21ST NAVIGATOR FORUM 2022

NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022

Navigator Assembly took place on Wednesday 13th April 2022, in Divani Apollon Palace and Thalasso with great success!

The event was attended by 150 executives representing 80 ship owning and ship management Companies that participated in thematic round table discussions with our 24 sponsors representing the whole spectrum of maritime cluster.

Moreover, at Navigator Assembly a round table discussion took place with the participation of 21 Shipping Organisations, which had the opportunity to present their agenda and also to discuss with the members of Navigator Forum Advisory Board about Smart shipping, Human Element, Decarbonisation, Maritime Logistics and Commercial & Finance/ ESG.

The results of the round table discussions were presented in Navigator Forum which was organized in Chios island, 23-25 September 2022.

21ST NAVIGATOR 2022– THE SHIPPING DECISION MAKERS FORUM

The 21st NAVIGATOR 2022 – The Shipping Decision Makers Forum sailed back in Chios & Oinousses islands, where the heart of Greek Shipping is beating, from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Sunday 25th September 2022.

The Forum marked great success with the participation of 200 executives from the whole maritime cluster, including Ship-owning and Ship-managing companies, Service Provider Companies as well as Academic Institutions, Shipping Organisations and Media.

Along with the Forum, the participants had the chance to visit various historical museums and religious landmarks, tour to the Island of Oinousses and experience a traditional Chian Feast, living a memorable three-day experience back to our maritime roots!

NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022, Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Wednesday 13th April 2022, 15.00-21.00

NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022, Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Wednesday 13th April 2022, 15.00-21.00

Οn Wednesday 13^th April 2022, Round- table thematic Discussions were held among members of the NAVIGATOR FORUM ADVISORY BOARD, our sponsors and executives from Ship-owner and Ship-management Companies. The conclusions and outcome of these discussions will be presented to the whole Greek & International Maritime Community during 21st NAVIGATOR 2022 – THE SHIPPING DECISION MAKERS FORUM in Chios Island.

Indicative Subjects:

DECARBONISATION
MARITIME LOGISTICS
SMART SHIPPING
HUMAN ELEMENT
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTS / ESG

Agenda

15.00-15.45: Registration / Welcome

15.45- 16.00:

Welcoming Remarks

Danae Bezantakou, CEO – NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS

Opening Remarks

Ioannis Plakiotakis – Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy

16.00 – 18.30: Roundtable Discussions

18.30-19.00: Closing

19.00-21.00: Νetworking Cocktail

AGENDA OF NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022 - WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL 2022

NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022

WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL 2022/15.00-21.00hrs

DECARBONISATION

Overview of the recent regulatory framework and market dynamics
Alternative Marine Fuels to meet ambitious targets
Technology innovation to accelerate energy transition
Challenges, opportunities and enabling actions towards decarbonization

Moderators of this roundtable discussion are:

Helena Athoussaki, Head of ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change, Motor Oil Group
Eleni Polychronopoulou, President, HEMEXPO – Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers & Executive Vice President, EPE SA, Business Development Manager, ERMA FIRST
Carola Yannouli, General Manager at Oceanking Technical & Trading SA
Elpi Petraki, Operations & Chartering Manager, ENEA Management & President- WISTA HELLAS
Dimitris Anassis, Partner – FCIArb -Penningtons Manches Cooper
Konstantinos T. Markou, General Manager -ClassNK Piraeus office
Dinos Arcoumanis, Chairman of Academic Board – METROPOLITAN COLLEGE.
Vicky Apostolopoulou, Business Development Executive School of Maritime Studies – METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
George Teriakidis, Area Manager, East Mediterranean & Black sea – DNV
Giannis Tsogkas, Head of Bunkering & Trading – SEKAVIN
Marianna Pirovolaki, Sales Manager – SEKAVIN

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTS / ESG

ESG – How does it affect the operations of a shipping company over and above the ship side Environmental requirements and more specifically how can they :

Incorporate ESG intο their strategy

Manage the expectations of their counterparties (Banks, Charterers, Insurers, Suppliers)
Comply with regulations (AML, KYC, GDPR, Governance, Transparency) in a clever and efficient manner.

