.
Hydra will be the Honored Island for Navigator 2014
13:15 – 14:30
Third Panel Session: ‘Making Green Pay’
Moderator:
Mrs. Helena Athoussaki, Chief Strategist, International Maritime Environmental Management
Panelists
· Mr. Michael Lund, Deputy Secretary General of BIMCO
· Mr. Christos Matsikoudis, Account Manager Greece – Shipping MeteoGroup
· Mr. Kostas Seretis, General Manager of SRH Marine Hellas
· Mr. Kostas Vlachos, Chief Operating Officer, CMM – Consolidated Marine Management Inc.
· Mr. Thanasis Sourlagkas, Member of the Steering Committee of HEMEXPO Director of the Marine Industry Solutions Dept. of RAYCAP S.A.
Mrs. Valia Papadimitriou, Social Entrepreneur & proud co-inspirer of Bring Them Back campaign.
“Bring them back”
14:30 – 16:00
Cocktail – Lottery of Travel Gifts
14th NAVIGATOR 2014 Forum Close
14th NAVIGATOR Forum 2014 – ‘The Shipping Decision Makers Forum’
Athenaeum InterContinental, Athens