Moderators of this roundtable discussion are:

Costas Constantinou, Managing Partner | Global Maritime Leader – MOORE GREECE,
Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director – INVESTMENTS & FINANCE
George Kallianis, Founder / CEO Kallianis Bros Shipping S.A.
Ioanna Vitta, Shipping law & International Disputes Specialist, FCIArb -Partner Penningtons Manches Cooper
George Alexandratos, Vice President – Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Dimitrios Koutsoukos, General Manager – SEKAVIN

SMART SHIPPING

Main areas of interest in Smart Shipping
Energy efficiency of vessel operation & voyage optimization
Asset health lifetime management (condition monitoring) & maintenance
Autonomy
Office operations & productivity improvements
Departments affected within Shipping Companies & vessel/office interactions
Relation with latest regulations on decarbonization
Relation with Human Element (e.g., How can we improve tech literacy level?)
What is missing from smart shipping solutions? – Where else should we focus on?
Drivers / Barriers
Next steps – What should be the key focus areas moving forward?

Moderators of this roundtable discussion are:

Panos Theodossopoulos, Chief Digital Officer – OCEANKING
Dimitra Giordamli, Corporate Affairs Associate – PRISMA ELECTRONICS
Vasilis Kamitsis, Regional Technical Manager – IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Dimitris Sousoudis, Fleet Ops. Sales Manager – MARINETRAFFIC
Philip Nielsen,Co-Founder – ORIANI
Michalis Sariklis, Marketing Director- WinguSuite Cloud Communications Platform
Dimitris Lambrinakos, Area Business Development Manager MARICHEM MARIGASES
Despina Theodosiou, President – Electricity Authority of Cyprus,

Joint CEO -Tototheo Maritime & President – WISTA International

Kostas Rokkos, Chairman & CEO – TST International SA

HUMAN ELEMENT

Human Element and Human Performance during the 2 years of COVID
Need for new skills? Digital and green skills for the Maritime / Training and re-skilling
Do we need to focus on the enhancement of Safety Culture in order to improve the Human Performance?
What about mental health and wellbeing? Have we made progress?
How are our seafarers coping with COVID and geopolitical issues (e.g., the war in Ukraine)
How can we increase the number of Greek seafarers?
Next steps – What should be the key focus areas moving forward?

Moderators of this roundtable discussion are:

Katerina Skourtanioti, Managing Director – VENLYS Maritime Specialisation Services
Costas Kontes, Managing Director – V.Ships Greece Ltd.
Kostas Karavassilis, Senior Loss Prevention Executive – Thomas Miller BV Greek Branch
Maria Yiassa, Senior Marketing Manager – The Swedish Club Greece
Elina Souli , Regional Business Development Director, V.P-FD&D Manager at The American P&I Club
Nikos Themelaros, Vice Admiral HCG (r) & Head of Human Element Division at Palau International Ship Registry

MARITIME LOGISTICS

Impact of COVID pandemic on supply chains – how they affected Greek Shipping companies’ strategies related to Supply Chains

Indicative topics:

Procurement- purchasing / Logistics-forwarding?

Scrubbers/ BTS / changes in Tanking
Inflation, fuel costs, prices
Port choices / port calls

Ways to strengthen the Supply Chain System / Challenges

Strategies that enable the resilience of the supply chain
How to Keep transportation costs down.
industry demands / Customize Logistics Network
Sourcing consistent, reliable carrier capacity.
Towards a new normal in the Supply Chain?

The effects of Russia’s attack on Ukraine and its effect in the Supply Chain

The Greek ports in the current context

Impact of pandemic, impact of the war on attractiveness and operations
Hinterland strategies

Moderators of this roundtable discussion are:

Seraphim Kapros, Director – MBA in Shipping – University of Aegean
Kostis Achladitis, Managing Director – GOLDEN CARGO
Nikos Doukas, Editor & Journalist – NAFS Magazine
Giannis Pontikos, CEO – MARINE SUPPORT group of companies

NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2022 GALLERY

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Dimitrios Bezantakos, President – NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD

Danae Bezantakou, CEO – NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD

Ioannis Plakiotakis – Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy

PRESS RELEASE| NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY

Press release in Greek

Press release in English

21st NAVIGATOR 2022 - THE SHIPPING DECISION MAKERS FORUM

21st ΝΑVIGATOR 2022 – THE SHIPPING DECISION MAKERS FORUM / WEEKEND , Chios Island, 23-25 SEPTEMBER 2022

Navigator Forum sails back in Chios, after the first organization that took place on the island in 2018, from 23^rd to 25^th September 2022. That organization is considered a landmark since the first brainstorming group was established there, conceptualizing subsequently NAVIGATOR FORUM ADVISORY BOARD and NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY.

Draft Agenda:

PROGRAM

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2022:

Arrivals at Chios either by Ferry or by plane

13.00: Departure from the port of Chios to Oinousses island.

14.00:
– Light lunch for the participants at the port of the Island at VILLA CAPTAIN DIAMANTIS

16.00-18.00:
– Visit to the Maritime Museum of Oinousses
– Visit to the Merchant Marine Academy of Oinousses
– Visit to the Holy Church of Saint Nicholas

18.00: Welcoming address by the Mayor of Oinousses, Mr. George Daniel at “Naftosyni’s Square”

19.00: Departure to Chios island

20.00-23.00: Free time

23.00: A Vigil will take place at the Holy Church of Panagia Myrtidiotissa Myrsinidiou for our seafarers, by the Metropolitan of Chios, Oinousses and Psara, Markos

Saturday 24 September 2022:

11.00-15.50: “’21st ΝΑVIGATOR 2022- THE SHIPPING DECISION MAKERS FORUM” at University of the Aegean

– 11:00-11.30: Registration
– 11.30-12.00 : Welcoming remarks and opening speeches

Danae Bezantakou, CEO-NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD

Capt. Dimitris Bezantakos, President NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD

Prof. Seraphim Kapros, Director – MBA in Shipping, UNIVERSITY OF AEGEAN

Dr. George Pateras, Chairman – HELLENIC CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

– 12.00-12.30: #Smart_Shipping
Moderator: Panos Theodossopoulos, Chief Digital Officer – OCEANKING

Discussants:

Vassilis Kamitsis, Regional Technical Manager – IRI/The Marshall Islands registry

Dimitris Sousoudis, Sales Manager – Fleet Operations – MarineTraffic

Dimitris Lambrinakos, Area Business Development Manager – MARICHEM-MARIGASES

Dr. Matthew Maheras, Chief Information Officer – METROSTAR MANAGEMENT Corp. & Vice President – AMMITEC

– 12.30-13.00: #Human_Element
Moderator: Katerina Skourtanioti, Managing Director – VENLYS

Discussants:

Costas Kontes, Managing Director – V.Ships Greece Ltd.

Maria Yiassa, Senior Marketing Management – The Swedish Club

– 13.00-13.30: #Maritime_Logistics
Moderator: Seraphim Kapros, Director, MBA in Shipping, University of Aegean

Discussants:

Kostis Achladitis, Managing Director – GOLDEN CARGO

Nikos Doukas, Editor & Journalist – NAFS Magazine

Nikos Gaitanis, Sales Representative – MARINE SUPPORT

– 13.30-14.20: Light Lunch

-14.20-14.30: “Investing in the present and future of Mastic Trees”

Effie Lazaridou, CEO – NEW AGRICULTURE NEW GENERATION

Lenia Ziglaki, Founder – ADOPT CHIOS TREES

– 14.30-15.00: #Decarbonisation

Moderator: Helena Athoussaki, Head of ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change, Motor Oil Group

Discussants:

Carola Yannouli, General Manager – OCEANKING

Giannis Tsogkas, Head of Bunkering & Trading – SEKAVIN

– 15.00-15.30: #ESG

Moderator: Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director – INVESTMENTS & FINANCE

Discussants:

George Xiradakis, Managing Director – XRTC Business Consultants Ltd

Online Discussants:

Costas Constantinou, Managing Partner | Global Maritime Leader – MOORE GREECE

Nicolas Sopel, Senior Macro Strategist, Quintet Private Bank

– 15.30- 15.45 : Lottery of Travel Gifts

-15.45-16.00 : Closing Remarks by Danae Bezantakou

The outcome of the 16 closed round table discussions of NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY, took place on 13 April 2022 with the presence of 300 executives from 200 Shipping Companies will be presented during the Forum.

Following the moderators’ statements of each of the above-mentioned topics, an open discussion will take place with the participants of the conference regarding each subject.

16.00-19.30: Free time

19:30: Meeting at Chios Chandris Hotel and departure for Pantoukios by bus

20:00 onwards: Traditional Chian Feast at Pantoukios with live music

Sunday 25 September 2022:

12.00: Visit to the Nautical Museum

13.00-1700: Cocktail / offered by the Municipality of Chios at Aghia Fotia Beach (opportunity for swimming)

17.00-18.00: Visit to the Monastery of Aghios Minas and the Historical Exhibition – Chios Massacre Museum

18.00-20.00: Tour at Chios Port

20.00: Participants departures with 2100 and 2200 flights